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 Argents Hill, accounting for 40.5% (32 dwellings). This share was lower than Nambucca (A) (42.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3-bedroom dwellings, which increased by 25 dwellings, while its share fell by 76.2 percentage points.

Section overview

Number of bedrooms per dwelling

Argents Hill - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises number of bedrooms per dwelling for Argents Hill in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Nambucca (A) and change since 2016.

Number of bedrooms per dwelling snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Argents Hill, with comparison markers for Nambucca (A).

Argents Hill
Nambucca (A)

0 or 1 bedrooms

2021 count

7

% of total

8.9%

Change from 2016

+8.9pp

2 bedrooms

2021 count

15

% of total

19.0%

Change from 2016

+19.0pp

3 bedrooms

2021 count

32

% of total

40.5%

Change from 2016

-76.2pp

4 bedrooms

2021 count

26

% of total

32.9%

Change from 2016

-17.1pp

5 bedrooms or more

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Not stated

2021 count

4

% of total

5.1%

Change from 2016

+5.1pp

Data table

Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Argents Hill. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Nambucca (A).

Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Argents Hill. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Nambucca (A).
Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Argents Hill. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Nambucca (A).
Category20212016Change
Count%Nambucca (A)%Count%Nambucca (A)%Countpp
0 or 1 bedrooms78.9%6.2%00.0%6.7%+7+8.9pp
2 bedrooms1519.0%21.6%00.0%22.4%+15+19.0pp
3 bedrooms3240.5%42.5%7116.7%43.6%+25-76.2pp
4 bedrooms2632.9%22.2%350.0%20.2%+23-17.1pp
5 bedrooms or more00.0%5.1%00.0%4.0%00.0pp
Not stated45.1%2.4%00.0%3.0%+4+5.1pp
Total households79100.0%100.0%6100.0%100.0%+730.0pp