DEMO SA2 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 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 752 741 732 726 718 720 722 725 727 730 732 735 737 740 742 744 747 749 752 754 757 759 762 764 767 769 771 774 776 779 781 784 786 789 791
Private Medium or high density Occupied 149 150 148 147 151 151 154 157 159 161 164 166 168 171 173 176 178 180 183 185 187 190 192 194 197 199 202 204 206 209 211 213 216 218 221
Non-private Not stated Not stated 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74
Total — — 975 964 954 946 943 945 950 955 960 965 970 975 979 984 989 994 999 1004 1008 1013 1018 1023 1028 1032 1037 1042 1047 1052 1056 1061 1066 1071 1076 1081 1085