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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| Beveridge | 46.04 | 50.53 | 56.55 | 64.13 | 85.41 | 100.80 | 111.20 | 121.73 | 132.26 | 142.80 | 153.34 | 163.88 | 174.42 | 184.96 | 195.49 | 206.03 | 216.57 | 227.11 | 237.65 | 248.18 | 258.72 | 269.26 | 279.80 | 290.34 | 300.87 | 311.41 | 321.95 | 332.49 | 343.03 | 353.56 | 364.10 | 374.64 | 385.18 | 395.72 | 406.25 |
| Broadford area | 26.55 | 26.67 | 27.14 | 27.83 | 28.17 | 28.51 | 29.06 | 29.65 | 30.20 | 30.76 | 31.31 | 31.87 | 32.43 | 32.98 | 33.54 | 34.10 | 34.65 | 35.21 | 35.77 | 36.32 | 36.88 | 37.43 | 37.99 | 38.55 | 39.10 | 39.66 | 40.22 | 40.77 | 41.33 | 41.89 | 42.44 | 43.00 | 43.56 | 44.11 | 44.67 |
| Kilmore - Kilmore East | 41.17 | 41.90 | 42.63 | 43.52 | 44.89 | 45.35 | 46.36 | 47.43 | 48.52 | 49.56 | 50.59 | 51.63 | 52.67 | 53.71 | 54.74 | 55.78 | 56.82 | 57.86 | 58.89 | 59.93 | 60.97 | 62.00 | 63.04 | 64.08 | 65.12 | 66.15 | 67.19 | 68.23 | 69.27 | 70.30 | 71.34 | 72.38 | 73.41 | 74.45 | 75.49 |
| Puckapunyal | 2.33 | 2.31 | 2.26 | 2.21 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.23 |
| Pyalong - Rural North West | 2.16 | 2.20 | 2.19 | 2.19 | 2.18 | 2.20 | 2.22 | 2.24 | 2.26 | 2.28 | 2.31 | 2.33 | 2.35 | 2.37 | 2.39 | 2.41 | 2.43 | 2.45 | 2.47 | 2.49 | 2.51 | 2.54 | 2.56 | 2.58 | 2.60 | 2.62 | 2.64 | 2.66 | 2.68 | 2.70 | 2.72 | 2.75 | 2.77 | 2.79 | 2.81 |
| Rural North East | 2.40 | 2.40 | 2.38 | 2.39 | 2.37 | 2.38 | 2.38 | 2.38 | 2.38 | 2.38 | 2.39 | 2.39 | 2.39 | 2.39 | 2.39 | 2.40 | 2.40 | 2.40 | 2.40 | 2.40 | 2.41 | 2.41 | 2.41 | 2.41 | 2.41 | 2.42 | 2.42 | 2.42 | 2.42 | 2.42 | 2.43 | 2.43 | 2.43 | 2.43 | 2.43 |
| Seymour | 70.28 | 70.37 | 70.70 | 71.65 | 73.65 | 74.22 | 74.55 | 74.97 | 75.39 | 75.81 | 76.23 | 76.65 | 77.06 | 77.48 | 77.90 | 78.32 | 78.74 | 79.16 | 79.58 | 80.00 | 80.42 | 80.84 | 81.26 | 81.68 | 82.10 | 82.52 | 82.94 | 83.36 | 83.78 | 84.20 | 84.62 | 85.04 | 85.45 | 85.87 | 86.29 |
| Wallan | 176.53 | 188.34 | 201.64 | 211.56 | 215.64 | 226.34 | 236.67 | 247.38 | 258.27 | 268.81 | 279.35 | 289.89 | 300.43 | 310.97 | 321.51 | 332.05 | 342.59 | 353.13 | 363.68 | 374.22 | 384.76 | 395.30 | 405.84 | 416.38 | 426.92 | 437.46 | 448.00 | 458.54 | 469.08 | 479.62 | 490.16 | 500.70 | 511.24 | 521.78 | 532.32 |
| Wandong - Heathcote Junction area | 7.76 | 7.92 | 8.23 | 8.63 | 8.53 | 8.60 | 8.67 | 8.74 | 8.80 | 8.87 | 8.94 | 9.01 | 9.08 | 9.15 | 9.22 | 9.28 | 9.35 | 9.42 | 9.49 | 9.56 | 9.63 | 9.70 | 9.76 | 9.83 | 9.90 | 9.97 | 10.04 | 10.11 | 10.18 | 10.24 | 10.31 | 10.38 | 10.45 | 10.52 | 10.59 |