Moonee Ponds
Dwelling type
In Moonee Ponds, 58.3% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 34% in Niddrie / Essendon West (N).
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Moonee Ponds'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 Moonee Ponds.
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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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| Moonee Ponds - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 1996 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Niddrie / Essendon West (N) % | Number | % | Niddrie / Essendon West (N) % | 1996 to 2021 | |
| Separate house | 3,333 | 41.2 | 66.4 | 3,500 | 66.8 | 78.2 | -168 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 2,072 | 25.6 | 33.4 | 1,220 | 23.3 | 17.7 | +852 | 27002 |
| High density | 2,638 | 32.6 | 0.1 | 294 | 5.6 | -- | +2,344 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 27004 |
| Other | 33 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 32 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 9 | 0.1 | -- | 193 | 3.7 | 4.0 | -184 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 8,085 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 5,241 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,844 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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| Moonee Ponds | 2021 | 1996 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Niddrie / Essendon West (N) % | Number | % | Niddrie / Essendon West (N) % | 1996 to 2021 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 7,088 | 87.6 | 93.5 | 4,838 | 92.3 | 92.9 | +2,250 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 996 | 12.3 | 6.5 | 394 | 7.5 | 6.9 | +601 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 7 | 0.1 | -- | 6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +1 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 8,091 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 5,238 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,852 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 1996 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 3,333 separate houses in the area, 2,072 medium density dwellings, and 2,638 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Moonee Ponds in 2021 shows that 41.2% of all dwellings were separate houses; 25.6% were medium density dwellings, and 32.6% were in high density dwellings, compared with 66.4%, 33.4%, and 0.1% in the Niddrie / Essendon West (N) respectively.
In 2021, a total of 87.6% of the dwellings in Moonee Ponds were occupied on Census night, compared to 93.5% in Niddrie / Essendon West (N). The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 12.3%, which is larger compared to that found in Niddrie / Essendon West (N) (6.5%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Moonee Ponds increased by 2,853 between 1996 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Moonee Ponds between 1996 and 2021 were:
- High density (+2,344 dwellings)
- Medium density (+852 dwellings)
- Separate house (-168 dwellings)