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 Tindal, accounting for 66.8% (141 dwellings). This share was higher than Katherine (T) (35.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 4-bedroom dwellings, which increased by 32 dwellings and 13.3 percentage points.

Section overview

Number of bedrooms per dwelling

Tindal - Households (Enumerated)

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

Number of bedrooms per dwelling snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Tindal, with comparison markers for Katherine (T).

Tindal
Katherine (T)

0 or 1 bedrooms

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

2 bedrooms

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

3 bedrooms

2021 count

141

% of total

66.8%

Change from 2016

-9.0pp

4 bedrooms

2021 count

62

% of total

29.4%

Change from 2016

+13.3pp

5 bedrooms or more

2021 count

4

% of total

1.9%

Change from 2016

-2.9pp

Not stated

2021 count

7

% of total

3.3%

Change from 2016

+0.1pp

Data table

Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Tindal. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Katherine (T).

Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Tindal. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Katherine (T).
Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Tindal. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Katherine (T).
Category20212016Change
Count%Katherine (T)%Count%Katherine (T)%Countpp
0 or 1 bedrooms00.0%19.3%00.0%16.2%00.0pp
2 bedrooms00.0%11.8%00.0%10.6%00.0pp
3 bedrooms14166.8%35.6%14175.8%35.4%0-9.0pp
4 bedrooms6229.4%14.2%3016.1%12.7%+32+13.3pp
5 bedrooms or more41.9%3.4%94.8%2.9%-5-2.9pp
Not stated73.3%15.6%63.2%22.3%+1+0.1pp
Total households211100.0%100.0%186100.0%100.0%+250.0pp