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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-4 | 76.04 | 72.94 | 73.59 | 71.09 | 74.31 | 74.64 | 70.29 | 67.73 | 77.10 | 86.36 | 96.80 | 106.95 | 116.89 | 126.84 | 136.24 | 145.23 | 153.87 | 162.26 | 170.43 | 178.43 | 186.30 | 194.07 | 201.77 | 209.41 | 217.01 | 224.58 | 232.12 | 239.64 | 247.14 | 254.63 | 262.12 | 269.59 | 277.06 | 284.52 | 291.98 |
| 5-9 | 78.57 | 81.87 | 83.79 | 81.39 | 80.41 | 78.19 | 78.08 | 79.64 | 84.63 | 93.66 | 103.35 | 111.82 | 120.74 | 130.60 | 139.97 | 149.63 | 159.06 | 168.35 | 177.62 | 186.65 | 195.49 | 204.18 | 212.75 | 221.22 | 229.61 | 237.94 | 246.22 | 254.46 | 262.68 | 270.88 | 279.06 | 287.23 | 295.39 | 303.53 | 311.67 |
| 10-14 | 80.83 | 80.45 | 84.48 | 85.00 | 82.59 | 80.70 | 84.28 | 81.74 | 89.80 | 98.02 | 105.14 | 113.20 | 122.71 | 130.60 | 140.24 | 150.07 | 159.19 | 168.49 | 178.23 | 187.69 | 197.25 | 206.68 | 216.02 | 225.34 | 234.52 | 243.60 | 252.59 | 261.51 | 270.38 | 279.21 | 288.01 | 296.78 | 305.52 | 314.25 | 322.97 |
| 15-19 | 74.71 | 72.90 | 75.46 | 81.08 | 86.95 | 84.51 | 79.54 | 80.21 | 88.22 | 94.33 | 101.83 | 111.64 | 119.46 | 128.55 | 136.97 | 144.87 | 153.58 | 162.67 | 171.00 | 179.99 | 188.95 | 197.71 | 206.56 | 215.47 | 224.30 | 233.14 | 241.93 | 250.67 | 259.39 | 268.05 | 276.65 | 285.22 | 293.75 | 302.26 | 310.75 |
| 20-24 | 74.86 | 73.33 | 72.73 | 80.15 | 82.16 | 80.96 | 78.45 | 77.72 | 97.56 | 111.99 | 123.41 | 132.97 | 142.56 | 151.44 | 159.92 | 168.54 | 177.41 | 185.77 | 194.32 | 202.56 | 210.77 | 219.18 | 227.56 | 235.76 | 244.08 | 252.37 | 260.65 | 268.94 | 277.23 | 285.51 | 293.78 | 302.03 | 310.27 | 318.51 | 326.73 |
| 25-29 | 94.66 | 93.43 | 94.01 | 101.78 | 100.71 | 98.10 | 97.25 | 96.56 | 120.78 | 141.03 | 158.02 | 172.95 | 186.44 | 198.87 | 210.50 | 221.72 | 232.62 | 243.43 | 254.12 | 264.71 | 275.25 | 285.77 | 296.22 | 306.65 | 317.04 | 327.39 | 337.75 | 348.09 | 358.42 | 368.76 | 379.08 | 389.40 | 399.71 | 410.01 | 420.31 |
| 30-34 | 94.62 | 98.44 | 106.36 | 108.94 | 113.49 | 113.21 | 113.42 | 111.96 | 130.89 | 150.86 | 170.61 | 188.06 | 204.30 | 219.27 | 233.23 | 246.51 | 259.36 | 271.94 | 284.30 | 296.49 | 308.57 | 320.57 | 332.52 | 344.41 | 356.28 | 368.11 | 379.91 | 391.70 | 403.48 | 415.24 | 427.00 | 438.75 | 450.49 | 462.22 | 473.94 |
| 35-39 | 98.68 | 98.64 | 101.43 | 105.68 | 112.13 | 110.70 | 112.33 | 113.88 | 129.34 | 146.48 | 163.12 | 180.24 | 196.75 | 213.00 | 229.11 | 244.98 | 259.91 | 274.35 | 288.28 | 301.83 | 315.12 | 328.24 | 341.24 | 354.15 | 366.99 | 379.77 | 392.50 | 405.21 | 417.90 | 430.57 | 443.22 | 455.86 | 468.49 | 481.12 | 493.73 |
| 40-44 | 94.18 | 95.40 | 98.31 | 98.93 | 100.29 | 106.59 | 108.83 | 108.90 | 120.83 | 132.87 | 145.17 | 159.75 | 174.09 | 188.26 | 202.87 | 217.20 | 231.61 | 245.61 | 259.46 | 273.20 | 286.84 | 300.05 | 313.05 | 325.81 | 338.41 | 350.88 | 363.26 | 375.60 | 387.89 | 400.14 | 412.37 | 424.58 | 436.77 | 448.95 | 461.11 |
| 45-49 | 94.51 | 96.74 | 96.26 | 99.47 | 101.22 | 101.95 | 103.02 | 107.33 | 120.56 | 134.26 | 149.77 | 163.67 | 177.20 | 191.28 | 205.15 | 218.86 | 233.53 | 247.99 | 262.32 | 276.81 | 291.18 | 305.55 | 319.70 | 333.77 | 347.77 | 361.69 | 375.37 | 388.92 | 402.34 | 415.66 | 428.91 | 442.11 | 455.28 | 468.42 | 481.54 |
| 50-54 | 82.72 | 87.93 | 89.16 | 90.78 | 96.33 | 98.02 | 98.31 | 99.72 | 110.07 | 121.26 | 133.36 | 145.12 | 158.80 | 172.05 | 185.45 | 199.53 | 212.70 | 225.53 | 238.54 | 251.49 | 264.20 | 277.39 | 290.49 | 303.48 | 316.55 | 329.52 | 342.50 | 355.35 | 368.14 | 380.90 | 393.62 | 406.22 | 418.75 | 431.22 | 443.65 |
| 55-59 | 77.06 | 77.09 | 72.02 | 76.86 | 76.69 | 78.98 | 85.23 | 89.17 | 96.22 | 105.32 | 112.82 | 120.35 | 129.42 | 140.19 | 151.32 | 162.98 | 174.31 | 186.64 | 198.72 | 210.86 | 223.41 | 235.44 | 247.17 | 259.00 | 270.80 | 282.46 | 294.38 | 306.24 | 318.03 | 329.87 | 341.66 | 353.44 | 365.15 | 376.82 | 388.47 |
| 60-64 | 72.22 | 74.15 | 74.77 | 73.56 | 70.84 | 72.33 | 73.41 | 73.45 | 82.86 | 90.80 | 99.67 | 111.28 | 120.89 | 129.27 | 138.90 | 147.47 | 156.13 | 165.37 | 175.53 | 185.80 | 196.31 | 206.74 | 217.71 | 228.48 | 239.20 | 250.18 | 260.87 | 271.41 | 282.01 | 292.56 | 303.04 | 313.69 | 324.27 | 334.82 | 345.39 |
| 65-69 | 68.48 | 67.84 | 69.42 | 71.95 | 70.45 | 70.93 | 70.72 | 72.90 | 76.43 | 82.23 | 89.33 | 95.73 | 102.76 | 112.28 | 120.76 | 129.67 | 140.10 | 149.42 | 157.85 | 167.05 | 175.58 | 184.19 | 193.05 | 202.50 | 212.04 | 221.64 | 231.22 | 241.09 | 250.87 | 260.61 | 270.51 | 280.21 | 289.84 | 299.50 | 309.13 |
| 70-74 | 71.79 | 74.50 | 72.81 | 70.20 | 67.50 | 65.40 | 66.16 | 67.51 | 72.52 | 77.15 | 82.11 | 87.38 | 93.99 | 99.17 | 106.01 | 113.49 | 120.56 | 127.99 | 137.01 | 145.27 | 153.79 | 163.22 | 171.91 | 180.10 | 188.79 | 197.11 | 205.35 | 213.73 | 222.49 | 231.32 | 240.23 | 249.10 | 258.15 | 267.13 | 276.08 |
| 75-79 | 49.09 | 50.01 | 52.33 | 58.46 | 65.56 | 67.69 | 68.94 | 67.23 | 65.52 | 66.13 | 67.72 | 71.61 | 76.17 | 81.74 | 86.81 | 92.17 | 97.59 | 103.89 | 109.30 | 115.83 | 122.76 | 129.28 | 136.26 | 144.24 | 151.68 | 159.30 | 167.58 | 175.35 | 182.71 | 190.44 | 197.91 | 205.34 | 212.86 | 220.65 | 228.49 |
| 80-84 | 30.26 | 30.84 | 32.50 | 32.30 | 35.26 | 38.65 | 40.26 | 43.09 | 49.95 | 53.84 | 56.33 | 58.66 | 59.67 | 59.75 | 61.18 | 63.13 | 66.72 | 70.71 | 75.35 | 79.49 | 83.85 | 88.34 | 93.32 | 97.75 | 102.91 | 108.42 | 113.67 | 119.21 | 125.39 | 131.20 | 137.12 | 143.42 | 149.45 | 155.20 | 161.20 |
| 85+ | 30.67 | 29.30 | 31.21 | 32.95 | 36.68 | 39.41 | 39.78 | 41.33 | 41.36 | 42.63 | 45.27 | 47.02 | 50.12 | 54.38 | 57.50 | 60.64 | 63.04 | 65.46 | 68.07 | 70.84 | 73.97 | 77.58 | 81.48 | 85.80 | 89.95 | 94.41 | 99.23 | 104.54 | 109.74 | 115.26 | 121.12 | 127.02 | 133.36 | 140.00 | 146.58 |
| Total | 1343.94 | 1355.79 | 1380.64 | 1420.56 | 1453.55 | 1460.95 | 1468.30 | 1480.07 | 1654.65 | 1829.23 | 2003.81 | 2178.39 | 2352.97 | 2527.55 | 2702.13 | 2876.71 | 3051.29 | 3225.87 | 3400.45 | 3575.03 | 3749.61 | 3924.18 | 4098.76 | 4273.34 | 4447.92 | 4622.50 | 4797.08 | 4971.66 | 5146.24 | 5320.82 | 5495.40 | 5669.98 | 5844.56 | 6019.14 | 6193.72 |