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Dwellings density of Armadale (South) small area forecast

Dwellings density Explained

Dwellings density is the number of dwellings per hectare of land. Place Forecast computes it as the dwelling count divided by the land area in hectares. The unit is dw/ha — the unit used by the Australian planning profession (WA Residential Design Codes, the NSW Apartment Design Guide, and Plan Melbourne), so the magnitudes will feel familiar to planners.

Note that zoning controls are usually expressed at net density (lot scale, excluding roads and reserves), whereas this page is gross density across the whole area boundary. The two are not directly comparable.

Estimated figures come from the census dwelling count. Future dwellings density is built up from building completions, dwelling assumption adjustments, and housing assumption adjustments.

A few things matter when you read dwellings density:

  • Density is not the same as crowding. Crowding is about how many people share a home. Density is about how dwellings spread over land. A place can be dense but not crowded.
  • Spatial dwellings density is not the same as structural density. Structural density is the share of medium or high density dwellings — that is on the Dwelling Structure Rate page. This page is about how many dwellings sit on the land, regardless of structure type.
  • The land area is gross. It includes parks, water, and unused land. Places with lots of unused land look less dense than they feel.
  • The land area stays fixed within an ASGS edition. Only the dwelling count changes over time.

The comparison page opens on a Dorling cartogram by default. A plain map can mislead for density. Large areas draw the eye. A cartogram sizes each area by value, not by land area, so the eye reads the rate, not the shape. You can switch to a Demers cartogram or a plain choropleth map from the toolbox.

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Dwellings density of Armadale (South)
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Source: Forecast data provided by Place Info Pty Ltd.
Occupancy Privacy Structure 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
Occupied Private Detached 3.97 3.99 4.02 4.07 4.07 4.07 4.08 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.25 4.26 4.27 4.28 4.29 4.31 4.32 4.33 4.34 4.36 4.37 4.38 4.39 4.41 4.42
Occupied Private Medium or high density 2.24 2.24 2.24 2.24 2.24 2.27 2.27 2.28 2.28 2.29 2.29 2.30 2.30 2.31 2.31 2.32 2.32 2.33 2.33 2.34 2.34 2.35 2.35 2.36 2.37 2.37 2.38 2.38 2.39 2.39 2.40 2.40 2.41 2.41
Unoccupied Private Detached 0.37 0.37 0.38 0.38 0.38 0.38 0.38 0.38 0.39 0.39 0.39 0.39 0.39 0.39 0.39 0.39 0.39 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.41 0.41 0.41 0.41 0.41 0.41 0.41 0.41 0.41
Unoccupied Private Medium or high density 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.46 0.46 0.46 0.46 0.46 0.46 0.46 0.47 0.47 0.47 0.47 0.47 0.47 0.47 0.47 0.47 0.47 0.48 0.48 0.48 0.48 0.48 0.48 0.48 0.48 0.48 0.49 0.49 0.49
Not stated Non-private Not stated 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03
Total — — 7.06 7.08 7.12 7.17 7.18 7.20 7.22 7.24 7.26 7.28 7.30 7.32 7.34 7.36 7.38 7.40 7.42 7.44 7.46 7.48 7.50 7.52 7.54 7.56 7.58 7.60 7.62 7.64 7.66 7.68 7.70 7.72 7.74 7.76
See also
  • Dwellings
  • Population density
  • Areas
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