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 Reynella East, accounting for 63.2% (557 dwellings). This share was higher than Onkaparinga (C) (55.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 4-bedroom dwellings, which increased by 24 dwellings and 2.1 percentage points.

Section overview

Number of bedrooms per dwelling

Reynella East - Households (Enumerated)

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

Number of bedrooms per dwelling snapshot

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

Reynella East
Onkaparinga (C)

0 or 1 bedrooms

2021 count

21

% of total

2.4%

Change from 2016

-1.5pp

2 bedrooms

2021 count

104

% of total

11.8%

Change from 2016

+1.3pp

3 bedrooms

2021 count

557

% of total

63.2%

Change from 2016

-2.1pp

4 bedrooms

2021 count

148

% of total

16.8%

Change from 2016

+2.1pp

5 bedrooms or more

2021 count

21

% of total

2.4%

Change from 2016

+0.3pp

Not stated

2021 count

35

% of total

4.0%

Change from 2016

+0.4pp

Data table

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

Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Reynella East. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Onkaparinga (C).
Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Reynella East. 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 bedrooms212.4%2.1%333.9%2.0%-12-1.5pp
2 bedrooms10411.8%10.7%8810.5%11.2%+16+1.3pp
3 bedrooms55763.2%55.3%54965.3%55.2%+8-2.1pp
4 bedrooms14816.8%23.9%12414.7%22.5%+24+2.1pp
5 bedrooms or more212.4%4.2%182.1%3.7%+3+0.3pp
Not stated354.0%3.8%303.6%5.3%+5+0.4pp
Total households882100.0%100.0%841100.0%100.0%+410.0pp