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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, people aged 12 to 25 years were most commonly found in dwellings with 3 bedrooms in City of Port Phillip.
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 City of Port Phillip plays in the housing market for different age groups.
For example, where people aged 18 to 24 are in the workforce, 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 Port Phillip - 12 to 25 years | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Number of bedrooms | Number | % | IMAP area | Number | % | IMAP area | 2016 to 2021 |
| 0 or 1 bedrooms | 1,221 | 9.8 | 12.3 | 1,621 | 12.4 | 13.7 | -400 |
| 2 bedrooms | 3,728 | 29.9 | 33.7 | 4,184 | 32.1 | 34.5 | -456 |
| 3 bedrooms | 4,131 | 33.1 | 27.4 | 3,652 | 28.0 | 24.5 | +479 |
| 4 bedrooms | 2,081 | 16.7 | 15.2 | 1,696 | 13.0 | 12.2 | +385 |
| 5 bedrooms or more | 644 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 583 | 4.5 | 5.3 | +61 |
| Not stated | 667 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 1,315 | 10.1 | 9.9 | -648 |
| Total people in private dwellings | 12,472 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 13,051 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -579 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the number of bedrooms in dwellings for people aged 12 to 25 years in City of Port Phillip in 2021 compared to IMAP area, shows that there was a lower proportion of people aged 12 to 25 years in dwellings with 2 bedrooms or less, and a higher proportion of dwellings with 4 or more bedrooms.
Overall, 39.7% of people aged 12 to 25 years were in dwellings with 2 bedrooms or less, and 21.8% in 4 or more bedroom dwellings, compared with 46.0% and 21.2% for IMAP area respectively.
The major differences between the number of bedrooms per dwelling people aged 12 to 25 years in City of Port Phillip and IMAP area were:
- A larger percentage of people in 3 bedrooms (33.1% compared to 27.4%)
- A larger percentage of people in 4 bedrooms (16.7% compared to 15.2%)
- A smaller percentage of people in 2 bedrooms (29.9% compared to 33.7%)
- A smaller percentage of people in 0 or 1 bedrooms (9.8% compared to 12.3%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the number of bedrooms per dwelling for people aged 12 to 25 years in City of Port Phillip between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 3 bedrooms (+479 persons)
- 2 bedrooms (-456 persons)
- 0 or 1 bedrooms (-400 persons)
- 4 bedrooms (+385 persons)
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