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Cities of Albury and Wodonga

Dwelling type

In the Cities of Albury and Wodonga, 16.8% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 3% in Wodonga South.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of the Cities of Albury and Wodonga'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 Cities of Albury and Wodonga.

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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
Cities of Albury and Wodonga - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Wodonga South %Number%Wodonga South %2016 to 2021
Separate house35,88282.496.332,11180.695.5+3,771
Medium density7,18416.53.57,15818.04.4+26
High density1500.3--1500.4--0
Caravans, cabin, houseboat1740.4--1730.4--+1
Other710.2--1060.3---35
Not stated760.20.21610.40.2-85
Total Private Dwellings43,537100.0100.039,859100.0100.0+3,678
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
Cities of Albury and Wodonga20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Wodonga South %Number%Wodonga South %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings40,50892.895.236,00790.191.9+4,501
Unoccupied private dwellings3,0326.94.63,8529.68.1-820
Non private dwellings1030.20.21190.3---16
Total dwellings43,643100.0100.039,978100.0100.0+3,665
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 35,882 separate houses in the area, 7,184 medium density dwellings, and 150 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in the Cities of Albury and Wodonga in 2021 shows that 82.4% of all dwellings were separate houses; 16.5% were medium density dwellings, and 0.3% were in high density dwellings, compared with 96.3%, 3.5%, and 0.0% in the Wodonga South respectively.

In 2021, a total of 92.8% of the dwellings in the Cities of Albury and Wodonga were occupied on Census night, compared to 95.2% in Wodonga South. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 6.9%, which is larger compared to that found in Wodonga South (4.6%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in the Cities of Albury and Wodonga increased by 3,665 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in the Cities of Albury and Wodonga between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Separate house (+3,771 dwellings)

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