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Number of bedrooms per dwelling

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In 2021, people born in South Africa were most commonly found in dwellings with 2 bedrooms in the City of Yarra.

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 Yarra 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 Yarra - born in South Africa20212016Change
Number of bedroomsNumber%Greater MelbourneNumber%Greater Melbourne2016 to 2021
0 or 1 bedrooms7817.23.36717.93.2+11
2 bedrooms21046.315.817847.615.6+32
3 bedrooms13429.534.69525.436.8+39
4 bedrooms286.237.4246.435.6+4
5 bedrooms or more40.98.461.67.5-2
Not stated00.00.441.11.4-4
Total people counted in private dwellings454100.0100.0374100.0100.0+80
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the number of bedrooms in dwellings for people born in South Africa in the City of Yarra in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne, shows that there was a higher proportion of people born in South Africa in dwellings with 1 and 2 bedrooms, and a lower proportion in dwellings with 4 or more bedrooms.

Overall, 63.4% of people born in South Africa were in 1 and 2 bedroom dwellings, and 7.0% in 4 or more bedroom dwellings, compared with 19.1% and 45.8% for Greater Melbourne respectively.

The major differences between the number of bedrooms per dwelling for people born in South Africa in the City of Yarra and Greater Melbourne were:

  • A larger percentage of people in 2 bedrooms (46.3% compared to 15.8%)
  • A larger percentage of people in 0 or 1 bedrooms (17.2% compared to 3.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of people in 4 bedrooms (6.2% compared to 37.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of people in 5 bedrooms or more (0.9% compared to 8.4%)

Emerging groups

There were no major changes for the population born in South Africa in City of Yarra between 2016 and 2021.

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