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 Onkaparinga (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 313 317 321 325 328 330 333 336 339 342 345 347 350 353 356 359 362 364 367 370 373 376 379 382 384 387 390 393 396 399 402 404 407 410 413
Private Medium or high density Occupied 25 25 26 26 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 56 57 58 59
Non-private Not stated Not stated 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Total — — 341 345 349 353 356 359 363 367 371 375 379 383 387 391 395 399 403 407 411 415 419 423 427 431 435 439 442 446 450 454 458 462 466 470 474