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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, dwellings with 3 bedrooms were the most common for low income households in the City of Merri-bek.
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 Merri-bek plays in the housing market.
For low income households, affordability may be an issue, and it may be that households can only afford to occupy (rent or buy) relatively small dwellings. However, this is also related to Household Size - low incomes are often associated with 1 or 2 person households, particularly retirees and students, so number of bedrooms data should be viewed in conjunction with Household Type data to get an indication of whether particular housing sizes indicate the presence of overcrowding and housing affordability issues.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'How many bedrooms are there in this dwelling?'
| Number of bedrooms per dwelling | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Merri-bek - Low income households | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Number of bedrooms | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | 2016 to 2021 |
| 0 or 1 bedrooms | 1,239 | 11.2 | 9.3 | 1,430 | 10.5 | 9.3 | -191 |
| 2 bedrooms | 3,407 | 30.9 | 23.5 | 4,204 | 30.9 | 23.8 | -797 |
| 3 bedrooms | 4,999 | 45.3 | 43.8 | 6,102 | 44.9 | 44.4 | -1,103 |
| 4 bedrooms | 1,064 | 9.6 | 18.7 | 1,251 | 9.2 | 16.5 | -187 |
| 5 bedrooms or more | 178 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 252 | 1.9 | 3.2 | -74 |
| Not stated | 145 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 359 | 2.6 | 2.7 | -214 |
| Total low income households | 11,032 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 13,598 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -2,566 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the number of bedrooms in dwellings for low income households in City of Merri-bek in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne shows that there was a higher proportion of households in dwellings with 2 bedrooms or less, and a lower proportion in dwellings with 4 or more bedrooms.
Overall, 42.1% of low income households were in dwellings with 2 bedrooms or less and 11.3% in 4 or more bedroom dwellings, compared with 32.8% and 22.1% for Greater Melbourne respectively.
The major differences between the number of bedrooms per dwelling for low income households in the City of Merri-bek and Greater Melbourne were:
- A larger percentage of households in 2 bedrooms (30.9% compared to 23.5%)
- A larger percentage of households in 0 or 1 bedrooms (11.2% compared to 9.3%)
- A smaller percentage of households in 4 bedrooms (9.6% compared to 18.7%)
- A smaller percentage of households in 5 bedrooms or more (1.6% compared to 3.4%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the number of bedrooms per dwelling for low income households in the City of Merri-bek between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 3 bedrooms (-1,103 households)
- 2 bedrooms (-797 households)
- 0 or 1 bedrooms (-191 households)
- 4 bedrooms (-187 households)
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