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 Mitcham from 2021 to 2055
Small 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 1763 1771 1802 1814 1818 1831 1844 1858 1871 1884 1898 1911 1924 1937 1951 1964 1977 1991 2004 2017 2030 2044 2057 2070 2084 2097 2110 2124 2137 2150 2163 2177 2190 2203 2217
Private Medium or high density Occupied 780 785 799 804 810 810 831 857 879 904 929 951 972 994 1015 1037 1064 1092 1119 1147 1174 1202 1229 1257 1284 1312 1339 1367 1394 1422 1449 1477 1504 1532 1553
Non-private Not stated Not stated 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
Total — — 2555 2568 2614 2629 2640 2653 2688 2727 2761 2800 2838 2873 2908 2943 2978 3013 3054 3094 3135 3176 3217 3257 3298 3339 3380 3421 3461 3502 3543 3584 3625 3665 3706 3747 3782