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City of Glen EiraCommunity profile

In Carnegie, 70.0% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 54% in the City of Glen Eira.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Carnegie'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 Carnegie.

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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
Carnegie - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Glen Eira %Number%City of Glen Eira %2016 to 2021
Separate house2,70029.845.22,68934.049.3+11
Medium density4,62150.941.74,48956.843.4+132
High density1,73219.112.76948.86.6+1,038
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0----0
Other120.10.4180.20.4-6
Not stated60.10.1130.20.3-7
Total Private Dwellings9,071100.0100.07,903100.0100.0+1,168
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
Carnegie20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Glen Eira %Number%City of Glen Eira %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings8,02588.490.37,28892.191.5+737
Unoccupied private dwellings1,04311.59.66127.78.4+431
Non private dwellings90.10.1110.10.1-2
Total dwellings9,077100.0100.07,911100.0100.0+1,166
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 2,700 separate houses in the area, 4,621 medium density dwellings, and 1,732 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Carnegie in 2021 shows that 29.8% of all dwellings were separate houses; 50.9% were medium density dwellings, and 19.1% were in high density dwellings, compared with 45.2%, 41.7%, and 12.7% in the the City of Glen Eira respectively.

In 2021, a total of 88.4% of the dwellings in Carnegie were occupied on Census night, compared to 90.3% in the City of Glen Eira. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 11.5%, which is larger compared to that found in the City of Glen Eira (9.6%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Carnegie increased by 1,166 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Carnegie between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • High density (+1,038 dwellings)
  • Medium density (+132 dwellings)

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