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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 City of Knox.

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 City of Knox 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
City of Knox - non-English20212016Change
Number of bedroomsNumber%City of Knox - Total populationNumber%City of Knox - Total population2016 to 2021
0 or 1 bedrooms3130.70.93190.80.9-6
2 bedrooms2,8706.38.02,4086.37.4+462
3 bedrooms18,22240.340.316,23042.442.3+1,992
4 bedrooms17,97339.736.814,55838.035.4+3,415
5 bedrooms or more5,58412.311.24,28611.210.0+1,298
Not stated2830.62.84761.23.9-193
Total people counted in private dwellings45,245100.0100.038,277100.0100.0+6,968
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 City of Knox in 2021 compared to the total population in the City of Knox, shows that there was a lower proportion of non-English speakers in dwellings with 2 bedrooms or less, and a higher proportion of dwellings with 4 or more bedrooms.

Overall, 7.0% of non-English speakers were in dwellings with 2 bedrooms or less, and 52.1% in 4 or more bedroom dwellings, compared with 8.9% and 48.0% for the total population in the City of Knox respectively.

The major differences between the number of bedrooms per dwelling non-English speakers in the City of Knox and the total population in the City of Knox were:

  • A larger percentage of people in 4 bedrooms (39.7% compared to 36.8%)
  • A larger percentage of people in 5 bedrooms or more (12.3% compared to 11.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of people in 2 bedrooms (6.3% compared to 8.0%)

Emerging groups

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

  • 4 bedrooms (+3,415 persons)
  • 3 bedrooms (+1,992 persons)
  • 5 bedrooms or more (+1,298 persons)
  • 2 bedrooms (+462 persons)

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