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 |
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| 0-4 | 54.34 | 57.01 | 64.32 | 61.64 | 64.07 | 66.72 | 67.98 | 68.67 | 70.24 | 69.77 | 68.81 | 67.94 | 67.10 | 66.41 | 65.92 | 65.57 | 65.34 | 65.16 | 65.06 | 65.00 | 65.00 | 65.03 | 65.08 | 65.15 | 65.25 | 65.36 | 65.47 | 65.60 | 65.72 | 65.84 | 65.96 | 66.08 | 66.20 | 66.32 | 66.43 |
| 5-9 | 61.88 | 58.23 | 53.85 | 51.16 | 50.92 | 49.48 | 51.71 | 54.13 | 51.37 | 51.69 | 51.88 | 51.91 | 51.75 | 52.21 | 52.01 | 51.71 | 51.46 | 51.21 | 51.02 | 50.91 | 50.84 | 50.81 | 50.82 | 50.84 | 50.89 | 50.95 | 51.03 | 51.11 | 51.20 | 51.28 | 51.37 | 51.46 | 51.56 | 51.65 | 51.74 |
| 10-14 | 51.87 | 53.83 | 50.66 | 51.64 | 51.40 | 51.82 | 50.81 | 49.96 | 49.98 | 49.08 | 47.97 | 48.56 | 49.23 | 47.93 | 48.05 | 48.23 | 48.33 | 48.30 | 48.59 | 48.51 | 48.41 | 48.33 | 48.26 | 48.23 | 48.22 | 48.24 | 48.29 | 48.34 | 48.40 | 48.47 | 48.55 | 48.62 | 48.71 | 48.79 | 48.87 |
| 15-19 | 84.99 | 82.07 | 66.73 | 56.26 | 56.99 | 66.38 | 81.20 | 86.34 | 86.40 | 84.80 | 84.75 | 83.55 | 82.62 | 82.56 | 82.23 | 81.84 | 81.90 | 82.10 | 81.66 | 81.89 | 82.14 | 82.37 | 82.49 | 82.68 | 82.77 | 82.85 | 82.94 | 83.03 | 83.12 | 83.23 | 83.35 | 83.48 | 83.61 | 83.74 | 83.88 |
| 20-24 | 144.18 | 137.11 | 151.00 | 159.77 | 154.16 | 136.23 | 130.79 | 136.36 | 138.60 | 141.51 | 142.24 | 141.79 | 141.20 | 140.95 | 140.59 | 140.58 | 140.36 | 140.20 | 140.42 | 140.48 | 140.60 | 140.79 | 141.06 | 141.23 | 141.54 | 141.85 | 142.15 | 142.43 | 142.69 | 142.93 | 143.17 | 143.42 | 143.66 | 143.91 | 144.16 |
| 25-29 | 171.71 | 169.02 | 166.09 | 170.96 | 168.77 | 162.42 | 168.21 | 171.33 | 167.15 | 163.61 | 160.97 | 159.03 | 158.24 | 157.81 | 157.61 | 157.53 | 157.56 | 157.53 | 157.57 | 157.69 | 157.87 | 158.06 | 158.29 | 158.57 | 158.88 | 159.19 | 159.52 | 159.84 | 160.14 | 160.43 | 160.72 | 161.01 | 161.29 | 161.58 | 161.86 |
| 30-34 | 114.48 | 113.27 | 119.60 | 137.86 | 142.48 | 143.12 | 142.12 | 140.09 | 135.09 | 131.35 | 128.90 | 128.54 | 128.14 | 127.62 | 127.20 | 126.90 | 126.67 | 126.56 | 126.54 | 126.61 | 126.73 | 126.88 | 127.05 | 127.26 | 127.49 | 127.74 | 127.99 | 128.24 | 128.49 | 128.72 | 128.95 | 129.18 | 129.41 | 129.64 | 129.87 |
| 35-39 | 88.67 | 90.62 | 93.55 | 89.90 | 97.45 | 107.05 | 108.73 | 113.23 | 116.44 | 115.04 | 113.06 | 111.79 | 110.48 | 109.34 | 108.43 | 107.74 | 107.55 | 107.42 | 107.34 | 107.33 | 107.37 | 107.41 | 107.51 | 107.65 | 107.82 | 108.01 | 108.21 | 108.42 | 108.62 | 108.82 | 109.02 | 109.22 | 109.42 | 109.61 | 109.81 |
| 40-44 | 74.30 | 77.46 | 74.54 | 78.93 | 91.59 | 91.19 | 94.75 | 95.51 | 92.39 | 94.83 | 98.37 | 97.90 | 98.64 | 100.08 | 99.48 | 98.64 | 98.26 | 97.86 | 97.53 | 97.26 | 97.05 | 97.04 | 97.08 | 97.16 | 97.28 | 97.41 | 97.54 | 97.70 | 97.86 | 98.04 | 98.21 | 98.39 | 98.57 | 98.74 | 98.92 |
| 45-49 | 86.95 | 87.68 | 87.43 | 85.00 | 76.73 | 80.90 | 84.23 | 85.13 | 90.01 | 97.07 | 96.47 | 97.38 | 97.21 | 95.81 | 96.47 | 97.99 | 97.86 | 98.20 | 98.84 | 98.61 | 98.29 | 98.14 | 98.02 | 97.95 | 97.91 | 97.92 | 98.02 | 98.15 | 98.29 | 98.44 | 98.60 | 98.76 | 98.92 | 99.09 | 99.27 |
| 50-54 | 88.90 | 89.40 | 89.40 | 86.71 | 85.25 | 87.57 | 91.90 | 95.12 | 95.04 | 90.44 | 93.39 | 94.59 | 94.72 | 97.66 | 101.19 | 100.97 | 101.15 | 100.96 | 100.19 | 100.62 | 101.50 | 101.60 | 101.89 | 102.23 | 102.18 | 102.10 | 102.13 | 102.18 | 102.23 | 102.30 | 102.40 | 102.54 | 102.70 | 102.86 | 103.03 |
| 55-59 | 105.21 | 100.10 | 96.70 | 91.59 | 95.73 | 89.96 | 88.76 | 90.59 | 89.99 | 87.47 | 88.47 | 89.70 | 90.15 | 90.39 | 88.59 | 89.90 | 90.21 | 90.13 | 91.51 | 93.41 | 93.34 | 93.52 | 93.55 | 93.28 | 93.55 | 94.07 | 94.16 | 94.41 | 94.72 | 94.78 | 94.82 | 94.91 | 95.02 | 95.12 | 95.24 |
| 60-64 | 107.14 | 114.45 | 113.72 | 120.05 | 116.16 | 109.94 | 103.89 | 104.38 | 102.13 | 105.20 | 102.43 | 100.87 | 101.43 | 100.88 | 99.20 | 99.89 | 100.44 | 100.84 | 101.11 | 100.01 | 100.75 | 100.92 | 100.96 | 102.09 | 103.38 | 103.45 | 103.62 | 103.73 | 103.63 | 103.88 | 104.29 | 104.44 | 104.69 | 104.96 | 105.07 |
| 65-69 | 101.30 | 100.33 | 96.92 | 93.75 | 98.62 | 102.18 | 112.08 | 112.71 | 112.90 | 107.82 | 103.75 | 98.69 | 98.56 | 96.81 | 98.81 | 97.14 | 96.36 | 96.69 | 96.55 | 95.26 | 95.66 | 96.13 | 96.24 | 96.62 | 96.04 | 96.68 | 96.78 | 96.72 | 97.38 | 98.38 | 98.46 | 98.69 | 98.82 | 98.83 | 99.01 |
| 70-74 | 83.03 | 91.06 | 92.29 | 93.99 | 97.16 | 97.01 | 94.16 | 95.41 | 96.08 | 101.17 | 105.24 | 113.32 | 113.86 | 114.93 | 110.56 | 107.28 | 102.95 | 102.96 | 101.49 | 103.00 | 101.94 | 101.41 | 101.65 | 101.62 | 100.62 | 100.93 | 101.27 | 101.37 | 101.88 | 101.50 | 102.04 | 102.06 | 102.02 | 102.61 | 103.51 |
| 75-79 | 52.35 | 56.24 | 60.87 | 64.77 | 68.42 | 72.56 | 80.25 | 84.10 | 86.83 | 88.57 | 88.85 | 87.10 | 88.71 | 88.80 | 93.69 | 96.98 | 103.88 | 104.49 | 105.77 | 102.30 | 99.79 | 96.28 | 96.37 | 95.08 | 96.36 | 95.75 | 95.42 | 95.68 | 95.60 | 94.77 | 95.01 | 95.33 | 95.46 | 95.94 | 95.64 |
| 80-84 | 37.01 | 36.52 | 34.57 | 38.23 | 36.52 | 40.39 | 42.48 | 46.79 | 51.82 | 56.09 | 60.10 | 65.01 | 66.95 | 69.08 | 70.19 | 70.69 | 69.36 | 70.38 | 70.48 | 74.35 | 76.91 | 81.80 | 81.81 | 82.23 | 79.77 | 77.98 | 75.93 | 75.98 | 75.08 | 76.07 | 75.61 | 75.43 | 75.69 | 75.45 | 74.98 |
| 85+ | 39.20 | 39.20 | 39.69 | 38.47 | 38.23 | 40.45 | 40.92 | 40.49 | 41.19 | 41.42 | 44.56 | 45.83 | 47.78 | 50.79 | 53.16 | 57.07 | 60.31 | 62.22 | 64.83 | 66.55 | 68.90 | 69.86 | 71.53 | 73.09 | 76.28 | 79.06 | 82.35 | 83.20 | 84.35 | 84.79 | 85.46 | 86.23 | 86.80 | 86.98 | 87.84 |
| Total | 1547.50 | 1553.60 | 1551.91 | 1570.68 | 1590.66 | 1595.38 | 1634.95 | 1670.35 | 1673.63 | 1676.92 | 1680.21 | 1683.50 | 1686.79 | 1690.07 | 1693.36 | 1696.65 | 1699.94 | 1703.23 | 1706.51 | 1709.80 | 1713.09 | 1716.38 | 1719.67 | 1722.95 | 1726.24 | 1729.53 | 1732.82 | 1736.11 | 1739.39 | 1742.68 | 1745.97 | 1749.26 | 1752.55 | 1755.83 | 1759.12 |