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One indicator of dwelling size is the number of bedrooms. In 2000-01, half of all dwellings in Australia had three bedrooms, 25% had four or more bedrooms and 20% had two bedrooms (table 8.2). Of separate houses, 57% had three bedrooms, while two bedroom dwellings were more common in semi-detached houses and in flats, units and apartments (46% and 64% respectively).

Nearly one-fifth (18%) of three bedroom dwellings had only one person living in them, over a third (38%) had only two persons, a further 19% had three persons, and 18% had four persons (table 8.3). Of two bedroom dwellings, most had one or two persons living in them (48% and 38% respectively).

8.2 ALL HOUSEHOLDS, By dwelling structure and number of bedrooms - 2000-01
	Separate house	Semi-detached/ row or terrace house/townhouse	Flat/unit/ apartment	All households(a)
	’000	’000	’000	’000
One bedroom	51.2	61.7	208.1	339.6
2 bedrooms	606.2	334.5	525.7	1,493.5
3 bedrooms	3,262.7	294.9	78.7	3,642.4
4 or more bedrooms	1,791.7	32.4	n.p.	1,828.5
Total(b)	5,711.8	723.5	825.0	7,314.9
(a) Includes other dwelling structures. (b) Includes bedsits and dwellings with zero bedrooms.
Source: ABS data available on request, Survey of Income and Housing Costs, 2000-01.

8.3 ALL HOUSEHOLDS, By number of persons and number of bedrooms - 2000-01
	One person	Two persons	Three persons	Four persons	Five or more	Total	All households
	%	%	%	%	%	%	’000
One bedroom	79.4	18.7	**1.2	n.p.	-	100.0	339.6
2 bedrooms	47.7	38.2	8.9	4.1	*1.1	100.0	1,493.5
3 bedrooms	18.5	37.8	18.7	18.2	6.8	100.0	3,642.4
4 or more bedrooms	7.5	23.9	17.4	27.5	23.8	100.0	1,828.5
Total(a)	24.6	33.5	15.5	16.8	9.6	100.0	7,314.9
(a) Includes bedsits and dwellings with zero bedrooms.
Source: ABS data available on request, Survey of Income and Housing Costs, 2000-01.