The Diverse Communities of Brimbank Profile - Brimbank City Council
The Diverse Communities of Brimbank Profile - Brimbank City Council
The Diverse Communities of Brimbank Profile - Brimbank City Council
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Housing<br />
Safe, appropriate and affordable<br />
housing is a prerequisite for health.<br />
An area that has a diverse array <strong>of</strong><br />
housing options suitable for resident’s<br />
life stage encourages a diverse array<br />
<strong>of</strong> people to form a strong sense <strong>of</strong><br />
community. Flexible housing options<br />
including low, medium and high<br />
density living allow people to move<br />
into an area as young people, stay to<br />
raise families and grow older. This is<br />
called ‘aging in place’ and is vital a<br />
sustainable community.<br />
<strong>The</strong> following data chapter contains<br />
information that describes current and<br />
future housing options, affordability <strong>of</strong><br />
housing across the municipality and<br />
housing tenure trends.<br />
• Housing and Personal<br />
Infrastructure<br />
Housing and Personal<br />
Infrastructure<br />
Dwelling stock<br />
• <strong>The</strong>re were 60,034 dwellings across<br />
<strong>Brimbank</strong> in 2006. 94.3% were<br />
occupied and 5.7% unoccupied.<br />
Between 2001 and 2006, over 5,000<br />
new dwellings were built across the<br />
municipality. 2<br />
• Of the new dwellings built<br />
between 2001 and 2006, over three<br />
quarters were built as medium<br />
density housing (including semidetached<br />
and apartments <strong>of</strong> one<br />
or two storeys), whilst 5% were<br />
separate houses. 2<br />
• Although medium density housing<br />
development has grown across<br />
<strong>Brimbank</strong>, the municipality remains<br />
mainly single stand alone dwellings<br />
<strong>of</strong> three bedrooms on a standard<br />
block. Compared to Greater<br />
Melbourne, <strong>Brimbank</strong> currently<br />
has a larger proportion <strong>of</strong> separate<br />
houses and a smaller proportion <strong>of</strong><br />
medium and high density housing.<br />
• <strong>The</strong>re is significant pressure<br />
for residential expansion within<br />
<strong>Brimbank</strong> from both existing<br />
residents’ movements and from<br />
overseas migration, as well as<br />
residents moving into <strong>Brimbank</strong><br />
from municipalities to the east (in<br />
particular the Cities <strong>of</strong> Maribyrnong<br />
and Moonee Valley). Between 2007<br />
and 2031, <strong>Brimbank</strong>s dwelling<br />
stock is anticipated to increase by a<br />
further 13,000 dwellings taking the<br />
total number <strong>of</strong> households to over<br />
73,000 dwellings across the <strong>City</strong>. 3<br />
60<br />
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Dwelling type and size, <strong>Brimbank</strong> and Melbourne SD, 2006 2<br />
<strong>Brimbank</strong> (C)<br />
Melbourne (SD)<br />
Share (percent)<br />
40<br />
30<br />
20<br />
10<br />
0<br />
Small: Medium: Large: Small: Medium: Large: Other<br />
0–2br 3br 4+br 0–1br 2br 3+br Dwelling<br />
Separate house<br />
Medium & High Density<br />
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