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Town of Victoria ParkCommunity profile

Town of Victoria Park

Dwelling type

In the Town of Victoria Park, 47.7% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 24% in Greater Perth.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of the Town of Victoria Park'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 Town of Victoria Park.

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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
Town of Victoria Park - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater Perth %Number%Greater Perth %2016 to 2021
Separate house9,34252.075.68,72351.674.6+619
Medium density5,50930.717.65,63733.319.6-128
High density3,06217.06.12,45114.55.1+611
Caravans, cabin, houseboat0--0.30--0.30
Other230.10.2260.20.2-3
Not stated370.20.1660.40.2-29
Total Private Dwellings17,973100.0100.016,903100.0100.0+1,070
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
Town of Victoria Park20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Greater Perth %Number%Greater Perth %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings16,20990.091.714,73487.089.4+1,475
Unoccupied private dwellings1,7719.88.22,17712.810.5-406
Non private dwellings340.20.1310.20.1+3
Total dwellings18,014100.0100.016,942100.0100.0+1,072
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

In 2021, there were 9,342 separate houses in the area, 5,509 medium density dwellings, and 3,062 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in the Town of Victoria Park in 2021 shows that 52.0% of all dwellings were separate houses; 30.7% were medium density dwellings, and 17.0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 75.6%, 17.6%, and 6.1% in the Greater Perth respectively.

In 2021, a total of 90.0% of the dwellings in the Town of Victoria Park were occupied on Census night, compared to 91.7% in Greater Perth. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 9.8%, which is larger compared to that found in Greater Perth (8.2%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in the Town of Victoria Park increased by 1,072 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in the Town of Victoria Park between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+619 dwellings)
  • High density (+611 dwellings)
  • Medium density (-128 dwellings)

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