DEMO Main Demo Scenario

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 Oakleigh South 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 1416 1393 1426 1428 1420 1423 1428 1433 1437 1442 1446 1451 1455 1460 1465 1469 1474 1478 1483 1487 1492 1497 1501 1506 1510 1515 1519 1524 1529 1533 1538 1542 1547 1552 1556
Private Medium or high density Occupied 59 58 59 63 63 63 65 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66
Non-private Not stated Not stated 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total — — 1475 1450 1484 1491 1483 1487 1493 1499 1503 1508 1513 1517 1522 1526 1531 1535 1540 1545 1549 1554 1558 1563 1568 1572 1577 1581 1586 1590 1595 1600 1604 1609 1613 1618 1622