Kangaroo Ground
Dwelling type
In Kangaroo Ground, 0.0% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 11% in Interface councils.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Kangaroo Ground'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 Kangaroo Ground.
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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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| Kangaroo Ground - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Interface councils % | Number | % | Interface councils % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Separate house | 383 | 100.0 | 88.6 | 352 | 98.9 | 87.0 | +30 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 0 | 0.0 | 10.6 | 3 | 1.1 | 11.9 | -4 | 27002 |
| High density | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0 | 27004 |
| Other | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 383 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 356 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +27 | |
Interface Councils include the municipalities of: Cardinia (S), Casey (C), Hume (C), Melton (S), Mornington Peninsula (S), Nillumbik (S), Whittlesea (C), Wyndham (C) and Yarra Ranges (S).
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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| Kangaroo Ground | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Interface councils % | Number | % | Interface councils % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 357 | 92.7 | 92.0 | 340 | 92.8 | 89.6 | +16 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 28 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 23 | 6.4 | 10.3 | +5 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | -3 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 385 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 367 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +18 | |
Interface Councils include the municipalities of: Cardinia (S), Casey (C), Hume (C), Melton (S), Mornington Peninsula (S), Nillumbik (S), Whittlesea (C), Wyndham (C) and Yarra Ranges (S).
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 383 separate houses in the area, no medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Kangaroo Ground in 2021 shows that 100.0% of all dwellings were separate houses; 0% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 88.6%, 10.6%, and 0.5% in the Interface councils respectively.
In 2021, a total of 92.7% of the dwellings in Kangaroo Ground were occupied on Census night, compared to 92.0% in Interface councils. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 7.3%, which is smaller compared to that found in Interface councils (8.0%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Kangaroo Ground increased by 18 between 2016 and 2021.
There were no major differences in Kangaroo Ground between 2016 and 2021.