Black Rock
Dwelling type
In Black Rock, 43.3% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 39% in City of Bayside.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Black Rock'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 Black Rock.
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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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| Black Rock - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | City of Bayside % | Number | % | City of Bayside % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Separate house | 1,517 | 54.9 | 60.4 | 1,482 | 55.1 | 60.8 | +35 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 1,149 | 41.6 | 29.5 | 1,134 | 42.2 | 30.6 | +15 | 27002 |
| High density | 47 | 1.7 | 9.3 | 37 | 1.4 | 7.6 | +10 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 27004 |
| Other | 49 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 24 | 0.9 | 0.6 | +25 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 12 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -12 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 2,762 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,689 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +73 | |
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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| Black Rock | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | City of Bayside % | Number | % | City of Bayside % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 2,560 | 92.5 | 90.9 | 2,432 | 90.3 | 89.5 | +128 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 209 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 262 | 9.7 | 10.4 | -53 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 2,769 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,694 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +75 | |
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 1,517 separate houses in the area, 1,149 medium density dwellings, and 47 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Black Rock in 2021 shows that 54.9% of all dwellings were separate houses; 41.6% were medium density dwellings, and 1.7% were in high density dwellings, compared with 60.4%, 29.5%, and 9.3% in the City of Bayside respectively.
In 2021, a total of 92.5% of the dwellings in Black Rock were occupied on Census night, compared to 90.9% in City of Bayside. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 7.5%, which is smaller compared to that found in City of Bayside (9.0%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Black Rock increased by 75 between 2016 and 2021.
There were no major differences in Black Rock between 2016 and 2021.