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 Altona - Seaholme 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 1603 1600 1617 1623 1649 1663 1667 1670 1673 1676 1680 1683 1686 1690 1693 1696 1699 1703 1706 1709 1712 1716 1719 1722 1725 1729 1732 1735 1738 1742 1745 1748 1751 1755 1758
Private Medium or high density Occupied 699 715 727 770 784 804 821 844 859 876 894 912 929 947 965 982 1000 1018 1035 1053 1071 1088 1106 1124 1141 1159 1177 1194 1212 1230 1247 1265 1283 1300 1318
Non-private Not stated Not stated 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Total — — 2310 2322 2351 2400 2441 2475 2495 2521 2539 2560 2581 2602 2623 2644 2665 2686 2707 2727 2748 2769 2790 2811 2832 2853 2874 2895 2916 2937 2958 2979 2999 3020 3041 3062 3083