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 | 87.22 | 81.40 | 82.60 | 79.69 | 82.43 | 91.36 | 103.57 | 112.39 | 119.56 | 124.35 | 127.96 | 130.36 | 132.72 | 135.15 | 137.66 | 140.26 | 143.13 | 146.10 | 149.13 | 152.22 | 155.33 | 158.45 | 160.17 | 161.59 | 162.86 | 164.04 | 165.17 | 166.33 | 167.52 | 168.76 | 170.03 | 171.33 | 172.66 | 174.01 | 175.38 |
| 5-9 | 88.76 | 81.57 | 80.89 | 79.18 | 76.61 | 79.24 | 84.87 | 92.82 | 99.50 | 106.65 | 112.48 | 116.90 | 120.42 | 123.82 | 126.92 | 129.72 | 132.41 | 135.14 | 137.93 | 140.76 | 143.64 | 146.52 | 148.37 | 149.96 | 151.33 | 152.58 | 153.77 | 154.97 | 156.16 | 157.36 | 158.56 | 159.77 | 161.00 | 162.24 | 163.51 |
| 10-14 | 103.81 | 100.21 | 97.65 | 89.61 | 88.41 | 85.06 | 92.73 | 100.45 | 106.86 | 110.26 | 113.34 | 116.26 | 120.31 | 124.37 | 128.72 | 132.61 | 135.94 | 139.09 | 142.33 | 145.54 | 148.66 | 151.65 | 153.64 | 155.38 | 156.99 | 158.49 | 159.96 | 161.38 | 162.75 | 164.08 | 165.38 | 166.67 | 167.98 | 169.30 | 170.63 |
| 15-19 | 178.20 | 154.25 | 160.58 | 176.14 | 180.42 | 170.13 | 223.23 | 234.06 | 236.28 | 239.72 | 245.96 | 253.48 | 259.84 | 265.22 | 269.90 | 275.12 | 282.36 | 289.35 | 295.83 | 301.99 | 308.12 | 314.28 | 313.77 | 315.47 | 317.77 | 320.27 | 322.84 | 325.41 | 328.00 | 330.64 | 333.31 | 336.01 | 338.69 | 341.39 | 344.09 |
| 20-24 | 369.56 | 308.34 | 375.03 | 487.22 | 553.91 | 505.43 | 418.90 | 404.47 | 408.25 | 413.51 | 421.54 | 429.86 | 438.16 | 446.90 | 455.83 | 464.78 | 475.34 | 485.74 | 496.06 | 506.28 | 516.41 | 526.41 | 526.46 | 527.61 | 529.95 | 533.14 | 536.80 | 540.74 | 544.86 | 549.10 | 553.42 | 557.78 | 562.20 | 566.66 | 571.16 |
| 25-29 | 262.16 | 236.00 | 256.01 | 311.76 | 363.06 | 398.87 | 373.17 | 358.44 | 348.19 | 343.63 | 344.42 | 348.00 | 353.60 | 360.33 | 367.43 | 374.65 | 382.93 | 391.23 | 399.57 | 407.88 | 416.13 | 424.29 | 426.03 | 427.79 | 429.84 | 432.29 | 435.09 | 438.15 | 441.39 | 444.76 | 448.22 | 451.73 | 455.30 | 458.91 | 462.55 |
| 30-34 | 177.85 | 178.54 | 179.56 | 191.88 | 208.47 | 225.27 | 249.54 | 270.76 | 277.82 | 282.49 | 286.23 | 288.61 | 291.94 | 296.46 | 301.65 | 307.20 | 313.56 | 320.19 | 326.97 | 333.80 | 340.63 | 347.41 | 350.29 | 352.54 | 354.67 | 356.83 | 359.11 | 361.56 | 364.15 | 366.86 | 369.66 | 372.52 | 375.43 | 378.39 | 381.39 |
| 35-39 | 145.36 | 138.01 | 137.32 | 137.50 | 146.56 | 162.11 | 180.62 | 190.19 | 201.53 | 209.06 | 215.46 | 222.34 | 228.79 | 233.31 | 237.52 | 241.85 | 246.55 | 251.49 | 256.64 | 261.90 | 267.22 | 272.55 | 275.35 | 277.73 | 279.90 | 281.99 | 284.04 | 286.08 | 288.13 | 290.25 | 292.42 | 294.64 | 296.91 | 299.22 | 301.57 |
| 40-44 | 102.61 | 101.75 | 107.57 | 112.36 | 117.66 | 127.61 | 131.88 | 136.55 | 140.68 | 145.49 | 150.54 | 156.33 | 160.64 | 165.10 | 169.00 | 172.62 | 176.49 | 180.54 | 184.35 | 188.13 | 191.97 | 195.78 | 198.12 | 200.24 | 202.08 | 203.83 | 205.49 | 207.09 | 208.67 | 210.26 | 211.86 | 213.48 | 215.13 | 216.79 | 218.48 |
| 45-49 | 123.13 | 115.95 | 105.69 | 101.41 | 104.66 | 111.60 | 122.72 | 134.55 | 143.49 | 149.73 | 155.66 | 158.91 | 162.47 | 166.17 | 170.28 | 174.39 | 178.99 | 183.22 | 187.45 | 191.54 | 195.55 | 199.53 | 202.21 | 204.42 | 206.38 | 208.22 | 209.98 | 211.74 | 213.51 | 215.25 | 216.99 | 218.72 | 220.44 | 222.17 | 223.91 |
| 50-54 | 120.05 | 112.01 | 115.61 | 119.20 | 112.70 | 110.95 | 114.03 | 116.08 | 122.06 | 130.50 | 137.85 | 144.50 | 150.76 | 155.96 | 160.06 | 164.16 | 167.70 | 171.45 | 175.33 | 179.28 | 183.15 | 187.20 | 190.25 | 192.95 | 195.39 | 197.54 | 199.53 | 201.41 | 203.17 | 204.88 | 206.55 | 208.21 | 209.89 | 211.58 | 213.27 |
| 55-59 | 103.12 | 97.99 | 90.64 | 93.54 | 99.70 | 105.53 | 109.34 | 111.87 | 113.62 | 110.58 | 110.59 | 112.33 | 114.35 | 118.20 | 123.19 | 127.58 | 131.75 | 135.84 | 139.49 | 142.75 | 146.10 | 149.14 | 151.56 | 153.86 | 155.99 | 157.89 | 159.85 | 161.69 | 163.43 | 165.09 | 166.64 | 168.13 | 169.59 | 171.01 | 172.40 |
| 60-64 | 89.44 | 92.18 | 89.61 | 85.85 | 83.28 | 85.48 | 90.01 | 93.75 | 100.79 | 107.59 | 111.75 | 115.25 | 117.59 | 119.96 | 119.06 | 120.02 | 121.80 | 124.10 | 127.65 | 131.97 | 135.94 | 139.55 | 142.88 | 145.70 | 148.16 | 150.58 | 152.62 | 154.55 | 156.40 | 158.17 | 159.81 | 161.53 | 163.19 | 164.79 | 166.33 |
| 65-69 | 78.32 | 75.08 | 70.80 | 69.60 | 75.42 | 76.06 | 78.44 | 80.77 | 79.20 | 81.80 | 85.60 | 89.56 | 92.86 | 97.47 | 103.02 | 106.86 | 110.22 | 112.49 | 114.36 | 114.26 | 115.60 | 117.50 | 119.60 | 122.56 | 125.91 | 128.96 | 131.64 | 134.18 | 136.37 | 138.31 | 140.26 | 141.97 | 143.61 | 145.21 | 146.73 |
| 70-74 | 73.19 | 70.46 | 69.43 | 72.00 | 68.58 | 67.64 | 66.70 | 68.27 | 69.97 | 74.58 | 75.79 | 77.63 | 79.39 | 79.28 | 81.35 | 84.01 | 86.81 | 89.39 | 92.81 | 96.75 | 99.42 | 102.10 | 103.73 | 105.14 | 105.36 | 106.28 | 107.42 | 108.80 | 110.66 | 112.75 | 114.67 | 116.40 | 118.08 | 119.60 | 121.00 |
| 75-79 | 62.59 | 61.57 | 57.97 | 59.17 | 56.78 | 61.58 | 61.88 | 64.10 | 64.59 | 62.57 | 61.51 | 61.30 | 62.76 | 63.83 | 67.13 | 68.21 | 69.85 | 71.31 | 71.71 | 73.37 | 75.60 | 77.81 | 79.68 | 81.95 | 84.43 | 86.13 | 87.70 | 88.83 | 89.81 | 90.19 | 90.94 | 91.91 | 92.98 | 94.31 | 95.76 |
| 80-84 | 57.29 | 58.14 | 55.75 | 53.87 | 54.21 | 50.54 | 52.49 | 50.61 | 51.97 | 52.24 | 56.43 | 57.10 | 58.70 | 59.86 | 59.02 | 58.52 | 58.61 | 59.75 | 60.69 | 63.33 | 64.42 | 65.93 | 67.06 | 67.56 | 68.77 | 70.30 | 71.65 | 72.90 | 74.45 | 76.01 | 77.20 | 78.28 | 79.21 | 80.04 | 80.50 |
| 85+ | 80.55 | 77.98 | 78.84 | 76.96 | 78.32 | 81.90 | 81.99 | 84.25 | 84.11 | 84.82 | 83.98 | 85.93 | 86.89 | 88.32 | 89.51 | 92.25 | 94.33 | 96.29 | 98.34 | 98.85 | 100.67 | 102.44 | 104.80 | 106.94 | 109.05 | 110.92 | 113.05 | 115.36 | 117.14 | 119.33 | 121.57 | 123.83 | 126.07 | 128.20 | 130.60 |
| Total | 2303.22 | 2141.44 | 2211.55 | 2396.93 | 2551.19 | 2596.36 | 2636.11 | 2704.38 | 2768.46 | 2829.58 | 2897.11 | 2964.65 | 3032.18 | 3099.72 | 3167.25 | 3234.79 | 3308.74 | 3382.70 | 3456.65 | 3530.61 | 3604.56 | 3678.52 | 3713.96 | 3749.40 | 3784.84 | 3820.28 | 3855.72 | 3891.16 | 3926.60 | 3962.04 | 3997.49 | 4032.93 | 4068.37 | 4103.81 | 4139.25 |