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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn the City of Whittlesea 11.9% of people aged 65 years or more were in medium or high density dwellings.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of the City of Whittlesea's residential role and function. People occupy different dwelling structures at different life stages, so not only can dwelling type give the overall role and function of the area, it can show the role it plays for different age groups.
For instance, an area may have minimal high density housing stock, but that which there is, is mainly occupied by students aged 18-24. On the other hand, medium density may be an important housing stock for the elderly to downsize into - but are they taking this up? Are families living increasingly in high density housing while retired populations occupy separate houses?
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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 | |||||||
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| City of Whittlesea - 65 years or more | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | 2016 to 2021 |
| Separate house | 24,460 | 88.0 | 75.9 | 18,944 | 88.3 | 76.0 | +5,516 |
| Medium density | 2,965 | 10.7 | 19.1 | 2,356 | 11.0 | 19.6 | +609 |
| High density | 351 | 1.3 | 4.6 | 116 | 0.5 | 3.8 | +235 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -6 |
| Other | 16 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | +10 |
| Not stated | 8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 22 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -14 |
| Total people counted in occupied private dwellings | 27,800 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 21,450 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +6,350 |
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| City of Whittlesea - 65 years or more | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | 2016 to 2021 |
| Occupied private dwellings | 55,590 | 97.5 | 94.1 | 21,450 | 94.1 | 92.7 | +34,140 |
| Non private dwellings | 1,436 | 2.5 | 5.9 | 1,347 | 5.9 | 7.3 | +89 |
| Total people counted in occupied dwellings | 57,026 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 22,797 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +34,229 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the types of dwellings for people aged 65 years or more in the City of Whittlesea in 2021 shows that 88.0% of people aged 65 years or more were living in separate houses; 10.7% were in medium density dwellings, and 1.3% were were in high density dwellings, compared with 75.9%, 19.1%, and 4.6% in the Greater Melbourne respectively.
Emerging groups
The total number of people aged 65 years or more in occupied private dwellings in the City of Whittlesea increased by 6,350 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings for people aged 65 years or more in the City of Whittlesea between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Separate house (+5,516 persons)
- Medium density (+609 persons)
- High density (+235 persons)
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