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 Kondinin (S), accounting for 42.1% (125 dwellings). This share was higher than Regional WA (40.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3-bedroom dwellings, which decreased by 7 dwellings, while its share rose by 0.2 percentage points.

Section overview

Number of bedrooms per dwelling

Kondinin (S) - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises number of bedrooms per dwelling for Kondinin (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional WA and change since 2016.

Number of bedrooms per dwelling change

Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.

2016
2021

0 or 1 bedrooms

-4

-1.1pp

2 bedrooms

-2

+0.3pp

3 bedrooms

-7

+0.2pp

4 bedrooms

0

+1.8pp

5 bedrooms or more

+5

+2.0pp

Not stated

+7

+2.4pp

Data table

Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Kondinin (S). Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional WA.

Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Kondinin (S). Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional WA.
Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Kondinin (S). Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional WA.
Category20212016Change
Count%Regional WA%Count%Regional WA%Countpp
0 or 1 bedrooms93.0%4.5%134.1%4.5%-4-1.1pp
2 bedrooms4916.5%12.6%5116.2%12.7%-2+0.3pp
3 bedrooms12542.1%40.5%13241.9%41.0%-7+0.2pp
4 bedrooms9331.3%34.9%9329.5%34.0%0+1.8pp
5 bedrooms or more217.1%5.6%165.1%5.1%+5+2.0pp
Not stated113.7%2.0%41.3%2.7%+7+2.4pp
Total households297100.0%100.0%315100.0%100.0%-180.0pp