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 Ballarat (Main Demo Scenario) from 2021 to 2055
Local government 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 133 137 140 143 145 148 151 154 157 160 163 166 169 173 176 179 182 185 188 191 194 197 201 204 207 210 213 216 219 222 225 229 232 235 238
Private Medium or high density Occupied 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 18 18 18 19 19 20 20 20 21 21 21 22 22 22 23 23 24 24 24 25 25 25 26 26 26 27
Non-private Not stated Not stated 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Total 154 157 160 163 166 168 172 175 179 182 186 189 193 196 200 203 206 210 213 217 220 224 227 231 234 238 241 245 248 252 255 259 262 266 269