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.
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Key insight
In 2021, 3-bedroom dwellings was the most common bedroom count among occupied private dwellings in Ridgley, accounting for 56.7% (140 dwellings). This share was higher than Burnie (C) (53.4%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 4-bedroom dwellings, which increased by 15 dwellings and 3.7 percentage points.
Section overview
Number of bedrooms per dwelling
Ridgley - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of bedrooms per dwelling for Ridgley in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Burnie (C) and change since 2016.
Number of bedrooms per dwelling snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Ridgley, with comparison markers for Burnie (C).
0 or 1 bedrooms
2021 count
0
% of total
0.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
0
0.0%
0.0pp
2 bedrooms
2021 count
16
% of total
6.5%
Change from 2016
-2.0pp
16
6.5%
-2.0pp
3 bedrooms
2021 count
140
% of total
56.7%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
140
56.7%
0.0pp
4 bedrooms
2021 count
71
% of total
28.7%
Change from 2016
+3.7pp
71
28.7%
+3.7pp
5 bedrooms or more
2021 count
7
% of total
2.8%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
7
2.8%
+0.1pp
Not stated
2021 count
11
% of total
4.5%
Change from 2016
-2.6pp
11
4.5%
-2.6pp
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Number of bedrooms per dwelling change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
0 or 1 bedrooms
0
0.0pp
2 bedrooms
-3
-2.0pp
3 bedrooms
+13
0.0pp
4 bedrooms
+15
+3.7pp
5 bedrooms or more
+1
+0.1pp
Not stated
-5
-2.6pp
Data table
Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Ridgley. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Burnie (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Burnie (C)% | Count | % | Burnie (C)% | Count | pp | |
| 0 or 1 bedrooms | 0 | 0.0% | 4.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 4.0% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| 2 bedrooms | 16 | 6.5% | 17.3% | 19 | 8.5% | 17.3% | -3 | -2.0pp |
| 3 bedrooms | 140 | 56.7% | 53.4% | 127 | 56.7% | 53.7% | +13 | 0.0pp |
| 4 bedrooms | 71 | 28.7% | 16.7% | 56 | 25.0% | 15.1% | +15 | +3.7pp |
| 5 bedrooms or more | 7 | 2.8% | 3.5% | 6 | 2.7% | 3.2% | +1 | +0.1pp |
| Not stated | 11 | 4.5% | 4.9% | 16 | 7.1% | 6.7% | -5 | -2.6pp |
| Total households | 247 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 224 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +23 | 0.0pp |