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 |
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| 0-4 | 0.72 | 0.69 | 0.64 | 0.61 | 0.55 | 0.57 | 0.56 | 0.52 | 0.50 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.57 | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.69 | 0.69 |
| 5-9 | 0.79 | 0.73 | 0.71 | 0.73 | 0.86 | 0.79 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.70 | 0.64 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.71 | 0.72 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.77 |
| 10-14 | 0.59 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.55 | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.60 | 0.62 | 0.73 | 0.67 | 0.65 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.64 | 0.63 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.72 | 0.73 | 0.73 |
| 15-19 | 0.34 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.36 | 0.45 | 0.55 | 0.66 | 0.74 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.80 | 0.78 | 0.80 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.80 | 0.81 | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.84 | 0.85 | 0.86 | 0.87 | 0.88 | 0.89 | 0.89 | 0.90 | 0.91 | 0.92 |
| 20-24 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.39 | 0.35 | 0.40 | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.55 | 0.61 | 0.69 | 0.76 | 0.79 | 0.80 | 0.79 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.83 | 0.84 | 0.85 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.87 | 0.87 | 0.88 | 0.89 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.91 | 0.92 |
| 25-29 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.41 | 0.45 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.59 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.63 |
| 30-34 | 0.40 | 0.35 | 0.39 | 0.42 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.39 | 0.34 | 0.37 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 |
| 35-39 | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.40 | 0.44 | 0.41 | 0.46 | 0.52 | 0.58 | 0.56 | 0.58 | 0.54 | 0.50 | 0.52 | 0.55 | 0.57 | 0.59 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.71 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.73 | 0.73 |
| 40-44 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.44 | 0.48 | 0.46 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.37 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.51 |
| 45-49 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.35 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.44 | 0.39 | 0.31 | 0.27 | 0.24 | 0.22 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.25 |
| 50-54 | 0.31 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.22 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.39 | 0.43 | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.45 | 0.43 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.47 |
| 55-59 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.28 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.35 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 |
| 60-64 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.26 |
| 65-69 | 0.13 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 |
| 70-74 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 |
| 75-79 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| 80-84 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| 85+ | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.29 |
| Total | 6.04 | 5.89 | 5.86 | 5.86 | 6.26 | 6.26 | 6.26 | 6.34 | 6.42 | 6.50 | 6.58 | 6.66 | 6.74 | 6.81 | 6.89 | 6.97 | 7.05 | 7.13 | 7.21 | 7.29 | 7.37 | 7.44 | 7.52 | 7.60 | 7.68 | 7.76 | 7.84 | 7.92 | 8.00 | 8.07 | 8.15 | 8.23 | 8.31 | 8.39 | 8.47 |