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 Blackburn South 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 2444 2428 2454 2452 2456 2478 2501 2524 2546 2569 2592 2614 2637 2660 2682 2705 2727 2750 2773 2795 2818 2841 2863 2886 2908 2931 2954 2976 2999 3022 3044 3067 3089 3112 3135
Private Medium or high density Occupied 581 579 581 586 585 586 589 594 596 598 600 601 603 605 607 608 610 612 614 615 617 619 621 622 624 626 628 629 631 633 635 636 638 640 642
Non-private Not stated Not stated 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38
Total — — 3064 3044 3072 3075 3078 3102 3128 3156 3180 3205 3229 3253 3278 3302 3327 3351 3375 3400 3424 3448 3473 3497 3522 3546 3570 3595 3619 3643 3668 3692 3717 3741 3765 3790 3814