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 | 33.92 | 34.37 | 35.64 | 36.94 | 34.80 | 32.86 | 33.08 | 33.23 | 33.25 | 34.27 | 35.71 | 36.29 | 36.91 | 37.35 | 37.72 | 38.03 | 38.33 | 38.63 | 38.92 | 39.15 | 39.52 | 39.86 | 40.27 | 40.60 | 40.99 | 41.40 | 41.80 | 42.20 | 42.63 | 43.07 | 43.55 | 44.01 | 44.45 | 44.85 | 45.27 |
| 5-9 | 38.22 | 39.09 | 35.65 | 36.94 | 36.93 | 37.48 | 38.90 | 40.16 | 42.53 | 44.27 | 43.67 | 44.13 | 44.67 | 43.78 | 44.43 | 45.67 | 46.33 | 47.01 | 47.57 | 48.01 | 48.49 | 48.91 | 49.36 | 49.78 | 50.24 | 50.71 | 51.16 | 51.63 | 52.09 | 52.59 | 53.13 | 53.65 | 54.16 | 54.68 | 55.20 |
| 10-14 | 45.93 | 48.50 | 46.37 | 43.37 | 41.24 | 41.48 | 44.69 | 45.44 | 49.39 | 49.33 | 50.30 | 52.06 | 53.17 | 56.24 | 58.13 | 57.81 | 58.47 | 59.18 | 58.44 | 59.18 | 60.56 | 61.32 | 62.13 | 62.80 | 63.45 | 64.07 | 64.64 | 65.20 | 65.79 | 66.41 | 67.05 | 67.68 | 68.31 | 68.93 | 69.58 |
| 15-19 | 41.21 | 41.65 | 47.66 | 50.23 | 50.66 | 49.72 | 43.36 | 42.73 | 41.35 | 42.33 | 44.79 | 46.50 | 47.50 | 48.77 | 48.04 | 49.73 | 51.94 | 53.41 | 55.62 | 56.19 | 55.51 | 55.80 | 56.14 | 56.57 | 57.34 | 58.22 | 58.91 | 59.62 | 60.21 | 60.77 | 61.36 | 61.92 | 62.50 | 63.08 | 63.65 |
| 20-24 | 23.21 | 22.78 | 25.35 | 25.33 | 30.06 | 35.55 | 37.44 | 38.56 | 36.67 | 35.85 | 33.56 | 31.64 | 31.28 | 30.22 | 31.00 | 31.52 | 32.02 | 32.33 | 33.45 | 33.87 | 34.28 | 34.47 | 34.88 | 35.32 | 35.76 | 35.90 | 36.22 | 36.62 | 36.79 | 37.20 | 37.71 | 38.10 | 38.50 | 38.85 | 39.20 |
| 25-29 | 27.06 | 24.89 | 25.75 | 19.33 | 16.76 | 19.23 | 22.92 | 25.80 | 26.74 | 26.63 | 26.57 | 26.71 | 27.03 | 26.65 | 26.36 | 25.94 | 25.78 | 25.92 | 25.92 | 26.13 | 26.43 | 26.78 | 27.07 | 27.43 | 27.71 | 28.04 | 28.30 | 28.57 | 28.85 | 29.13 | 29.40 | 29.68 | 29.95 | 30.18 | 30.46 |
| 30-34 | 28.35 | 30.08 | 23.64 | 26.21 | 27.48 | 27.08 | 29.54 | 31.02 | 27.26 | 26.94 | 27.67 | 27.92 | 28.85 | 29.42 | 29.74 | 30.10 | 30.43 | 30.83 | 30.96 | 30.96 | 30.99 | 31.07 | 31.34 | 31.52 | 31.85 | 32.17 | 32.50 | 32.80 | 33.14 | 33.43 | 33.82 | 34.17 | 34.50 | 34.86 | 35.18 |
| 35-39 | 38.64 | 39.07 | 42.49 | 39.91 | 36.04 | 35.01 | 35.28 | 33.37 | 40.56 | 44.74 | 46.31 | 47.48 | 47.70 | 44.53 | 44.74 | 46.05 | 46.64 | 47.58 | 48.09 | 48.46 | 49.07 | 49.69 | 50.32 | 50.66 | 50.96 | 51.20 | 51.49 | 51.91 | 52.31 | 52.82 | 53.38 | 53.92 | 54.44 | 54.98 | 55.47 |
| 40-44 | 37.37 | 38.23 | 36.95 | 39.10 | 42.11 | 44.14 | 43.84 | 45.45 | 42.86 | 40.94 | 39.89 | 39.13 | 38.31 | 43.09 | 45.17 | 45.66 | 46.95 | 47.23 | 46.02 | 46.29 | 47.03 | 47.53 | 48.28 | 48.79 | 49.30 | 49.89 | 50.42 | 50.94 | 51.33 | 51.68 | 52.06 | 52.45 | 52.91 | 53.37 | 53.87 |
| 45-49 | 47.22 | 45.50 | 41.63 | 35.63 | 32.63 | 34.64 | 37.18 | 38.04 | 38.65 | 39.75 | 40.69 | 41.44 | 43.01 | 41.91 | 40.59 | 39.71 | 39.09 | 38.78 | 41.16 | 42.40 | 42.94 | 43.71 | 44.09 | 43.53 | 43.75 | 44.28 | 44.76 | 45.34 | 45.79 | 46.24 | 46.73 | 47.19 | 47.65 | 48.04 | 48.43 |
| 50-54 | 29.68 | 31.82 | 37.81 | 44.66 | 48.09 | 49.00 | 45.64 | 39.36 | 34.93 | 34.18 | 35.40 | 36.26 | 35.95 | 35.98 | 36.71 | 37.51 | 37.72 | 38.01 | 37.18 | 36.85 | 37.08 | 37.34 | 37.36 | 38.92 | 39.63 | 40.07 | 40.44 | 40.84 | 40.83 | 41.19 | 41.76 | 42.15 | 42.60 | 43.00 | 43.40 |
| 55-59 | 34.82 | 35.67 | 33.96 | 34.82 | 34.38 | 33.15 | 36.23 | 41.49 | 45.46 | 46.08 | 45.35 | 43.76 | 41.05 | 39.53 | 39.09 | 39.86 | 40.53 | 40.54 | 40.80 | 41.37 | 41.81 | 41.88 | 42.21 | 41.95 | 41.95 | 42.31 | 42.76 | 43.03 | 44.11 | 44.79 | 45.27 | 45.77 | 46.23 | 46.38 | 46.82 |
| 60-64 | 31.38 | 32.23 | 32.23 | 33.52 | 32.67 | 32.91 | 38.56 | 40.08 | 42.46 | 42.43 | 40.50 | 41.35 | 44.62 | 47.47 | 49.04 | 48.22 | 47.47 | 46.09 | 45.94 | 45.37 | 46.10 | 46.91 | 47.21 | 47.43 | 47.89 | 48.27 | 48.61 | 49.12 | 49.04 | 49.06 | 49.50 | 50.16 | 50.54 | 51.45 | 52.08 |
| 65-69 | 33.06 | 26.64 | 24.51 | 24.52 | 28.37 | 30.58 | 26.95 | 24.23 | 24.12 | 24.04 | 27.03 | 30.13 | 30.38 | 31.38 | 31.23 | 30.46 | 30.87 | 32.60 | 33.82 | 35.12 | 34.95 | 34.89 | 34.52 | 34.98 | 34.60 | 35.05 | 35.53 | 35.70 | 35.99 | 36.36 | 36.52 | 36.64 | 37.02 | 37.00 | 37.06 |
| 70-74 | 24.08 | 30.52 | 31.80 | 29.63 | 26.62 | 27.09 | 23.44 | 23.76 | 23.97 | 27.07 | 27.10 | 26.71 | 26.07 | 26.85 | 27.15 | 29.42 | 31.80 | 32.24 | 33.21 | 33.40 | 32.81 | 32.89 | 34.08 | 35.03 | 36.49 | 36.66 | 36.81 | 36.56 | 36.99 | 36.74 | 37.20 | 37.70 | 37.95 | 38.24 | 38.61 |
| 75-79 | 17.16 | 15.45 | 18.03 | 18.49 | 18.50 | 20.41 | 24.90 | 26.58 | 25.54 | 24.08 | 24.46 | 21.95 | 22.93 | 23.14 | 25.56 | 25.64 | 25.31 | 25.08 | 25.84 | 26.22 | 28.33 | 30.49 | 30.98 | 31.82 | 32.00 | 31.47 | 31.57 | 32.63 | 33.51 | 34.85 | 35.03 | 35.20 | 34.97 | 35.37 | 35.19 |
| 80-84 | 3.00 | 3.86 | 6.01 | 8.58 | 9.86 | 11.78 | 11.46 | 11.82 | 12.00 | 11.58 | 12.49 | 15.05 | 15.67 | 15.36 | 14.31 | 14.31 | 12.49 | 13.32 | 13.44 | 14.79 | 14.80 | 14.28 | 14.40 | 14.58 | 14.87 | 16.14 | 17.01 | 17.26 | 17.62 | 17.70 | 17.55 | 17.60 | 18.27 | 18.66 | 19.41 |
| 85+ | 1.29 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 1.29 | 1.13 | 1.40 | 1.81 | 2.11 | 2.33 | 2.31 | 2.23 | 2.62 | 2.98 | 2.60 | 2.92 | 3.36 | 3.67 | 3.04 | 2.61 | 2.62 | 2.47 | 2.61 | 2.49 | 2.34 | 2.25 | 2.12 | 2.02 | 1.94 | 1.88 | 1.85 | 1.83 | 1.82 | 1.81 | 1.81 |
| Total | 535.61 | 541.20 | 546.35 | 548.07 | 548.50 | 563.23 | 574.81 | 582.93 | 589.88 | 596.84 | 603.79 | 610.74 | 617.70 | 624.65 | 631.61 | 638.56 | 645.51 | 652.47 | 659.42 | 666.38 | 673.33 | 680.28 | 687.24 | 694.19 | 701.15 | 708.10 | 715.05 | 722.01 | 728.96 | 735.91 | 742.87 | 749.82 | 756.78 | 763.73 | 770.68 |