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 Clayton 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 959 982 1034 1025 1042 1050 1056 1062 1068 1074 1080 1086 1092 1098 1104 1110 1116 1122 1128 1134 1140 1146 1152 1158 1164 1170 1176 1182 1188 1194 1200 1206 1212 1218 1224
Private Medium or high density Occupied 675 698 743 792 807 810 816 824 828 832 837 841 845 850 854 858 863 867 872 876 880 885 889 893 898 902 906 911 915 919 924 928 932 937 941
Non-private Not stated Not stated 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Total — — 1641 1688 1784 1825 1857 1868 1881 1894 1904 1914 1925 1935 1945 1956 1966 1976 1987 1997 2007 2018 2028 2039 2049 2059 2070 2080 2090 2101 2111 2121 2132 2142 2152 2163 2173