Wodonga West
Dwelling type
In Wodonga West, 1.3% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 11% in City of Wodonga.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Wodonga West'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 Wodonga West.
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Derived from the Census:
'Dwelling Structure is derived from the ABS address register supplemented with information from Census Field Officers.'
Dwellings
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| Wodonga West - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | City of Wodonga % | Number | % | City of Wodonga % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Separate house | 1,739 | 95.8 | 87.8 | 1,485 | 95.4 | 84.8 | +253 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 24 | 1.3 | 11.5 | 25 | 1.6 | 14.0 | -1 | 27002 |
| High density | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 43 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 47 | 3.0 | 0.5 | -4 | 27004 |
| Other | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | +9 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 1,815 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,557 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +257 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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| Wodonga West | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | City of Wodonga % | Number | % | City of Wodonga % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 1,720 | 94.8 | 93.9 | 1,446 | 92.9 | 91.6 | +274 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 92 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 110 | 7.1 | 8.3 | -18 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | +3 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 1,815 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,556 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +259 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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Dominant groups
In 2021, there were 1,739 separate houses in the area, 24 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings. In addition, there were 43 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Wodonga West in 2021 shows that 95.8% of all dwellings were separate houses; 1.3% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 87.8%, 11.5%, and 0.0% in the City of Wodonga respectively.
In 2021, a total of 94.8% of the dwellings in Wodonga West were occupied on Census night, compared to 93.9% in City of Wodonga. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 5.1%, which is smaller compared to that found in City of Wodonga (6.0%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Wodonga West increased by 259 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest change in the type of dwellings found in Wodonga West between 2016 and 2021 was:
- Separate house (+253 dwellings)