Town of Port Hedland
Non-private dwellings
1,009 people were estimated to be living in non-private dwellings in the Town of Port Hedland in 2019.
Residential non-private dwellings include aged care facilities as well as defence force facilities, hospitals, prisons, staff quarters and boarding houses. As a general rule, an increase in people aged 18 to 24 living in non-private dwellings indicates a growth in student accommodation, defence force facilities or prisons. Similarly an increase in people aged over 75 living in non-private dwellings indicates growth in aged care facilities.
| Persons in non-private dwellings | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Port Hedland | Year | Change between 2016 and 2041 | ||||||||
| Area | 2016 | 2041 | Total change | Aged 18 to 24 years | Aged 75+ years | |||||
| Town of Port Hedland | 1,064 | 1,318 | +254 | +14 | 0 | 1,278 | 10 | 2019 | 1009 | 0 |
| Hedland Remainder | 625 | 812 | +187 | +10 | 0 | 812 | 100 | 2019 | 624 | 0 |
| Port Hedland | 97 | 117 | +20 | +1 | 0 | 117 | 110 | 2019 | 97 | 0 |
| South Hedland | 342 | 389 | +47 | +2 | 0 | 349 | 120 | 2019 | 287 | 0 |
Population and household forecasts, 2016 to 2041, prepared by .id (opens a new window), the population experts, May 2018.
Key findings
There were 1,064 people estimated to be living in non-private dwellings in the Town of Port Hedland in 2016. The number of persons in non-private dwellings in the Town of Port Hedland is expected to increase to 1,278 persons in 2026 and to 1,318 persons in 2041.
Between 2016 and 2026, Hedland Remainder is forecast to experience the greatest change, with a gain of 187 persons in non-private dwellings. This is due to an increase of persons in non-private dwellings aged 18 to 24 years, which is predominantly student accommodation.