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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, people born in Sri Lanka were most commonly found in dwellings with 3 bedrooms in the City of Whitehorse.
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 Whitehorse 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 Whitehorse - born in Sri Lanka | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Number of bedrooms | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | 2016 to 2021 |
| 0 or 1 bedrooms | 167 | 6.8 | 2.7 | 100 | 4.8 | 3.1 | +67 |
| 2 bedrooms | 416 | 17.0 | 11.4 | 374 | 17.9 | 13.2 | +42 |
| 3 bedrooms | 824 | 33.7 | 33.9 | 722 | 34.6 | 38.7 | +102 |
| 4 bedrooms | 697 | 28.5 | 40.3 | 523 | 25.1 | 34.5 | +174 |
| 5 bedrooms or more | 322 | 13.2 | 10.7 | 307 | 14.7 | 8.4 | +15 |
| Not stated | 22 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 60 | 2.9 | 2.1 | -38 |
| Total people counted in private dwellings | 2,448 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,086 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +362 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the number of bedrooms in dwellings for people born in Sri Lanka in the City of Whitehorse in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne, shows that there was a higher proportion of people born in Sri Lanka in dwellings with 1 and 2 bedrooms, and a lower proportion in dwellings with 4 or more bedrooms.
Overall, 23.8% of people born in Sri Lanka were in 1 and 2 bedroom dwellings, and 41.6% in 4 or more bedroom dwellings, compared with 14.1% and 51.1% for Greater Melbourne respectively.
The major differences between the number of bedrooms per dwelling for people born in Sri Lanka in the City of Whitehorse and Greater Melbourne were:
- A larger percentage of people in 2 bedrooms (17.0% compared to 11.4%)
- A larger percentage of people in 0 or 1 bedrooms (6.8% compared to 2.7%)
- A larger percentage of people in 5 bedrooms or more (13.2% compared to 10.7%)
- A smaller percentage of people in 4 bedrooms (28.5% compared to 40.3%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the number of bedrooms per dwelling for people born in Sri Lanka in the City of Whitehorse between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 4 bedrooms (+174 persons)
- 3 bedrooms (+102 persons)
- 0 or 1 bedrooms (+67 persons)
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