Ballarat Central - Bakery Hill - Lake Wendouree (South) - Newington
Dwelling type
In Ballarat Central - Bakery Hill - Lake Wendouree (South) - Newington, 24.1% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 0% in Cardigan Village - Bunkers Hill.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Ballarat Central - Bakery Hill - Lake Wendouree (South) - Newington'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 Ballarat Central - Bakery Hill - Lake Wendouree (South) - Newington.
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Derived from the Census:
'Dwelling Structure is derived from the ABS address register supplemented with information from Census Field Officers.'
Dwellings
| Dwelling structure | ||||||||
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| Ballarat Central - Bakery Hill - Lake Wendouree (South) - Newington - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Cardigan Village - Bunkers Hill % | Number | % | Cardigan Village - Bunkers Hill % | 2011 to 2021 | |
| Separate house | 3,460 | 74.5 | 100.0 | 3,620 | 81.7 | 98.9 | -161 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 1,042 | 22.4 | -- | 735 | 16.6 | -- | +307 | 27002 |
| High density | 79 | 1.7 | -- | 40 | 0.9 | -- | +39 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0 | 27004 |
| Other | 48 | 1.0 | -- | 25 | 0.6 | -- | +22 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 15 | 0.3 | -- | 9 | 0.2 | -- | +6 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 4,644 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 4,431 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +213 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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| Ballarat Central - Bakery Hill - Lake Wendouree (South) - Newington | 2021 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Cardigan Village - Bunkers Hill % | Number | % | Cardigan Village - Bunkers Hill % | 2011 to 2021 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 4,098 | 87.6 | 94.7 | 3,947 | 88.1 | 95.8 | +150 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 546 | 11.7 | 5.3 | 481 | 10.8 | 3.9 | +64 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 36 | 0.8 | -- | 51 | 1.1 | 0.3 | -15 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 4,680 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 4,480 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +200 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
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Dominant groups
In 2021, there were 3,460 separate houses in the area, 1,042 medium density dwellings, and 79 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Ballarat Central - Bakery Hill - Lake Wendouree (South) - Newington in 2021 shows that 74.5% of all dwellings were separate houses; 22.4% were medium density dwellings, and 1.7% were in high density dwellings, compared with 100.0%, 0.0%, and 0.0% in the Cardigan Village - Bunkers Hill respectively.
In 2021, a total of 87.6% of the dwellings in Ballarat Central - Bakery Hill - Lake Wendouree (South) - Newington were occupied on Census night, compared to 94.7% in Cardigan Village - Bunkers Hill. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 11.7%, which is larger compared to that found in Cardigan Village - Bunkers Hill (5.3%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Ballarat Central - Bakery Hill - Lake Wendouree (South) - Newington increased by 200 between 2011 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Ballarat Central - Bakery Hill - Lake Wendouree (South) - Newington between 2011 and 2021 were:
- Medium density (+307 dwellings)
- Separate house (-161 dwellings)