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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 2 bedrooms in the City of Sydney.

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 Sydney 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 Sydney - non-English20212016Change
Number of bedroomsNumber%City of Sydney - Total populationNumber%City of Sydney - Total population2016 to 2021
0 or 1 bedrooms18,69226.824.918,64026.123.8+52
2 bedrooms33,54848.041.832,95746.238.3+591
3 bedrooms12,70618.219.512,64317.718.1+63
4 bedrooms2,7984.05.73,0464.35.4-248
5 bedrooms or more1,1811.71.91,5452.22.0-364
Not stated9391.36.32,5753.612.3-1,636
Total people counted in private dwellings69,864100.0100.071,406100.0100.0-1,542
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 Sydney in 2021 compared to the total population in the City of Sydney, 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, 74.8% of non-English speakers were in dwellings with 2 bedrooms or less, and 5.7% in 4 or more bedroom dwellings, compared with 66.7% and 7.6% for the total population in the City of Sydney respectively.

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

  • A larger percentage of people in 2 bedrooms (48.0% compared to 41.8%)
  • A larger percentage of people in 0 or 1 bedrooms (26.8% compared to 24.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of people in 4 bedrooms (4.0% compared to 5.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of people in 3 bedrooms (18.2% compared to 19.5%)

Emerging groups

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

  • 2 bedrooms (+591 persons)
  • 5 bedrooms or more (-364 persons)
  • 4 bedrooms (-248 persons)
  • 3 bedrooms (+63 persons)

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