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City of Moonee ValleyCommunity profile

In Milleara (N), 21.0% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 47% in the City of Moonee Valley.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Milleara (N)'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 Milleara (N).

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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
Milleara (N) - Dwellings (Enumerated)20211991Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Moonee Valley %Number%City of Moonee Valley %1991 to 2021
Separate house3,77679.052.43,74994.672.2+27
Medium density1,00521.029.12015.117.3+803
High density0--18.10--9.20
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0----0
Other0--0.430.10.7-3
Not stated0--0.170.20.6-8
Total Private Dwellings4,781100.0100.03,962100.0100.0+820
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Milleara (N)20211991Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Moonee Valley %Number%City of Moonee Valley %1991 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings4,53494.790.23,80496.193.1+730
Unoccupied private dwellings2555.39.71533.96.7+102
Non private dwellings0--0.10--0.20
Total dwellings4,789100.0100.03,958100.0100.0+832
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 3,776 separate houses in the area, 1,005 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Milleara (N) in 2021 shows that 79.0% of all dwellings were separate houses; 21.0% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 52.4%, 29.1%, and 18.1% in the the City of Moonee Valley respectively.

In 2021, a total of 94.7% of the dwellings in Milleara (N) were occupied on Census night, compared to 90.2% in the City of Moonee Valley. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 5.3%, which is smaller compared to that found in the City of Moonee Valley (9.7%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Milleara (N) increased by 831 between 1991 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Milleara (N) between 1991 and 2021 was:

  • Medium density (+803 dwellings)

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