the Dingbat style. A majority of larger apartment buildings were constructed in Melbourne through the 1990s and 2000s. Welfare and support There are a few support and welfare systems available to those living in housing in Victoria, these include access to institutions such as Tenants Unions, government authorities such as the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal and welfare such as 'Rent Assistance' distributed through Centrelink. Housing market Since the 1980s the median house price in Victoria has been increasing by 7.9% annually. The median unit/apartment price has been growing up by 7.73% yearly. Statistics Statistics available, June 2004: Total Population: 4,644, 950 Total Households: 1,928,617 (May 2010) (Source: http://www.tuv.org.au/articles/files/housing_statistics/housing_and_tenancy_statistics_Victoria_052010.pdf) Number Tenant Households: 382,981 Number of Private Tenant Households: 328,176 Proportion Households in the Private Rental Market: 17.9% Number of Private Tenant Households In Melbourne: 247,208 Number of Public Tenant Households: 62,645 Number of recipients of Commonwealth Rent Assistance: 194,507 Number private tenant households with weekly income is less than $500: 85,186 Number of residents in Caravan Parks: 15,650 Number of residents in Rooming Houses: Unknown Other statistics Proportion of all renters with structural or repair problems with their dwelling: dwellings ten years or less years old: 53.2% dwellings more than ten years old: 66.5% Proportion of private rental dwellings with no heating: 10% Proportion of rental dwellings with no deadlock on front door: 34% Proportion of rental dwellings with no deadlock on back door: 55% See also Australian residential rental market Public housing in Australia Home ownership in Australia Housing Commission of Victoria Minister for Housing (Australia) Australian property market Homelessness in Australia References http://www.tuv.org.au/articles/files/housing_statistics/housing_and_tenancy_statistics_Victoria_052010.pdf External links Tenants Union Victoria Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Housing in Australia Economy of Victoria (Australia)