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In Domain, 99.8% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 92% in South Melbourne.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Domain'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 Domain.

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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
Domain - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%South Melbourne %Number%South Melbourne %2016 to 2021
Separate house0--6.660.28.6-6
Medium density361.151.1250.857.0+11
High density3,15098.740.82,91498.932.9+236
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0----0----0
Other0--1.20--1.20
Not stated60.20.30--0.4+6
Total Private Dwellings3,192100.0100.02,945100.0100.0+247
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
Domain20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%South Melbourne %Number%South Melbourne %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings2,48778.080.92,48784.187.50
Unoccupied private dwellings70322.019.047015.912.4+233
Non private dwellings0--0.10--0.10
Total dwellings3,190100.0100.02,957100.0100.0+233
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 no separate houses in the area, 36 medium density dwellings, and 3,150 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Domain in 2021 shows that 0.0% of all dwellings were separate houses; 1.1% were medium density dwellings, and 98.7% were in high density dwellings, compared with 6.6%, 51.1%, and 40.8% in the South Melbourne respectively.

In 2021, a total of 78.0% of the dwellings in Domain were occupied on Census night, compared to 80.9% in South Melbourne. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 22.0%, which is larger compared to that found in South Melbourne (19.0%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Domain increased by 233 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Domain between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • High density (+236 dwellings)

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