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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, people aged 25 to 34 years were most commonly found in dwellings with 3 bedrooms in the City of Maroondah.
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 Maroondah 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 Maroondah - 25 to 34 years | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Number of bedrooms | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | 2016 to 2021 |
| 0 or 1 bedrooms | 226 | 1.5 | 6.4 | 177 | 1.2 | 6.7 | +49 |
| 2 bedrooms | 3,720 | 25.0 | 23.2 | 3,530 | 23.4 | 23.0 | +190 |
| 3 bedrooms | 6,408 | 43.1 | 33.9 | 6,754 | 44.8 | 36.5 | -346 |
| 4 bedrooms | 3,193 | 21.5 | 25.3 | 3,152 | 20.9 | 21.7 | +41 |
| 5 bedrooms or more | 820 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 748 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +72 |
| Not stated | 502 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 731 | 4.8 | 7.1 | -229 |
| Total people in private dwellings | 14,869 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 15,092 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -223 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the number of bedrooms in dwellings for people aged 25 to 34 years in the City of Maroondah in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne, shows that there was a lower proportion of people aged 25 to 34 years in dwellings with 2 bedrooms or less, as well as a lower proportion of dwellings with 4 or more bedrooms.
Overall, 26.5% of people aged 25 to 34 years were in dwellings with 2 bedrooms or less, and 27.0% in 4 or more bedroom dwellings, compared with 29.5% and 31.2% for Greater Melbourne respectively.
The major differences between the number of bedrooms per dwelling people aged 25 to 34 years in the City of Maroondah and Greater Melbourne were:
- A larger percentage of people in 3 bedrooms (43.1% compared to 33.9%)
- A larger percentage of people in 2 bedrooms (25.0% compared to 23.2%)
- A smaller percentage of people in 0 or 1 bedrooms (1.5% compared to 6.4%)
- A smaller percentage of people in 4 bedrooms (21.5% compared to 25.3%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the number of bedrooms per dwelling for people aged 25 to 34 years in the City of Maroondah between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 3 bedrooms (-346 persons)
- 2 bedrooms (+190 persons)
- 5 bedrooms or more (+72 persons)
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