Population density is the number of residents per square kilometre of land. Place Forecast works it out 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 population is projected using the cohort-component method. Only the population changes over time. The land area stays fixed.
A few things matter when you read density:
| Age Group | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-4 | 232.60 | 203.01 | 185.33 | 141.66 | 136.63 | 152.43 | 171.39 | 186.12 | 204.57 | 210.97 | 212.50 | 212.83 | 212.42 | 211.77 | 211.23 | 210.88 | 210.60 | 210.32 | 210.06 | 209.84 | 209.65 | 209.52 | 209.45 | 209.46 | 209.51 | 209.59 | 209.69 | 209.78 | 209.87 | 209.96 | 210.05 | 210.14 | 210.23 | 210.31 | 210.39 |
| 5-9 | 169.44 | 192.06 | 182.09 | 188.19 | 181.71 | 171.40 | 185.06 | 190.68 | 193.16 | 212.12 | 229.81 | 239.87 | 247.25 | 257.10 | 260.16 | 260.86 | 260.91 | 260.57 | 260.08 | 259.65 | 259.29 | 259.02 | 258.84 | 258.73 | 258.66 | 258.63 | 258.63 | 258.67 | 258.74 | 258.83 | 258.93 | 259.04 | 259.15 | 259.26 | 259.36 |
| 10-14 | 219.63 | 222.98 | 227.63 | 201.63 | 195.15 | 189.54 | 206.40 | 225.20 | 244.62 | 248.11 | 248.23 | 255.17 | 255.58 | 256.38 | 268.81 | 277.19 | 280.30 | 282.50 | 288.75 | 290.42 | 290.75 | 290.70 | 290.46 | 290.16 | 289.91 | 289.73 | 289.62 | 289.56 | 289.55 | 289.56 | 289.59 | 289.64 | 289.72 | 289.81 | 289.92 |
| 15-19 | 184.11 | 174.47 | 195.78 | 270.72 | 255.76 | 268.84 | 243.32 | 228.71 | 216.78 | 217.55 | 227.58 | 238.01 | 251.05 | 257.35 | 253.01 | 250.41 | 254.99 | 260.58 | 261.56 | 265.31 | 269.26 | 271.88 | 273.85 | 275.42 | 275.87 | 275.92 | 275.84 | 275.71 | 275.61 | 275.55 | 275.53 | 275.53 | 275.56 | 275.61 | 275.66 |
| 20-24 | 359.30 | 293.92 | 357.53 | 454.55 | 491.89 | 409.33 | 428.80 | 424.02 | 419.89 | 412.56 | 407.90 | 404.71 | 402.56 | 401.37 | 401.59 | 402.43 | 402.34 | 402.22 | 401.46 | 400.76 | 400.57 | 400.98 | 401.41 | 401.48 | 401.93 | 402.24 | 402.48 | 402.68 | 402.87 | 403.05 | 403.22 | 403.37 | 403.51 | 403.66 | 403.81 |
| 25-29 | 525.25 | 440.28 | 472.55 | 636.18 | 763.40 | 742.85 | 690.42 | 675.79 | 665.62 | 659.73 | 653.17 | 649.98 | 646.80 | 645.51 | 645.35 | 645.47 | 644.67 | 643.22 | 642.21 | 642.01 | 641.60 | 641.65 | 641.91 | 642.35 | 642.76 | 643.09 | 643.35 | 643.60 | 643.88 | 644.17 | 644.44 | 644.70 | 644.95 | 645.19 | 645.44 |
| 30-34 | 549.21 | 474.18 | 461.05 | 524.90 | 562.72 | 591.67 | 618.04 | 627.66 | 624.32 | 620.06 | 613.77 | 609.72 | 606.22 | 604.32 | 603.59 | 603.40 | 602.80 | 601.70 | 600.74 | 600.32 | 599.89 | 599.80 | 599.92 | 600.24 | 600.60 | 600.91 | 601.19 | 601.43 | 601.69 | 601.96 | 602.21 | 602.46 | 602.70 | 602.93 | 603.16 |
| 35-39 | 516.22 | 478.98 | 451.31 | 443.09 | 437.67 | 473.71 | 532.17 | 566.75 | 584.48 | 590.76 | 587.35 | 584.86 | 581.87 | 579.38 | 578.00 | 577.15 | 576.36 | 575.40 | 574.51 | 573.93 | 573.42 | 573.15 | 573.09 | 573.22 | 573.46 | 573.73 | 573.99 | 574.24 | 574.49 | 574.75 | 574.99 | 575.23 | 575.47 | 575.69 | 575.92 |
| 40-44 | 406.44 | 388.31 | 378.31 | 394.72 | 409.65 | 440.42 | 459.32 | 479.21 | 493.82 | 510.41 | 523.49 | 533.42 | 538.46 | 541.83 | 542.96 | 541.88 | 541.17 | 539.90 | 538.82 | 538.07 | 537.43 | 536.99 | 536.73 | 536.64 | 536.66 | 536.76 | 536.91 | 537.09 | 537.29 | 537.52 | 537.75 | 537.98 | 538.20 | 538.42 | 538.64 |
| 45-49 | 447.61 | 377.59 | 343.39 | 323.30 | 331.18 | 337.45 | 339.73 | 345.68 | 352.07 | 359.44 | 365.80 | 371.04 | 373.59 | 374.26 | 376.69 | 379.91 | 382.30 | 384.07 | 385.06 | 385.45 | 384.94 | 384.70 | 384.35 | 384.16 | 384.08 | 384.07 | 384.09 | 384.14 | 384.22 | 384.33 | 384.45 | 384.59 | 384.73 | 384.88 | 385.03 |
| 50-54 | 400.59 | 392.15 | 421.08 | 442.50 | 380.92 | 377.68 | 373.75 | 373.27 | 375.75 | 387.18 | 388.11 | 384.77 | 383.03 | 385.02 | 388.72 | 391.97 | 395.33 | 396.45 | 396.03 | 396.57 | 397.37 | 398.36 | 399.36 | 400.09 | 400.55 | 400.53 | 400.60 | 400.57 | 400.60 | 400.66 | 400.75 | 400.85 | 400.97 | 401.09 | 401.23 |
| 55-59 | 434.93 | 325.76 | 329.16 | 331.95 | 385.36 | 358.59 | 359.04 | 345.26 | 334.77 | 299.18 | 302.30 | 302.18 | 304.83 | 306.69 | 307.70 | 307.50 | 305.33 | 305.50 | 307.10 | 308.41 | 309.77 | 310.33 | 310.52 | 310.53 | 310.83 | 311.45 | 311.92 | 312.40 | 312.67 | 312.84 | 312.90 | 312.98 | 313.04 | 313.12 | 313.20 |
| 60-64 | 310.05 | 264.78 | 258.03 | 295.93 | 292.84 | 310.25 | 239.88 | 205.91 | 179.10 | 183.30 | 167.27 | 163.28 | 161.85 | 159.04 | 150.69 | 150.77 | 150.03 | 149.43 | 148.97 | 148.77 | 148.65 | 148.41 | 148.44 | 148.60 | 148.65 | 148.75 | 148.82 | 148.88 | 148.94 | 149.01 | 149.12 | 149.20 | 149.28 | 149.35 | 149.41 |
| 65-69 | 298.20 | 242.54 | 239.66 | 213.62 | 223.25 | 215.59 | 221.06 | 213.25 | 213.51 | 188.48 | 181.72 | 162.51 | 152.68 | 142.74 | 142.93 | 137.80 | 137.51 | 136.34 | 135.40 | 132.80 | 132.63 | 132.26 | 132.03 | 131.92 | 131.94 | 131.94 | 131.93 | 131.96 | 132.01 | 132.07 | 132.13 | 132.20 | 132.25 | 132.30 | 132.36 |
| 70-74 | 223.40 | 190.56 | 180.80 | 203.37 | 216.51 | 216.53 | 187.98 | 176.88 | 154.48 | 155.49 | 144.66 | 144.20 | 141.49 | 140.49 | 133.09 | 131.04 | 125.70 | 122.33 | 118.68 | 118.11 | 116.56 | 116.32 | 115.97 | 115.67 | 115.06 | 115.03 | 114.99 | 114.98 | 114.98 | 115.03 | 115.07 | 115.10 | 115.13 | 115.18 | 115.23 |
| 75-79 | 117.42 | 130.11 | 144.63 | 143.06 | 159.32 | 150.76 | 153.88 | 142.82 | 148.52 | 144.12 | 145.58 | 137.45 | 134.64 | 123.40 | 120.09 | 113.84 | 112.39 | 111.23 | 111.23 | 107.90 | 107.31 | 104.83 | 102.82 | 100.51 | 99.73 | 99.01 | 98.98 | 98.90 | 98.85 | 98.53 | 98.55 | 98.56 | 98.58 | 98.60 | 98.65 |
| 80-84 | 65.01 | 56.94 | 61.94 | 73.24 | 66.77 | 78.03 | 73.42 | 73.21 | 67.75 | 72.48 | 62.55 | 63.95 | 58.84 | 65.19 | 62.91 | 63.28 | 59.36 | 60.09 | 57.50 | 58.65 | 54.71 | 54.01 | 53.29 | 52.85 | 51.44 | 51.36 | 50.64 | 49.94 | 48.97 | 48.65 | 48.30 | 48.21 | 48.17 | 48.16 | 48.10 |
| 85+ | 66.81 | 48.86 | 48.90 | 48.78 | 58.65 | 64.33 | 65.71 | 72.34 | 82.06 | 85.84 | 98.52 | 104.87 | 112.19 | 116.04 | 122.89 | 127.13 | 133.34 | 136.10 | 142.31 | 146.02 | 151.72 | 155.13 | 158.12 | 161.05 | 163.94 | 165.37 | 166.96 | 168.63 | 170.46 | 171.74 | 172.75 | 173.47 | 174.14 | 174.73 | 175.31 |
| Total | 5526.22 | 4897.47 | 4939.16 | 5331.38 | 5549.38 | 5549.38 | 5549.38 | 5552.75 | 5555.27 | 5557.79 | 5560.31 | 5562.83 | 5565.35 | 5567.87 | 5570.39 | 5572.91 | 5575.43 | 5577.96 | 5580.48 | 5583.00 | 5585.52 | 5588.04 | 5590.56 | 5593.08 | 5595.60 | 5598.12 | 5600.65 | 5603.17 | 5605.69 | 5608.21 | 5610.73 | 5613.25 | 5615.77 | 5618.29 | 5620.81 |