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Number of bedrooms per dwelling

In 2021, Tamil speakers were most commonly found in dwellings with 4 bedrooms in Blacktown City Council.

The Number of Bedrooms in a dwelling is an indicator of the size of dwellings, and when combined with Dwelling Type information, provides insight into the role Blacktown City Council plays in the housing market for non-English speaking populations.

For example, where non-English speaking populations are mainly students, one bedroom and bedsitters may be dominant. Upgrader areas housing families could have larger separate dwellings, while smaller units may be common for downsizers among older migrant communities.

To the extent that there may be a mismatch between bedrooms and Household Size, this topic can also look at the potential for overcrowding in particular communities, or the availability of extra bedrooms.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'How many bedrooms are there in this dwelling?'

Number of bedrooms per dwelling
Blacktown City Council - Tamil20212016Change
Number of bedroomsNumber%Greater SydneyNumber%Greater Sydney2016 to 2021
0 or 1 bedrooms570.73.8661.34.6-9
2 bedrooms5536.825.04408.927.6+113
3 bedrooms2,64632.826.11,87037.928.4+776
4 bedrooms3,34841.427.61,75835.623.6+1,590
5 bedrooms or more1,40717.416.567813.713.3+729
Not stated670.80.91242.52.6-57
Total people counted in private dwellings8,078100.0100.04,936100.0100.0+3,142
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the number of bedrooms in dwellings for Tamil speakers in Blacktown City Council in 2021 compared to Greater Sydney, shows that there was a lower proportion of Tamil speakers in dwellings with 2 bedrooms or less, and a higher proportion of dwellings with 4 or more bedrooms.

Overall, 7.6% of Tamil speakers were in dwellings with 2 bedrooms or less, and 58.9% in 4 or more bedroom dwellings, compared with 28.9% and 44.1% for Greater Sydney respectively.

The major differences between the number of bedrooms per dwelling Tamil speakers in Blacktown City Council and Greater Sydney were:

  • A larger percentage of people in 4 bedrooms (41.4% compared to 27.6%)
  • A larger percentage of people in 3 bedrooms (32.8% compared to 26.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of people in 2 bedrooms (6.8% compared to 25.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of people in 0 or 1 bedrooms (0.7% compared to 3.8%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the number of bedrooms per dwelling for Tamil speakers in Blacktown City Council between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • 4 bedrooms (+1,590 persons)
  • 3 bedrooms (+776 persons)
  • 5 bedrooms or more (+729 persons)
  • 2 bedrooms (+113 persons)

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