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:
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boosey - Katamatite East | 1.69 | 1.71 | 1.73 | 1.72 | 1.73 | 1.75 | 1.77 | 1.78 | 1.79 | 1.81 | 1.82 | 1.84 | 1.85 | 1.87 | 1.88 | 1.90 | 1.91 | 1.93 | 1.94 | 1.95 | 1.97 | 1.98 | 2.00 | 2.01 | 2.03 | 2.04 | 2.06 | 2.07 | 2.09 | 2.10 | 2.11 | 2.13 | 2.14 | 2.16 | 2.17 |
| Cobram | 64.71 | 64.29 | 64.94 | 66.60 | 66.00 | 66.63 | 67.53 | 68.56 | 69.60 | 70.59 | 71.59 | 72.58 | 73.58 | 74.57 | 75.57 | 76.57 | 77.56 | 78.56 | 79.55 | 80.55 | 81.55 | 82.54 | 83.54 | 84.53 | 85.53 | 86.53 | 87.52 | 88.52 | 89.51 | 90.51 | 91.50 | 92.50 | 93.50 | 94.49 | 95.49 |
| Katunga - Yarroweyah | 4.15 | 4.12 | 4.12 | 4.08 | 4.03 | 4.05 | 4.08 | 4.10 | 4.12 | 4.15 | 4.17 | 4.19 | 4.22 | 4.24 | 4.26 | 4.29 | 4.31 | 4.33 | 4.35 | 4.38 | 4.40 | 4.42 | 4.45 | 4.47 | 4.49 | 4.52 | 4.54 | 4.56 | 4.59 | 4.61 | 4.63 | 4.66 | 4.68 | 4.70 | 4.72 |
| Nathalia | 8.77 | 8.87 | 8.84 | 8.88 | 8.96 | 9.11 | 9.18 | 9.29 | 9.40 | 9.52 | 9.63 | 9.74 | 9.85 | 9.97 | 10.08 | 10.19 | 10.30 | 10.41 | 10.53 | 10.64 | 10.75 | 10.86 | 10.98 | 11.09 | 11.20 | 11.31 | 11.43 | 11.54 | 11.65 | 11.76 | 11.88 | 11.99 | 12.10 | 12.21 | 12.32 |
| Numurkah | 20.31 | 20.30 | 20.26 | 20.14 | 20.30 | 20.69 | 20.81 | 20.96 | 21.11 | 21.26 | 21.41 | 21.57 | 21.72 | 21.87 | 22.02 | 22.18 | 22.33 | 22.48 | 22.63 | 22.79 | 22.94 | 23.09 | 23.24 | 23.40 | 23.55 | 23.70 | 23.85 | 24.01 | 24.16 | 24.31 | 24.46 | 24.62 | 24.77 | 24.92 | 25.07 |
| Picola - Picola West | 1.95 | 1.94 | 1.95 | 1.95 | 1.96 | 1.96 | 1.97 | 1.98 | 1.99 | 2.00 | 2.02 | 2.03 | 2.04 | 2.05 | 2.06 | 2.08 | 2.09 | 2.10 | 2.11 | 2.12 | 2.13 | 2.15 | 2.16 | 2.17 | 2.18 | 2.19 | 2.21 | 2.22 | 2.23 | 2.24 | 2.25 | 2.27 | 2.28 | 2.29 | 2.30 |
| Yarrawonga (Vic.) | 76.05 | 76.81 | 78.00 | 78.75 | 79.39 | 81.70 | 84.93 | 88.32 | 91.69 | 95.06 | 98.43 | 101.80 | 105.17 | 108.54 | 111.92 | 115.29 | 118.66 | 122.03 | 125.40 | 128.77 | 132.14 | 135.52 | 138.89 | 142.26 | 145.63 | 149.00 | 152.37 | 155.74 | 159.11 | 162.49 | 165.86 | 169.23 | 172.60 | 175.97 | 179.34 |
| Total | 8.77 | 8.87 | 8.84 | 8.88 | 8.96 | 9.11 | 9.18 | 9.29 | 9.40 | 9.52 | 9.63 | 9.74 | 9.85 | 9.97 | 10.08 | 10.19 | 10.30 | 10.41 | 10.53 | 10.64 | 10.75 | 10.86 | 10.98 | 11.09 | 11.20 | 11.31 | 11.43 | 11.54 | 11.65 | 11.76 | 11.88 | 11.99 | 12.10 | 12.21 | 12.32 |