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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, dwellings with 4 bedrooms were the most common amongst recent arrivals in Nillumbik 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 Nillumbik Shire plays in the housing market for recent arrivals.
Areas with large student populations among their recent arrivals may have many single bedroom dwellings or bedsits, particularly with purpose-built student accommodation. Families may live in dwellings with larger number of bedrooms.
In combination with Household Type and Household Size, the Number of Bedrooms can also indicate issues around housing affordability and overcrowding among migrant communities.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'How many bedrooms are there in this dwelling?'
| Number of bedrooms per dwelling | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nillumbik Shire - Recent arrivals | 2021 | ||
| Number of bedrooms | Number | % | City of Casey |
| 0 or 1 bedrooms | 6 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
| 2 bedrooms | 50 | 7.8 | 4.3 |
| 3 bedrooms | 229 | 35.6 | 37.4 |
| 4 bedrooms | 268 | 41.7 | 48.1 |
| 5 bedrooms or more | 90 | 14.0 | 8.7 |
| Not stated | 0 | -- | 1.1 |
| Total people counted in private dwellings | 643 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the number of bedrooms in dwellings for recent arrivals in Nillumbik Shire shows that there was a higher proportion of recent arrivals in dwellings with 1 or 2 bedrooms, and a lower proportion in dwellings with 4 or more bedrooms compared to the City of Casey in 2021.
Overall, 8.7% of recent arrivals were in 1 or 2 bedroom dwellings, and 55.7% in 4 or more bedroom dwellings, compared with 4.7% and 56.8% for City of Casey respectively.
The major differences between the number of bedrooms per dwelling for recent arrivals in Nillumbik Shire and City of Casey were:
- A larger percentage of people in 5 bedrooms or more (14.0% compared to 8.7%)
- A larger percentage of people in 2 bedrooms (7.8% compared to 4.3%)
- A smaller percentage of people in 4 bedrooms (41.7% compared to 48.1%)
- A smaller percentage of people in 3 bedrooms (35.6% compared to 37.4%)
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