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 | 36.77 | 34.78 | 33.37 | 36.27 | 37.19 | 37.18 | 36.39 | 37.12 | 38.00 | 38.68 | 39.25 | 39.76 | 40.22 | 40.63 | 41.03 | 41.41 | 41.80 | 42.19 | 42.59 | 42.99 | 43.41 | 43.82 | 44.25 | 44.67 | 45.10 | 45.52 | 45.95 | 46.38 | 46.82 | 47.25 | 47.69 | 48.13 | 48.57 | 49.01 | 49.46 |
| 5-9 | 33.51 | 32.16 | 32.59 | 32.02 | 31.31 | 31.80 | 31.90 | 31.93 | 31.88 | 31.08 | 30.59 | 30.36 | 30.64 | 31.06 | 31.45 | 31.80 | 32.14 | 32.46 | 32.78 | 33.10 | 33.43 | 33.75 | 34.07 | 34.40 | 34.72 | 35.05 | 35.38 | 35.72 | 36.05 | 36.39 | 36.73 | 37.07 | 37.41 | 37.75 | 38.09 |
| 10-14 | 32.80 | 33.08 | 32.94 | 32.94 | 31.81 | 32.00 | 32.62 | 33.71 | 33.13 | 33.48 | 33.69 | 33.68 | 33.74 | 33.94 | 34.02 | 34.17 | 34.29 | 34.55 | 34.90 | 35.26 | 35.62 | 35.98 | 36.33 | 36.68 | 37.03 | 37.38 | 37.73 | 38.09 | 38.45 | 38.81 | 39.17 | 39.53 | 39.89 | 40.26 | 40.62 |
| 15-19 | 30.60 | 29.19 | 30.74 | 33.37 | 32.94 | 34.49 | 33.77 | 32.34 | 31.95 | 32.03 | 32.40 | 33.04 | 33.42 | 33.35 | 33.50 | 33.76 | 34.10 | 34.44 | 34.68 | 34.86 | 35.07 | 35.34 | 35.67 | 36.03 | 36.38 | 36.74 | 37.09 | 37.44 | 37.79 | 38.15 | 38.50 | 38.86 | 39.22 | 39.57 | 39.93 |
| 20-24 | 47.60 | 45.76 | 49.02 | 49.02 | 48.67 | 46.58 | 48.77 | 50.87 | 51.71 | 52.24 | 52.68 | 52.92 | 53.11 | 53.64 | 54.15 | 54.67 | 55.23 | 55.71 | 56.21 | 56.76 | 57.32 | 57.90 | 58.44 | 58.97 | 59.51 | 60.06 | 60.62 | 61.18 | 61.75 | 62.32 | 62.90 | 63.47 | 64.05 | 64.62 | 65.20 |
| 25-29 | 67.58 | 67.23 | 66.59 | 75.44 | 80.47 | 77.05 | 76.73 | 76.20 | 75.48 | 75.61 | 76.18 | 76.85 | 77.56 | 78.25 | 78.95 | 79.67 | 80.41 | 81.16 | 81.95 | 82.75 | 83.57 | 84.39 | 85.20 | 86.00 | 86.81 | 87.63 | 88.44 | 89.27 | 90.09 | 90.93 | 91.76 | 92.60 | 93.44 | 94.29 | 95.13 |
| 30-34 | 63.12 | 63.90 | 65.74 | 69.71 | 74.59 | 78.46 | 80.38 | 82.87 | 84.25 | 84.58 | 84.70 | 85.23 | 85.65 | 86.15 | 86.82 | 87.58 | 88.39 | 89.22 | 90.07 | 90.94 | 91.83 | 92.73 | 93.62 | 94.51 | 95.41 | 96.31 | 97.21 | 98.12 | 99.04 | 99.95 | 100.88 | 101.80 | 102.73 | 103.66 | 104.59 |
| 35-39 | 53.77 | 54.40 | 54.90 | 57.52 | 61.42 | 63.82 | 61.65 | 62.42 | 63.08 | 64.13 | 65.32 | 66.52 | 67.47 | 68.18 | 68.73 | 69.19 | 69.76 | 70.33 | 70.95 | 71.61 | 72.30 | 73.00 | 73.70 | 74.41 | 75.12 | 75.83 | 76.54 | 77.26 | 77.99 | 78.71 | 79.44 | 80.18 | 80.91 | 81.65 | 82.38 |
| 40-44 | 45.97 | 46.40 | 47.25 | 50.37 | 54.40 | 52.15 | 55.09 | 56.58 | 57.12 | 57.48 | 58.07 | 57.87 | 58.35 | 58.87 | 59.52 | 60.26 | 60.99 | 61.63 | 62.23 | 62.80 | 63.36 | 63.96 | 64.56 | 65.16 | 65.77 | 66.39 | 67.02 | 67.65 | 68.28 | 68.92 | 69.56 | 70.21 | 70.85 | 71.50 | 72.15 |
| 45-49 | 50.08 | 47.18 | 42.72 | 43.35 | 43.64 | 47.03 | 46.98 | 47.23 | 47.44 | 48.37 | 47.84 | 49.02 | 49.84 | 50.28 | 50.70 | 51.14 | 51.41 | 51.85 | 52.32 | 52.84 | 53.38 | 53.92 | 54.45 | 54.97 | 55.49 | 56.00 | 56.53 | 57.06 | 57.59 | 58.12 | 58.66 | 59.21 | 59.75 | 60.30 | 60.84 |
| 50-54 | 45.34 | 46.97 | 48.38 | 49.73 | 49.59 | 50.00 | 49.33 | 49.36 | 51.04 | 51.27 | 52.92 | 53.55 | 54.12 | 54.72 | 55.47 | 55.65 | 56.47 | 57.23 | 57.75 | 58.30 | 58.84 | 59.32 | 59.87 | 60.41 | 60.98 | 61.57 | 62.15 | 62.74 | 63.33 | 63.91 | 64.51 | 65.11 | 65.70 | 66.30 | 66.91 |
| 55-59 | 48.10 | 45.05 | 44.42 | 42.01 | 41.94 | 45.41 | 48.43 | 49.71 | 51.12 | 51.34 | 51.86 | 51.76 | 51.92 | 52.95 | 53.37 | 54.45 | 55.10 | 55.68 | 56.28 | 56.95 | 57.35 | 58.04 | 58.73 | 59.28 | 59.84 | 60.40 | 60.93 | 61.49 | 62.05 | 62.63 | 63.22 | 63.81 | 64.40 | 64.99 | 65.58 |
| 60-64 | 48.74 | 47.25 | 47.89 | 49.09 | 49.94 | 46.15 | 45.45 | 46.21 | 46.75 | 49.58 | 52.21 | 54.44 | 55.51 | 56.64 | 57.06 | 57.65 | 57.93 | 58.36 | 59.15 | 59.66 | 60.57 | 61.26 | 61.94 | 62.64 | 63.32 | 63.88 | 64.57 | 65.27 | 65.87 | 66.49 | 67.10 | 67.71 | 68.32 | 68.94 | 69.57 |
| 65-69 | 49.38 | 49.52 | 47.82 | 47.11 | 46.97 | 46.43 | 46.33 | 48.48 | 48.51 | 48.22 | 46.82 | 46.64 | 47.28 | 47.98 | 49.98 | 51.73 | 53.29 | 54.14 | 55.10 | 55.57 | 56.18 | 56.59 | 57.07 | 57.72 | 58.24 | 58.97 | 59.64 | 60.28 | 60.93 | 61.56 | 62.12 | 62.75 | 63.39 | 63.97 | 64.56 |
| 70-74 | 43.92 | 44.35 | 44.56 | 42.08 | 41.44 | 42.75 | 44.22 | 44.42 | 45.73 | 46.14 | 45.82 | 45.96 | 47.45 | 47.67 | 47.64 | 47.13 | 47.23 | 47.81 | 48.42 | 49.86 | 51.10 | 52.27 | 52.96 | 53.77 | 54.25 | 54.81 | 55.26 | 55.74 | 56.33 | 56.84 | 57.49 | 58.09 | 58.68 | 59.28 | 59.86 |
| 75-79 | 27.20 | 27.56 | 31.17 | 34.92 | 37.12 | 39.03 | 40.02 | 37.88 | 36.76 | 36.71 | 37.53 | 38.70 | 38.98 | 39.89 | 40.21 | 40.06 | 40.26 | 41.39 | 41.59 | 41.68 | 41.43 | 41.57 | 42.04 | 42.57 | 43.61 | 44.56 | 45.44 | 46.01 | 46.64 | 47.06 | 47.54 | 47.94 | 48.36 | 48.85 | 49.30 |
| 80-84 | 19.91 | 20.76 | 20.61 | 19.13 | 20.12 | 21.84 | 22.47 | 26.26 | 28.87 | 30.43 | 31.44 | 31.85 | 30.44 | 29.74 | 29.72 | 30.32 | 31.14 | 31.28 | 31.90 | 32.16 | 32.14 | 32.27 | 32.93 | 33.05 | 33.20 | 33.11 | 33.28 | 33.66 | 34.04 | 34.72 | 35.33 | 35.90 | 36.30 | 36.74 | 37.08 |
| 85+ | 20.69 | 20.54 | 19.34 | 19.91 | 19.27 | 21.27 | 22.97 | 23.94 | 25.03 | 26.80 | 29.18 | 30.67 | 33.47 | 35.57 | 37.50 | 39.53 | 40.56 | 41.39 | 42.26 | 43.39 | 44.92 | 46.05 | 46.65 | 47.58 | 48.34 | 49.25 | 50.02 | 50.78 | 51.44 | 52.02 | 52.53 | 53.10 | 53.80 | 54.43 | 55.19 |
| Total | 765.07 | 756.07 | 760.04 | 783.98 | 802.82 | 813.44 | 823.49 | 837.51 | 847.84 | 858.17 | 868.50 | 878.84 | 889.17 | 899.50 | 909.83 | 920.16 | 930.49 | 940.82 | 951.15 | 961.48 | 971.81 | 982.15 | 992.48 | 1002.81 | 1013.14 | 1023.47 | 1033.80 | 1044.13 | 1054.46 | 1064.79 | 1075.13 | 1085.46 | 1095.79 | 1106.12 | 1116.45 |