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 | 117.60 | 106.36 | 100.66 | 96.43 | 91.03 | 100.26 | 120.91 | 137.55 | 151.43 | 160.80 | 165.43 | 169.48 | 172.74 | 175.57 | 178.15 | 180.55 | 182.81 | 184.93 | 186.94 | 188.94 | 190.93 | 192.90 | 194.90 | 196.91 | 198.94 | 200.98 | 203.09 | 205.25 | 207.44 | 209.67 | 211.90 | 214.14 | 216.37 | 218.59 | 220.80 |
| 5-9 | 149.46 | 137.85 | 131.71 | 125.91 | 123.31 | 118.73 | 108.42 | 104.00 | 99.37 | 97.84 | 102.86 | 111.07 | 117.84 | 124.10 | 128.83 | 131.38 | 133.70 | 135.72 | 137.56 | 139.30 | 140.96 | 142.53 | 144.07 | 145.58 | 147.08 | 148.60 | 150.13 | 151.70 | 153.30 | 154.91 | 156.54 | 158.18 | 159.84 | 161.50 | 163.17 |
| 10-14 | 167.57 | 166.15 | 170.37 | 174.27 | 165.48 | 160.33 | 156.79 | 156.35 | 156.14 | 158.24 | 156.45 | 151.29 | 148.11 | 145.94 | 145.51 | 149.99 | 156.50 | 162.37 | 167.39 | 171.32 | 173.86 | 176.25 | 178.47 | 180.57 | 182.62 | 184.61 | 186.60 | 188.60 | 190.60 | 192.61 | 194.62 | 196.65 | 198.68 | 200.72 | 202.77 |
| 15-19 | 158.21 | 161.59 | 169.69 | 173.20 | 184.10 | 178.51 | 186.44 | 195.69 | 201.51 | 202.55 | 203.09 | 202.27 | 203.20 | 204.83 | 207.86 | 207.88 | 205.42 | 203.76 | 202.85 | 203.73 | 208.20 | 213.99 | 219.36 | 224.00 | 227.74 | 230.60 | 233.39 | 236.10 | 238.76 | 241.40 | 244.01 | 246.62 | 249.21 | 251.79 | 254.37 |
| 20-24 | 144.69 | 136.31 | 154.28 | 178.88 | 182.44 | 190.34 | 185.03 | 175.96 | 170.97 | 170.49 | 172.53 | 177.89 | 180.91 | 183.68 | 184.84 | 186.36 | 188.33 | 190.30 | 192.50 | 194.64 | 195.28 | 195.59 | 196.59 | 198.34 | 200.80 | 204.00 | 206.99 | 209.87 | 212.50 | 214.95 | 217.30 | 219.62 | 221.91 | 224.19 | 226.47 |
| 25-29 | 95.24 | 86.83 | 92.96 | 124.44 | 152.21 | 149.88 | 130.72 | 124.37 | 124.46 | 124.68 | 126.16 | 127.49 | 128.39 | 129.67 | 131.21 | 132.87 | 134.52 | 135.86 | 137.19 | 138.56 | 139.98 | 141.39 | 142.83 | 144.26 | 145.70 | 147.12 | 148.64 | 150.26 | 151.90 | 153.52 | 155.15 | 156.75 | 158.34 | 159.92 | 161.50 |
| 30-34 | 125.66 | 114.91 | 109.57 | 108.29 | 104.11 | 113.92 | 132.93 | 143.66 | 149.78 | 152.48 | 154.35 | 156.15 | 157.74 | 159.34 | 161.08 | 162.99 | 164.89 | 166.66 | 168.35 | 170.09 | 171.84 | 173.56 | 175.32 | 177.08 | 178.86 | 180.65 | 182.56 | 184.53 | 186.53 | 188.51 | 190.48 | 192.45 | 194.40 | 196.34 | 198.29 |
| 35-39 | 140.92 | 133.96 | 127.42 | 132.15 | 135.25 | 139.91 | 147.46 | 156.04 | 162.36 | 168.37 | 174.68 | 180.00 | 183.79 | 187.03 | 189.47 | 191.71 | 193.88 | 195.99 | 198.06 | 200.15 | 202.25 | 204.32 | 206.41 | 208.50 | 210.60 | 212.72 | 214.92 | 217.19 | 219.49 | 221.82 | 224.15 | 226.49 | 228.83 | 231.15 | 233.48 |
| 40-44 | 158.94 | 156.64 | 157.84 | 165.03 | 158.91 | 157.31 | 168.46 | 172.90 | 179.72 | 186.03 | 191.37 | 194.96 | 200.64 | 205.02 | 209.01 | 213.37 | 217.50 | 220.70 | 223.91 | 226.55 | 229.02 | 231.42 | 233.83 | 236.24 | 238.66 | 241.09 | 243.58 | 246.12 | 248.69 | 251.29 | 253.92 | 256.57 | 259.23 | 261.89 | 264.57 |
| 45-49 | 164.91 | 170.24 | 163.85 | 157.01 | 154.33 | 170.96 | 180.72 | 190.51 | 200.25 | 201.04 | 203.53 | 212.90 | 216.89 | 221.97 | 226.94 | 231.30 | 234.42 | 239.39 | 243.37 | 247.03 | 250.96 | 254.73 | 257.92 | 261.20 | 264.06 | 266.83 | 269.61 | 272.43 | 275.29 | 278.17 | 281.08 | 284.00 | 286.94 | 289.90 | 292.86 |
| 50-54 | 164.13 | 159.49 | 162.24 | 173.07 | 176.95 | 166.00 | 162.15 | 164.02 | 166.89 | 179.48 | 195.09 | 200.60 | 207.78 | 214.64 | 217.35 | 220.68 | 227.68 | 230.82 | 234.89 | 239.25 | 242.96 | 246.14 | 250.35 | 253.84 | 257.32 | 260.86 | 264.26 | 267.36 | 270.48 | 273.40 | 276.28 | 279.16 | 282.07 | 284.99 | 287.93 |
| 55-59 | 163.55 | 153.94 | 149.68 | 142.34 | 145.76 | 145.96 | 146.18 | 140.11 | 137.69 | 135.00 | 127.54 | 126.39 | 129.10 | 130.80 | 136.18 | 143.71 | 147.14 | 150.58 | 154.47 | 156.33 | 157.84 | 160.99 | 162.77 | 165.08 | 167.61 | 169.87 | 172.02 | 174.48 | 176.65 | 178.85 | 181.04 | 183.18 | 185.22 | 187.26 | 189.22 |
| 60-64 | 136.73 | 130.54 | 127.15 | 144.06 | 149.86 | 149.16 | 139.04 | 135.68 | 127.84 | 127.29 | 127.22 | 127.44 | 123.98 | 122.84 | 122.56 | 119.85 | 119.26 | 121.44 | 123.12 | 126.45 | 131.16 | 133.64 | 135.81 | 138.07 | 139.36 | 140.77 | 142.96 | 144.65 | 146.58 | 148.53 | 150.36 | 152.09 | 153.98 | 155.75 | 157.51 |
| 65-69 | 114.53 | 113.95 | 116.95 | 117.67 | 118.25 | 118.66 | 120.77 | 126.10 | 134.49 | 134.22 | 132.25 | 127.19 | 124.42 | 120.20 | 120.15 | 119.81 | 120.40 | 119.28 | 119.31 | 119.47 | 118.42 | 118.55 | 119.93 | 121.46 | 123.81 | 126.95 | 129.09 | 130.88 | 132.77 | 134.25 | 135.69 | 137.56 | 139.09 | 140.74 | 142.40 |
| 70-74 | 118.14 | 114.18 | 108.90 | 103.89 | 99.58 | 98.54 | 95.03 | 92.70 | 89.43 | 87.67 | 86.04 | 86.49 | 88.92 | 94.03 | 94.26 | 93.46 | 91.13 | 90.05 | 87.84 | 88.24 | 88.88 | 89.83 | 89.50 | 89.72 | 90.02 | 89.74 | 90.14 | 91.22 | 92.24 | 93.75 | 95.77 | 97.21 | 98.52 | 99.87 | 100.84 |
| 75-79 | 81.55 | 83.02 | 90.98 | 95.22 | 101.71 | 105.50 | 108.16 | 103.31 | 100.30 | 91.14 | 88.05 | 84.38 | 82.11 | 79.77 | 78.23 | 76.78 | 77.13 | 79.09 | 83.05 | 83.69 | 83.48 | 82.13 | 81.28 | 79.69 | 80.01 | 80.46 | 81.15 | 80.99 | 81.36 | 81.75 | 81.74 | 82.17 | 83.04 | 83.92 | 85.14 |
| 80-84 | 54.23 | 53.06 | 53.51 | 55.40 | 62.35 | 68.24 | 66.02 | 70.00 | 70.26 | 73.30 | 73.75 | 76.61 | 73.34 | 70.74 | 65.20 | 63.64 | 60.68 | 59.07 | 56.89 | 55.64 | 54.96 | 55.27 | 56.61 | 59.40 | 59.86 | 59.51 | 58.57 | 58.30 | 57.30 | 57.46 | 57.91 | 58.24 | 58.10 | 58.40 | 58.66 |
| 85+ | 64.61 | 59.58 | 59.47 | 61.84 | 66.43 | 65.43 | 66.52 | 68.09 | 69.44 | 75.50 | 79.51 | 81.09 | 87.54 | 91.08 | 98.18 | 102.47 | 107.18 | 110.33 | 112.44 | 114.52 | 116.72 | 118.25 | 119.29 | 119.10 | 119.77 | 121.23 | 122.67 | 124.23 | 126.03 | 126.87 | 127.55 | 128.19 | 129.27 | 129.91 | 130.64 |
| Total | 2320.66 | 2238.59 | 2247.25 | 2329.10 | 2372.07 | 2397.62 | 2421.74 | 2457.05 | 2492.33 | 2526.11 | 2559.89 | 2593.67 | 2627.45 | 2661.23 | 2695.01 | 2728.79 | 2762.57 | 2796.35 | 2830.13 | 2863.91 | 2897.69 | 2931.47 | 2965.25 | 2999.03 | 3032.81 | 3066.59 | 3100.37 | 3134.15 | 3167.93 | 3201.71 | 3235.49 | 3269.27 | 3303.05 | 3336.83 | 3370.61 |