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, 2-bedroom dwellings was the most common bedroom count among occupied private dwellings in North Melbourne, accounting for 44% (3,175 dwellings). This share was lower than Melbourne (C) (47.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2-bedroom dwellings, which increased by 406 dwellings and 3.1 percentage points.
Section overview
Number of bedrooms per dwelling
North Melbourne - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises bedrooms for North Melbourne in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Melbourne (C) and change since 2016.
Number of bedrooms per dwelling snapshot
2021 distribution by category for North Melbourne, with comparison markers for Melbourne (C).
0 or 1 bedrooms
2 bedrooms
3 bedrooms
4 bedrooms
5 bedrooms or more
Not stated
Chart view
Number of bedrooms per dwelling change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
0 or 1 bedrooms
+61
-0.6pp
2 bedrooms
+406
+3.1pp
3 bedrooms
+86
+0.1pp
4 bedrooms
+56
+0.5pp
5 bedrooms or more
-5
-0.2pp
Not stated
-138
-2.7pp
Data table
Bedrooms for North Melbourne. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Melbourne (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Melbourne (C)% | Count | % | Melbourne (C)% | Count | pp | |
| 0 or 1 bedrooms | 1,686 | 23.4% | 29.1% | 1,625 | 24.0% | 28.4% | +61 | -0.6pp |
| 2 bedrooms | 3,175 | 44.0% | 47.9% | 2,769 | 40.9% | 43.3% | +406 | +3.1pp |
| 3 bedrooms | 1,250 | 17.3% | 12.7% | 1,164 | 17.2% | 13.1% | +86 | +0.1pp |
| 4 bedrooms | 314 | 4.3% | 2.3% | 258 | 3.8% | 2.4% | +56 | +0.5pp |
| 5 bedrooms or more | 75 | 1.0% | 0.6% | 80 | 1.2% | 0.8% | -5 | -0.2pp |
| Not stated | 727 | 10.1% | 7.4% | 865 | 12.8% | 12.0% | -138 | -2.7pp |
| Total households | 7,220 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6,764 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +456 | 0.0pp |