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 Wilson, accounting for 40.4% (1,029 dwellings). This share was higher than Canning (C) (38.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 4-bedroom dwellings, which increased by 110 dwellings and 2.4 percentage points.

Section overview

Number of bedrooms per dwelling

Wilson - Households (Enumerated)

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

Number of bedrooms per dwelling snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Wilson, with comparison markers for Canning (C).

Wilson
Canning (C)

0 or 1 bedrooms

2021 count

87

% of total

3.4%

Change from 2016

+0.1pp

2 bedrooms

2021 count

271

% of total

10.6%

Change from 2016

-0.4pp

3 bedrooms

2021 count

1,029

% of total

40.4%

Change from 2016

-0.3pp

4 bedrooms

2021 count

840

% of total

32.9%

Change from 2016

+2.4pp

5 bedrooms or more

2021 count

210

% of total

8.2%

Change from 2016

+0.6pp

Not stated

2021 count

107

% of total

4.2%

Change from 2016

-2.8pp

Data table

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

Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Wilson. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Canning (C).
Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Wilson. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Canning (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Canning (C)%Count%Canning (C)%Countpp
0 or 1 bedrooms873.4%2.1%793.3%1.8%+8+0.1pp
2 bedrooms27110.6%8.6%26411.0%8.1%+7-0.4pp
3 bedrooms1,02940.4%38.3%97540.7%38.9%+54-0.3pp
4 bedrooms84032.9%38.9%73030.5%37.6%+110+2.4pp
5 bedrooms or more2108.2%8.3%1817.6%8.0%+29+0.6pp
Not stated1074.2%3.8%1677.0%5.5%-60-2.8pp
Total households2,550100.0%100.0%2,393100.0%100.0%+1570.0pp