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Bacchus Marsh Region

Dwelling type

In Bacchus Marsh Region, 9.8% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 7% in Moorabool Shire.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Bacchus Marsh Region'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 Bacchus Marsh Region.

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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
Bacchus Marsh Region - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Moorabool Shire %Number%Moorabool Shire %2016 to 2021
Separate house9,09189.592.17,31887.890.4+1,772
Medium density9709.67.095711.58.3+13
High density220.20.20----+22
Caravans, cabin, houseboat530.50.5310.40.3+22
Other100.10.280.10.6+1
Not stated100.10.1190.20.4-9
Total Private Dwellings10,156100.0100.08,334100.0100.0+1,822
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
Bacchus Marsh Region20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Moorabool Shire %Number%Moorabool Shire %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings9,56594.191.57,81593.190.2+1,750
Unoccupied private dwellings5985.98.45766.99.6+21
Non private dwellings50.00.10--0.2+5
Total dwellings10,168100.0100.08,392100.0100.0+1,776
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 9,091 separate houses in the area, 970 medium density dwellings, and 22 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Bacchus Marsh Region in 2021 shows that 89.5% of all dwellings were separate houses; 9.6% were medium density dwellings, and 0.2% were in high density dwellings, compared with 92.1%, 7.0%, and 0.2% in the Moorabool Shire respectively.

In 2021, a total of 94.1% of the dwellings in Bacchus Marsh Region were occupied on Census night, compared to 91.5% in Moorabool Shire. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 5.9%, which is smaller compared to that found in Moorabool Shire (8.4%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Bacchus Marsh Region increased by 1,776 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Bacchus Marsh Region between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Separate house (+1,772 dwellings)

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