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, 4-bedroom dwellings was the most common bedroom count among occupied private dwellings in Chances Plain, accounting for 43.9% (25 dwellings). This share was higher than Western Downs (R) (29.4%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 4-bedroom dwellings, which increased by 6 dwellings and 7.4 percentage points.

Section overview

Number of bedrooms per dwelling

Chances Plain - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises number of bedrooms per dwelling for Chances Plain in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Western Downs (R) and change since 2016.

Number of bedrooms per dwelling snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Chances Plain, with comparison markers for Western Downs (R).

Chances Plain
Western Downs (R)

0 or 1 bedrooms

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

2 bedrooms

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

3 bedrooms

2021 count

19

% of total

33.3%

Change from 2016

-7.1pp

4 bedrooms

2021 count

25

% of total

43.9%

Change from 2016

+7.4pp

5 bedrooms or more

2021 count

6

% of total

10.5%

Change from 2016

+0.9pp

Not stated

2021 count

10

% of total

17.5%

Change from 2016

+9.8pp

Data table

Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Chances Plain. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Western Downs (R).

Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Chances Plain. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Western Downs (R).
Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Chances Plain. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Western Downs (R).
Category20212016Change
Count%Western Downs (R)%Count%Western Downs (R)%Countpp
0 or 1 bedrooms00.0%5.7%00.0%4.1%00.0pp
2 bedrooms00.0%11.8%00.0%12.0%00.0pp
3 bedrooms1933.3%37.2%2140.4%37.4%-2-7.1pp
4 bedrooms2543.9%29.4%1936.5%27.8%+6+7.4pp
5 bedrooms or more610.5%6.9%59.6%6.0%+1+0.9pp
Not stated1017.5%9.1%47.7%12.6%+6+9.8pp
Total households57100.0%100.0%52100.0%100.0%+50.0pp