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 Cheltenham 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 1827 1833 1876 1910 1936 1942 1947 1953 1958 1964 1969 1975 1981 1986 1992 1997 2003 2008 2014 2020 2025 2031 2036 2042 2047 2053 2059 2064 2070 2075 2081 2086 2092 2098 2103
Private Medium or high density Occupied 937 948 997 1028 1059 1064 1082 1108 1127 1146 1165 1184 1203 1222 1241 1260 1279 1298 1317 1336 1355 1374 1393 1412 1431 1450 1469 1488 1507 1526 1545 1564 1583 1602 1621
Non-private Not stated Not stated 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 56
Total — — 2820 2837 2929 2994 3051 3061 3086 3117 3142 3166 3191 3215 3240 3265 3289 3314 3338 3363 3387 3412 3437 3461 3486 3510 3535 3559 3584 3608 3633 3658 3682 3707 3731 3756 3780