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Werribee - Hoppers Crossing

Dwelling type

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In Werribee - Hoppers Crossing, 16.6% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 10% in Truganina.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Werribee - Hoppers Crossing's residential role and function. A greater concentration of higher density dwellings is likely to attract more young adults and smaller households, often renting. Larger, detached or separate dwellings are more likely to attract families and prospective families. The residential built form often reflects market opportunities or planning policy, such as building denser forms of housing around public transport nodes or employment centres.

Dwelling Type statistics should be viewed in conjunction with Household Size, Household Types, Housing Tenure and Age Structure for a more complete picture of the housing market in Werribee - Hoppers Crossing.

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Derived from the Census:

'Dwelling Structure is derived from the ABS address register supplemented with information from Census Field Officers.'

Dwelling structure
Werribee - Hoppers Crossing - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212006Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Truganina %Number%Truganina %2006 to 2021
Separate house28,01183.389.922,35387.498.5+5,658
Medium density5,47216.310.03,17712.41.0+2,295
High density1150.3--110.0--+104
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----110.00.5-11
Other130.0--230.1---10
Not stated160.00.160.0--+10
Total Private Dwellings33,627100.0100.025,581100.0100.0+8,046
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Werribee - Hoppers Crossing20212006Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Truganina %Number%Truganina %2006 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings59,60896.797.646,48397.095.3+13,125
Unoccupied private dwellings2,0323.32.41,4203.04.7+611
Non private dwellings230.0--160.0--+7
Total dwellings61,663100.0100.047,919100.0100.0+13,743
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 28,011 separate houses in the area, 5,472 medium density dwellings, and 115 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Werribee - Hoppers Crossing in 2021 shows that 83.3% of all dwellings were separate houses; 16.3% were medium density dwellings, and 0.3% were in high density dwellings, compared with 89.9%, 10.0%, and 0.0% in the Truganina respectively.

In 2021, a total of 96.7% of the dwellings in Werribee - Hoppers Crossing were occupied on Census night, compared to 97.6% in Truganina. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 3.3%, which is larger compared to that found in Truganina (2.4%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Werribee - Hoppers Crossing increased by 13,744 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Werribee - Hoppers Crossing between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+5,658 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+2,295 dwellings)
  • High density (+104 dwellings)

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