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 Nashua, accounting for 36.5% (35 dwellings). This share was lower than Byron (A) (37.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3-bedroom dwellings, which decreased by 10 dwellings and 9.4 percentage points.

Section overview

Number of bedrooms per dwelling

Nashua - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises number of bedrooms per dwelling for Nashua in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Byron (A) and change since 2016.

Number of bedrooms per dwelling snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Nashua, with comparison markers for Byron (A).

Nashua
Byron (A)

0 or 1 bedrooms

2021 count

8

% of total

8.3%

Change from 2016

+0.1pp

2 bedrooms

2021 count

10

% of total

10.4%

Change from 2016

-2.9pp

3 bedrooms

2021 count

35

% of total

36.5%

Change from 2016

-9.4pp

4 bedrooms

2021 count

22

% of total

22.9%

Change from 2016

+4.5pp

5 bedrooms or more

2021 count

9

% of total

9.4%

Change from 2016

+3.3pp

Not stated

2021 count

15

% of total

15.6%

Change from 2016

+8.5pp

Data table

Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Nashua. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Byron (A).

Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Nashua. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Byron (A).
Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Nashua. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Byron (A).
Category20212016Change
Count%Byron (A)%Count%Byron (A)%Countpp
0 or 1 bedrooms88.3%10.3%88.2%8.7%0+0.1pp
2 bedrooms1010.4%15.4%1313.3%15.2%-3-2.9pp
3 bedrooms3536.5%37.2%4545.9%38.5%-10-9.4pp
4 bedrooms2222.9%21.0%1818.4%18.4%+4+4.5pp
5 bedrooms or more99.4%6.1%66.1%4.3%+3+3.3pp
Not stated1515.6%10.0%77.1%15.0%+8+8.5pp
Total households96100.0%100.0%98100.0%100.0%-20.0pp