Rural West
Dwelling type
In Rural West, 0.0% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 15% in the City of Ballarat.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Rural West'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 Rural West.
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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
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| Rural West - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | City of Ballarat % | Number | % | City of Ballarat % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Separate house | 600 | 88.1 | 83.9 | 546 | 89.7 | 81.0 | +54 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 0 | 0.0 | 15.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 17.8 | 0 | 27002 |
| High density | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 71 | 10.4 | 0.2 | 57 | 9.4 | 0.3 | +14 | 27004 |
| Other | 7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | +1 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | +3 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 681 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 609 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +72 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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| Rural West | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | City of Ballarat % | Number | % | City of Ballarat % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 600 | 88.9 | 92.7 | 550 | 90.7 | 89.8 | +50 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 75 | 11.1 | 7.1 | 56 | 9.3 | 10.0 | +19 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 675 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 606 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +68 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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Dominant groups
In 2021, there were 600 separate houses in the area, no medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings. In addition, there were 71 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Rural West in 2021 shows that 88.1% of all dwellings were separate houses; 0% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 83.9%, 15.2%, and 0.3% in the the City of Ballarat respectively.
In 2021, a total of 88.9% of the dwellings in Rural West were occupied on Census night, compared to 92.7% in the City of Ballarat. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 11.1%, which is larger compared to that found in the City of Ballarat (7.1%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Rural West increased by 69 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Rural West between 2016 and 2021 was:
- Separate house (+54 dwellings)