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Northern Beaches Council area

Number of bedrooms per dwelling

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In 2021, Italian speakers were most commonly found in dwellings with 4 bedrooms in the Northern Beaches 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 the Northern Beaches 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
Northern Beaches Council - Italian20212016Change
Number of bedroomsNumber%Greater SydneyNumber%Greater Sydney2016 to 2021
0 or 1 bedrooms1394.54.21404.23.9-1
2 bedrooms56118.116.145713.814.7+104
3 bedrooms83526.934.895528.937.3-120
4 bedrooms92329.831.81,03931.531.2-116
5 bedrooms or more60919.712.165219.710.9-43
Not stated321.01.0591.82.1-27
Total people counted in private dwellings3,099100.0100.03,302100.0100.0-203
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 Italian speakers in the Northern Beaches Council in 2021 compared to Greater Sydney, shows that there was a higher proportion of Italian speakers in dwellings with 2 bedrooms or less, as well as a higher proportion of dwellings with 4 or more bedrooms.

Overall, 22.6% of Italian speakers were in dwellings with 2 bedrooms or less, and 49.4% in 4 or more bedroom dwellings, compared with 20.3% and 43.9% for Greater Sydney respectively.

The major differences between the number of bedrooms per dwelling Italian speakers in the Northern Beaches Council and Greater Sydney were:

  • A larger percentage of people in 5 bedrooms or more (19.7% compared to 12.1%)
  • A larger percentage of people in 2 bedrooms (18.1% compared to 16.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of people in 3 bedrooms (26.9% compared to 34.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of people in 4 bedrooms (29.8% compared to 31.8%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the number of bedrooms per dwelling for Italian speakers in the Northern Beaches Council between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • 3 bedrooms (-120 persons)
  • 4 bedrooms (-116 persons)
  • 2 bedrooms (+104 persons)

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