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 Newport 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 2145 2141 2198 2169 2215 2228 2240 2252 2264 2276 2288 2300 2312 2324 2336 2348 2360 2372 2384 2396 2408 2420 2432 2444 2456 2468 2480 2492 2504 2516 2528 2540 2552 2564 2576
Private Medium or high density Occupied 884 890 921 934 961 969 981 996 1007 1017 1027 1038 1048 1058 1069 1079 1089 1100 1110 1120 1131 1141 1151 1162 1172 1182 1193 1203 1213 1224 1234 1244 1255 1265 1275
Non-private Not stated Not stated 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26
Total — — 3055 3057 3146 3130 3203 3223 3248 3275 3297 3319 3342 3364 3386 3409 3431 3453 3476 3498 3520 3543 3565 3588 3610 3632 3655 3677 3699 3722 3744 3766 3789 3811 3833 3856 3878