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 Glengowrie, accounting for 50.9% (1,212 dwellings). This share was lower than Marion (C) (53.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 4-bedroom dwellings, which increased by 144 dwellings and 5.3 percentage points.

Section overview

Number of bedrooms per dwelling

Glengowrie - Households (Enumerated)

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

Number of bedrooms per dwelling snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Glengowrie, with comparison markers for Marion (C).

Glengowrie
Marion (C)

0 or 1 bedrooms

2021 count

93

% of total

3.9%

Change from 2016

-0.2pp

2 bedrooms

2021 count

503

% of total

21.1%

Change from 2016

-3.1pp

3 bedrooms

2021 count

1,212

% of total

50.9%

Change from 2016

-0.3pp

4 bedrooms

2021 count

461

% of total

19.4%

Change from 2016

+5.3pp

5 bedrooms or more

2021 count

75

% of total

3.2%

Change from 2016

+0.8pp

Not stated

2021 count

35

% of total

1.5%

Change from 2016

-2.2pp

Data table

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

Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Glengowrie. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Marion (C).
Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Glengowrie. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Marion (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Marion (C)%Count%Marion (C)%Countpp
0 or 1 bedrooms933.9%2.9%934.1%3.1%0-0.2pp
2 bedrooms50321.1%18.7%54224.2%19.5%-39-3.1pp
3 bedrooms1,21250.9%53.9%1,14851.2%53.1%+64-0.3pp
4 bedrooms46119.4%18.3%31714.1%16.4%+144+5.3pp
5 bedrooms or more753.2%3.3%532.4%2.9%+22+0.8pp
Not stated351.5%3.0%843.7%4.9%-49-2.2pp
Total households2,380100.0%100.0%2,241100.0%100.0%+1390.0pp