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G21 Region

Number of bedrooms per dwelling

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In 2021, non-English speakers were most commonly found in dwellings with 3 bedrooms in the G21 Region.

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 the G21 Region 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
G21 Region - non-English20212016Change
Number of bedroomsNumber%G21 Region - Total populationNumber%G21 Region - Total population2016 to 2021
0 or 1 bedrooms7282.11.77162.71.8+12
2 bedrooms4,07411.89.43,58113.410.1+493
3 bedrooms14,61742.341.612,63347.345.6+1,984
4 bedrooms12,10435.035.67,39827.730.4+4,706
5 bedrooms or more2,6107.67.51,7286.56.4+882
Not stated4031.24.36322.45.7-229
Total people counted in private dwellings34,536100.0100.026,688100.0100.0+7,848
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 non-English speakers in the G21 Region in 2021 compared to the total population in the G21 Region, shows that there was a higher proportion of non-English speakers in dwellings with 2 bedrooms or less, and a similar proportion of dwellings with 4 or more bedrooms.

Overall, 13.9% of non-English speakers were in dwellings with 2 bedrooms or less, and 42.6% in 4 or more bedroom dwellings, compared with 11.0% and 43.1% for the total population in the G21 Region respectively.

The major difference between the number of bedrooms per dwelling non-English speakers in the G21 Region and the total population in the G21 Region was:

  • A larger percentage of people in 2 bedrooms (11.8% compared to 9.4%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the number of bedrooms per dwelling for non-English speakers in the G21 Region between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • 4 bedrooms (+4,706 persons)
  • 3 bedrooms (+1,984 persons)
  • 5 bedrooms or more (+882 persons)
  • 2 bedrooms (+493 persons)

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