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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, people born in Philippines were most commonly found in dwellings with 3 bedrooms in the City of West Torrens.
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 West Torrens 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 West Torrens - born in Philippines | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Number of bedrooms | Number | % | Greater Adelaide | Number | % | Greater Adelaide | 2016 to 2021 |
| 0 or 1 bedrooms | 15 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 12 | 1.9 | 2.3 | +3 |
| 2 bedrooms | 234 | 32.7 | 16.4 | 216 | 33.5 | 18.3 | +18 |
| 3 bedrooms | 317 | 44.3 | 54.0 | 285 | 44.3 | 53.2 | +32 |
| 4 bedrooms | 91 | 12.7 | 21.5 | 76 | 11.8 | 19.8 | +15 |
| 5 bedrooms or more | 40 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 38 | 5.9 | 4.4 | +2 |
| Not stated | 18 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 17 | 2.6 | 2.1 | +1 |
| Total people counted in private dwellings | 715 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 644 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +71 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the number of bedrooms in dwellings for people born in Philippines in the City of West Torrens in 2021 compared to Greater Adelaide, shows that there was a higher proportion of people born in Philippines in dwellings with 1 and 2 bedrooms, and a lower proportion in dwellings with 4 or more bedrooms.
Overall, 34.8% of people born in Philippines were in 1 and 2 bedroom dwellings, and 18.3% in 4 or more bedroom dwellings, compared with 18.4% and 26.8% for Greater Adelaide respectively.
The major differences between the number of bedrooms per dwelling for people born in Philippines in the City of West Torrens and Greater Adelaide were:
- A larger percentage of people in 2 bedrooms (32.7% compared to 16.4%)
- A smaller percentage of people in 3 bedrooms (44.3% compared to 54.0%)
- A smaller percentage of people in 4 bedrooms (12.7% compared to 21.5%)
Emerging groups
There were no major changes for the population born in Philippines in City of West Torrens between 2016 and 2021.
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