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Warrnambool CityCommunity profile

Warrnambool City

Dwelling type

In Warrnambool City, 17.0% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 10% in Regional VIC.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Warrnambool City'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 Warrnambool City.

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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
Warrnambool City - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Regional VIC %Number%Regional VIC %2016 to 2021
Separate house13,02481.588.911,90678.787.9+1,118
Medium density2,64116.59.42,87519.09.9-234
High density690.40.3930.60.3-24
Caravans, cabin, houseboat1711.10.91611.10.9+10
Other460.30.3260.20.5+20
Not stated200.10.2620.40.5-42
Total Private Dwellings15,971100.0100.015,123100.0100.0+848
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
Warrnambool City20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Regional VIC %Number%Regional VIC %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings14,73892.086.513,54889.283.6+1,190
Unoccupied private dwellings1,2307.713.21,58810.516.1-358
Non private dwellings570.40.3470.30.3+10
Total dwellings16,025100.0100.015,183100.0100.0+842
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 13,024 separate houses in the area, 2,641 medium density dwellings, and 69 high density dwellings. In addition, there were 171 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Warrnambool City in 2021 shows that 81.5% of all dwellings were separate houses; 16.5% were medium density dwellings, and 0.4% were in high density dwellings, compared with 88.9%, 9.4%, and 0.3% in the Regional VIC respectively.

In 2021, a total of 92.0% of the dwellings in Warrnambool City were occupied on Census night, compared to 86.5% in Regional VIC. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 7.7%, which is smaller compared to that found in Regional VIC (13.2%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Warrnambool City increased by 842 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Separate house (+1,118 dwellings)
  • Medium density (-234 dwellings)

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