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 Scarborough 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 1864 1978 1994 2034 2072 2099 2118 2138 2157 2177 2196 2216 2235 2255 2274 2294 2313 2333 2353 2372 2392 2411 2431 2450 2470 2489 2509 2528 2548 2567 2587 2606 2626 2645 2665
Private Medium or high density Occupied 796 841 846 890 933 933 935 938 941 944 947 950 953 956 959 962 965 968 971 974 977 980 983 986 989 992 995 998 1001 1004 1007 1010 1013 1016 1019
Non-private Not stated Not stated 25 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 — — 2685 2819 2840 2923 3005 3032 3053 3076 3098 3121 3143 3166 3189 3211 3234 3256 3279 3301 3324 3346 3369 3391 3414 3436 3459 3481 3504 3526 3549 3571 3594 3616 3639 3661 3684