Housing
Bedrooms
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.
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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 Manor Lakes, accounting for 59.7% (2,300 dwellings). This share was higher than Wyndham (C) (45.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 4-bedroom dwellings, which increased by 1,861 dwellings and 21.6 percentage points.
Section overview
Number of bedrooms per dwelling
Manor Lakes - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises bedrooms for Manor Lakes in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Wyndham (C) and change since 2016.
This area boundary has changed from 2016 to 2021. As a result, 2016 values are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries using ABS concordance.
Number of bedrooms per dwelling snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Manor Lakes, with comparison markers for Wyndham (C).
0 or 1 bedrooms
2 bedrooms
3 bedrooms
4 bedrooms
5 bedrooms or more
Not stated
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Number of bedrooms per dwelling change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
0 or 1 bedrooms
+1
-0.3pp
2 bedrooms
-7
-2.9pp
3 bedrooms
+536
-20.2pp
4 bedrooms
+1,861
+21.6pp
5 bedrooms or more
+178
+2.4pp
Not stated
+121
-1.0pp
Data table
Bedrooms for Manor Lakes. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Wyndham (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Wyndham (C)% | Count | % | Wyndham (C)% | Count | pp | |
| 0 or 1 bedrooms | 5 | 0.1% | 0.7% | 4 | 0.4% | 0.8% | +1 | -0.3pp |
| 2 bedrooms | 38 | 1.0% | 6.2% | 45 | 3.9% | 6.8% | -7 | -2.9pp |
| 3 bedrooms | 1,097 | 28.5% | 35.5% | 561 | 48.7% | 42.4% | +536 | -20.2pp |
| 4 bedrooms | 2,300 | 59.7% | 45.9% | 439 | 38.1% | 39.4% | +1,861 | +21.6pp |
| 5 bedrooms or more | 215 | 5.6% | 5.9% | 37 | 3.2% | 4.4% | +178 | +2.4pp |
| Not stated | 188 | 4.9% | 5.8% | 67 | 5.9% | 6.3% | +121 | -1.0pp |
| Total households | 3,851 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,152 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +2,699 | 0.0pp |