Population density is the number of people per square kilometre of land. Place Forecast computes it as population divided by land area.
Density is a fair way to compare places of different size. A small town and a big city can have the same density but very different populations.
Estimated figures come from the Estimated Resident Population. Future density is projected using the cohort-component method. Only the population changes over time. The land area stays fixed within an ASGS edition.
A few things matter when you read density:
The comparison page opens on a Dorling cartogram by default. A plain map can mislead for density. Large areas draw the eye. A cartogram sizes each area by value, not by land area, so the eye reads the rate, not the shape. You can switch to a Demers cartogram or a plain choropleth map from the toolbox.
| Small Area | 2020 | 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 |
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| Bethungra | 13.88 | 13.62 | 13.84 | 13.92 | 13.77 | 13.77 | 13.97 | 13.97 | 14.11 | 14.25 | 14.38 | 14.52 | 14.66 | 14.79 | 14.93 | 15.07 | 15.20 | 15.34 | 15.48 | 15.61 | 15.75 | 15.89 | 16.02 | 16.16 | 16.30 | 16.43 | 16.57 | 16.71 | 16.84 | 16.98 | 17.12 | 17.25 | 17.39 | 17.53 | 17.66 |
| Illabo | 25.68 | 25.19 | 25.61 | 25.75 | 25.47 | 25.47 | 25.84 | 25.84 | 26.09 | 26.34 | 26.58 | 26.83 | 27.08 | 27.33 | 27.58 | 27.82 | 28.07 | 28.32 | 28.57 | 28.81 | 29.06 | 29.31 | 29.56 | 29.81 | 30.05 | 30.30 | 30.55 | 30.80 | 31.04 | 31.29 | 31.54 | 31.79 | 32.04 | 32.28 | 32.53 |
| Junee | 135.66 | 135.48 | 134.97 | 136.46 | 134.33 | 134.95 | 135.67 | 135.95 | 136.34 | 136.73 | 137.12 | 137.51 | 137.90 | 138.29 | 138.68 | 139.07 | 139.46 | 139.85 | 140.24 | 140.63 | 141.02 | 141.41 | 141.80 | 142.19 | 142.58 | 142.97 | 143.36 | 143.75 | 144.14 | 144.53 | 144.92 | 145.31 | 145.70 | 146.09 | 146.48 |
| Junee Rural | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.51 |
| Old Junee | 14.21 | 14.28 | 14.56 | 14.35 | 15.01 | 15.31 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 |
| Wantabadgery | 7.36 | 7.21 | 7.18 | 7.23 | 7.16 | 7.21 | 7.21 | 7.21 | 7.21 | 7.21 | 7.21 | 7.21 | 7.21 | 7.21 | 7.21 | 7.21 | 7.21 | 7.21 | 7.21 | 7.21 | 7.21 | 7.21 | 7.21 | 7.21 | 7.21 | 7.21 | 7.21 | 7.21 | 7.21 | 7.21 | 7.21 | 7.21 | 7.21 | 7.21 | 7.21 |
| Total | 14.21 | 14.28 | 14.56 | 14.35 | 15.01 | 15.31 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 | 15.36 |