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 Blighty, accounting for 48.3% (28 dwellings). This share was higher than Edward River (A) (46%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3-bedroom dwellings, which decreased by 1,189 dwellings and 8.2 percentage points.

Section overview

Number of bedrooms per dwelling

Blighty - Households (Enumerated)

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

Number of bedrooms per dwelling snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Blighty, with comparison markers for Edward River (A).

Blighty
Edward River (A)

0 or 1 bedrooms

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-2.0pp

2 bedrooms

2021 count

4

% of total

6.9%

Change from 2016

+3.6pp

3 bedrooms

2021 count

28

% of total

48.3%

Change from 2016

-8.2pp

4 bedrooms

2021 count

22

% of total

37.9%

Change from 2016

+8.4pp

5 bedrooms or more

2021 count

5

% of total

8.6%

Change from 2016

+1.6pp

Not stated

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-1.3pp

Data table

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

Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Blighty. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Edward River (A).
Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Blighty. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Edward River (A).
Category20212016Change
Count%Edward River (A)%Count%Edward River (A)%Countpp
0 or 1 bedrooms00.0%2.8%432.0%2.5%-43-2.0pp
2 bedrooms46.9%16.7%713.3%18.1%-67+3.6pp
3 bedrooms2848.3%46.0%1,21756.5%45.4%-1,189-8.2pp
4 bedrooms2237.9%26.4%63529.5%25.7%-613+8.4pp
5 bedrooms or more58.6%5.9%1517.0%5.1%-146+1.6pp
Not stated00.0%2.1%281.3%3.1%-28-1.3pp
Total households58100.0%100.0%2,153100.0%100.0%-2,0950.0pp