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 Spotswood - South Kingsville 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 807 708 727 781 751 757 767 778 788 799 810 820 831 841 852 862 873 883 894 905 915 926 936 947 957 968 979 989 1000 1010 1021 1031 1042 1052 1063
Private Medium or high density Occupied 550 640 653 727 787 792 981 1170 1242 1299 1328 1323 1318 1313 1308 1303 1298 1293 1288 1282 1277 1272 1267 1262 1257 1252 1247 1242 1237 1232 1227 1222 1217 1211 1206
Non-private Not stated Not stated 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Total — — 1363 1355 1387 1514 1545 1555 1755 1955 2037 2105 2144 2150 2155 2161 2166 2172 2177 2183 2188 2194 2199 2205 2210 2215 2221 2226 2232 2237 2243 2248 2254 2259 2265 2270 2276