Eltham - East
Dwelling type
In Eltham - East, 8.6% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 7% in Nillumbik Shire.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Eltham - East'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 Eltham - East.
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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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| Eltham - East - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Nillumbik Shire % | Number | % | Nillumbik Shire % | 2011 to 2021 | |
| Separate house | 1,221 | 91.4 | 93.0 | 1,311 | 99.1 | 94.5 | -90 | 27001 |
 Medium density | 115 | 8.6 | 6.4 | 9 | 0.7 | 5.2 | +106 | 27002 |
| High density | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 27003 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 27004 |
| Other | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -3 | 27005 |
| Not stated | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 27006 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 1,336 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,323 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +13 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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| Eltham - East | 2021 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | Nillumbik Shire % | Number | % | Nillumbik Shire % | 2011 to 2021 | |
| Occupied private dwellings | 1,301 | 98.0 | 95.5 | 1,253 | 95.0 | 94.2 | +48 | 27500 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 27 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 66 | 5.0 | 5.7 | -39 | 27501 |
| Non private dwellings | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 27502 |
| Total dwellings | 1,328 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,319 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +9 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 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 1,221 separate houses in the area, 115 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in Eltham - East in 2021 shows that 91.4% of all dwellings were separate houses; 8.6% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 93.0%, 6.4%, and 0.4% in the Nillumbik Shire respectively.
In 2021, a total of 98.0% of the dwellings in Eltham - East were occupied on Census night, compared to 95.5% in Nillumbik Shire. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 2.0%, which is smaller compared to that found in Nillumbik Shire (4.5%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in Eltham - East increased by 9 between 2011 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Eltham - East between 2011 and 2021 were:
- Medium density (+106 dwellings)
- Separate house (-90 dwellings)