Baw Baw Shire
Non-private dwellings
610 people were estimated to be living in non-private dwellings in Baw Baw Shire in 2020.
Residential non-private dwellings include aged care facilities as well as defence force facilities, hospitals, prisons, staff quarters and boarding houses. As a general rule, an increase in people aged 18 to 24 living in non-private dwellings indicates a growth in student accommodation, defence force facilities or prisons. Similarly an increase in people aged over 75 living in non-private dwellings indicates growth in aged care facilities.
| Persons in non-private dwellings | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baw Baw Shire | Year | Change between 2016 and 2041 | ||||||||
| Area | 2016 | 2041 | Total change | Aged 18 to 24 years | Aged 75+ years | |||||
| Baw Baw Shire | 610 | 1,120 | +510 | 0 | +509 | 814 | 10 | 2020 | 610 | 0 |
| Drouin (North) | 147 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 100 | 2020 | 146 | 0 |
| Drouin (South) | 98 | 302 | +204 | 0 | +204 | 200 | 110 | 2020 | 98 | 0 |
| Drouin West - Buln Buln and District | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 120 | 2020 | 7 | 0 |
| Longwarry - Longwarry North | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 130 | 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| Mount Baw Baw - Willow Grove and District | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 140 | 2020 | 5 | 0 |
| Neerim South - Noojee and District | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 150 | 2020 | 42 | 0 |
| Trafalgar - Trafalgar East | 68 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 160 | 2020 | 67 | 0 |
| Trafalgar South - Yarragon South and District | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 170 | 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| Warragul (North) | 72 | 174 | +102 | 0 | +102 | 72 | 180 | 2020 | 72 | 0 |
| Warragul (South) | 164 | 368 | +204 | 0 | +203 | 266 | 190 | 2020 | 163 | 0 |
| Yarragon - Darnum - Nilma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| Drouin | 245 | 449 | +204 | 0 | +204 | 347 | 500 | 2020 | 244 | 10 |
| Warragul | 236 | 542 | +306 | 0 | +305 | 338 | 600 | 2020 | 235 | 10 |
Population and household forecasts, 2016 to 2041, prepared by .id (opens a new window), the population experts, July 2019.
Key findings
There were 610 people estimated to be living in non-private dwellings in Baw Baw Shire in 2016. The number of persons in non-private dwellings in Baw Baw Shire is expected to increase to 814 persons in 2026 and to 1,120 persons in 2041.
Between 2016 and 2026, Drouin (South) is forecast to experience the greatest change, with a gain of 204 persons in non-private dwellings. This is due to an increase of persons in non-private dwellings aged 75 years and over, which is predominantly aged care.