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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, children aged 0 to 4 years were most commonly found in dwellings with 4 bedrooms in the City of Townsville.
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 Townsville 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 Townsville - 0 to 4 years | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Number of bedrooms | Number | % | City of Townsville - Total population | Number | % | City of Townsville - Total population | 2016 to 2021 |
| 0 or 1 bedrooms | 75 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 63 | 0.5 | 2.6 | +12 |
| 2 bedrooms | 685 | 6.1 | 10.3 | 803 | 6.4 | 10.5 | -118 |
| 3 bedrooms | 3,991 | 35.6 | 34.7 | 4,473 | 35.7 | 35.7 | -482 |
| 4 bedrooms | 4,921 | 43.8 | 37.3 | 5,512 | 44.0 | 36.0 | -591 |
| 5 bedrooms or more | 875 | 7.8 | 8.9 | 951 | 7.6 | 8.3 | -76 |
| Not stated | 679 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 731 | 5.8 | 7.0 | -52 |
| Total people in private dwellings | 11,226 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 12,533 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -1,307 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the number of bedrooms in dwellings for children aged 0 to 4 years in the City of Townsville in 2021 compared to the total population in the City of Townsville, shows that there was a lower proportion of children aged 0 to 4 years in dwellings with 2 bedrooms or less, and a higher proportion of dwellings with 4 or more bedrooms.
Overall, 6.8% of children aged 0 to 4 years were in dwellings with 2 bedrooms or less, and 51.6% in 4 or more bedroom dwellings, compared with 13.1% and 46.2% for the total population in the City of Townsville respectively.
The major differences between the number of bedrooms per dwelling children aged 0 to 4 years in the City of Townsville and the total population in the City of Townsville were:
- A larger percentage of people in 4 bedrooms (43.8% compared to 37.3%)
- A smaller percentage of people in 2 bedrooms (6.1% compared to 10.3%)
- A smaller percentage of people in 0 or 1 bedrooms (0.7% compared to 2.8%)
- A smaller percentage of people in 5 bedrooms or more (7.8% compared to 8.9%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the number of bedrooms per dwelling for children aged 0 to 4 years in the City of Townsville between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 4 bedrooms (-591 persons)
- 3 bedrooms (-482 persons)
- 2 bedrooms (-118 persons)
- 5 bedrooms or more (-76 persons)
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