Analysis of the number of bedrooms in dwellings in Sutherland Shire in 2021 compared to SSROC region shows that there was a lower proportion of dwellings with 2 bedrooms or less, and a higher proportion of dwellings with 4 or more bedrooms.
Overall, 27.0% of households were in dwellings with 2 bedrooms or less, and 37.8% of 4 or more bedroom dwellings, compared with 47.2% and 20.6% for SSROC region respectively.
The major differences between the number of bedrooms per dwelling of Sutherland Shire and SSROC region were:
- A larger percentage of 4 bedroom dwellings (27.6% compared to 14.7%)
- A larger percentage of 3 bedroom dwellings (32.2% compared to 26.9%)
- A smaller percentage of 2 bedroom dwellings (21.5% compared to 33.8%)
- A smaller percentage of dwellings with 1 or no bedrooms (includes bedsitters) (5.5% compared to 13.4%)