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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| Abbotsbury | 674.91 | 661.80 | 644.01 | 652.04 | 649.87 | 653.41 | 656.66 | 658.51 | 660.83 | 663.14 | 665.46 | 667.77 | 670.09 | 672.40 | 674.72 | 677.03 | 679.35 | 681.66 | 683.98 | 686.29 | 688.61 | 690.92 | 693.24 | 695.55 | 697.87 | 700.18 | 702.50 | 704.81 | 707.13 | 709.44 | 711.76 | 714.07 | 716.39 | 718.70 | 721.02 |
| Bonnyrigg | 2531.18 | 2541.80 | 2542.47 | 2577.36 | 2608.23 | 2622.24 | 2644.39 | 2657.59 | 2674.92 | 2692.24 | 2709.56 | 2726.89 | 2744.21 | 2761.53 | 2778.86 | 2796.18 | 2813.51 | 2830.83 | 2848.15 | 2865.48 | 2882.80 | 2900.12 | 2917.45 | 2934.77 | 2952.09 | 2969.42 | 2986.74 | 3004.06 | 3021.39 | 3038.71 | 3056.03 | 3073.36 | 3090.68 | 3108.00 | 3125.33 |
| Bonnyrigg Heights | 2750.95 | 2704.39 | 2680.30 | 2692.61 | 2693.15 | 2706.31 | 2723.00 | 2738.55 | 2756.53 | 2774.52 | 2792.50 | 2810.48 | 2828.46 | 2846.44 | 2864.42 | 2882.41 | 2900.39 | 2918.37 | 2936.35 | 2954.33 | 2972.31 | 2990.29 | 3008.28 | 3026.26 | 3044.24 | 3062.22 | 3080.20 | 3098.18 | 3116.17 | 3134.15 | 3152.13 | 3170.11 | 3188.09 | 3206.07 | 3224.05 |
| Bossley Park | 2718.84 | 2690.73 | 2653.67 | 2678.81 | 2699.87 | 2722.74 | 2749.71 | 2769.29 | 2792.34 | 2815.40 | 2838.45 | 2861.50 | 2884.56 | 2907.61 | 2930.67 | 2953.72 | 2976.77 | 2999.83 | 3022.88 | 3045.94 | 3068.99 | 3092.05 | 3115.10 | 3138.15 | 3161.21 | 3184.26 | 3207.32 | 3230.37 | 3253.42 | 3276.48 | 3299.53 | 3322.59 | 3345.64 | 3368.70 | 3391.75 |
| Cabramatta | 3418.56 | 3319.60 | 3244.73 | 3305.41 | 3346.51 | 3367.16 | 3389.57 | 3411.00 | 3436.61 | 3462.22 | 3487.82 | 3513.43 | 3539.04 | 3564.65 | 3590.26 | 3615.87 | 3641.48 | 3667.09 | 3692.70 | 3718.31 | 3743.92 | 3769.53 | 3795.14 | 3820.75 | 3846.36 | 3871.97 | 3897.57 | 3923.18 | 3948.79 | 3974.40 | 4000.01 | 4025.62 | 4051.23 | 4076.84 | 4102.45 |
| Cabramatta West | 3344.11 | 3349.15 | 3322.57 | 3331.44 | 3366.39 | 3392.86 | 3458.22 | 3513.11 | 3577.57 | 3642.02 | 3706.47 | 3770.93 | 3835.38 | 3899.83 | 3964.29 | 4028.74 | 4093.19 | 4157.65 | 4222.10 | 4286.55 | 4351.01 | 4415.46 | 4479.91 | 4544.37 | 4608.82 | 4673.27 | 4737.73 | 4802.18 | 4866.63 | 4931.09 | 4995.54 | 5059.99 | 5124.44 | 5188.90 | 5253.35 |
| Canley Heights | 3699.34 | 3717.81 | 3677.12 | 3689.92 | 3718.80 | 3795.42 | 3836.03 | 3855.68 | 3886.37 | 3917.07 | 3947.77 | 3978.46 | 4009.16 | 4039.85 | 4070.55 | 4101.25 | 4131.94 | 4162.64 | 4193.33 | 4224.03 | 4254.73 | 4285.42 | 4316.12 | 4346.81 | 4377.51 | 4408.21 | 4438.90 | 4469.60 | 4500.29 | 4530.99 | 4561.69 | 4592.38 | 4623.08 | 4653.77 | 4684.47 |
| Canley Vale | 2895.72 | 2824.98 | 2782.88 | 2819.58 | 2847.77 | 2872.07 | 2886.96 | 2901.31 | 2921.30 | 2941.29 | 2961.28 | 2981.27 | 3001.26 | 3021.25 | 3041.25 | 3061.24 | 3081.23 | 3101.22 | 3121.21 | 3141.20 | 3161.19 | 3181.18 | 3201.17 | 3221.16 | 3241.15 | 3261.15 | 3281.14 | 3301.13 | 3321.12 | 3341.11 | 3361.10 | 3381.09 | 3401.08 | 3421.07 | 3441.06 |
| Carramar | 2759.14 | 2673.88 | 2648.48 | 2659.74 | 2752.30 | 2759.68 | 2776.49 | 2783.87 | 2796.10 | 2808.34 | 2820.57 | 2832.80 | 2845.03 | 2857.27 | 2869.50 | 2881.73 | 2893.96 | 2906.19 | 2918.43 | 2930.66 | 2942.89 | 2955.12 | 2967.36 | 2979.59 | 2991.82 | 3004.05 | 3016.29 | 3028.52 | 3040.75 | 3052.98 | 3065.22 | 3077.45 | 3089.68 | 3101.91 | 3114.15 |
| Cecil Park | 108.95 | 107.74 | 105.59 | 103.77 | 103.15 | 103.90 | 104.49 | 104.50 | 104.52 | 104.54 | 104.56 | 104.58 | 104.60 | 104.62 | 104.64 | 104.66 | 104.68 | 104.70 | 104.72 | 104.74 | 104.76 | 104.78 | 104.80 | 104.82 | 104.84 | 104.86 | 104.88 | 104.90 | 104.92 | 104.95 | 104.97 | 104.99 | 105.01 | 105.03 | 105.05 |
| Edensor Park | 2646.35 | 2605.60 | 2579.71 | 2577.91 | 2580.23 | 2603.65 | 2624.72 | 2637.24 | 2654.32 | 2671.39 | 2688.47 | 2705.54 | 2722.62 | 2739.70 | 2756.77 | 2773.85 | 2790.92 | 2808.00 | 2825.07 | 2842.15 | 2859.23 | 2876.30 | 2893.38 | 2910.45 | 2927.53 | 2944.61 | 2961.68 | 2978.76 | 2995.83 | 3012.91 | 3029.99 | 3047.06 | 3064.14 | 3081.21 | 3098.29 |
| Fairfield | 3410.59 | 3301.80 | 3244.01 | 3358.09 | 3435.50 | 3625.38 | 3655.25 | 3676.37 | 3703.37 | 3730.37 | 3757.38 | 3784.38 | 3811.38 | 3838.38 | 3865.39 | 3892.39 | 3919.39 | 3946.40 | 3973.40 | 4000.40 | 4027.41 | 4054.41 | 4081.41 | 4108.41 | 4135.42 | 4162.42 | 4189.42 | 4216.43 | 4243.43 | 4270.43 | 4297.44 | 4324.44 | 4351.44 | 4378.44 | 4405.45 |
| Fairfield East | 2148.87 | 2066.80 | 2054.82 | 2077.91 | 2108.02 | 2119.36 | 2141.21 | 2163.20 | 2190.49 | 2217.78 | 2245.06 | 2272.35 | 2299.64 | 2326.92 | 2354.21 | 2381.50 | 2408.78 | 2436.07 | 2463.36 | 2490.64 | 2517.93 | 2545.22 | 2572.50 | 2599.79 | 2627.08 | 2654.36 | 2681.65 | 2708.94 | 2736.22 | 2763.51 | 2790.80 | 2818.08 | 2845.37 | 2872.66 | 2899.94 |
| Fairfield Heights | 4451.36 | 4412.86 | 4416.35 | 4500.07 | 4560.51 | 4627.32 | 4682.36 | 4717.63 | 4779.43 | 4841.24 | 4903.05 | 4964.86 | 5026.66 | 5088.47 | 5150.28 | 5212.09 | 5273.89 | 5335.70 | 5397.51 | 5459.32 | 5521.12 | 5582.93 | 5644.74 | 5706.55 | 5768.35 | 5830.16 | 5891.97 | 5953.78 | 6015.58 | 6077.39 | 6139.20 | 6201.01 | 6262.81 | 6324.62 | 6386.43 |
| Fairfield West | 3200.65 | 3190.01 | 3194.13 | 3256.16 | 3297.50 | 3334.62 | 3386.11 | 3428.73 | 3480.01 | 3531.30 | 3582.58 | 3633.86 | 3685.14 | 3736.43 | 3787.71 | 3838.99 | 3890.27 | 3941.56 | 3992.84 | 4044.12 | 4095.40 | 4146.68 | 4197.97 | 4249.25 | 4300.53 | 4351.81 | 4403.10 | 4454.38 | 4505.66 | 4556.94 | 4608.23 | 4659.51 | 4710.79 | 4762.07 | 4813.35 |
| Greenfield Park | 2851.88 | 2833.83 | 2762.12 | 2783.82 | 2790.88 | 2811.09 | 2835.94 | 2867.59 | 2909.18 | 2950.77 | 2992.36 | 3033.95 | 3075.53 | 3117.12 | 3158.71 | 3200.30 | 3241.89 | 3283.47 | 3325.06 | 3366.65 | 3408.24 | 3449.83 | 3491.41 | 3533.00 | 3574.59 | 3616.18 | 3657.77 | 3699.36 | 3740.94 | 3782.53 | 3824.12 | 3865.71 | 3907.30 | 3948.88 | 3990.47 |
| Horsley Park | 65.97 | 63.69 | 63.86 | 63.39 | 63.14 | 63.42 | 64.09 | 64.67 | 65.60 | 66.53 | 67.47 | 68.40 | 69.33 | 70.27 | 71.20 | 72.13 | 73.07 | 74.00 | 74.93 | 75.87 | 76.80 | 77.73 | 78.67 | 79.60 | 80.53 | 81.47 | 82.40 | 83.33 | 84.26 | 85.20 | 86.13 | 87.06 | 88.00 | 88.93 | 89.86 |
| Lansvale | 724.15 | 703.80 | 691.38 | 699.69 | 702.91 | 707.77 | 715.38 | 718.45 | 723.06 | 727.66 | 732.27 | 736.87 | 741.48 | 746.09 | 750.69 | 755.30 | 759.90 | 764.51 | 769.11 | 773.72 | 778.33 | 782.93 | 787.54 | 792.14 | 796.75 | 801.36 | 805.96 | 810.57 | 815.17 | 819.78 | 824.38 | 828.99 | 833.60 | 838.20 | 842.81 |
| Mount Pritchard | 2717.25 | 2669.29 | 2634.83 | 2678.31 | 2719.03 | 2752.17 | 2796.55 | 2821.11 | 2855.84 | 2890.58 | 2925.31 | 2960.04 | 2994.77 | 3029.50 | 3064.23 | 3098.96 | 3133.69 | 3168.43 | 3203.16 | 3237.89 | 3272.62 | 3307.35 | 3342.08 | 3376.81 | 3411.55 | 3446.28 | 3481.01 | 3515.74 | 3550.47 | 3585.20 | 3619.93 | 3654.66 | 3689.40 | 3724.13 | 3758.86 |
| Old Guildford | 2350.98 | 2319.78 | 2322.18 | 2342.24 | 2349.95 | 2369.97 | 2407.43 | 2433.10 | 2468.64 | 2504.18 | 2539.72 | 2575.26 | 2610.80 | 2646.34 | 2681.88 | 2717.43 | 2752.97 | 2788.51 | 2824.05 | 2859.59 | 2895.13 | 2930.67 | 2966.21 | 3001.75 | 3037.29 | 3072.83 | 3108.37 | 3143.91 | 3179.45 | 3215.00 | 3250.54 | 3286.08 | 3321.62 | 3357.16 | 3392.70 |
| Prairiewood | 1285.94 | 1280.91 | 1269.38 | 1285.11 | 1283.44 | 1285.73 | 1295.45 | 1305.25 | 1317.21 | 1329.17 | 1341.14 | 1353.10 | 1365.06 | 1377.02 | 1388.99 | 1400.95 | 1412.91 | 1424.87 | 1436.84 | 1448.80 | 1460.76 | 1472.73 | 1484.69 | 1496.65 | 1508.61 | 1520.58 | 1532.54 | 1544.50 | 1556.46 | 1568.43 | 1580.39 | 1592.35 | 1604.32 | 1616.28 | 1628.24 |
| Smithfield | 2269.64 | 2247.97 | 2233.40 | 2276.51 | 2318.03 | 2341.34 | 2390.07 | 2420.41 | 2464.82 | 2509.23 | 2553.63 | 2598.04 | 2642.45 | 2686.85 | 2731.26 | 2775.67 | 2820.07 | 2864.48 | 2908.89 | 2953.29 | 2997.70 | 3042.10 | 3086.51 | 3130.92 | 3175.32 | 3219.73 | 3264.14 | 3308.54 | 3352.95 | 3397.36 | 3441.76 | 3486.17 | 3530.58 | 3574.98 | 3619.39 |
| St Johns Park | 2524.20 | 2518.06 | 2497.02 | 2503.67 | 2525.41 | 2538.72 | 2551.38 | 2561.05 | 2580.97 | 2600.90 | 2620.83 | 2640.75 | 2660.68 | 2680.61 | 2700.54 | 2720.46 | 2740.39 | 2760.32 | 2780.24 | 2800.17 | 2820.10 | 2840.03 | 2859.95 | 2879.88 | 2899.81 | 2919.73 | 2939.66 | 2959.59 | 2979.52 | 2999.44 | 3019.37 | 3039.30 | 3059.23 | 3079.15 | 3099.08 |
| Villawood | 2254.62 | 2243.91 | 2283.56 | 2355.40 | 2355.12 | 2362.31 | 2384.53 | 2396.83 | 2584.56 | 2772.28 | 2960.00 | 3147.72 | 3335.44 | 3523.16 | 3710.89 | 3898.61 | 4086.33 | 4274.05 | 4461.77 | 4649.50 | 4837.22 | 5024.94 | 5212.66 | 5400.38 | 5588.11 | 5775.83 | 5963.55 | 6151.27 | 6338.99 | 6526.71 | 6714.44 | 6902.16 | 7089.88 | 7277.60 | 7465.32 |
| Wakeley | 2372.44 | 2349.05 | 2306.24 | 2327.39 | 2327.86 | 2341.52 | 2353.87 | 2363.37 | 2375.62 | 2387.87 | 2400.13 | 2412.38 | 2424.63 | 2436.88 | 2449.13 | 2461.39 | 2473.64 | 2485.89 | 2498.14 | 2510.40 | 2522.65 | 2534.90 | 2547.15 | 2559.41 | 2571.66 | 2583.91 | 2596.16 | 2608.42 | 2620.67 | 2632.92 | 2645.17 | 2657.42 | 2669.68 | 2681.93 | 2694.18 |
| Wetherill Park | 459.74 | 454.38 | 452.15 | 461.60 | 465.90 | 469.70 | 474.51 | 478.45 | 483.52 | 488.60 | 493.68 | 498.76 | 503.84 | 508.92 | 514.00 | 519.07 | 524.15 | 529.23 | 534.31 | 539.39 | 544.47 | 549.55 | 554.62 | 559.70 | 564.78 | 569.86 | 574.94 | 580.02 | 585.10 | 590.17 | 595.25 | 600.33 | 605.41 | 610.49 | 615.57 |
| Yennora | 1732.73 | 1700.66 | 1703.70 | 1722.30 | 1777.00 | 1786.03 | 1794.91 | 1810.47 | 1826.09 | 1841.72 | 1857.34 | 1872.96 | 1888.58 | 1904.20 | 1919.82 | 1935.44 | 1951.07 | 1966.69 | 1982.31 | 1997.93 | 2013.55 | 2029.17 | 2044.80 | 2060.42 | 2076.04 | 2091.66 | 2107.28 | 2122.90 | 2138.52 | 2154.15 | 2169.77 | 2185.39 | 2201.01 | 2216.63 | 2232.25 |