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 Beach 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 1145 1171 1206 1245 1263 1283 1312 1341 1370 1399 1428 1457 1485 1514 1543 1572 1601 1630 1659 1688 1716 1745 1774 1803 1832 1861 1890 1918 1947 1976 2005 2034 2063 2092 2120
Private Medium or high density Occupied 940 931 956 974 973 975 978 981 985 988 991 995 998 1001 1005 1008 1011 1015 1018 1021 1025 1028 1031 1034 1038 1041 1044 1048 1051 1054 1058 1061 1064 1068 1071
Non-private Not stated Not stated 151 151 151 151 151 151 151 151 151 151 151 151 151 151 151 151 151 151 151 151 151 151 151 151 151 151 151 151 151 151 151 151 151 151 151
Total — — 2236 2253 2313 2370 2387 2409 2441 2474 2506 2538 2570 2602 2635 2667 2699 2731 2763 2795 2828 2860 2892 2924 2956 2988 3021 3053 3085 3117 3149 3182 3214 3246 3278 3310 3342