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City of StonningtonCommunity profile

City of Stonnington

Dwelling type

In the City of Stonnington, 63.9% of Chinese languages speakers were living in medium or high density dwellings.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of the City of Stonnington's residential role and function. A greater concentration of higher density dwellings may attract young people and more residents born in particular countries where high density housing is more prevalent.

For non-English speaking populations, this topic can look at the differences in the type of housing occupied by different communities within your area. High density housing may provide affordable rental or home ownership opportunities to new migrants, or a particular older community may have lived in an area long term, but changing housing stock could create issues for this community.

Dwelling Type statistics are closely related to the Housing Tenure and Household Type of the non-English speaking communities in City of Stonnington.

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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
City of Stonnington - Chinese languages20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater MelbourneNumber%Greater Melbourne2016 to 2021
Separate house2,21434.465.31,80226.660.3+412
Medium density1,50523.419.51,83427.121.8-329
High density2,60540.514.92,96043.717.1-355
Caravans, cabin, houseboat00.00.000.00.00
Other981.50.21432.10.3-45
Not stated50.10.1350.50.4-30
Total people counted in occupied private dwellings6,427100.0100.06,774100.0100.0-347
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
City of Stonnington - Chinese languages20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater MelbourneNumber%Greater Melbourne2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings6,43298.498.96,77498.298.4-342
Non private dwellings1031.61.11211.81.6-18
Total people counted in occupied dwellings6,535100.0100.06,895100.0100.0-360
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

Analysis of the types of dwellings for Chinese languages speakers in the City of Stonnington in 2021 shows that 34.4% of Chinese languages speakers were living in separate houses; 23.4% were medium density dwellings, and 40.5% were high density dwellings, compared with 65.3%, 19.5%, and 14.9% in Greater Melbourne respectively.

Emerging groups

The total number of Chinese languages speakers in occupied private dwellings in the City of Stonnington decreased by 347 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings for Chinese languages speakers in the City of Stonnington between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+412 persons)
  • High density (-355 persons)
  • Medium density (-329 persons)

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