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 Sabina River, accounting for 66.7% (14 dwellings). This share was higher than Busselton (C) (42.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3-bedroom dwellings, which decreased by 5 dwellings and 21.4 percentage points.

Section overview

Number of bedrooms per dwelling

Sabina River - Households (Enumerated)

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

Number of bedrooms per dwelling snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Sabina River, with comparison markers for Busselton (C).

Sabina River
Busselton (C)

0 or 1 bedrooms

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

2 bedrooms

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

3 bedrooms

2021 count

6

% of total

28.6%

Change from 2016

-21.4pp

4 bedrooms

2021 count

14

% of total

66.7%

Change from 2016

+16.7pp

5 bedrooms or more

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Not stated

2021 count

5

% of total

23.8%

Change from 2016

+23.8pp

Data table

Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Sabina River. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Busselton (C).

Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Sabina River. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Busselton (C).
Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Sabina River. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Busselton (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Busselton (C)%Count%Busselton (C)%Countpp
0 or 1 bedrooms00.0%3.4%00.0%3.2%00.0pp
2 bedrooms00.0%9.3%00.0%9.8%00.0pp
3 bedrooms628.6%33.8%1150.0%33.8%-5-21.4pp
4 bedrooms1466.7%42.6%1150.0%41.4%+3+16.7pp
5 bedrooms or more00.0%5.6%00.0%4.8%00.0pp
Not stated523.8%5.4%00.0%7.1%+5+23.8pp
Total households21100.0%100.0%22100.0%100.0%-10.0pp