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 Camden, accounting for 37% (500 dwellings). This share was higher than Camden (A) (20.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 4-bedroom dwellings, which increased by 42 dwellings and 2 percentage points.

Section overview

Number of bedrooms per dwelling

Camden - Households (Enumerated)

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

Number of bedrooms per dwelling snapshot

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

Camden
Camden (A)

0 or 1 bedrooms

2021 count

108

% of total

8.0%

Change from 2016

-0.1pp

2 bedrooms

2021 count

290

% of total

21.5%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

3 bedrooms

2021 count

500

% of total

37.0%

Change from 2016

-3.2pp

4 bedrooms

2021 count

295

% of total

21.9%

Change from 2016

+2.0pp

5 bedrooms or more

2021 count

77

% of total

5.7%

Change from 2016

+1.1pp

Not stated

2021 count

72

% of total

5.3%

Change from 2016

-0.1pp

Data table

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

Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Camden. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Camden (A).
Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Camden. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Camden (A).
Category20212016Change
Count%Camden (A)%Count%Camden (A)%Countpp
0 or 1 bedrooms1088.0%2.3%1038.1%1.6%+5-0.1pp
2 bedrooms29021.5%4.3%27321.5%4.6%+170.0pp
3 bedrooms50037.0%20.1%51140.2%25.5%-11-3.2pp
4 bedrooms29521.9%57.3%25319.9%52.2%+42+2.0pp
5 bedrooms or more775.7%12.5%584.6%11.1%+19+1.1pp
Not stated725.3%3.4%695.4%5.0%+3-0.1pp
Total households1,350100.0%100.0%1,272100.0%100.0%+780.0pp