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 East Barron, accounting for 29.4% (42 dwellings). This share was lower than Tablelands (R) (38.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 0 or 1 bedrooms, which increased by 15 dwellings and 6.9 percentage points.

Section overview

Number of bedrooms per dwelling

East Barron - Households (Enumerated)

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

Number of bedrooms per dwelling snapshot

2021 distribution by category for East Barron, with comparison markers for Tablelands (R).

East Barron
Tablelands (R)

0 or 1 bedrooms

2021 count

37

% of total

25.9%

Change from 2016

+6.9pp

2 bedrooms

2021 count

5

% of total

3.5%

Change from 2016

-6.8pp

3 bedrooms

2021 count

42

% of total

29.4%

Change from 2016

-7.7pp

4 bedrooms

2021 count

34

% of total

23.8%

Change from 2016

+2.2pp

5 bedrooms or more

2021 count

9

% of total

6.3%

Change from 2016

+2.0pp

Not stated

2021 count

17

% of total

11.9%

Change from 2016

+6.7pp

Data table

Number of bedrooms per dwelling for East Barron. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Tablelands (R).

Number of bedrooms per dwelling for East Barron. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Tablelands (R).
Number of bedrooms per dwelling for East Barron. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Tablelands (R).
Category20212016Change
Count%Tablelands (R)%Count%Tablelands (R)%Countpp
0 or 1 bedrooms3725.9%10.5%2219.0%9.3%+15+6.9pp
2 bedrooms53.5%16.9%1210.3%17.6%-7-6.8pp
3 bedrooms4229.4%38.1%4337.1%39.8%-1-7.7pp
4 bedrooms3423.8%19.7%2521.6%18.8%+9+2.2pp
5 bedrooms or more96.3%4.7%54.3%4.6%+4+2.0pp
Not stated1711.9%10.0%65.2%9.9%+11+6.7pp
Total households143100.0%100.0%116100.0%100.0%+270.0pp