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Mornington Peninsula ShireCommunity profile

Mornington Peninsula Shire

Number of bedrooms per dwelling

In 2021, people aged 80 years or more were most commonly found in dwellings with 3 bedrooms in Mornington Peninsula Shire.

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 Mornington Peninsula Shire 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
Mornington Peninsula Shire - 80 years or more20212016Change
Number of bedroomsNumber%Greater MelbourneNumber%Greater Melbourne2016 to 2021
0 or 1 bedrooms2172.14.12613.24.5-44
2 bedrooms2,93528.622.42,41329.823.7+522
3 bedrooms4,60044.947.33,51943.545.9+1,081
4 bedrooms1,51114.717.389911.113.9+612
5 bedrooms or more3983.94.22362.93.4+162
Not stated5955.84.67679.58.6-172
Total people in private dwellings10,256100.0100.08,095100.0100.0+2,161
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 people aged 80 years or more in Mornington Peninsula Shire in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne, shows that there was a higher proportion of people aged 80 years or more in dwellings with 2 bedrooms or less, and a lower proportion of dwellings with 4 or more bedrooms.

Overall, 30.7% of people aged 80 years or more were in dwellings with 2 bedrooms or less, and 18.6% in 4 or more bedroom dwellings, compared with 26.6% and 21.5% for Greater Melbourne respectively.

The major differences between the number of bedrooms per dwelling people aged 80 years or more in Mornington Peninsula Shire and Greater Melbourne were:

  • A larger percentage of people in 2 bedrooms (28.6% compared to 22.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of people in 4 bedrooms (14.7% compared to 17.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of people in 3 bedrooms (44.9% compared to 47.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of people in 0 or 1 bedrooms (2.1% compared to 4.1%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the number of bedrooms per dwelling for people aged 80 years or more in Mornington Peninsula Shire between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • 3 bedrooms (+1,081 persons)
  • 4 bedrooms (+612 persons)
  • 2 bedrooms (+522 persons)
  • 5 bedrooms or more (+162 persons)

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