Housing
Bedrooms
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.
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Key insight
In 2021, 3-bedroom dwellings was the most common bedroom count among occupied private dwellings in Oswald, accounting for 27.6% (8 dwellings). This share was lower than Maitland (C) (35.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 5 bedrooms or more, which decreased by 8 dwellings and 28.6 percentage points.
Section overview
Number of bedrooms per dwelling
Oswald - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises bedrooms for Oswald in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Maitland (C) and change since 2016.
Number of bedrooms per dwelling snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Oswald, with comparison markers for Maitland (C).
0 or 1 bedrooms
2 bedrooms
3 bedrooms
4 bedrooms
5 bedrooms or more
Not stated
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Number of bedrooms per dwelling change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
0 or 1 bedrooms
0
-0.4pp
2 bedrooms
+3
+10.3pp
3 bedrooms
+2
+6.2pp
4 bedrooms
-4
-15.2pp
5 bedrooms or more
-8
-28.6pp
Not stated
0
0.0pp
Data table
Bedrooms for Oswald. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Maitland (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Maitland (C)% | Count | % | Maitland (C)% | Count | pp | |
| 0 or 1 bedrooms | 3 | 10.3% | 2.6% | 3 | 10.7% | 2.9% | 0 | -0.4pp |
| 2 bedrooms | 3 | 10.3% | 11.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 10.7% | +3 | +10.3pp |
| 3 bedrooms | 8 | 27.6% | 35.7% | 6 | 21.4% | 38.4% | +2 | +6.2pp |
| 4 bedrooms | 7 | 24.1% | 39.9% | 11 | 39.3% | 36.2% | -4 | -15.2pp |
| 5 bedrooms or more | 0 | 0.0% | 7.0% | 8 | 28.6% | 6.0% | -8 | -28.6pp |
| Not stated | 0 | 0.0% | 3.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 5.8% | 0 | 0.0pp |
| Total households | 29 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 28 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +1 | 0.0pp |