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, 3-bedroom dwellings was the most common bedroom count among occupied private dwellings in Cooee, accounting for 43.5% (104 dwellings). This share was lower than Burnie (C) (55.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2-bedroom dwellings, which increased by 10 dwellings and 1.9 percentage points.

Section overview

Number of bedrooms per dwelling

Cooee - Households (Enumerated)

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

Number of bedrooms per dwelling snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Cooee, with comparison markers for Burnie (C).

Cooee
Burnie (C)

0 or 1 bedrooms

2021 count

21

% of total

8.8%

Change from 2016

+1.3pp

2 bedrooms

2021 count

58

% of total

24.3%

Change from 2016

+1.9pp

3 bedrooms

2021 count

104

% of total

43.5%

Change from 2016

-3.7pp

4 bedrooms

2021 count

42

% of total

17.6%

Change from 2016

-1.1pp

5 bedrooms or more

2021 count

3

% of total

1.3%

Change from 2016

-0.6pp

Not stated

2021 count

3

% of total

1.3%

Change from 2016

-2.9pp

Data table

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

Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Cooee. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Burnie (C).
Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Cooee. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Burnie (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Burnie (C)%Count%Burnie (C)%Countpp
0 or 1 bedrooms218.8%4.3%167.5%4.2%+5+1.3pp
2 bedrooms5824.3%17.7%4822.4%18.0%+10+1.9pp
3 bedrooms10443.5%55.5%10147.2%56.1%+3-3.7pp
4 bedrooms4217.6%17.4%4018.7%15.7%+2-1.1pp
5 bedrooms or more31.3%3.6%41.9%3.4%-1-0.6pp
Not stated31.3%1.5%94.2%2.7%-6-2.9pp
Total households239100.0%100.0%214100.0%100.0%+250.0pp