Housing and Residential Land
The Department of Planning and Community Development (DPCD) undertakes ongoing research into housing and residential land development issues in order to better inform decision-makers and communities about current and impending housing trends. Monitoring and analysing of this demand and supply of housing is important for ensuring appropriate and well located housing continues to be available for all Victorians.
Information on this page
Housing & Residential Land News | Housing & Residential Land Projects | Housing & Residential Land Statistics | Related Housing & Residential Information
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Housing & Residential Land News
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 | The Residential Land Bulletin monitors several key indicators of residential subdivision activity across metropolitan Melbourne, from submission of subdivision plans to dwelling approvals. |
 | Dwelliographics - exploring the demographics of the housing landscape The first release of the dwelliographics project is now available. The main report provides a overview of the research project to date, plus highlights major findings at the metropolitan Melbourne scale. The Dwelliographic profile series provides graphs and commentary on key dwelliographic trends emerging between 1991 and 2001 for metropolitan Melbourne plus all 31 metropolitan councils. |
| Metropolitan Residential Land and Dwelling Supply DPCD monitors and identifies residential development activity/opportunities across all metropolitan Melbourne municipalities as well as for the City of Greater Geelong and the Surf Coast East area. This information provides the base data for the Urban Development Program and includes the current supply quantum and anticipated construction timing of all identified residential development projects for the next five years. The monitoring and analysis is conducted for Broadhectare subdivision activity & Redevelopment projects. |
 | Social-Economic & Spatial Patterns of Change – Housing Markets, Affordability and Potential Dwelling Capacities Research is currently underway addressing spatial and temporal changes to the residential built form, housing markets and housing affordability at a small area level throughout metropolitan Melbourne. Check this page for updates on this on-going research endeavour. |
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Housing & Residential Land Statistics
 | Available data sets from the Residential Land Bulletin include
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Related Housing & Residential Information
- Housing and Residential Land publications are available from the Urban and Regional Research publications page.
- Housing & Residential Land links available from the Urban and Regional Research links page.
- Housing & Residential Land terms are available from the Urban and Regional Research Glossary page.
Web Site Updates
DPCD's websites are progressively being updated to reflect the changes following the establishment of the department. This means you will continue to see some references to the Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) as changes are being made.