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 | 30.14 | 29.57 | 29.30 | 29.71 | 27.85 | 27.88 | 29.37 | 29.42 | 29.40 | 30.17 | 30.40 | 30.68 | 30.98 | 31.31 | 31.68 | 32.05 | 32.43 | 32.81 | 33.20 | 33.59 | 33.97 | 34.35 | 34.73 | 35.12 | 35.51 | 35.90 | 36.29 | 36.68 | 37.07 | 37.46 | 37.86 | 38.26 | 38.66 | 39.06 | 39.46 |
| 5-9 | 33.13 | 32.61 | 33.74 | 35.85 | 34.72 | 34.31 | 34.01 | 34.20 | 34.22 | 34.04 | 34.49 | 35.29 | 35.50 | 35.73 | 36.42 | 36.80 | 37.21 | 37.63 | 38.07 | 38.51 | 38.95 | 39.40 | 39.84 | 40.29 | 40.74 | 41.19 | 41.64 | 42.09 | 42.55 | 43.00 | 43.46 | 43.92 | 44.38 | 44.85 | 45.31 |
| 10-14 | 34.79 | 35.20 | 32.20 | 32.89 | 34.27 | 35.04 | 35.88 | 36.75 | 37.72 | 36.87 | 36.88 | 36.74 | 37.10 | 37.25 | 37.38 | 37.82 | 38.56 | 38.91 | 39.29 | 39.93 | 40.36 | 40.80 | 41.25 | 41.72 | 42.19 | 42.66 | 43.13 | 43.61 | 44.08 | 44.56 | 45.04 | 45.52 | 46.00 | 46.49 | 46.97 |
| 15-19 | 33.34 | 34.71 | 36.98 | 37.59 | 37.23 | 37.04 | 38.03 | 37.30 | 38.16 | 39.72 | 40.66 | 41.17 | 41.94 | 42.78 | 42.44 | 42.74 | 42.85 | 43.25 | 43.56 | 43.87 | 44.46 | 45.19 | 45.65 | 46.12 | 46.75 | 47.26 | 47.78 | 48.30 | 48.83 | 49.36 | 49.89 | 50.43 | 50.97 | 51.51 | 52.06 |
| 20-24 | 27.79 | 26.17 | 27.75 | 28.11 | 29.53 | 29.75 | 29.46 | 29.92 | 29.83 | 29.94 | 29.96 | 30.33 | 30.44 | 30.84 | 31.93 | 32.38 | 32.69 | 33.12 | 33.58 | 33.74 | 33.99 | 34.17 | 34.60 | 35.01 | 35.29 | 35.70 | 36.12 | 36.50 | 36.89 | 37.31 | 37.70 | 38.10 | 38.50 | 38.91 | 39.31 |
| 25-29 | 28.84 | 25.92 | 25.19 | 27.02 | 27.50 | 26.23 | 26.14 | 26.02 | 25.68 | 25.79 | 26.03 | 26.10 | 26.39 | 26.65 | 26.97 | 27.26 | 27.62 | 27.90 | 28.24 | 28.68 | 29.00 | 29.31 | 29.64 | 29.99 | 30.28 | 30.59 | 30.89 | 31.22 | 31.55 | 31.87 | 32.21 | 32.55 | 32.88 | 33.22 | 33.56 |
| 30-34 | 30.46 | 31.76 | 31.36 | 31.33 | 32.06 | 32.52 | 33.89 | 34.45 | 34.49 | 35.01 | 35.06 | 34.99 | 35.17 | 35.39 | 35.76 | 36.22 | 36.59 | 37.02 | 37.47 | 37.91 | 38.31 | 38.75 | 39.16 | 39.60 | 40.05 | 40.50 | 40.93 | 41.37 | 41.82 | 42.24 | 42.68 | 43.12 | 43.56 | 44.01 | 44.46 |
| 35-39 | 33.98 | 35.20 | 34.51 | 36.13 | 37.10 | 38.16 | 40.06 | 41.23 | 41.48 | 42.47 | 43.32 | 43.99 | 44.70 | 45.08 | 45.72 | 46.09 | 46.34 | 46.76 | 47.22 | 47.75 | 48.31 | 48.82 | 49.36 | 49.93 | 50.49 | 51.04 | 51.60 | 52.14 | 52.70 | 53.27 | 53.84 | 54.41 | 54.98 | 55.55 | 56.12 |
| 40-44 | 32.81 | 33.74 | 34.20 | 37.24 | 37.03 | 37.77 | 39.54 | 40.10 | 40.97 | 41.89 | 42.96 | 44.15 | 45.08 | 45.39 | 46.26 | 47.07 | 47.76 | 48.46 | 48.95 | 49.64 | 50.12 | 50.50 | 50.98 | 51.50 | 52.06 | 52.66 | 53.22 | 53.80 | 54.40 | 54.98 | 55.57 | 56.16 | 56.75 | 57.35 | 57.95 |
| 45-49 | 38.80 | 37.54 | 37.42 | 36.22 | 35.21 | 36.48 | 38.20 | 40.06 | 43.29 | 44.36 | 45.17 | 46.41 | 47.15 | 48.00 | 48.94 | 49.88 | 50.95 | 51.86 | 52.28 | 53.14 | 53.96 | 54.71 | 55.46 | 56.02 | 56.77 | 57.35 | 57.85 | 58.41 | 59.00 | 59.63 | 60.29 | 60.92 | 61.57 | 62.23 | 62.88 |
| 50-54 | 33.38 | 34.92 | 35.77 | 36.64 | 38.18 | 39.29 | 39.28 | 40.10 | 39.82 | 40.29 | 41.87 | 43.13 | 44.45 | 47.05 | 47.98 | 48.90 | 50.04 | 50.81 | 51.69 | 52.53 | 53.41 | 54.36 | 55.21 | 55.75 | 56.55 | 57.37 | 58.12 | 58.88 | 59.49 | 60.22 | 60.82 | 61.38 | 61.98 | 62.62 | 63.27 |
| 55-59 | 36.46 | 36.21 | 34.79 | 32.81 | 32.61 | 33.27 | 34.45 | 35.78 | 37.32 | 38.34 | 39.30 | 39.27 | 40.02 | 39.86 | 40.28 | 41.47 | 42.42 | 43.56 | 45.57 | 46.45 | 47.25 | 48.15 | 48.79 | 49.54 | 50.28 | 51.05 | 51.87 | 52.63 | 53.16 | 53.86 | 54.58 | 55.24 | 55.92 | 56.49 | 57.15 |
| 60-64 | 31.25 | 32.28 | 33.58 | 33.95 | 34.60 | 32.68 | 32.44 | 31.94 | 31.19 | 31.35 | 31.86 | 32.55 | 33.42 | 34.49 | 35.41 | 36.18 | 36.32 | 36.94 | 36.89 | 37.40 | 38.33 | 39.22 | 40.23 | 41.70 | 42.40 | 42.97 | 43.72 | 44.33 | 44.98 | 45.64 | 46.28 | 46.97 | 47.59 | 48.05 | 48.66 |
| 65-69 | 26.26 | 25.84 | 26.66 | 26.58 | 26.42 | 28.27 | 30.07 | 30.69 | 31.07 | 31.26 | 30.11 | 29.90 | 29.65 | 29.14 | 29.19 | 29.63 | 30.10 | 30.77 | 31.66 | 32.35 | 33.05 | 33.23 | 33.76 | 33.89 | 34.37 | 35.26 | 36.01 | 36.79 | 37.92 | 38.51 | 39.01 | 39.65 | 40.22 | 40.79 | 41.35 |
| 70-74 | 23.25 | 23.48 | 23.76 | 24.06 | 24.50 | 23.91 | 23.28 | 23.62 | 23.78 | 24.41 | 25.83 | 27.12 | 27.62 | 27.99 | 28.17 | 27.33 | 27.28 | 27.19 | 26.87 | 26.96 | 27.32 | 27.76 | 28.33 | 29.06 | 29.61 | 30.17 | 30.36 | 30.82 | 31.01 | 31.44 | 32.18 | 32.78 | 33.39 | 34.29 | 34.78 |
| 75-79 | 16.36 | 17.01 | 18.00 | 18.93 | 20.39 | 20.46 | 20.95 | 20.78 | 21.66 | 21.83 | 21.47 | 20.97 | 21.27 | 21.46 | 21.94 | 23.02 | 24.00 | 24.45 | 24.72 | 24.93 | 24.34 | 24.34 | 24.32 | 24.20 | 24.29 | 24.61 | 25.01 | 25.49 | 26.10 | 26.53 | 26.98 | 27.17 | 27.55 | 27.75 | 28.09 |
| 80-84 | 12.63 | 13.23 | 12.69 | 12.32 | 12.39 | 13.70 | 14.84 | 15.64 | 16.40 | 17.09 | 17.22 | 17.62 | 17.49 | 18.12 | 18.29 | 18.05 | 17.80 | 17.98 | 18.27 | 18.57 | 19.41 | 20.07 | 20.36 | 20.54 | 20.77 | 20.39 | 20.46 | 20.47 | 20.46 | 20.62 | 20.86 | 21.21 | 21.57 | 22.00 | 22.36 |
| 85+ | 8.19 | 9.13 | 9.82 | 10.71 | 12.21 | 13.00 | 13.79 | 14.67 | 15.22 | 15.84 | 17.10 | 18.28 | 19.30 | 20.13 | 20.94 | 21.79 | 22.74 | 23.29 | 24.17 | 24.77 | 25.15 | 25.58 | 26.03 | 26.73 | 27.31 | 28.04 | 28.73 | 29.19 | 29.74 | 30.22 | 30.47 | 30.94 | 31.25 | 31.58 | 31.99 |
| Total | 511.87 | 514.53 | 517.73 | 528.10 | 533.81 | 539.77 | 553.67 | 562.67 | 571.68 | 580.68 | 589.68 | 598.68 | 607.68 | 616.69 | 625.69 | 634.69 | 643.69 | 652.69 | 661.70 | 670.70 | 679.70 | 688.70 | 697.71 | 706.71 | 715.71 | 724.71 | 733.71 | 742.72 | 751.72 | 760.72 | 769.72 | 778.72 | 787.73 | 796.73 | 805.73 |