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Little River - Werribee South - the Rural Areas

Dwelling type

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In Little River - Werribee South - the Rural Areas, 27.2% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 12% in the City of Wyndham.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Little River - Werribee South - the Rural Areas'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 Little River - Werribee South - the Rural Areas.

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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
Little River - Werribee South - the Rural Areas - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Wyndham %Number%City of Wyndham %2016 to 2021
Separate house1,11370.187.693172.283.0+181
Medium density1368.611.5503.916.2+85
High density29618.70.71138.80.3+183
Caravans, cabin, houseboat392.50.119415.10.4-156
Other30.20.00--0.1+3
Not stated0--0.10--0.10
Total Private Dwellings1,587100.0100.01,290100.0100.0+297
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Little River - Werribee South - the Rural Areas20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Wyndham %Number%City of Wyndham %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings2,55194.493.91,95588.793.3+595
Unoccupied private dwellings1505.66.124911.36.6-99
Non private dwellings0--0.00--0.00
Total dwellings2,701100.0100.02,204100.0100.0+496
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 1,113 separate houses in the area, 136 medium density dwellings, and 296 high density dwellings. In addition, there were 39 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Little River - Werribee South - the Rural Areas in 2021 shows that 70.1% of all dwellings were separate houses; 8.6% were medium density dwellings, and 18.7% were in high density dwellings, compared with 87.6%, 11.5%, and 0.7% in the the City of Wyndham respectively.

In 2021, a total of 94.4% of the dwellings in Little River - Werribee South - the Rural Areas were occupied on Census night, compared to 93.9% in the City of Wyndham. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 5.6%, which is smaller compared to that found in the City of Wyndham (6.1%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Little River - Werribee South - the Rural Areas increased by 497 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Little River - Werribee South - the Rural Areas between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • High density (+183 dwellings)
  • Separate house (+181 dwellings)
  • Caravans, cabin, houseboat (-156 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+85 dwellings)

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