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Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Point Cook - Williams Landing'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 Point Cook - Williams Landing.
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Derived from the Census:
'Dwelling Structure is derived from the ABS address register supplemented with information from Census Field Officers.'
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| Point Cook - Williams Landing - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2011 | Change | ||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | City of Wyndham % | Number | % | City of Wyndham % | 2011 to 2021 |
| Separate house | 21,068 | 87.5 | 87.6 | 11,424 | 90.5 | 89.5 | +9,643 |
| Medium density | 2,653 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 1,116 | 8.8 | 9.7 | +1,536 |
| High density | 259 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0 | -- | 0.4 | +259 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 72 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 67 | 0.5 | 0.3 | +5 |
| Other | 0 | -- | 0.0 | 7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -7 |
| Not stated | 17 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +14 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 24,069 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 12,618 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +11,451 |
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| Point Cook - Williams Landing | 2021 | 2011 | Change | ||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | City of Wyndham % | Number | % | City of Wyndham % | 2011 to 2021 |
| Occupied private dwellings | 43,445 | 96.2 | 93.9 | 22,930 | 95.3 | 92.9 | +20,515 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 1,693 | 3.8 | 6.1 | 1,132 | 4.7 | 7.0 | +561 |
| Non private dwellings | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -1 |
| Total dwellings | 45,145 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 24,071 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +21,074 |
Dominant groups
In 2021, there were 21,068 separate houses in the area, 2,653 medium density dwellings, and 259 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Point Cook - Williams Landing in 2021 shows that 87.5% of all dwellings were separate houses; 11.0% were medium density dwellings, and 1.1% were in high density dwellings, compared with 87.6%, 11.5%, and 0.7% in the the City of Wyndham respectively.
In 2021, a total of 96.2% of the dwellings in Point Cook - Williams Landing were occupied on Census night, compared to 93.9% in the City of Wyndham. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 3.8%, which is smaller compared to that found in the City of Wyndham (6.1%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Point Cook - Williams Landing increased by 21,074 between 2011 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Point Cook - Williams Landing between 2011 and 2021 were:
- Separate house (+9,643 dwellings)
- Medium density (+1,536 dwellings)
- High density (+259 dwellings)
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