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 Central - Bakery Hill - Lake Wendouree (South) - Newington 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 910 892 883 871 859 862 865 867 870 873 876 879 882 885 888 891 894 897 900 903 905 908 911 914 917 920 923 926 929 932 935 938 941 943 946
Private Medium or high density Occupied 215 215 212 209 216 216 220 224 228 232 236 240 244 247 251 255 259 263 266 270 274 278 282 286 289 293 297 301 305 308 312 316 320 324 328
Non-private Not stated Not stated 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120
Total — — 1246 1227 1215 1201 1196 1198 1205 1212 1219 1226 1232 1239 1246 1253 1259 1266 1273 1280 1286 1293 1300 1307 1313 1320 1327 1334 1340 1347 1354 1361 1367 1374 1381 1388 1394