City of Moonee Valley
Dwelling type
In the City of Moonee Valley, 43.5% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 33% in Greater Melbourne.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of the City of Moonee Valley'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 the City of Moonee Valley.
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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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| City of Moonee Valley - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Greater Melbourne % | Number | % | Greater Melbourne % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Separate house | 27,857 | 55.6 | 66.1 | 29,867 | 64.9 | 71.1 | -2,010 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 14,714 | 29.4 | 22.9 | 10,974 | 23.8 | 21.1 | +3,740 | 27002 |
| High density | 7,109 | 14.2 | 10.1 | 5,036 | 10.9 | 7.2 | +2,073 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 10 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | +10 | 27004 |
| Other | 251 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 155 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +96 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 170 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +157 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 50,111 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 46,045 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +4,066 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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| City of Moonee Valley | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Greater Melbourne % | Number | % | Greater Melbourne % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 46,010 | 91.7 | 90.7 | 42,427 | 92.0 | 91.2 | +3,583 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 4,107 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 3,626 | 7.9 | 8.6 | +481 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 54 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 52 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +2 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 50,171 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 46,105 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +4,066 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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Dominant groups
In 2016, there were 27,857 separate houses in the area, 14,714 medium density dwellings, and 7,109 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in the City of Moonee Valley in 2016 shows that 55.6% of all dwellings were separate houses; 29.4% were medium density dwellings, and 14.2% were in high density dwellings, compared with 66.1%, 22.9%, and 10.1% in the Greater Melbourne respectively.
In 2016, a total of 91.7% of the dwellings in the City of Moonee Valley were occupied on Census night, compared to 90.7% in Greater Melbourne. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 8.2%, which is smaller compared to that found in Greater Melbourne (9.1%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in the City of Moonee Valley increased by 4,066 between 2011 and 2016.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in the City of Moonee Valley between 2011 and 2016 were:
- Medium density (+3,740 dwellings)
- High density (+2,073 dwellings)
- Separate house (-2,010 dwellings)
- Other (+96 dwellings)