DEMO Main Demo Scenario

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 Watsonia 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 2075 2057 2075 2090 2088 2099 2112 2126 2140 2153 2167 2180 2194 2208 2221 2235 2248 2262 2275 2289 2303 2316 2330 2343 2357 2371 2384 2398 2411 2425 2439 2452 2466 2479 2493
Private Medium or high density Occupied 260 264 268 284 291 291 297 309 316 322 329 336 342 349 356 362 369 376 382 389 396 402 409 415 422 429 435 442 449 455 462 469 475 482 489
Non-private Not stated Not stated 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Total — — 2336 2322 2344 2375 2380 2391 2411 2436 2456 2477 2497 2517 2537 2558 2578 2598 2618 2639 2659 2679 2699 2720 2740 2760 2780 2801 2821 2841 2861 2882 2902 2922 2942 2963 2983