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SDA Atlas

VIC · SA4 region

Melbourne West

775 enrolled SDA dwellings and 811 participants with an assessed SDA need. Every figure here is published by the NDIA for this region, as at 30 June 2026.

Enrolled dwellings

775

1 of 88 regions

Resident places

1,663 est

1 of 88 regions

Living in SDA

624

2 of 88 regions

Eligible, waiting

187

11 of 88 regions

Utilisation

77% est

10 of 88 regions

Implied occupancy

38% est

74 of 86 regions

Pipeline, unenrolled

505

1 of 88 regions

Housing mix against assessed need

Supplement P Tables P.5 and P.10

How this region's housing is distributed across design categories, against how its assessed need is distributed. Shares of each side's own mix, because dwellings and people are different units.

SHARE OF HOUSING, SHARE OF NEED HOUSING VS NEED 0% 15% 30% 45% 60% High Physical Support Housing that has been designed to incorporate a high level of physical access provision for people with significant physical impairment and requiring very high levels of support. 401 dwellings 170 people 52.1% 25.9% 2.0× more High Physical Support: 52.1% of the housing stock, 25.9% of assessed need housing than need Robust Housing that has been designed to incorporate a high level of physical access provision and be very resilient, while reducing the likelihood of reactive maintenance and reducing the risk to the participant and the community. 263 dwellings 115 people 34.2% 17.5% 2.0× more Robust: 34.2% of the housing stock, 17.5% of assessed need housing than need Improved Liveability Housing that has been designed to improve 'liveability' by incorporating a reasonable level of physical access and enhanced provision for people with sensory, intellectual or cognitive impairment. 61 dwellings 194 people 7.9% 29.5% 3.7× less Improved Liveability: 7.9% of the housing stock, 29.5% of assessed need housing than need Fully Accessible Housing that has been designed to incorporate a high level of physical access provision for people with significant physical impairment. 44 dwellings 178 people 5.7% 27.1% 4.7× less Fully Accessible: 5.7% of the housing stock, 27.1% of assessed need housing than need
Share of enrolled dwellings Share of participants with an SDA need

Shares are renormalised over the four design categories the NDIA reports on both sides. Excluded: 0.8% of dwellings (Basic and Multi-Design Category, which the demand tables do not use) and 19.0% of participants (design category not recorded). Supply from Supplement P Table P.5, need from Table P.10.

What shape the housing is

Supplement P Tables P.11, P.12 and P.16

Building type crossed with design category. Enrolled stock is the first two tables together; the pipeline is counted separately and is not part of it.

Existing and legacy stock

76 dwellings · Supplement P Table P.12

Existing and legacy stock: dwellings by building type and design category
Building type Basic Fully Accessible High Physical Support Improved Liveability Robust All
Villa/Duplex/Townhouse, 1 resident — — 3 — — 3
Villa/Duplex/Townhouse, 2 residents 1 — 1 — — 2
Villa/Duplex/Townhouse, 3 residents — 4 — 2 — 6
House, 2 residents 1 1 — — — 2
House, 3 residents — 1 — 1 1 3
Group home, 4 residents 3 1 2 4 1 11
Group home, 5 residents — 22 6 10 4 42
Legacy Stock, 6+ residents 1 — 6 — — 7
All 6 8% 29 38% 18 24% 17 22% 6 8% 76

New build and refurbished

699 dwellings · Supplement P Table P.11

New build and refurbished: dwellings by building type and design category
Building type Fully Accessible High Physical Support Improved Liveability Robust All
Apartment, 1 bedroom, 1 resident 2 108 — — 110
Apartment, 2 bedrooms, 1 resident 1 51 — — 52
Apartment, 2 bedrooms, 2 residents — 1 1 — 2
Villa/Duplex/Townhouse, 1 resident 4 23 3 20 50
Villa/Duplex/Townhouse, 2 residents — 6 2 — 8
Villa/Duplex/Townhouse, 3 residents 2 — — — 2
House, 2 residents 2 84 24 228 338
House, 3 residents 4 107 14 8 133
Group home, 4 residents — 3 — 1 4
All 15 2% 383 55% 44 6% 257 37% 699

Pipeline, unenrolled

505 dwellings · Supplement P Table P.16

Pipeline, unenrolled: dwellings by building type and design category
Building type Fully Accessible High Physical Support Improved Liveability Multi-Design Category Robust All
Apartment, 1 bedroom, 1 resident — 41 — — — 41
Apartment, 2 bedrooms, 1 resident — 57 6 — — 63
Apartment, 2 bedrooms, 2 residents — 8 1 — — 9
Villa/Duplex/Townhouse, 1 resident — 19 — — 10 29
Villa/Duplex/Townhouse, 2 residents 1 13 — 1 3 18
Villa/Duplex/Townhouse, 3 residents 2 — 6 — — 8
House, 2 residents 2 97 19 4 144 266
House, 3 residents — 45 6 1 15 67
Group home, 4 residents — 3 — — — 3
Group home, 5 residents — 1 — — — 1
All 5 1% 284 56% 38 8% 6 1% 172 34% 505

Other regions in VIC

Ordered by enrolled dwellings.

Melbourne South East

585 dwellings · 940 with an SDA need

Melbourne North East

409 dwellings · 778 with an SDA need

Geelong

311 dwellings · 446 with an SDA need

Melbourne Inner

307 dwellings · 390 with an SDA need

Ballarat

284 dwellings · 337 with an SDA need

Melbourne Inner South

239 dwellings · 484 with an SDA need

Melbourne Outer East

211 dwellings · 650 with an SDA need

Mornington Peninsula

170 dwellings · 367 with an SDA need

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