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 West Lakes 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 1176 1197 1218 1234 1243 1257 1278 1299 1319 1339 1359 1380 1400 1420 1441 1461 1481 1502 1522 1542 1562 1583 1603 1623 1644 1664 1684 1704 1725 1745 1765 1786 1806 1826 1846
Private Medium or high density Occupied 586 591 596 598 597 632 651 670 689 707 726 745 763 782 801 820 838 857 876 894 913 932 950 969 988 1007 1025 1044 1063 1081 1100 1119 1138 1156 1175
Non-private Not stated Not stated 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30
Total — — 1792 1818 1844 1861 1870 1919 1959 1998 2037 2076 2115 2154 2193 2232 2271 2310 2349 2388 2427 2466 2505 2544 2583 2622 2661 2700 2739 2778 2817 2856 2895 2934 2973 3012 3051