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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| Bendigo | 908.03 | 896.39 | 887.38 | 880.42 | 873.77 | 877.57 | 880.62 | 894.81 | 898.32 | 901.83 | 905.33 | 908.84 | 912.35 | 915.85 | 919.36 | 922.87 | 926.37 | 929.88 | 933.39 | 936.89 | 940.40 | 943.91 | 947.41 | 950.92 | 954.43 | 957.93 | 961.44 | 964.95 | 968.45 | 971.96 | 975.47 | 978.97 | 982.48 | 985.99 | 989.49 |
| Eaglehawk - Eaglehawk North - Sailors Gully | 222.26 | 218.51 | 218.19 | 219.54 | 222.35 | 223.07 | 224.03 | 225.51 | 227.00 | 228.49 | 229.98 | 231.46 | 232.95 | 234.44 | 235.93 | 237.41 | 238.90 | 240.39 | 241.88 | 243.36 | 244.85 | 246.34 | 247.82 | 249.31 | 250.80 | 252.29 | 253.77 | 255.26 | 256.75 | 258.24 | 259.72 | 261.21 | 262.70 | 264.19 | 265.67 |
| East Bendigo | 178.44 | 180.51 | 178.22 | 182.85 | 182.41 | 183.17 | 185.00 | 186.83 | 188.66 | 190.49 | 192.32 | 194.15 | 195.98 | 197.81 | 199.64 | 201.47 | 203.31 | 205.14 | 206.97 | 208.80 | 210.63 | 212.46 | 214.29 | 216.12 | 217.95 | 219.78 | 221.61 | 223.44 | 225.28 | 227.11 | 228.94 | 230.77 | 232.60 | 234.43 | 236.26 |
| Elmore - Rural North | 2.89 | 2.95 | 3.02 | 3.10 | 3.24 | 3.29 | 3.39 | 3.48 | 3.58 | 3.67 | 3.77 | 3.86 | 3.96 | 4.05 | 4.14 | 4.24 | 4.33 | 4.43 | 4.52 | 4.62 | 4.71 | 4.81 | 4.90 | 5.00 | 5.09 | 5.19 | 5.28 | 5.38 | 5.47 | 5.57 | 5.66 | 5.76 | 5.85 | 5.95 | 6.04 |
| Epsom - Ascot | 322.72 | 330.79 | 336.90 | 344.96 | 354.17 | 373.21 | 375.35 | 377.49 | 379.64 | 381.78 | 383.92 | 386.07 | 388.21 | 390.36 | 392.50 | 394.64 | 396.79 | 398.93 | 401.08 | 403.22 | 405.36 | 407.51 | 409.65 | 411.79 | 413.94 | 416.08 | 418.23 | 420.37 | 422.51 | 424.66 | 426.80 | 428.94 | 431.09 | 433.23 | 435.38 |
| Flora Hill - Quarry Hill - Spring Gully - Golden Gully | 517.15 | 509.23 | 507.33 | 511.26 | 516.86 | 519.07 | 521.12 | 528.11 | 535.22 | 542.20 | 549.19 | 556.17 | 563.16 | 570.14 | 577.13 | 584.12 | 591.10 | 598.09 | 605.07 | 612.06 | 619.04 | 626.03 | 633.01 | 640.00 | 646.98 | 653.97 | 660.96 | 667.94 | 674.93 | 681.91 | 688.90 | 695.88 | 702.87 | 709.85 | 716.84 |
| Golden Square | 941.05 | 938.61 | 949.40 | 949.97 | 953.64 | 959.86 | 962.17 | 975.49 | 998.13 | 1011.45 | 1024.77 | 1038.09 | 1051.41 | 1064.73 | 1078.05 | 1091.37 | 1104.69 | 1118.01 | 1131.33 | 1144.65 | 1157.97 | 1171.29 | 1184.61 | 1197.93 | 1211.25 | 1224.57 | 1237.89 | 1251.21 | 1264.54 | 1277.86 | 1291.18 | 1304.50 | 1317.82 | 1331.14 | 1344.46 |
| Heathcote and District | 5.25 | 5.37 | 5.52 | 5.63 | 5.72 | 5.78 | 5.83 | 5.88 | 5.92 | 5.97 | 6.02 | 6.07 | 6.12 | 6.17 | 6.22 | 6.27 | 6.32 | 6.37 | 6.42 | 6.47 | 6.52 | 6.56 | 6.61 | 6.66 | 6.71 | 6.76 | 6.81 | 6.86 | 6.91 | 6.96 | 7.01 | 7.06 | 7.11 | 7.16 | 7.21 |
| Huntly | 68.36 | 72.17 | 77.12 | 79.18 | 82.17 | 87.62 | 94.17 | 100.72 | 107.27 | 113.82 | 120.37 | 126.93 | 133.48 | 140.03 | 146.58 | 153.13 | 159.68 | 166.23 | 172.78 | 179.33 | 185.88 | 192.44 | 198.99 | 205.54 | 212.09 | 218.64 | 225.19 | 231.74 | 238.29 | 244.84 | 251.39 | 257.95 | 264.50 | 271.05 | 277.60 |
| Kangaroo Flat - Big Hill | 339.07 | 343.56 | 344.27 | 345.80 | 349.67 | 351.89 | 352.77 | 353.77 | 354.76 | 355.76 | 356.76 | 357.76 | 358.76 | 359.75 | 360.75 | 361.75 | 362.75 | 363.75 | 364.74 | 365.74 | 366.74 | 367.74 | 368.74 | 369.73 | 370.73 | 371.73 | 372.73 | 373.73 | 374.72 | 375.72 | 376.72 | 377.72 | 378.72 | 379.71 | 380.71 |
| Kennington | 1252.43 | 1262.16 | 1259.81 | 1268.96 | 1275.51 | 1293.74 | 1296.08 | 1298.45 | 1325.00 | 1351.56 | 1378.11 | 1404.67 | 1431.23 | 1457.78 | 1484.34 | 1510.89 | 1537.45 | 1564.00 | 1590.56 | 1617.12 | 1643.67 | 1670.23 | 1696.78 | 1723.34 | 1749.89 | 1776.45 | 1803.01 | 1829.56 | 1856.12 | 1882.67 | 1909.23 | 1935.78 | 1962.34 | 1988.90 | 2015.45 |
| Long Gully - West Bendigo - Ironbark | 685.83 | 683.21 | 673.33 | 670.72 | 658.45 | 659.54 | 661.45 | 663.37 | 665.28 | 667.19 | 669.10 | 671.01 | 672.92 | 674.83 | 676.74 | 678.65 | 680.56 | 682.47 | 684.38 | 686.30 | 688.21 | 690.12 | 692.03 | 693.94 | 695.85 | 697.76 | 699.67 | 701.58 | 703.49 | 705.40 | 707.32 | 709.23 | 711.14 | 713.05 | 714.96 |
| Maiden Gully | 113.18 | 113.94 | 116.24 | 119.00 | 120.94 | 122.70 | 124.59 | 126.47 | 128.35 | 130.24 | 132.12 | 134.00 | 135.89 | 137.77 | 139.66 | 141.54 | 143.42 | 145.31 | 147.19 | 149.08 | 150.96 | 152.84 | 154.73 | 156.61 | 158.49 | 160.38 | 162.26 | 164.15 | 166.03 | 167.91 | 169.80 | 171.68 | 173.56 | 175.45 | 177.33 |
| Marong - Rural West | 12.02 | 12.25 | 12.84 | 13.26 | 13.53 | 13.73 | 13.91 | 14.09 | 14.27 | 14.45 | 14.63 | 14.81 | 14.99 | 15.17 | 15.35 | 15.53 | 15.71 | 15.89 | 16.07 | 16.25 | 16.43 | 16.61 | 16.79 | 16.97 | 17.15 | 17.33 | 17.51 | 17.69 | 17.87 | 18.05 | 18.23 | 18.41 | 18.59 | 18.77 | 18.95 |
| North Bendigo - California Gully | 973.77 | 965.36 | 966.14 | 964.89 | 969.04 | 971.18 | 975.56 | 979.23 | 982.89 | 986.56 | 990.22 | 993.88 | 997.55 | 1001.21 | 1004.87 | 1008.54 | 1012.20 | 1015.86 | 1019.53 | 1023.19 | 1026.85 | 1030.52 | 1034.18 | 1037.85 | 1041.51 | 1045.17 | 1048.84 | 1052.50 | 1056.16 | 1059.83 | 1063.49 | 1067.15 | 1070.82 | 1074.48 | 1078.14 |
| Rural East | 12.93 | 13.23 | 13.50 | 13.74 | 14.07 | 14.22 | 14.35 | 14.48 | 14.60 | 14.73 | 14.86 | 14.99 | 15.11 | 15.24 | 15.37 | 15.50 | 15.62 | 15.75 | 15.88 | 16.00 | 16.13 | 16.26 | 16.39 | 16.51 | 16.64 | 16.77 | 16.90 | 17.02 | 17.15 | 17.28 | 17.41 | 17.53 | 17.66 | 17.79 | 17.92 |
| Strathdale | 1382.42 | 1394.33 | 1395.54 | 1390.24 | 1395.55 | 1399.28 | 1401.84 | 1404.41 | 1406.98 | 1409.55 | 1412.11 | 1414.68 | 1417.25 | 1419.82 | 1422.39 | 1424.95 | 1427.52 | 1430.09 | 1432.66 | 1435.22 | 1437.79 | 1440.36 | 1442.93 | 1445.49 | 1448.06 | 1450.63 | 1453.20 | 1455.76 | 1458.33 | 1460.90 | 1463.47 | 1466.03 | 1468.60 | 1471.17 | 1473.74 |
| Strathfieldsaye | 188.17 | 196.71 | 202.90 | 207.80 | 210.67 | 215.24 | 223.63 | 232.02 | 240.41 | 248.79 | 257.18 | 265.57 | 273.96 | 282.34 | 290.73 | 299.12 | 307.50 | 315.89 | 324.28 | 332.67 | 341.05 | 349.44 | 357.83 | 366.22 | 374.60 | 382.99 | 391.38 | 399.77 | 408.15 | 416.54 | 424.93 | 433.32 | 441.70 | 450.09 | 458.48 |
| White Hills - Jackass Flat | 516.04 | 547.85 | 563.74 | 579.90 | 597.75 | 602.73 | 614.12 | 625.50 | 637.14 | 648.52 | 659.91 | 671.29 | 682.68 | 694.06 | 705.44 | 716.83 | 728.21 | 739.60 | 750.98 | 762.36 | 773.75 | 785.13 | 796.52 | 807.90 | 819.28 | 830.67 | 842.05 | 853.44 | 864.82 | 876.20 | 887.59 | 898.97 | 910.36 | 921.74 | 933.12 |