Housing

Number of bedrooms per dwelling

About this topic

Number of bedrooms per dwelling records the bedroom count of occupied private dwellings. It is a simple but useful indicator of dwelling size and housing capacity.

This topic is most informative when read with dwelling type, household size, and household type. Together, these measures can help identify whether housing stock is suited to local household needs and can signal issues such as crowding or affordability pressure.

Interpretation notes

  • The count refers to bedrooms in occupied private dwellings, not the total number of rooms.
  • Bedroom count can suggest dwelling capacity, but it should be read with household size before drawing conclusions about crowding.

Key insight

In 2021, 4-bedroom dwellings was the most common bedroom count among occupied private dwellings in Bungarribee, accounting for 60.3% (490 dwellings). This share was higher than Blacktown (C) (34.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3-bedroom dwellings, which increased by 53 dwellings and 4.9 percentage points.

Section overview

Number of bedrooms per dwelling

Bungarribee - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises number of bedrooms per dwelling for Bungarribee in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Blacktown (C) and change since 2016.

Number of bedrooms per dwelling snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Bungarribee, with comparison markers for Blacktown (C).

Bungarribee
Blacktown (C)

0 or 1 bedrooms

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-0.4pp

2 bedrooms

2021 count

7

% of total

0.9%

Change from 2016

+0.5pp

3 bedrooms

2021 count

137

% of total

16.9%

Change from 2016

+4.9pp

4 bedrooms

2021 count

490

% of total

60.3%

Change from 2016

-7.1pp

5 bedrooms or more

2021 count

159

% of total

19.6%

Change from 2016

+3.1pp

Not stated

2021 count

20

% of total

2.5%

Change from 2016

-0.4pp

Data table

Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Bungarribee. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Blacktown (C).

Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Bungarribee. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Blacktown (C).
Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Bungarribee. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Blacktown (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Blacktown (C)%Count%Blacktown (C)%Countpp
0 or 1 bedrooms00.0%2.5%30.4%2.4%-3-0.4pp
2 bedrooms70.9%10.6%30.4%9.0%+4+0.5pp
3 bedrooms13716.9%37.4%8412.0%43.3%+53+4.9pp
4 bedrooms49060.3%34.1%47167.4%31.6%+19-7.1pp
5 bedrooms or more15919.6%9.6%11516.5%7.3%+44+3.1pp
Not stated202.5%5.9%202.9%6.5%0-0.4pp
Total households813100.0%100.0%699100.0%100.0%+1140.0pp