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Moorabool ShireCommunity profile

In Darley, 7.6% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 7% in Moorabool Shire.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Darley'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 Darley.

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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
Darley - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Moorabool Shire %Number%Moorabool Shire %2016 to 2021
Separate house3,12592.492.12,71589.090.4+409
Medium density2567.67.033010.88.3-75
High density0--0.20----0
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.50--0.30
Other0--0.20--0.60
Not stated0--0.140.10.4-4
Total Private Dwellings3,381100.0100.03,050100.0100.0+331
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
Dwelling type
Darley20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Moorabool Shire %Number%Moorabool Shire %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings3,25496.091.52,89494.390.2+359
Unoccupied private dwellings1344.08.41755.79.6-41
Non private dwellings0--0.10--0.20
Total dwellings3,388100.0100.03,069100.0100.0+318
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 3,125 separate houses in the area, 256 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Darley in 2021 shows that 92.4% of all dwellings were separate houses; 7.6% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 92.1%, 7.0%, and 0.2% in the Moorabool Shire respectively.

In 2021, a total of 96.0% of the dwellings in Darley were occupied on Census night, compared to 91.5% in Moorabool Shire. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 4.0%, which is smaller compared to that found in Moorabool Shire (8.4%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Darley increased by 319 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Separate house (+409 dwellings)
  • Medium density (-75 dwellings)

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