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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| Goolwa | 327.42 | 338.15 | 344.02 | 351.11 | 352.81 | 356.64 | 362.13 | 366.33 | 370.52 | 374.71 | 378.90 | 383.10 | 387.29 | 391.48 | 395.68 | 399.87 | 404.06 | 408.26 | 412.45 | 416.64 | 420.84 | 425.03 | 429.22 | 433.41 | 437.61 | 441.80 | 445.99 | 450.19 | 454.38 | 458.57 | 462.77 | 466.96 | 471.15 | 475.34 | 479.54 |
| Hindmarsh Island | 229.46 | 245.28 | 250.13 | 253.03 | 272.80 | 279.08 | 299.01 | 312.35 | 325.69 | 339.02 | 352.36 | 365.70 | 379.04 | 392.38 | 405.72 | 419.06 | 432.40 | 445.74 | 459.08 | 472.42 | 485.76 | 499.10 | 512.43 | 525.77 | 539.11 | 552.45 | 565.79 | 579.13 | 592.47 | 605.81 | 619.15 | 632.49 | 645.83 | 659.17 | 672.51 |
| Middleton | 404.66 | 425.36 | 441.97 | 447.70 | 458.82 | 461.75 | 466.84 | 471.87 | 476.89 | 481.92 | 486.94 | 491.97 | 496.99 | 502.02 | 507.04 | 512.07 | 517.09 | 522.12 | 527.14 | 532.17 | 537.19 | 542.22 | 547.24 | 552.27 | 557.29 | 562.32 | 567.34 | 572.37 | 577.39 | 582.42 | 587.44 | 592.46 | 597.49 | 602.51 | 607.54 |
| Mount Compass | 535.61 | 541.20 | 546.35 | 548.07 | 548.50 | 563.23 | 574.70 | 583.98 | 593.25 | 602.52 | 611.80 | 621.07 | 630.35 | 639.62 | 648.89 | 658.17 | 667.44 | 676.71 | 685.99 | 695.26 | 704.54 | 713.81 | 723.08 | 732.36 | 741.63 | 750.90 | 760.18 | 769.45 | 778.73 | 788.00 | 797.27 | 806.55 | 815.82 | 825.09 | 834.37 |
| Port Elliot | 584.96 | 609.44 | 630.28 | 639.42 | 650.60 | 656.53 | 670.36 | 676.58 | 682.80 | 689.03 | 695.25 | 701.47 | 707.69 | 713.92 | 720.14 | 726.36 | 732.58 | 738.80 | 745.03 | 751.25 | 757.47 | 763.69 | 769.92 | 776.14 | 782.36 | 788.58 | 794.81 | 801.03 | 807.25 | 813.47 | 819.69 | 825.92 | 832.14 | 838.36 | 844.58 |
| Rural Balance | 4.88 | 4.99 | 5.06 | 5.16 | 5.27 | 5.32 | 5.39 | 5.48 | 5.58 | 5.67 | 5.76 | 5.85 | 5.94 | 6.03 | 6.12 | 6.21 | 6.30 | 6.40 | 6.49 | 6.58 | 6.67 | 6.76 | 6.85 | 6.94 | 7.03 | 7.13 | 7.22 | 7.31 | 7.40 | 7.49 | 7.58 | 7.67 | 7.76 | 7.86 | 7.95 |
| Strathalbyn | 691.31 | 710.23 | 719.18 | 737.30 | 751.48 | 763.56 | 787.16 | 812.44 | 837.72 | 863.00 | 888.28 | 913.56 | 938.85 | 964.13 | 989.41 | 1014.69 | 1039.97 | 1065.25 | 1090.53 | 1115.81 | 1141.10 | 1166.38 | 1191.66 | 1216.94 | 1242.22 | 1267.50 | 1292.78 | 1318.06 | 1343.35 | 1368.63 | 1393.91 | 1419.19 | 1444.47 | 1469.75 | 1495.03 |