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 | 18.80 | 22.08 | 20.96 | 22.63 | 19.67 | 16.94 | 17.82 | 18.91 | 18.23 | 19.47 | 18.83 | 18.19 | 17.78 | 17.54 | 17.36 | 17.27 | 17.22 | 17.20 | 17.24 | 17.28 | 17.35 | 17.43 | 17.52 | 17.62 | 17.72 | 17.82 | 17.93 | 18.03 | 18.14 | 18.25 | 18.37 | 18.49 | 18.60 | 18.73 | 18.85 |
| 5-9 | 27.07 | 25.20 | 26.87 | 26.59 | 24.45 | 27.22 | 28.95 | 28.39 | 28.99 | 27.20 | 26.10 | 26.35 | 27.15 | 26.63 | 27.24 | 26.85 | 26.46 | 26.22 | 26.09 | 26.02 | 26.03 | 26.09 | 26.18 | 26.29 | 26.41 | 26.55 | 26.70 | 26.85 | 27.01 | 27.17 | 27.34 | 27.51 | 27.68 | 27.86 | 28.04 |
| 10-14 | 27.40 | 28.32 | 31.11 | 30.70 | 37.17 | 36.58 | 30.44 | 29.38 | 27.92 | 26.00 | 27.95 | 28.35 | 27.31 | 27.56 | 26.82 | 26.81 | 27.31 | 27.71 | 27.33 | 27.49 | 27.34 | 27.23 | 27.21 | 27.23 | 27.30 | 27.39 | 27.51 | 27.64 | 27.78 | 27.94 | 28.10 | 28.27 | 28.45 | 28.63 | 28.81 |
| 15-19 | 19.30 | 21.32 | 21.41 | 23.47 | 24.18 | 23.37 | 21.35 | 19.16 | 18.15 | 18.61 | 17.12 | 15.98 | 15.76 | 15.71 | 15.61 | 15.99 | 16.01 | 15.97 | 16.36 | 16.15 | 16.16 | 16.20 | 16.26 | 16.31 | 16.39 | 16.44 | 16.50 | 16.56 | 16.64 | 16.73 | 16.82 | 16.92 | 17.03 | 17.14 | 17.24 |
| 20-24 | 13.48 | 12.84 | 14.69 | 17.10 | 16.09 | 16.85 | 17.73 | 15.82 | 14.17 | 12.99 | 12.42 | 12.17 | 11.96 | 11.91 | 12.01 | 11.93 | 11.85 | 11.84 | 11.89 | 11.94 | 12.05 | 12.10 | 12.14 | 12.22 | 12.27 | 12.35 | 12.44 | 12.51 | 12.59 | 12.66 | 12.74 | 12.82 | 12.91 | 12.99 | 13.08 |
| 25-29 | 19.46 | 17.48 | 14.36 | 13.17 | 14.36 | 13.20 | 14.01 | 15.12 | 16.08 | 15.51 | 15.32 | 14.83 | 14.53 | 14.09 | 14.13 | 14.10 | 14.01 | 14.03 | 14.06 | 14.12 | 14.16 | 14.21 | 14.28 | 14.37 | 14.44 | 14.53 | 14.63 | 14.71 | 14.80 | 14.89 | 14.98 | 15.08 | 15.18 | 15.28 | 15.38 |
| 30-34 | 20.09 | 20.20 | 20.16 | 20.61 | 21.84 | 20.85 | 19.34 | 16.58 | 15.81 | 16.22 | 15.59 | 16.02 | 16.01 | 16.34 | 15.98 | 16.00 | 15.94 | 15.88 | 15.87 | 15.92 | 15.99 | 16.06 | 16.14 | 16.22 | 16.32 | 16.41 | 16.50 | 16.60 | 16.70 | 16.81 | 16.91 | 17.02 | 17.13 | 17.25 | 17.36 |
| 35-39 | 21.91 | 21.76 | 22.71 | 23.33 | 21.52 | 22.92 | 21.68 | 20.83 | 19.80 | 19.58 | 19.00 | 18.08 | 17.21 | 16.95 | 17.04 | 17.02 | 17.10 | 17.21 | 17.32 | 17.36 | 17.41 | 17.48 | 17.54 | 17.61 | 17.72 | 17.81 | 17.92 | 18.02 | 18.13 | 18.24 | 18.35 | 18.47 | 18.59 | 18.71 | 18.84 |
| 40-44 | 25.87 | 26.13 | 26.93 | 28.60 | 30.13 | 25.30 | 25.56 | 24.48 | 23.98 | 22.15 | 22.12 | 21.48 | 21.59 | 21.48 | 21.35 | 21.18 | 20.96 | 20.67 | 20.57 | 20.67 | 20.77 | 20.90 | 21.04 | 21.19 | 21.29 | 21.41 | 21.52 | 21.64 | 21.76 | 21.89 | 22.03 | 22.17 | 22.31 | 22.46 | 22.61 |
| 45-49 | 26.62 | 27.34 | 29.55 | 29.49 | 31.83 | 30.89 | 30.75 | 28.91 | 27.99 | 27.12 | 24.55 | 24.32 | 23.61 | 23.51 | 22.87 | 23.10 | 22.79 | 22.96 | 22.94 | 22.97 | 22.97 | 22.98 | 22.93 | 22.92 | 23.05 | 23.19 | 23.33 | 23.49 | 23.65 | 23.78 | 23.92 | 24.07 | 24.22 | 24.37 | 24.53 |
| 50-54 | 25.63 | 28.66 | 29.35 | 29.04 | 31.37 | 34.82 | 35.07 | 38.09 | 37.48 | 39.68 | 39.46 | 38.89 | 37.61 | 36.73 | 36.30 | 34.54 | 34.31 | 33.75 | 33.83 | 33.50 | 33.76 | 33.68 | 33.90 | 34.02 | 34.14 | 34.21 | 34.31 | 34.40 | 34.54 | 34.74 | 34.96 | 35.19 | 35.42 | 35.66 | 35.88 |
| 55-59 | 37.44 | 38.47 | 36.85 | 35.14 | 33.06 | 32.77 | 35.60 | 38.50 | 39.70 | 41.09 | 43.42 | 42.58 | 44.54 | 44.13 | 44.91 | 44.33 | 44.25 | 43.78 | 43.51 | 43.36 | 42.47 | 42.51 | 42.36 | 42.50 | 42.41 | 42.69 | 42.78 | 43.06 | 43.27 | 43.49 | 43.70 | 43.92 | 44.12 | 44.34 | 44.62 |
| 60-64 | 51.55 | 51.20 | 54.38 | 53.93 | 52.85 | 51.05 | 50.47 | 48.36 | 47.76 | 47.17 | 47.19 | 48.59 | 49.58 | 50.08 | 50.80 | 52.17 | 52.03 | 53.02 | 53.09 | 53.75 | 53.86 | 53.92 | 53.73 | 53.69 | 53.71 | 53.38 | 53.54 | 53.64 | 53.89 | 54.06 | 54.39 | 54.65 | 55.00 | 55.33 | 55.66 |
| 65-69 | 55.98 | 61.58 | 65.38 | 65.46 | 68.17 | 68.06 | 68.56 | 69.71 | 69.87 | 68.18 | 67.34 | 65.66 | 63.61 | 62.98 | 62.89 | 63.09 | 63.64 | 64.54 | 64.96 | 65.87 | 66.77 | 66.68 | 67.53 | 67.77 | 68.48 | 68.63 | 68.94 | 69.11 | 69.39 | 69.67 | 69.67 | 70.02 | 70.31 | 70.71 | 71.04 |
| 70-74 | 57.10 | 62.77 | 63.76 | 65.27 | 65.91 | 69.99 | 76.24 | 80.21 | 82.60 | 86.82 | 88.05 | 88.12 | 89.01 | 88.91 | 87.44 | 86.64 | 85.50 | 84.00 | 83.76 | 83.81 | 84.15 | 84.91 | 85.75 | 86.25 | 87.13 | 88.07 | 88.24 | 89.11 | 89.56 | 90.35 | 90.75 | 91.21 | 91.58 | 92.04 | 92.51 |
| 75-79 | 58.37 | 58.91 | 62.74 | 63.24 | 62.06 | 60.92 | 65.05 | 65.37 | 69.48 | 71.28 | 75.50 | 79.34 | 82.23 | 84.14 | 87.24 | 88.35 | 88.32 | 89.06 | 88.93 | 87.94 | 87.53 | 86.83 | 85.98 | 85.89 | 86.05 | 86.44 | 87.12 | 87.90 | 88.43 | 89.22 | 90.10 | 90.38 | 91.22 | 91.70 | 92.45 |
| 80-84 | 40.99 | 44.03 | 46.75 | 45.85 | 49.15 | 53.36 | 53.47 | 56.72 | 57.55 | 56.47 | 55.68 | 58.27 | 58.28 | 61.25 | 62.73 | 65.64 | 68.32 | 70.41 | 71.71 | 74.08 | 74.84 | 74.89 | 75.53 | 75.72 | 75.11 | 74.89 | 74.36 | 73.65 | 73.66 | 73.87 | 74.27 | 74.88 | 75.56 | 76.03 | 76.69 |
| 85+ | 37.88 | 41.16 | 42.35 | 45.80 | 46.79 | 51.44 | 58.33 | 63.03 | 68.32 | 74.64 | 80.86 | 85.61 | 91.36 | 95.48 | 99.05 | 103.06 | 108.37 | 112.44 | 117.56 | 121.08 | 126.02 | 131.84 | 136.24 | 140.75 | 144.93 | 148.98 | 153.24 | 156.88 | 160.18 | 162.66 | 165.33 | 167.97 | 170.05 | 172.46 | 174.40 |
| Total | 584.96 | 609.44 | 630.28 | 639.42 | 650.60 | 656.53 | 670.40 | 677.59 | 683.90 | 690.21 | 696.52 | 702.83 | 709.14 | 715.45 | 721.76 | 728.07 | 734.39 | 740.70 | 747.01 | 753.32 | 759.63 | 765.94 | 772.25 | 778.56 | 784.87 | 791.19 | 797.50 | 803.81 | 810.12 | 816.43 | 822.74 | 829.05 | 835.36 | 841.67 | 847.99 |