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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| Burdett - Murrawong | 1.60 | 1.60 | 1.60 | 1.63 | 1.64 | 1.65 | 1.66 | 1.69 | 1.72 | 1.75 | 1.78 | 1.81 | 1.83 | 1.86 | 1.89 | 1.92 | 1.95 | 1.98 | 2.01 | 2.04 | 2.06 | 2.09 | 2.12 | 2.15 | 2.18 | 2.21 | 2.24 | 2.27 | 2.29 | 2.32 | 2.35 | 2.38 | 2.41 | 2.44 | 2.47 |
| Gifford Hill - Brinkley | 1.55 | 1.55 | 1.56 | 1.61 | 1.62 | 1.63 | 1.64 | 1.68 | 1.71 | 1.75 | 1.79 | 1.83 | 1.86 | 1.90 | 1.94 | 1.98 | 2.01 | 2.05 | 2.09 | 2.12 | 2.16 | 2.20 | 2.24 | 2.27 | 2.31 | 2.35 | 2.38 | 2.42 | 2.46 | 2.50 | 2.53 | 2.57 | 2.61 | 2.64 | 2.68 |
| Monarto South - White Hill | 2.48 | 2.48 | 2.51 | 2.53 | 2.54 | 2.56 | 2.59 | 2.63 | 2.66 | 2.69 | 2.73 | 2.76 | 2.80 | 2.83 | 2.86 | 2.90 | 2.93 | 2.97 | 3.00 | 3.03 | 3.07 | 3.10 | 3.14 | 3.17 | 3.20 | 3.24 | 3.27 | 3.31 | 3.34 | 3.37 | 3.41 | 3.44 | 3.48 | 3.51 | 3.54 |
| Murray Bridge | 520.76 | 521.45 | 526.16 | 534.61 | 544.00 | 548.30 | 553.21 | 562.24 | 571.26 | 580.29 | 589.31 | 598.34 | 607.36 | 616.39 | 625.41 | 634.44 | 643.46 | 652.49 | 661.51 | 670.54 | 679.56 | 688.59 | 697.61 | 706.64 | 715.66 | 724.69 | 733.71 | 742.74 | 751.76 | 760.79 | 769.82 | 778.84 | 787.87 | 796.89 | 805.92 |
| Murray Bridge East - Riverglades | 123.53 | 124.64 | 127.44 | 130.37 | 131.90 | 132.88 | 133.72 | 134.47 | 135.22 | 135.97 | 136.72 | 137.47 | 138.22 | 138.97 | 139.72 | 140.47 | 141.22 | 141.97 | 142.72 | 143.47 | 144.22 | 144.97 | 145.72 | 146.47 | 147.23 | 147.98 | 148.73 | 149.48 | 150.23 | 150.98 | 151.73 | 152.48 | 153.23 | 153.98 | 154.73 |
| Mypolonga - Avoca Dell | 10.63 | 10.77 | 10.90 | 10.93 | 11.09 | 11.18 | 11.29 | 11.40 | 11.52 | 11.63 | 11.74 | 11.85 | 11.96 | 12.07 | 12.18 | 12.29 | 12.40 | 12.51 | 12.63 | 12.74 | 12.85 | 12.96 | 13.07 | 13.18 | 13.29 | 13.40 | 13.51 | 13.63 | 13.74 | 13.85 | 13.96 | 14.07 | 14.18 | 14.29 | 14.40 |