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 Meadows 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 1518 1492 1514 1520 1524 1528 1532 1535 1539 1542 1546 1549 1553 1557 1560 1564 1567 1571 1575 1578 1582 1585 1589 1592 1596 1600 1603 1607 1610 1614 1617 1621 1625 1628 1632
Private Medium or high density Occupied 217 214 220 222 222 223 225 228 230 231 232 234 235 237 238 239 241 242 243 245 246 248 249 250 252 253 255 256 257 259 260 261 263 264 266
Non-private Not stated Not stated 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25
Total — — 1760 1731 1758 1766 1771 1776 1781 1788 1793 1798 1803 1808 1813 1818 1823 1828 1833 1838 1843 1848 1852 1857 1862 1867 1872 1877 1882 1887 1892 1897 1902 1907 1912 1917 1922