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Macedon Ranges ShireCommunity profile

Gisborne District

Dwelling type

In the Gisborne District, 9.6% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 6% in Macedon Ranges Shire.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of the Gisborne District'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 Gisborne District.

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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
Gisborne District - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Macedon Ranges Shire %Number%Macedon Ranges Shire %2016 to 2021
Separate house4,68290.392.84,26289.893.0+420
Medium density4809.36.348010.15.80
High density190.40.10----+19
Caravans, cabin, houseboat30.10.40--0.3+3
Other0--0.30--0.50
Not stated0--0.130.10.4-3
Total Private Dwellings5,184100.0100.04,745100.0100.0+439
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
Gisborne District20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Macedon Ranges Shire %Number%Macedon Ranges Shire %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings4,89994.591.94,38391.789.9+516
Unoccupied private dwellings2865.58.03948.210.0-108
Non private dwellings0--0.130.10.2-3
Total dwellings5,185100.0100.04,780100.0100.0+405
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 4,682 separate houses in the area, 480 medium density dwellings, and 19 high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in the Gisborne District in 2021 shows that 90.3% of all dwellings were separate houses; 9.3% were medium density dwellings, and 0.4% were in high density dwellings, compared with 92.8%, 6.3%, and 0.1% in the Macedon Ranges Shire respectively.

In 2021, a total of 94.5% of the dwellings in the Gisborne District were occupied on Census night, compared to 91.9% in Macedon Ranges Shire. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 5.5%, which is smaller compared to that found in Macedon Ranges Shire (8.0%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in the Gisborne District increased by 405 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the type of dwellings found in the Gisborne District between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Separate house (+420 dwellings)

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