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Fairfield - Alphington

Dwelling type

In Fairfield - Alphington, 66.7% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 82% in Cremorne and Burnley - Richmond South.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Fairfield - Alphington'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 Fairfield - Alphington.

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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
Fairfield - Alphington - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Cremorne and Burnley - Richmond South %Number%Cremorne and Burnley - Richmond South %2016 to 2021
Separate house48633.118.047942.214.6+7
Medium density68046.345.251345.261.2+167
High density29920.436.814212.523.6+157
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0----0
Other0----0--0.10
Not stated30.2--0--0.6+3
Total Private Dwellings1,468100.0100.01,134100.0100.0+334
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
Fairfield - Alphington20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Cremorne and Burnley - Richmond South %Number%Cremorne and Burnley - Richmond South %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings1,36692.785.21,04792.590.6+319
Unoccupied private dwellings1047.114.7857.59.4+19
Non private dwellings30.20.10----+3
Total dwellings1,473100.0100.01,132100.0100.0+341
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 486 separate houses in the area, 680 medium density dwellings, and 299 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Fairfield - Alphington in 2021 shows that 33.1% of all dwellings were separate houses; 46.3% were medium density dwellings, and 20.4% were in high density dwellings, compared with 18.0%, 45.2%, and 36.8% in the Cremorne and Burnley - Richmond South respectively.

In 2021, a total of 92.7% of the dwellings in Fairfield - Alphington were occupied on Census night, compared to 85.2% in Cremorne and Burnley - Richmond South. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 7.1%, which is smaller compared to that found in Cremorne and Burnley - Richmond South (14.7%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Fairfield - Alphington increased by 341 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Fairfield - Alphington between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Medium density (+167 dwellings)
  • High density (+157 dwellings)

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