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, 4-bedroom dwellings was the most common bedroom count among occupied private dwellings in Kyle Bay, accounting for 41.6% (136 dwellings). This share was higher than Georges River (A) (19.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 4-bedroom dwellings, which increased by 92 dwellings and 5.8 percentage points.

Section overview

Number of bedrooms per dwelling

Kyle Bay - Households (Enumerated)

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

Number of bedrooms per dwelling snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Kyle Bay, with comparison markers for Georges River (A).

Kyle Bay
Georges River (A)

0 or 1 bedrooms

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-3.3pp

2 bedrooms

2021 count

3

% of total

0.9%

Change from 2016

-12.9pp

3 bedrooms

2021 count

93

% of total

28.4%

Change from 2016

-8.2pp

4 bedrooms

2021 count

136

% of total

41.6%

Change from 2016

+5.8pp

5 bedrooms or more

2021 count

91

% of total

27.8%

Change from 2016

+23.7pp

Not stated

2021 count

7

% of total

2.1%

Change from 2016

-0.3pp

Data table

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

Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Kyle Bay. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Georges River (A).
Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Kyle Bay. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Georges River (A).
Category20212016Change
Count%Georges River (A)%Count%Georges River (A)%Countpp
0 or 1 bedrooms00.0%5.9%43.3%4.8%-4-3.3pp
2 bedrooms30.9%30.6%1713.8%30.3%-14-12.9pp
3 bedrooms9328.4%32.3%4536.6%35.0%+48-8.2pp
4 bedrooms13641.6%19.6%4435.8%19.2%+92+5.8pp
5 bedrooms or more9127.8%10.3%54.1%8.5%+86+23.7pp
Not stated72.1%1.3%32.4%2.3%+4-0.3pp
Total households327100.0%100.0%123100.0%100.0%+2040.0pp