Population in Dwellings Density explained

Population in dwellings density is the number of people in a chosen dwelling type per square kilometre of land. Place Forecast works it out as the resident population in dwellings divided by the land area.

Unlike population density or dwellings density, this page counts only the residents in the chosen dwelling type. For non-private dwellings, the values reflect where the facility sits more than household choice.

A few things matter when you read this metric:

  • This is a gross density measure. The numerator is one dwelling type's population. The denominator is the whole area's land, including roads, parks, and parts where that dwelling type does not exist.
  • Density is not the same as crowding. Crowding is about how many people share a home. Density is about how people spread over land.
  • Only the population in dwellings changes over time. The land area stays fixed.
Population in dwellings density of Whitehorse from 2021 to 2054
Local government area; persons/km²
Source: Forecast data provided by Place Info Pty Ltd.
Privacy Structure Occupancy 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050 2051 2052 2053 2054
Private Detached Occupied 1582 1589 1636 1661 1674 1691 1707 1723 1739 1756 1772 1788 1804 1820 1837 1853 1869 1885 1901 1918 1934 1950 1966 1983 1999 2015 2031 2047 2064 2080 2096 2112 2128 2145
Private Medium or high density Occupied 652 667 701 740 750 761 780 809 834 858 883 905 927 948 968 989 1011 1032 1054 1075 1097 1106 1116 1126 1136 1146 1156 1166 1176 1186 1195 1205 1215 1225
Non-private Not stated Not stated 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58
Total 2292 2313 2395 2458 2482 2509 2544 2589 2631 2671 2713 2751 2789 2826 2862 2900 2937 2975 3013 3050 3088 3114 3140 3166 3192 3219 3245 3271 3297 3323 3349 3375 3401 3427