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City of Port Phillip

Dwelling type

In City of Port Phillip 81.2% of people aged 12 to 25 years were in medium or high density dwellings.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of City of Port Phillip's residential role and function. People occupy different dwelling structures at different life stages, so not only can dwelling type give the overall role and function of the area, it can show the role it plays for different age groups.

For instance, an area may have minimal high density housing stock, but that which there is, is mainly occupied by students aged 18-24. On the other hand, medium density may be an important housing stock for the elderly to downsize into - but are they taking this up? Are families living increasingly in high density housing while retired populations occupy separate houses?

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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
City of Port Phillip - 12 to 25 years20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%IMAP areaNumber%IMAP area2016 to 2021
Separate house2,18617.523.21,94414.919.7+242
Medium density5,25142.127.24,91137.625.6+340
High density4,88339.148.75,98045.853.4-1,097
Caravans, cabin, houseboat00.00.040.00.1-4
Other1251.00.61761.30.7-51
Not stated310.20.3470.40.6-16
Total people counted in occupied private dwellings12,476100.0100.013,062100.0100.0-586
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Dwelling type
City of Port Phillip - 12 to 25 years20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%IMAP areaNumber%IMAP area2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings12,47696.192.313,06297.092.0-586
Non private dwellings5133.97.73983.08.0+115
Total people counted in occupied dwellings12,989100.0100.013,460100.0100.0-471
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the types of dwellings for people aged 12 to 25 years in City of Port Phillip in 2021 shows that 17.5% of people aged 12 to 25 years were living in separate houses; 42.1% were in medium density dwellings, and 39.1% were were in high density dwellings, compared with 23.2%, 27.2%, and 48.7% in the IMAP area respectively.

Emerging groups

The total number of people aged 12 to 25 years in occupied private dwellings in City of Port Phillip decreased by 586 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings for people aged 12 to 25 years in the City of Port Phillip between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • High density (-1,097 persons)
  • Medium density (+340 persons)
  • Separate house (+242 persons)
  • Other (-51 persons)

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