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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, people born overseas 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 overseas-born populations.
For example, where migrant 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 Townsville - born overseas | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Number of bedrooms | Number | % | Regional QLD | Number | % | Regional QLD | 2016 to 2021 |
| 0 or 1 bedrooms | 1,044 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 954 | 3.8 | 4.9 | +90 |
| 2 bedrooms | 3,977 | 15.0 | 16.8 | 3,860 | 15.5 | 17.0 | +117 |
| 3 bedrooms | 9,338 | 35.2 | 34.1 | 9,126 | 36.6 | 36.3 | +212 |
| 4 bedrooms | 9,491 | 35.8 | 33.4 | 8,414 | 33.8 | 31.3 | +1,077 |
| 5 bedrooms or more | 2,314 | 8.7 | 9.2 | 2,063 | 8.3 | 8.1 | +251 |
| Not stated | 367 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 507 | 2.0 | 2.4 | -140 |
| Total people counted in private dwellings | 26,531 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 24,924 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,607 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the number of bedrooms in dwellings for people born overseas in the City of Townsville in 2021 compared to Regional QLD, shows that there was a lower proportion of people born overseas in dwellings with 1 and 2 bedrooms, and a higher proportion in dwellings with 4 or more bedrooms.
Overall, 18.9% of people born overseas were in 1 and 2 bedroom dwellings, and 44.5% in 4 or more bedroom dwellings, compared with 21.9% and 42.6% for Regional QLD respectively.
The major differences between the number of bedrooms per dwelling for people born overseas in the City of Townsville and Regional QLD were:
- A larger percentage of people in 4 bedrooms (35.8% compared to 33.4%)
- A larger percentage of people in 3 bedrooms (35.2% compared to 34.1%)
- A smaller percentage of people in 2 bedrooms (15.0% compared to 16.8%)
- A smaller percentage of people in 0 or 1 bedrooms (3.9% compared to 5.1%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the number of bedrooms per dwelling for people born overseas in the City of Townsville between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 4 bedrooms (+1,077 persons)
- 5 bedrooms or more (+251 persons)
- 3 bedrooms (+212 persons)
- 2 bedrooms (+117 persons)
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