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Greater Melbourne · Capital City

Separate (detached) houses

67.8%2021

67.8% of dwellings in Greater Melbourne are separate houses — well below average. It ranks 13th of the 16 regions.

Compared with the other regions, it's higher than Australian Capital Territory and Greater Sydney but lower than Greater Brisbane, Greater Adelaide and Rest of Qld. Within Greater Melbourne, it varies widely, from 47.5% in Glen Eira to 91.0% in Cardinia.

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📍 Greater Melbourne, Capital City

Trend across censuses

65.0%70.0%75.0%202167.8%

Not directly comparable across years.

Where Greater Melbourne sits

55.0%60.0%65.0%70.0%75.0%80.0%85.0%90.0%

All capital city areas, 2021. The marker is Greater Melbourne — lower than 81% of areas.

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Separate (detached) houses within Greater Melbourne

  1. Banyule75.9%
  2. Bayside (Vic.)62.5%
  3. Boroondara55.4%
  4. Brimbank81.5%
  5. Cardinia91.0%
  6. Casey90.1%
  7. Darebin56.5%
  8. Frankston79.8%
  9. Glen Eira47.5%
  10. Greater Dandenong71.4%
  11. Hobsons Bay69.1%
  12. Hume87.8%
  13. Kingston (Vic.)58.8%
  14. Knox83.3%
  15. Manningham72.1%
  16. Maribyrnong49.7%

Separate (detached) houses in nearby areas

  1. Rest of Vic.89.9%
  2. Rest of Tas.89.7%
  3. Rest of SA88.1%
  4. Greater Hobart85.1%
  5. Rest of NSW82.3%
  6. Rest of Qld76.1%
  7. Greater Adelaide75.0%
  8. Greater Brisbane73.4%
  9. Australian Capital Territory63.2%
  10. Greater Sydney55.8%

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