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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn South Melbourne, 94.3% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 91% in the City of Port Phillip.
Dwelling Type is an important determinant of South Melbourne'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 South Melbourne.
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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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| South Melbourne - Dwellings (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | City of Port Phillip % | Number | % | City of Port Phillip % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Separate house | 308 | 4.2 | 7.7 | 364 | 5.8 | 8.4 | -57 |
| Medium density | 2,781 | 37.7 | 35.5 | 2,576 | 41.1 | 37.7 | +204 |
| High density | 4,176 | 56.6 | 55.5 | 3,247 | 51.8 | 52.2 | +929 |
| Caravans, cabin, houseboat | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | 0.0 | 0 |
| Other | 79 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 56 | 0.9 | 1.4 | +23 |
| Not stated | 32 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 19 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +13 |
| Total Private Dwellings | 7,376 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 6,263 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,112 |
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| South Melbourne | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Dwelling type | Number | % | City of Port Phillip % | Number | % | City of Port Phillip % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Occupied private dwellings | 6,021 | 81.7 | 82.3 | 5,492 | 87.4 | 87.4 | +528 |
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 1,342 | 18.2 | 17.5 | 784 | 12.5 | 12.3 | +557 |
| Non private dwellings | 6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +1 |
| Total dwellings | 7,369 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 6,282 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,086 |
Dominant groups
In 2021, there were 308 separate houses in the area, 2,781 medium density dwellings, and 4,176 high density dwellings.
Analysis of the types of dwellings in South Melbourne in 2021 shows that 4.2% of all dwellings were separate houses; 37.7% were medium density dwellings, and 56.6% were in high density dwellings, compared with 7.7%, 35.5%, and 55.5% in the the City of Port Phillip respectively.
In 2021, a total of 81.7% of the dwellings in South Melbourne were occupied on Census night, compared to 82.3% in the City of Port Phillip. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 18.2%, which is larger compared to that found in the City of Port Phillip (17.5%).
Emerging groups
The total number of dwellings in South Melbourne increased by 1,087 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in South Melbourne between 2016 and 2021 were:
- High density (+929 dwellings)
- Medium density (+204 dwellings)
- Separate house (-57 dwellings)
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