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 Trinity Beach, accounting for 31.5% (862 dwellings). This share was lower than Cairns (R) (33%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 4-bedroom dwellings, which increased by 240 dwellings and 4.4 percentage points.

Section overview

Number of bedrooms per dwelling

Trinity Beach - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises number of bedrooms per dwelling for Trinity Beach in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Cairns (R) and change since 2016.

Number of bedrooms per dwelling snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Trinity Beach, with comparison markers for Cairns (R).

Trinity Beach
Cairns (R)

0 or 1 bedrooms

2021 count

118

% of total

4.3%

Change from 2016

+0.2pp

2 bedrooms

2021 count

636

% of total

23.2%

Change from 2016

-0.9pp

3 bedrooms

2021 count

862

% of total

31.5%

Change from 2016

-1.5pp

4 bedrooms

2021 count

839

% of total

30.6%

Change from 2016

+4.4pp

5 bedrooms or more

2021 count

156

% of total

5.7%

Change from 2016

+0.3pp

Not stated

2021 count

123

% of total

4.5%

Change from 2016

-2.9pp

Data table

Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Trinity Beach. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Cairns (R).

Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Trinity Beach. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Cairns (R).
Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Trinity Beach. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Cairns (R).
Category20212016Change
Count%Cairns (R)%Count%Cairns (R)%Countpp
0 or 1 bedrooms1184.3%6.8%934.1%6.7%+25+0.2pp
2 bedrooms63623.2%19.5%55124.1%19.6%+85-0.9pp
3 bedrooms86231.5%33.0%75533.0%33.3%+107-1.5pp
4 bedrooms83930.6%27.2%59926.2%24.8%+240+4.4pp
5 bedrooms or more1565.7%5.8%1235.4%4.9%+33+0.3pp
Not stated1234.5%7.7%1707.4%10.7%-47-2.9pp
Total households2,739100.0%100.0%2,288100.0%100.0%+4510.0pp