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, 2-bedroom dwellings was the most common bedroom count among occupied private dwellings in Everard Park, accounting for 40.4% (196 dwellings). This share was higher than Unley (C) (31.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 0 or 1 bedrooms, which decreased by 20 dwellings and 4.4 percentage points.

Section overview

Number of bedrooms per dwelling

Everard Park - Households (Enumerated)

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

Number of bedrooms per dwelling snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Everard Park, with comparison markers for Unley (C).

Everard Park
Unley (C)

0 or 1 bedrooms

2021 count

54

% of total

11.1%

Change from 2016

-4.4pp

2 bedrooms

2021 count

196

% of total

40.4%

Change from 2016

+1.2pp

3 bedrooms

2021 count

144

% of total

29.7%

Change from 2016

+3.3pp

4 bedrooms

2021 count

51

% of total

10.5%

Change from 2016

+0.6pp

5 bedrooms or more

2021 count

10

% of total

2.1%

Change from 2016

+0.6pp

Not stated

2021 count

22

% of total

4.5%

Change from 2016

-2.2pp

Data table

Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Everard Park. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Unley (C).

Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Everard Park. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Unley (C).
Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Everard Park. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Unley (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Unley (C)%Count%Unley (C)%Countpp
0 or 1 bedrooms5411.1%5.8%7415.5%6.0%-20-4.4pp
2 bedrooms19640.4%31.6%18739.2%32.0%+9+1.2pp
3 bedrooms14429.7%38.0%12626.4%37.5%+18+3.3pp
4 bedrooms5110.5%18.2%479.9%16.0%+4+0.6pp
5 bedrooms or more102.1%4.0%71.5%3.5%+3+0.6pp
Not stated224.5%2.3%326.7%4.9%-10-2.2pp
Total households485100.0%100.0%477100.0%100.0%+80.0pp