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 Box Hill 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 1041 1073 1063 1051 1065 1082 1094 1106 1118 1130 1141 1153 1165 1177 1189 1201 1213 1225 1237 1249 1260 1272 1284 1296 1308 1320 1332 1344 1356 1368 1379 1391 1403 1415 1427
Private Medium or high density Occupied 2882 2982 3254 3541 3638 3711 3783 3858 3929 4059 4190 4320 4450 4580 4710 4894 5079 5264 5448 5633 5817 5820 5823 5826 5829 5832 5835 5838 5841 5844 5847 5850 5853 5856 5858
Non-private Not stated Not stated 219 219 219 219 219 219 219 219 219 219 219 219 219 219 219 219 219 219 219 219 219 219 219 219 219 219 219 219 219 219 219 219 219 219 219
Total — — 4142 4273 4537 4811 4921 5011 5095 5183 5266 5408 5550 5692 5834 5976 6118 6314 6511 6707 6904 7100 7296 7311 7326 7341 7356 7371 7386 7400 7415 7430 7445 7460 7475 7489 7504