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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| Armadale (North) | 2068.07 | 2072.74 | 2125.48 | 2157.51 | 2216.97 | 2219.23 | 2221.54 | 2229.07 | 2234.88 | 2240.69 | 2246.50 | 2252.31 | 2258.12 | 2263.93 | 2269.74 | 2275.55 | 2281.36 | 2287.17 | 2292.98 | 2298.79 | 2304.60 | 2310.41 | 2316.22 | 2322.03 | 2327.84 | 2333.65 | 2339.46 | 2345.27 | 2351.08 | 2356.89 | 2362.70 | 2368.51 | 2374.32 | 2380.13 | 2385.94 |
| Armadale (South) | 1465.71 | 1451.03 | 1463.89 | 1520.83 | 1549.00 | 1549.85 | 1554.76 | 1558.66 | 1563.02 | 1567.38 | 1571.74 | 1576.10 | 1580.46 | 1584.82 | 1589.18 | 1593.54 | 1597.90 | 1602.26 | 1606.61 | 1610.97 | 1615.33 | 1619.69 | 1624.05 | 1628.41 | 1632.77 | 1637.13 | 1641.49 | 1645.85 | 1650.21 | 1654.56 | 1658.92 | 1663.28 | 1667.64 | 1672.00 | 1676.36 |
| Bedfordale District | 11.54 | 11.77 | 11.82 | 11.92 | 12.20 | 12.22 | 12.29 | 12.34 | 12.41 | 12.48 | 12.56 | 12.63 | 12.70 | 12.78 | 12.85 | 12.92 | 13.00 | 13.07 | 13.14 | 13.22 | 13.29 | 13.36 | 13.44 | 13.51 | 13.58 | 13.66 | 13.73 | 13.80 | 13.88 | 13.95 | 14.02 | 14.10 | 14.17 | 14.24 | 14.32 |
| Brookdale - Wungong | 643.72 | 645.56 | 654.64 | 668.63 | 685.86 | 686.01 | 687.60 | 711.11 | 718.53 | 725.94 | 733.36 | 740.77 | 748.19 | 755.61 | 763.02 | 770.44 | 777.85 | 785.27 | 792.68 | 800.10 | 807.51 | 814.93 | 822.35 | 829.76 | 837.18 | 844.59 | 852.01 | 859.42 | 866.84 | 874.25 | 881.67 | 889.09 | 896.50 | 903.92 | 911.33 |
| Camillo | 1749.19 | 1763.78 | 1796.06 | 1872.13 | 1921.75 | 1940.25 | 1947.56 | 1949.76 | 1950.93 | 1952.10 | 1953.28 | 1954.45 | 1955.62 | 1956.80 | 1957.97 | 1959.14 | 1960.32 | 1961.49 | 1962.66 | 1963.83 | 1965.01 | 1966.18 | 1967.35 | 1968.53 | 1969.70 | 1970.87 | 1972.05 | 1973.22 | 1974.39 | 1975.57 | 1976.74 | 1977.91 | 1979.08 | 1980.26 | 1981.43 |
| Champion Lakes | 245.52 | 255.12 | 270.35 | 277.02 | 300.71 | 317.25 | 347.22 | 406.56 | 464.01 | 521.46 | 578.92 | 636.37 | 693.82 | 751.27 | 808.72 | 866.17 | 923.63 | 981.08 | 1038.53 | 1095.98 | 1153.43 | 1210.88 | 1268.34 | 1325.79 | 1383.24 | 1440.69 | 1498.14 | 1555.60 | 1613.05 | 1670.50 | 1727.95 | 1785.40 | 1842.85 | 1900.31 | 1957.76 |
| Forrestdale | 34.27 | 33.68 | 43.84 | 49.51 | 60.95 | 64.02 | 73.43 | 78.65 | 80.64 | 82.63 | 84.62 | 86.61 | 88.60 | 90.59 | 92.58 | 94.57 | 96.56 | 98.55 | 100.54 | 102.52 | 104.51 | 106.50 | 108.49 | 110.48 | 112.47 | 114.46 | 116.45 | 118.44 | 120.43 | 122.42 | 124.41 | 126.40 | 128.39 | 130.38 | 132.37 |
| Harrisdale | 2037.13 | 2100.19 | 2183.00 | 2305.92 | 2398.59 | 2411.92 | 2423.91 | 2446.73 | 2476.51 | 2506.28 | 2536.06 | 2565.84 | 2595.62 | 2625.40 | 2655.18 | 2684.95 | 2714.73 | 2744.51 | 2774.29 | 2804.07 | 2833.84 | 2863.62 | 2893.40 | 2923.18 | 2952.96 | 2982.73 | 3012.51 | 3042.29 | 3072.07 | 3101.85 | 3131.62 | 3161.40 | 3191.18 | 3220.96 | 3250.74 |
| Haynes | 444.02 | 520.07 | 616.02 | 691.80 | 761.46 | 789.91 | 860.12 | 911.66 | 959.11 | 1006.55 | 1053.99 | 1101.44 | 1148.88 | 1196.32 | 1243.77 | 1291.21 | 1338.65 | 1386.10 | 1433.54 | 1480.99 | 1528.43 | 1575.87 | 1623.32 | 1670.76 | 1718.20 | 1765.65 | 1813.09 | 1860.54 | 1907.98 | 1955.42 | 2002.87 | 2050.31 | 2097.75 | 2145.20 | 2192.64 |
| Hilbert | 421.89 | 487.77 | 519.43 | 562.64 | 622.67 | 645.24 | 718.14 | 786.93 | 855.04 | 923.14 | 991.25 | 1059.36 | 1127.46 | 1195.57 | 1263.68 | 1331.78 | 1399.89 | 1467.99 | 1536.10 | 1604.21 | 1672.31 | 1740.42 | 1808.53 | 1876.63 | 1944.74 | 2012.85 | 2080.95 | 2149.06 | 2217.16 | 2285.27 | 2353.38 | 2421.48 | 2489.59 | 2557.70 | 2625.80 |
| Kelmscott (East) | 489.33 | 491.27 | 492.81 | 499.82 | 508.95 | 512.08 | 514.92 | 516.08 | 518.31 | 520.54 | 522.78 | 525.01 | 527.24 | 529.47 | 531.70 | 533.93 | 536.16 | 538.39 | 540.62 | 542.85 | 545.08 | 547.31 | 549.54 | 551.78 | 554.01 | 556.24 | 558.47 | 560.70 | 562.93 | 565.16 | 567.39 | 569.62 | 571.85 | 574.08 | 576.31 |
| Kelmscott (West) | 1561.88 | 1558.76 | 1548.34 | 1547.74 | 1566.85 | 1573.09 | 1574.97 | 1576.38 | 1577.71 | 1579.04 | 1580.37 | 1581.70 | 1583.03 | 1584.37 | 1585.70 | 1587.03 | 1588.36 | 1589.69 | 1591.02 | 1592.36 | 1593.69 | 1595.02 | 1596.35 | 1597.68 | 1599.01 | 1600.34 | 1601.68 | 1603.01 | 1604.34 | 1605.67 | 1607.00 | 1608.33 | 1609.67 | 1611.00 | 1612.33 |
| Mount Nasura | 1093.45 | 1109.27 | 1120.57 | 1145.55 | 1147.52 | 1150.09 | 1159.47 | 1163.78 | 1165.45 | 1167.12 | 1168.80 | 1170.47 | 1172.14 | 1173.81 | 1175.48 | 1177.15 | 1178.82 | 1180.50 | 1182.17 | 1183.84 | 1185.51 | 1187.18 | 1188.85 | 1190.52 | 1192.19 | 1193.87 | 1195.54 | 1197.21 | 1198.88 | 1200.55 | 1202.22 | 1203.89 | 1205.57 | 1207.24 | 1208.91 |
| Mount Richon | 995.63 | 993.42 | 1032.05 | 1058.20 | 1082.30 | 1083.09 | 1085.28 | 1086.28 | 1087.27 | 1088.27 | 1089.26 | 1090.25 | 1091.25 | 1092.24 | 1093.24 | 1094.23 | 1095.23 | 1096.22 | 1097.22 | 1098.21 | 1099.21 | 1100.20 | 1101.20 | 1102.19 | 1103.19 | 1104.18 | 1105.18 | 1106.17 | 1107.17 | 1108.16 | 1109.16 | 1110.15 | 1111.15 | 1112.14 | 1113.13 |
| Piara Waters | 2163.59 | 2316.14 | 2442.04 | 2639.62 | 2749.83 | 2782.55 | 2822.36 | 2924.05 | 3011.55 | 3099.06 | 3186.56 | 3274.07 | 3361.57 | 3449.08 | 3536.58 | 3624.09 | 3711.59 | 3799.10 | 3886.60 | 3974.11 | 4061.61 | 4149.12 | 4236.62 | 4324.13 | 4411.63 | 4499.14 | 4586.64 | 4674.15 | 4761.65 | 4849.16 | 4936.66 | 5024.17 | 5111.67 | 5199.18 | 5286.68 |
| Roleystone - Karragullen | 39.52 | 39.84 | 40.08 | 40.60 | 41.12 | 41.15 | 41.36 | 41.64 | 41.88 | 42.13 | 42.37 | 42.62 | 42.86 | 43.11 | 43.35 | 43.59 | 43.84 | 44.08 | 44.33 | 44.57 | 44.82 | 45.06 | 45.31 | 45.55 | 45.80 | 46.04 | 46.28 | 46.53 | 46.77 | 47.02 | 47.26 | 47.51 | 47.75 | 48.00 | 48.24 |
| Seville Grove | 2581.17 | 2612.48 | 2660.13 | 2727.43 | 2807.76 | 2811.00 | 2815.28 | 2818.58 | 2821.88 | 2825.18 | 2828.49 | 2831.79 | 2835.10 | 2838.40 | 2841.70 | 2845.01 | 2848.31 | 2851.62 | 2854.92 | 2858.22 | 2861.53 | 2864.83 | 2868.13 | 2871.44 | 2874.74 | 2878.05 | 2881.35 | 2884.65 | 2887.96 | 2891.26 | 2894.57 | 2897.87 | 2901.17 | 2904.48 | 2907.78 |