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, 4-bedroom dwellings was the most common bedroom count among occupied private dwellings in Onkaparinga Hills, accounting for 50.5% (452 dwellings). This share was higher than Onkaparinga (C) (23.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 4-bedroom dwellings, which increased by 34 dwellings and 2 percentage points.

Section overview

Number of bedrooms per dwelling

Onkaparinga Hills - Households (Enumerated)

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

Number of bedrooms per dwelling snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Onkaparinga Hills, with comparison markers for Onkaparinga (C).

Onkaparinga Hills
Onkaparinga (C)

0 or 1 bedrooms

2021 count

5

% of total

0.6%

Change from 2016

+0.6pp

2 bedrooms

2021 count

13

% of total

1.5%

Change from 2016

+0.2pp

3 bedrooms

2021 count

311

% of total

34.7%

Change from 2016

-2.3pp

4 bedrooms

2021 count

452

% of total

50.5%

Change from 2016

+2.0pp

5 bedrooms or more

2021 count

88

% of total

9.8%

Change from 2016

-0.3pp

Not stated

2021 count

27

% of total

3.0%

Change from 2016

+0.1pp

Data table

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

Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Onkaparinga Hills. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Onkaparinga (C).
Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Onkaparinga Hills. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Onkaparinga (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Onkaparinga (C)%Count%Onkaparinga (C)%Countpp
0 or 1 bedrooms50.6%2.1%00.0%2.0%+5+0.6pp
2 bedrooms131.5%10.7%111.3%11.2%+2+0.2pp
3 bedrooms31134.7%55.3%31937.0%55.2%-8-2.3pp
4 bedrooms45250.5%23.9%41848.5%22.5%+34+2.0pp
5 bedrooms or more889.8%4.2%8710.1%3.7%+1-0.3pp
Not stated273.0%3.8%252.9%5.3%+2+0.1pp
Total households895100.0%100.0%861100.0%100.0%+340.0pp