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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, Somali speakers were most commonly found in dwellings with 3 bedrooms in the City of Melbourne.
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 Melbourne 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 Melbourne - Somali | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Number of bedrooms | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | 2016 to 2021 |
| 0 or 1 bedrooms | 13 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 23 | 2.1 | 1.9 | -10 |
| 2 bedrooms | 172 | 19.9 | 13.9 | 198 | 18.1 | 15.9 | -26 |
| 3 bedrooms | 490 | 56.7 | 37.8 | 654 | 59.7 | 39.1 | -164 |
| 4 bedrooms | 113 | 13.1 | 29.1 | 85 | 7.8 | 25.8 | +28 |
| 5 bedrooms or more | 59 | 6.8 | 15.6 | 78 | 7.1 | 11.8 | -19 |
| Not stated | 17 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 58 | 5.3 | 5.6 | -41 |
| Total people counted in private dwellings | 864 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,096 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -232 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the number of bedrooms in dwellings for Somali speakers in the City of Melbourne in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne, shows that there was a higher proportion of Somali speakers in dwellings with 2 bedrooms or less, and a lower proportion of dwellings with 4 or more bedrooms.
Overall, 21.4% of Somali speakers were in dwellings with 2 bedrooms or less, and 19.9% in 4 or more bedroom dwellings, compared with 15.2% and 44.7% for Greater Melbourne respectively.
The major differences between the number of bedrooms per dwelling Somali speakers in the City of Melbourne and Greater Melbourne were:
- A larger percentage of people in 3 bedrooms (56.7% compared to 37.8%)
- A larger percentage of people in 2 bedrooms (19.9% compared to 13.9%)
- A smaller percentage of people in 4 bedrooms (13.1% compared to 29.1%)
- A smaller percentage of people in 5 bedrooms or more (6.8% compared to 15.6%)
Emerging groups
The largest change in the number of bedrooms per dwelling for Somali speakers in the City of Melbourne between 2016 and 2021 was:
- 3 bedrooms (-164 persons)
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