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 Hobsons Bay from 2021 to 2055
Local government 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 1043 1028 1046 1042 1048 1054 1057 1061 1065 1068 1072 1076 1079 1083 1087 1090 1094 1098 1101 1105 1108 1112 1116 1119 1123 1127 1130 1134 1138 1141 1145 1149 1152 1156 1160
Private Medium or high density Occupied 377 389 403 432 447 453 474 497 516 534 548 561 573 585 598 609 621 626 630 635 640 645 650 654 659 664 669 674 678 682 686 690 695 699 703
Non-private Not stated Not stated 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17
Total — — 1436 1433 1465 1489 1511 1523 1547 1574 1597 1620 1638 1653 1669 1685 1701 1717 1732 1740 1749 1757 1766 1774 1783 1791 1799 1808 1816 1825 1833 1840 1848 1856 1864 1872 1880