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 | 99.73 | 97.26 | 88.13 | 85.41 | 77.76 | 80.94 | 101.29 | 113.57 | 124.48 | 132.40 | 137.54 | 140.10 | 142.14 | 143.82 | 145.24 | 146.49 | 147.62 | 148.73 | 149.83 | 150.94 | 152.09 | 153.26 | 154.48 | 155.74 | 157.02 | 158.32 | 159.64 | 160.96 | 162.29 | 163.61 | 164.93 | 166.24 | 167.55 | 168.85 | 170.15 |
| 5-9 | 133.80 | 128.12 | 126.89 | 118.99 | 120.72 | 115.35 | 109.46 | 112.44 | 118.22 | 123.33 | 132.09 | 143.69 | 151.49 | 157.95 | 162.76 | 166.00 | 168.03 | 169.80 | 171.41 | 172.89 | 174.30 | 175.66 | 177.02 | 178.40 | 179.80 | 181.24 | 182.70 | 184.19 | 185.69 | 187.20 | 188.72 | 190.24 | 191.77 | 193.29 | 194.81 |
| 10-14 | 154.04 | 139.97 | 141.70 | 152.31 | 157.75 | 153.21 | 149.02 | 143.07 | 137.34 | 137.31 | 135.55 | 132.22 | 133.41 | 136.64 | 139.83 | 145.20 | 151.81 | 156.31 | 160.22 | 163.29 | 165.59 | 167.27 | 168.84 | 170.33 | 171.78 | 173.19 | 174.58 | 175.98 | 177.38 | 178.80 | 180.22 | 181.66 | 183.10 | 184.56 | 186.01 |
| 15-19 | 148.61 | 146.88 | 168.36 | 190.08 | 193.05 | 180.26 | 182.27 | 181.64 | 178.87 | 175.23 | 172.52 | 170.57 | 168.23 | 166.62 | 167.36 | 167.15 | 166.71 | 168.17 | 170.32 | 172.91 | 176.31 | 180.08 | 183.05 | 185.67 | 187.88 | 189.80 | 191.51 | 193.16 | 194.78 | 196.36 | 197.94 | 199.50 | 201.06 | 202.62 | 204.19 |
| 20-24 | 193.79 | 162.44 | 184.90 | 236.74 | 282.66 | 274.52 | 243.35 | 235.96 | 234.01 | 233.10 | 233.11 | 234.00 | 235.50 | 236.60 | 237.62 | 238.97 | 240.59 | 242.31 | 243.98 | 245.94 | 247.76 | 249.53 | 251.77 | 253.99 | 256.27 | 258.57 | 260.88 | 263.08 | 265.23 | 267.34 | 269.46 | 271.56 | 273.65 | 275.73 | 277.82 |
| 25-29 | 164.41 | 153.55 | 157.75 | 179.72 | 203.41 | 217.31 | 223.16 | 222.86 | 222.08 | 221.79 | 221.97 | 222.72 | 223.94 | 225.24 | 226.67 | 228.24 | 229.91 | 231.67 | 233.49 | 235.29 | 237.16 | 239.02 | 241.00 | 243.00 | 245.04 | 247.08 | 249.14 | 251.17 | 253.19 | 255.19 | 257.20 | 259.19 | 261.19 | 263.17 | 265.16 |
| 30-34 | 145.65 | 135.28 | 131.82 | 138.74 | 141.21 | 164.87 | 193.78 | 204.98 | 211.81 | 215.21 | 216.55 | 217.31 | 218.49 | 219.63 | 220.93 | 222.38 | 223.93 | 225.58 | 227.31 | 229.06 | 230.86 | 232.67 | 234.56 | 236.49 | 238.46 | 240.44 | 242.44 | 244.44 | 246.42 | 248.39 | 250.36 | 252.31 | 254.26 | 256.21 | 258.16 |
| 35-39 | 153.80 | 143.18 | 137.50 | 144.91 | 145.40 | 150.22 | 161.15 | 172.90 | 181.87 | 191.55 | 200.42 | 206.62 | 209.72 | 211.79 | 213.44 | 214.80 | 216.14 | 217.63 | 219.19 | 220.80 | 222.48 | 224.19 | 225.97 | 227.79 | 229.65 | 231.54 | 233.45 | 235.38 | 237.30 | 239.22 | 241.14 | 243.05 | 244.96 | 246.86 | 248.76 |
| 40-44 | 164.41 | 149.10 | 153.30 | 156.02 | 148.86 | 149.63 | 155.16 | 157.41 | 165.20 | 170.46 | 175.13 | 179.02 | 183.18 | 186.80 | 190.73 | 194.36 | 196.97 | 198.79 | 200.34 | 201.83 | 203.30 | 204.79 | 206.37 | 207.99 | 209.65 | 211.35 | 213.07 | 214.80 | 216.55 | 218.30 | 220.06 | 221.81 | 223.57 | 225.32 | 227.07 |
| 45-49 | 164.41 | 144.91 | 138.98 | 145.40 | 145.16 | 147.53 | 145.28 | 147.59 | 146.74 | 144.76 | 145.56 | 147.18 | 148.60 | 151.38 | 153.36 | 155.10 | 157.03 | 159.01 | 160.89 | 162.81 | 164.60 | 166.17 | 167.56 | 168.90 | 170.26 | 171.62 | 173.00 | 174.40 | 175.80 | 177.22 | 178.63 | 180.05 | 181.47 | 182.89 | 184.31 |
| 50-54 | 154.54 | 151.57 | 159.97 | 157.00 | 158.49 | 149.69 | 147.79 | 143.92 | 144.68 | 141.97 | 143.21 | 143.28 | 143.71 | 143.57 | 143.29 | 144.25 | 145.20 | 145.89 | 147.38 | 148.75 | 150.18 | 151.57 | 152.97 | 154.34 | 155.80 | 157.27 | 158.68 | 160.01 | 161.33 | 162.63 | 163.93 | 165.23 | 166.54 | 167.84 | 169.15 |
| 55-59 | 137.26 | 133.31 | 126.64 | 129.11 | 134.79 | 140.79 | 140.04 | 147.69 | 143.58 | 143.15 | 138.08 | 136.97 | 135.54 | 136.16 | 135.31 | 136.38 | 136.87 | 137.54 | 137.90 | 138.24 | 139.18 | 140.14 | 141.03 | 142.30 | 143.54 | 144.83 | 146.09 | 147.37 | 148.64 | 149.94 | 151.25 | 152.53 | 153.77 | 154.99 | 156.21 |
| 60-64 | 122.94 | 118.25 | 118.49 | 121.70 | 119.48 | 121.03 | 120.15 | 113.05 | 115.70 | 120.74 | 123.30 | 122.95 | 127.56 | 125.30 | 125.34 | 122.99 | 122.70 | 121.83 | 122.49 | 122.25 | 123.25 | 123.83 | 124.46 | 125.01 | 125.61 | 126.60 | 127.59 | 128.50 | 129.64 | 130.78 | 131.94 | 133.05 | 134.17 | 135.29 | 136.43 |
| 65-69 | 100.23 | 100.47 | 101.95 | 103.68 | 104.42 | 105.81 | 101.98 | 101.18 | 100.14 | 95.76 | 94.65 | 94.48 | 90.95 | 92.72 | 95.82 | 97.32 | 97.13 | 100.35 | 99.18 | 99.53 | 98.39 | 98.58 | 98.15 | 98.81 | 98.80 | 99.62 | 100.14 | 100.77 | 101.34 | 101.94 | 102.77 | 103.63 | 104.39 | 105.30 | 106.20 |
| 70-74 | 78.50 | 78.50 | 82.21 | 89.61 | 95.29 | 94.44 | 95.70 | 94.87 | 93.35 | 92.25 | 91.99 | 90.25 | 89.98 | 89.65 | 87.52 | 87.27 | 87.58 | 85.87 | 87.21 | 89.27 | 90.29 | 90.42 | 92.54 | 92.19 | 92.70 | 92.37 | 92.79 | 92.92 | 93.60 | 93.92 | 94.66 | 95.25 | 95.93 | 96.56 | 97.21 |
| 75-79 | 52.09 | 53.32 | 55.05 | 58.75 | 61.22 | 67.23 | 69.55 | 70.36 | 71.62 | 72.64 | 71.07 | 71.90 | 71.25 | 71.01 | 70.58 | 70.62 | 70.43 | 70.59 | 70.81 | 70.01 | 70.14 | 70.63 | 70.05 | 71.03 | 72.42 | 73.18 | 73.41 | 74.80 | 74.80 | 75.28 | 75.30 | 75.74 | 75.94 | 76.52 | 76.86 |
| 80-84 | 43.45 | 39.00 | 38.76 | 41.47 | 45.42 | 43.18 | 44.37 | 44.83 | 45.89 | 47.26 | 49.39 | 50.67 | 52.16 | 52.67 | 53.57 | 53.28 | 53.64 | 53.51 | 53.74 | 53.71 | 53.97 | 54.32 | 54.61 | 55.02 | 54.88 | 55.20 | 55.68 | 55.58 | 56.30 | 57.25 | 57.73 | 58.00 | 58.93 | 59.07 | 59.46 |
| 85+ | 63.20 | 53.32 | 54.06 | 52.58 | 50.61 | 53.18 | 50.28 | 50.47 | 50.38 | 51.18 | 52.08 | 54.42 | 56.63 | 59.08 | 61.40 | 64.09 | 66.72 | 69.58 | 71.61 | 73.93 | 75.72 | 77.58 | 79.42 | 80.96 | 82.55 | 84.02 | 85.57 | 87.00 | 88.35 | 89.40 | 90.66 | 91.98 | 92.92 | 94.24 | 95.46 |
| Total | 2274.84 | 2128.45 | 2166.47 | 2302.24 | 2385.68 | 2409.19 | 2433.77 | 2458.78 | 2485.95 | 2510.09 | 2534.22 | 2558.35 | 2582.49 | 2606.62 | 2630.76 | 2654.89 | 2679.02 | 2703.16 | 2727.29 | 2751.43 | 2775.56 | 2799.69 | 2823.83 | 2847.96 | 2872.10 | 2896.23 | 2920.37 | 2944.50 | 2968.63 | 2992.77 | 3016.90 | 3041.04 | 3065.17 | 3089.30 | 3113.44 |