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, 0 or 1 bedrooms was the most common bedroom count among occupied private dwellings in Wallis Lake, accounting for 0% (0 dwellings). This share was lower than Mid-Coast (A) (4.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3-bedroom dwellings, which decreased by 476 dwellings and 43 percentage points.

Section overview

Number of bedrooms per dwelling

Wallis Lake - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises number of bedrooms per dwelling for Wallis Lake in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mid-Coast (A) and change since 2016.

Number of bedrooms per dwelling snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Wallis Lake, with comparison markers for Mid-Coast (A).

Wallis Lake
Mid-Coast (A)

0 or 1 bedrooms

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-5.4pp

2 bedrooms

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-18.8pp

3 bedrooms

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-43.0pp

4 bedrooms

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-25.1pp

5 bedrooms or more

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-4.5pp

Not stated

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-3.1pp

Data table

Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Wallis Lake. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mid-Coast (A).

Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Wallis Lake. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mid-Coast (A).
Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Wallis Lake. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mid-Coast (A).
Category20212016Change
Count%Mid-Coast (A)%Count%Mid-Coast (A)%Countpp
0 or 1 bedrooms00.0%4.6%605.4%4.3%-60-5.4pp
2 bedrooms00.0%19.0%20818.8%19.1%-208-18.8pp
3 bedrooms00.0%43.6%47643.0%45.7%-476-43.0pp
4 bedrooms00.0%25.2%27825.1%23.1%-278-25.1pp
5 bedrooms or more00.0%5.4%504.5%4.7%-50-4.5pp
Not stated00.0%2.2%343.1%3.0%-34-3.1pp
Total households7100.0%100.0%1,108100.0%100.0%-1,1010.0pp