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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, non-English speakers were most commonly found in dwellings with 2 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 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 Port Phillip - non-English | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Number of bedrooms | Number | % | City of Port Phillip - Total population | Number | % | City of Port Phillip - Total population | 2016 to 2021 |
| 0 or 1 bedrooms | 3,702 | 17.7 | 15.3 | 4,283 | 21.2 | 15.7 | -581 |
| 2 bedrooms | 9,386 | 44.8 | 40.4 | 8,735 | 43.3 | 38.5 | +651 |
| 3 bedrooms | 5,773 | 27.5 | 27.3 | 5,064 | 25.1 | 25.2 | +709 |
| 4 bedrooms | 1,524 | 7.3 | 9.1 | 1,263 | 6.3 | 7.8 | +261 |
| 5 bedrooms or more | 348 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 397 | 2.0 | 2.3 | -49 |
| Not stated | 224 | 1.1 | 5.7 | 443 | 2.2 | 10.4 | -219 |
| Total people counted in private dwellings | 20,957 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 20,185 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +772 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the number of bedrooms in dwellings for non-English speakers in City of Port Phillip in 2021 compared to the total population in City of Port Phillip, shows that there was a higher proportion of non-English speakers in dwellings with 2 bedrooms or less, and a lower proportion of dwellings with 4 or more bedrooms.
Overall, 62.5% of non-English speakers were in dwellings with 2 bedrooms or less, and 8.9% in 4 or more bedroom dwellings, compared with 55.7% and 11.3% for the total population in City of Port Phillip respectively.
The major differences between the number of bedrooms per dwelling non-English speakers in City of Port Phillip and the total population in City of Port Phillip were:
- A larger percentage of people in 2 bedrooms (44.8% compared to 40.4%)
- A larger percentage of people in 0 or 1 bedrooms (17.7% compared to 15.3%)
- A smaller percentage of people in 4 bedrooms (7.3% compared to 9.1%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the number of bedrooms per dwelling for non-English speakers in City of Port Phillip between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 3 bedrooms (+709 persons)
- 2 bedrooms (+651 persons)
- 0 or 1 bedrooms (-581 persons)
- 4 bedrooms (+261 persons)
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