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 2055
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 2055
Private Detached Occupied 1837 1844 1900 1923 1944 1963 1981 2000 2018 2037 2055 2074 2092 2111 2129 2148 2166 2185 2203 2222 2240 2258 2277 2295 2314 2332 2351 2369 2388 2406 2425 2443 2462 2480 2499
Private Medium or high density Occupied 757 774 813 856 873 887 909 942 971 998 1027 1052 1077 1100 1123 1147 1172 1196 1220 1245 1269 1280 1291 1301 1312 1323 1334 1345 1356 1366 1377 1388 1399 1410 1419
Non-private Not stated Not stated 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67
Total — — 2661 2685 2780 2846 2884 2917 2957 3009 3056 3102 3149 3193 3236 3278 3319 3362 3405 3447 3490 3533 3576 3605 3634 3664 3693 3722 3752 3781 3810 3839 3869 3898 3927 3956 3985