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 Humevale, accounting for 39.3% (44 dwellings). This share was lower than Whittlesea (C) (43.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 4-bedroom dwellings, which increased by 7 dwellings and 4.1 percentage points.

Section overview

Number of bedrooms per dwelling

Humevale - Households (Enumerated)

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

Number of bedrooms per dwelling snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Humevale, with comparison markers for Whittlesea (C).

Humevale
Whittlesea (C)

0 or 1 bedrooms

2021 count

3

% of total

2.7%

Change from 2016

-1.1pp

2 bedrooms

2021 count

10

% of total

8.9%

Change from 2016

-4.6pp

3 bedrooms

2021 count

44

% of total

39.3%

Change from 2016

-0.1pp

4 bedrooms

2021 count

38

% of total

33.9%

Change from 2016

+4.1pp

5 bedrooms or more

2021 count

10

% of total

8.9%

Change from 2016

+0.2pp

Not stated

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-8.7pp

Data table

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

Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Humevale. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Whittlesea (C).
Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Humevale. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Whittlesea (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Whittlesea (C)%Count%Whittlesea (C)%Countpp
0 or 1 bedrooms32.7%1.1%43.8%1.4%-1-1.1pp
2 bedrooms108.9%8.7%1413.5%8.5%-4-4.6pp
3 bedrooms4439.3%43.5%4139.4%46.9%+3-0.1pp
4 bedrooms3833.9%37.3%3129.8%33.2%+7+4.1pp
5 bedrooms or more108.9%4.9%98.7%4.1%+1+0.2pp
Not stated00.0%4.6%98.7%5.9%-9-8.7pp
Total households112100.0%100.0%104100.0%100.0%+80.0pp