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 West Busselton, accounting for 39.2% (1,500 dwellings). This share was higher than Busselton (C) (33.8%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 4-bedroom dwellings, which increased by 196 dwellings and 2.1 percentage points.

Section overview

Number of bedrooms per dwelling

West Busselton - Households (Enumerated)

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

Number of bedrooms per dwelling snapshot

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

West Busselton
Busselton (C)

0 or 1 bedrooms

2021 count

143

% of total

3.7%

Change from 2016

-0.3pp

2 bedrooms

2021 count

501

% of total

13.1%

Change from 2016

-0.8pp

3 bedrooms

2021 count

1,500

% of total

39.2%

Change from 2016

+0.3pp

4 bedrooms

2021 count

1,366

% of total

35.7%

Change from 2016

+2.1pp

5 bedrooms or more

2021 count

135

% of total

3.5%

Change from 2016

+0.4pp

Not stated

2021 count

179

% of total

4.7%

Change from 2016

-1.6pp

Data table

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

Number of bedrooms per dwelling for West Busselton. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Busselton (C).
Number of bedrooms per dwelling for West Busselton. 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 bedrooms1433.7%3.4%1384.0%3.2%+5-0.3pp
2 bedrooms50113.1%9.3%48513.9%9.8%+16-0.8pp
3 bedrooms1,50039.2%33.8%1,35338.9%33.8%+147+0.3pp
4 bedrooms1,36635.7%42.6%1,17033.6%41.4%+196+2.1pp
5 bedrooms or more1353.5%5.6%1083.1%4.8%+27+0.4pp
Not stated1794.7%5.4%2186.3%7.1%-39-1.6pp
Total households3,824100.0%100.0%3,479100.0%100.0%+3450.0pp