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:
| 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 | 658.06 | 661.32 | 664.58 | 667.84 | 671.10 | 674.36 | 677.62 | 680.88 | 684.14 | 687.40 | 690.66 | 693.92 | 697.18 | 700.44 | 703.70 | 706.96 | 710.22 | 713.48 | 716.74 | 720.00 | 723.26 | 726.52 | 729.77 | 733.03 | 736.29 | 739.55 | 742.81 | 746.07 |
| Bonnyrigg | 2531.18 | 2541.80 | 2542.47 | 2577.36 | 2608.23 | 2622.24 | 2644.43 | 2655.18 | 2671.71 | 2688.24 | 2704.77 | 2721.30 | 2737.83 | 2754.36 | 2770.88 | 2787.41 | 2803.94 | 2820.47 | 2837.00 | 2853.53 | 2870.06 | 2886.59 | 2903.11 | 2919.64 | 2936.17 | 2952.70 | 2969.23 | 2985.76 | 3002.29 | 3018.81 | 3035.34 | 3051.87 | 3068.40 | 3084.93 | 3101.46 |
| Bonnyrigg Heights | 2750.95 | 2704.39 | 2680.30 | 2692.61 | 2693.15 | 2706.31 | 2723.03 | 2738.62 | 2757.84 | 2777.06 | 2796.28 | 2815.51 | 2834.73 | 2853.95 | 2873.17 | 2892.39 | 2911.61 | 2930.84 | 2950.06 | 2969.28 | 2988.50 | 3007.72 | 3026.94 | 3046.16 | 3065.39 | 3084.61 | 3103.83 | 3123.05 | 3142.27 | 3161.49 | 3180.72 | 3199.94 | 3219.16 | 3238.38 | 3257.60 |
| Bossley Park | 2718.84 | 2690.73 | 2653.67 | 2678.81 | 2699.87 | 2722.74 | 2749.72 | 2764.45 | 2785.84 | 2807.23 | 2828.63 | 2850.02 | 2871.42 | 2892.81 | 2914.21 | 2935.60 | 2956.99 | 2978.39 | 2999.78 | 3021.18 | 3042.57 | 3063.97 | 3085.36 | 3106.75 | 3128.15 | 3149.54 | 3170.94 | 3192.33 | 3213.73 | 3235.12 | 3256.51 | 3277.91 | 3299.30 | 3320.70 | 3342.09 |
| Cabramatta | 3418.56 | 3319.60 | 3244.73 | 3305.41 | 3346.51 | 3367.16 | 3389.60 | 3409.08 | 3437.43 | 3465.78 | 3494.13 | 3522.48 | 3550.83 | 3579.18 | 3607.53 | 3635.88 | 3664.23 | 3692.58 | 3720.93 | 3749.28 | 3777.63 | 3805.98 | 3834.33 | 3862.68 | 3891.03 | 3919.38 | 3947.73 | 3976.08 | 4004.43 | 4032.78 | 4061.13 | 4089.48 | 4117.83 | 4146.18 | 4174.53 |
| Cabramatta West | 3344.11 | 3349.15 | 3322.57 | 3331.44 | 3366.39 | 3392.86 | 3458.23 | 3502.79 | 3560.44 | 3618.09 | 3675.74 | 3733.39 | 3791.04 | 3848.69 | 3906.35 | 3964.00 | 4021.65 | 4079.30 | 4136.95 | 4194.60 | 4252.25 | 4309.91 | 4367.56 | 4425.21 | 4482.86 | 4540.51 | 4598.16 | 4655.81 | 4713.46 | 4771.12 | 4828.77 | 4886.42 | 4944.07 | 5001.72 | 5059.37 |
| Canley Heights | 3699.34 | 3717.81 | 3677.12 | 3689.92 | 3718.80 | 3795.42 | 3836.07 | 3853.95 | 3891.67 | 3929.39 | 3967.12 | 4004.84 | 4042.56 | 4080.28 | 4118.01 | 4155.73 | 4193.45 | 4231.18 | 4268.90 | 4306.62 | 4344.35 | 4382.07 | 4419.79 | 4457.52 | 4495.24 | 4532.96 | 4570.68 | 4608.41 | 4646.13 | 4683.85 | 4721.58 | 4759.30 | 4797.02 | 4834.75 | 4872.47 |
| Canley Vale | 2895.72 | 2824.98 | 2782.88 | 2819.58 | 2847.77 | 2872.07 | 2886.98 | 2899.04 | 2923.15 | 2947.26 | 2971.37 | 2995.48 | 3019.59 | 3043.70 | 3067.80 | 3091.91 | 3116.02 | 3140.13 | 3164.24 | 3188.35 | 3212.46 | 3236.57 | 3260.68 | 3284.79 | 3308.90 | 3333.01 | 3357.12 | 3381.23 | 3405.34 | 3429.45 | 3453.56 | 3477.67 | 3501.78 | 3525.89 | 3550.00 |
| Carramar | 2759.14 | 2673.88 | 2648.48 | 2659.74 | 2752.30 | 2759.68 | 2776.51 | 2781.41 | 2795.99 | 2810.57 | 2825.15 | 2839.73 | 2854.31 | 2868.89 | 2883.47 | 2898.04 | 2912.62 | 2927.20 | 2941.78 | 2956.36 | 2970.94 | 2985.52 | 3000.10 | 3014.68 | 3029.25 | 3043.83 | 3058.41 | 3072.99 | 3087.57 | 3102.15 | 3116.73 | 3131.31 | 3145.88 | 3160.46 | 3175.04 |
| Cecil Park | 108.95 | 107.74 | 105.59 | 103.77 | 103.15 | 103.90 | 104.49 | 104.50 | 105.28 | 106.07 | 106.85 | 107.63 | 108.41 | 109.20 | 109.98 | 110.76 | 111.55 | 112.33 | 113.11 | 113.89 | 114.68 | 115.46 | 116.24 | 117.02 | 117.81 | 118.59 | 119.37 | 120.16 | 120.94 | 121.72 | 122.50 | 123.29 | 124.07 | 124.85 | 125.63 |
| Edensor Park | 2646.35 | 2605.60 | 2579.71 | 2577.91 | 2580.23 | 2603.65 | 2624.76 | 2634.16 | 2651.29 | 2668.42 | 2685.54 | 2702.67 | 2719.80 | 2736.92 | 2754.05 | 2771.18 | 2788.30 | 2805.43 | 2822.56 | 2839.68 | 2856.81 | 2873.94 | 2891.06 | 2908.19 | 2925.32 | 2942.44 | 2959.57 | 2976.69 | 2993.82 | 3010.95 | 3028.07 | 3045.20 | 3062.33 | 3079.45 | 3096.58 |
| Fairfield | 3410.59 | 3301.80 | 3244.01 | 3358.09 | 3435.50 | 3625.38 | 3655.28 | 3671.99 | 3696.84 | 3721.69 | 3746.54 | 3771.40 | 3796.25 | 3821.10 | 3845.95 | 3870.80 | 3895.65 | 3920.51 | 3945.36 | 3970.21 | 3995.06 | 4019.91 | 4044.77 | 4069.62 | 4094.47 | 4119.32 | 4144.17 | 4169.02 | 4193.88 | 4218.73 | 4243.58 | 4268.43 | 4293.28 | 4318.13 | 4342.99 |
| Fairfield East | 2148.87 | 2066.80 | 2054.82 | 2077.91 | 2108.02 | 2119.36 | 2141.26 | 2163.26 | 2196.19 | 2229.12 | 2262.05 | 2294.98 | 2327.91 | 2360.84 | 2393.76 | 2426.69 | 2459.62 | 2492.55 | 2525.48 | 2558.41 | 2591.34 | 2624.27 | 2657.20 | 2690.12 | 2723.05 | 2755.98 | 2788.91 | 2821.84 | 2854.77 | 2887.70 | 2920.63 | 2953.56 | 2986.48 | 3019.41 | 3052.34 |
| Fairfield Heights | 4451.36 | 4412.86 | 4416.35 | 4500.07 | 4560.51 | 4627.32 | 4682.47 | 4718.07 | 4814.94 | 4911.82 | 5008.69 | 5105.57 | 5202.44 | 5299.32 | 5396.19 | 5493.06 | 5589.94 | 5686.81 | 5783.69 | 5880.56 | 5977.44 | 6074.31 | 6171.19 | 6268.06 | 6364.94 | 6461.81 | 6558.69 | 6655.56 | 6752.43 | 6849.31 | 6946.18 | 7043.06 | 7139.93 | 7236.81 | 7333.68 |
| Fairfield West | 3200.65 | 3190.01 | 3194.13 | 3256.16 | 3297.50 | 3334.62 | 3386.24 | 3422.92 | 3469.40 | 3515.88 | 3562.36 | 3608.84 | 3655.32 | 3701.80 | 3748.28 | 3794.76 | 3841.24 | 3887.72 | 3934.20 | 3980.68 | 4027.16 | 4073.64 | 4120.12 | 4166.60 | 4213.08 | 4259.56 | 4306.04 | 4352.52 | 4399.00 | 4445.48 | 4491.96 | 4538.44 | 4584.92 | 4631.40 | 4677.88 |
| Greenfield Park | 2851.88 | 2833.83 | 2762.12 | 2783.82 | 2790.88 | 2811.09 | 2835.96 | 2859.40 | 2893.98 | 2928.56 | 2963.14 | 2997.72 | 3032.30 | 3066.87 | 3101.45 | 3136.03 | 3170.61 | 3205.19 | 3239.76 | 3274.34 | 3308.92 | 3343.50 | 3378.08 | 3412.66 | 3447.23 | 3481.81 | 3516.39 | 3550.97 | 3585.55 | 3620.13 | 3654.70 | 3689.28 | 3723.86 | 3758.44 | 3793.02 |
| Horsley Park | 65.97 | 63.69 | 63.86 | 63.39 | 63.14 | 63.42 | 64.09 | 64.57 | 65.60 | 66.63 | 67.66 | 68.69 | 69.72 | 70.74 | 71.77 | 72.80 | 73.83 | 74.86 | 75.89 | 76.92 | 77.95 | 78.98 | 80.00 | 81.03 | 82.06 | 83.09 | 84.12 | 85.15 | 86.18 | 87.21 | 88.23 | 89.26 | 90.29 | 91.32 | 92.35 |
| Lansvale | 724.15 | 703.80 | 691.38 | 699.69 | 702.91 | 707.77 | 715.39 | 717.71 | 721.57 | 725.43 | 729.29 | 733.16 | 737.02 | 740.88 | 744.74 | 748.60 | 752.47 | 756.33 | 760.19 | 764.05 | 767.92 | 771.78 | 775.64 | 779.50 | 783.37 | 787.23 | 791.09 | 794.95 | 798.82 | 802.68 | 806.54 | 810.40 | 814.27 | 818.13 | 821.99 |
| Mount Pritchard | 2717.25 | 2669.29 | 2634.83 | 2678.31 | 2719.03 | 2752.17 | 2796.61 | 2816.52 | 2853.30 | 2890.08 | 2926.86 | 2963.64 | 3000.42 | 3037.20 | 3073.98 | 3110.76 | 3147.53 | 3184.31 | 3221.09 | 3257.87 | 3294.65 | 3331.43 | 3368.21 | 3404.99 | 3441.77 | 3478.54 | 3515.32 | 3552.10 | 3588.88 | 3625.66 | 3662.44 | 3699.22 | 3736.00 | 3772.78 | 3809.55 |
| Old Guildford | 2350.98 | 2319.78 | 2322.18 | 2342.24 | 2349.95 | 2369.97 | 2407.50 | 2433.20 | 2468.79 | 2504.37 | 2539.96 | 2575.54 | 2611.13 | 2646.71 | 2682.30 | 2717.88 | 2753.47 | 2789.05 | 2824.64 | 2860.22 | 2895.81 | 2931.39 | 2966.98 | 3002.57 | 3038.15 | 3073.74 | 3109.32 | 3144.91 | 3180.49 | 3216.08 | 3251.66 | 3287.25 | 3322.83 | 3358.42 | 3394.00 |
| Prairiewood | 1285.94 | 1280.91 | 1269.38 | 1285.11 | 1283.44 | 1285.73 | 1295.46 | 1305.21 | 1317.20 | 1329.19 | 1341.17 | 1353.16 | 1365.15 | 1377.13 | 1389.12 | 1401.11 | 1413.09 | 1425.08 | 1437.07 | 1449.05 | 1461.04 | 1473.03 | 1485.01 | 1497.00 | 1508.99 | 1520.97 | 1532.96 | 1544.95 | 1556.93 | 1568.92 | 1580.91 | 1592.89 | 1604.88 | 1616.87 | 1628.85 |
| Smithfield | 2269.64 | 2247.97 | 2233.40 | 2276.51 | 2318.03 | 2341.34 | 2390.12 | 2415.19 | 2465.03 | 2514.87 | 2564.71 | 2614.55 | 2664.39 | 2714.23 | 2764.07 | 2813.91 | 2863.75 | 2913.59 | 2963.43 | 3013.27 | 3063.11 | 3112.95 | 3162.79 | 3212.63 | 3262.47 | 3312.31 | 3362.15 | 3411.99 | 3461.83 | 3511.67 | 3561.51 | 3611.34 | 3661.18 | 3711.02 | 3760.86 |
| St Johns Park | 2524.20 | 2518.06 | 2497.02 | 2503.67 | 2525.41 | 2538.72 | 2551.41 | 2558.67 | 2578.63 | 2598.60 | 2618.56 | 2638.52 | 2658.48 | 2678.45 | 2698.41 | 2718.37 | 2738.34 | 2758.30 | 2778.26 | 2798.22 | 2818.19 | 2838.15 | 2858.11 | 2878.08 | 2898.04 | 2918.00 | 2937.97 | 2957.93 | 2977.89 | 2997.85 | 3017.82 | 3037.78 | 3057.74 | 3077.71 | 3097.67 |
| Villawood | 2254.62 | 2243.91 | 2283.56 | 2355.40 | 2355.12 | 2362.31 | 2384.53 | 2393.82 | 2578.05 | 2762.27 | 2946.50 | 3130.72 | 3314.95 | 3499.17 | 3683.40 | 3867.62 | 4051.85 | 4236.07 | 4420.30 | 4604.52 | 4788.75 | 4972.97 | 5157.20 | 5341.42 | 5525.65 | 5709.87 | 5894.10 | 6078.32 | 6262.55 | 6446.77 | 6631.00 | 6815.22 | 6999.45 | 7183.67 | 7367.90 |
| Wakeley | 2372.44 | 2349.05 | 2306.24 | 2327.39 | 2327.86 | 2341.52 | 2353.88 | 2362.00 | 2377.02 | 2392.04 | 2407.06 | 2422.08 | 2437.09 | 2452.11 | 2467.13 | 2482.15 | 2497.17 | 2512.18 | 2527.20 | 2542.22 | 2557.24 | 2572.26 | 2587.27 | 2602.29 | 2617.31 | 2632.33 | 2647.35 | 2662.37 | 2677.38 | 2692.40 | 2707.42 | 2722.44 | 2737.46 | 2752.47 | 2767.49 |
| Wetherill Park | 459.74 | 454.38 | 452.15 | 461.60 | 465.90 | 469.70 | 474.51 | 477.52 | 483.59 | 489.66 | 495.73 | 501.80 | 507.87 | 513.94 | 520.01 | 526.08 | 532.15 | 538.22 | 544.29 | 550.37 | 556.44 | 562.51 | 568.58 | 574.65 | 580.72 | 586.79 | 592.86 | 598.93 | 605.00 | 611.07 | 617.14 | 623.21 | 629.28 | 635.35 | 641.42 |
| Yennora | 1732.73 | 1700.66 | 1703.70 | 1722.30 | 1777.00 | 1786.03 | 1794.92 | 1807.48 | 1820.09 | 1832.69 | 1845.30 | 1857.91 | 1870.52 | 1883.13 | 1895.74 | 1908.35 | 1920.96 | 1933.57 | 1946.18 | 1958.79 | 1971.39 | 1984.00 | 1996.61 | 2009.22 | 2021.83 | 2034.44 | 2047.05 | 2059.66 | 2072.27 | 2084.88 | 2097.49 | 2110.10 | 2122.70 | 2135.31 | 2147.92 |
| Total | 2750.95 | 2704.39 | 2680.30 | 2692.61 | 2693.15 | 2706.31 | 2723.03 | 2738.62 | 2757.84 | 2777.06 | 2796.28 | 2815.51 | 2834.73 | 2853.95 | 2873.17 | 2892.39 | 2911.61 | 2930.84 | 2950.06 | 2969.28 | 2988.50 | 3007.72 | 3026.94 | 3046.16 | 3065.39 | 3084.61 | 3103.83 | 3123.05 | 3142.27 | 3161.49 | 3180.72 | 3199.94 | 3219.16 | 3238.38 | 3257.60 |