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 North 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 1129 1110 1110 1062 1061 1071 1075 1078 1081 1084 1087 1090 1093 1096 1099 1103 1106 1109 1112 1115 1118 1121 1124 1127 1131 1134 1137 1140 1143 1146 1149 1152 1155 1159 1162
Private Medium or high density Occupied 437 451 485 573 614 637 673 725 817 898 966 1034 1101 1169 1237 1299 1361 1370 1379 1388 1397 1406 1416 1425 1434 1443 1452 1461 1470 1480 1489 1498 1507 1516 1525
Non-private Not stated Not stated 37 37 37 37 37 37 37 37 37 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47
Total — — 1602 1598 1631 1671 1711 1745 1784 1839 1934 2030 2100 2171 2242 2313 2383 2449 2514 2526 2538 2550 2563 2575 2587 2599 2612 2624 2636 2648 2661 2673 2685 2697 2710 2722 2734