Housing well-being and sleep in Australia
Survey
HILDA
Author(s)
Edmed, Shannon L
s.edmed@uq.edu.au
Child Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5550-9371
Huda, M Mamun
mhuda@csu.edu.au
Rural Health Research Institute, Charles Sturt University, Orange, New South Wales, Australia
0000-0003-1069-3472
Alam, Md Ashraful
mdashraful.alam@uq.edu.au
Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
0000-0003-1389-8510
Pattinson, Cassandra L
c.pattinson@uq.edu.au
Child Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
0000-0002-5975-7935
Rossa, Kalina R
k.rossa@uq.edu.au
Child Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
0000-0001-7004-9553
Shekari Soleimanloo, Shamsi
s.shekarisoleimanloo@uq.edu.au
School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
0000-0001-8142-8508
Smith, Simon S
simon.smith@uq.edu.au
Child Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
0000-0002-0362-9045
Date Issued
2025-04-08
Keywords
Sleep duration
Sleep disturbances
Environmental factors
Housing insecurity
Housing quality
Residential instability
Abstract
The built and social aspects of housing influence a broad range of health and social outcomes and may be important enablers of barriers to occupants accessing sufficient and good-quality sleep. The aim of this study was to examine the relationships between housing well-being (a conceptualization of housing-related [dis]advantage), with self-reported sleep outcomes in Australians. We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of Wave 21 (2021) of the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey, a longitudinal, population-based study of Australian households. Multilevel logistic regression models were used to examine the association between "housing well-being" and sleep outcomes. The sample analyzed consisted of 13,516 respondents. Greater housing insecurity (a composite score comprising tenure type, housing affordability stress, and housing mobility) was associated with higher odds of insufficient sleep (AOR: 1.28; 95% CI: 1.15, 1.41) and sleep disturbance (AOR: 1.13; 95% CI: 1.04, 1.22) after adjustment. Unsuitable housing (a composite score comprising dwelling type, occupant density, and housing quality) was associated with increased odds of insufficient sleep (AOR: 1.36; 95% CI: 1.19, 1.55), napping (AOR: 1.13; 95% CI: 1.02, 1.25), and sleep disturbance (AOR: 1.14; 95% CI: 1.03, 1.26) after adjustment. Improving housing condition and circumstances may support the sleep health of Australians. Future research should explore the ways in which sleep may play a mediating role through which built environments affect other health and well-being outcomes.
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