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 Greenfields, accounting for 38.6% (1,624 dwellings). This share was higher than Mandurah (C) (33.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3-bedroom dwellings, which increased by 139 dwellings and 1.6 percentage points.

Section overview

Number of bedrooms per dwelling

Greenfields - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises number of bedrooms per dwelling for Greenfields in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mandurah (C) and change since 2016.

Number of bedrooms per dwelling snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Greenfields, with comparison markers for Mandurah (C).

Greenfields
Mandurah (C)

0 or 1 bedrooms

2021 count

90

% of total

2.1%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

2 bedrooms

2021 count

619

% of total

14.7%

Change from 2016

+0.3pp

3 bedrooms

2021 count

1,624

% of total

38.6%

Change from 2016

+1.6pp

4 bedrooms

2021 count

1,496

% of total

35.5%

Change from 2016

-0.5pp

5 bedrooms or more

2021 count

199

% of total

4.7%

Change from 2016

+0.6pp

Not stated

2021 count

191

% of total

4.5%

Change from 2016

-1.8pp

Data table

Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Greenfields. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mandurah (C).

Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Greenfields. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mandurah (C).
Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Greenfields. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mandurah (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Mandurah (C)%Count%Mandurah (C)%Countpp
0 or 1 bedrooms902.1%2.9%832.1%3.0%+70.0pp
2 bedrooms61914.7%11.3%57914.4%11.0%+40+0.3pp
3 bedrooms1,62438.6%33.7%1,48537.0%32.5%+139+1.6pp
4 bedrooms1,49635.5%42.7%1,44736.0%42.3%+49-0.5pp
5 bedrooms or more1994.7%5.0%1634.1%4.3%+36+0.6pp
Not stated1914.5%4.4%2536.3%6.9%-62-1.8pp
Total households4,211100.0%100.0%4,017100.0%100.0%+1940.0pp