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 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 1782 1772 1821 1854 1892 1907 1922 1938 1953 1969 1984 1999 2015 2030 2046 2061 2077 2092 2107 2123 2138 2154 2169 2184 2200 2215 2231 2246 2262 2277 2292 2308 2323 2339 2354
Private Medium or high density Occupied 665 668 685 714 723 743 774 794 809 824 839 855 870 885 900 915 931 946 961 976 992 1007 1022 1037 1053 1068 1083 1098 1114 1129 1144 1159 1175 1190 1205
Non-private Not stated Not stated 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34
Total — — 2480 2474 2539 2602 2649 2684 2730 2765 2796 2826 2857 2888 2918 2949 2980 3010 3041 3072 3102 3133 3164 3194 3225 3256 3286 3317 3348 3378 3409 3440 3470 3501 3532 3562 3593