NUMBER OF BEDROOMS
One indicator of dwelling size is the number of bedrooms. In 2002-03 nearly half (49%) of all dwellings had three bedrooms, 26% had four or more bedrooms and 21% had two bedrooms (table 8.2). Of separate houses, 56% had three bedrooms, while two-bedroom dwellings were more common in semi-detached houses and in flats, units and apartments (45% and 63% respectively).
Over a fifth (21%) of three-bedroom dwellings had only one person living in them, over a third (38%) had only two people, a further 19% had three people, and 16% had four people (table 8.3). Of two bedroom dwellings, most had one or two people living in them (45% and 40% respectively).
8.2 ALL HOUSEHOLDS, By dwelling structure and number of bedrooms - 2002-03
|
 | Separate
house | Semi-detached/row
or terrace
house/townhouse | Flat/unit/apartment | All
households(a) |
| ’000 | ’000 | ’000 | ’000 |
|
| One bedroom | 47.9 | 77.2 | 201.4 | 339.3 |
| 2 bedrooms | 662.7 | 348.7 | 549.3 | 1,580.5 |
| 3 bedrooms | 3,298.8 | 324.1 | 111.6 | 3,746.3 |
| 4 or more bedrooms | 1,927.7 | 28.9 | n.p. | 1,958.0 |
| Total(b) | 5,937.1 | 778.9 | 872.7 | 7,638.2 |
|
(a) Includes other dwelling structures.
(b) Includes bedsits and dwellings with zero bedrooms.
Source: ABS data available on request, Survey of Income and Housing, 2002-03. |
8.3 ALL HOUSEHOLDS, By number of persons and number of bedrooms - 2002-03
|
| One person | Two persons | Three persons | Four persons | Five or more | Total | All households |
| % | % | % | % | % | % | ’000 |
|
| One bedroom | 85.9 | 13.0 | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | 100.0 | 339.3 |
| 2 bedrooms | 44.6 | 40.2 | 10.8 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 100.0 | 1,580.5 |
| 3 bedrooms | 20.7 | 37.5 | 19.1 | 16.3 | 6.4 | 100.0 | 3,746.3 |
| 4 or more bedrooms | 7.2 | 25.6 | 18.2 | 26.7 | 22.3 | 100.0 | 1,958.0 |
| Total(a) | 25.2 | 33.8 | 16.3 | 15.5 | 9.1 | 100.0 | 7,638.2 |
|
(a) Includes bedsits and dwellings with zero bedrooms.
Source: ABS data available on request, Survey of Income and Housing, 2002-03. |
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