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 Trayning (S), accounting for 44.3% (58 dwellings). This share was higher than Regional WA (40.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 2-bedroom dwellings, which decreased by 8 dwellings and 4.7 percentage points.

Section overview

Number of bedrooms per dwelling

Trayning (S) - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises number of bedrooms per dwelling for Trayning (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional WA 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

-3

-1.9pp

2 bedrooms

-8

-4.7pp

3 bedrooms

-3

+0.4pp

4 bedrooms

+1

+1.9pp

5 bedrooms or more

0

+0.3pp

Not stated

-3

-2.2pp

Data table

Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Trayning (S). Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional WA.

Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Trayning (S). Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional WA.
Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Trayning (S). Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional WA.
Category20212016Change
Count%Regional WA%Count%Regional WA%Countpp
0 or 1 bedrooms43.1%4.5%75.0%4.5%-3-1.9pp
2 bedrooms2418.3%12.6%3223.0%12.7%-8-4.7pp
3 bedrooms5844.3%40.5%6143.9%41.0%-3+0.4pp
4 bedrooms2720.6%34.9%2618.7%34.0%+1+1.9pp
5 bedrooms or more75.3%5.6%75.0%5.1%0+0.3pp
Not stated00.0%2.0%32.2%2.7%-3-2.2pp
Total households131100.0%100.0%139100.0%100.0%-80.0pp