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 Direk, accounting for 67.9% (205 dwellings). This share was higher than Salisbury (C) (61%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3-bedroom dwellings, which increased by 205 dwellings and 67.9 percentage points.

Section overview

Number of bedrooms per dwelling

Direk - Households (Enumerated)

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

Number of bedrooms per dwelling change

Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.

2016
2021

0 or 1 bedrooms

0

0.0pp

2 bedrooms

+5

+1.7pp

3 bedrooms

+205

+67.9pp

4 bedrooms

+76

+25.2pp

5 bedrooms or more

+12

+4.0pp

Not stated

0

0.0pp

Data table

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

Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Direk. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Salisbury (C).
Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Direk. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Salisbury (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Salisbury (C)%Count%Salisbury (C)%Countpp
0 or 1 bedrooms00.0%2.3%00.0%2.4%00.0pp
2 bedrooms51.7%11.6%00.0%11.9%+5+1.7pp
3 bedrooms20567.9%61.0%00.0%61.5%+205+67.9pp
4 bedrooms7625.2%20.2%00.0%19.0%+76+25.2pp
5 bedrooms or more124.0%3.5%00.0%3.0%+12+4.0pp
Not stated00.0%1.3%00.0%2.1%00.0pp
Total households302100.0%100.0%00.0%100.0%+302+100.0pp