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 | 102.02 | 97.77 | 107.64 | 98.39 | 96.27 | 99.37 | 103.65 | 100.34 | 100.77 | 101.19 | 101.93 | 103.08 | 104.39 | 105.83 | 107.36 | 108.97 | 110.63 | 112.32 | 114.04 | 115.79 | 117.55 | 119.32 | 121.11 | 122.91 | 124.72 | 126.53 | 128.34 | 130.16 | 131.98 | 133.80 | 135.63 | 137.46 | 139.29 | 141.12 | 142.95 |
| 5-9 | 83.01 | 80.89 | 79.26 | 81.26 | 84.64 | 87.74 | 92.64 | 92.83 | 91.85 | 91.89 | 92.65 | 93.85 | 94.85 | 96.16 | 97.51 | 98.93 | 100.43 | 101.97 | 103.53 | 105.12 | 106.72 | 108.33 | 109.95 | 111.59 | 113.23 | 114.88 | 116.53 | 118.19 | 119.85 | 121.51 | 123.17 | 124.84 | 126.50 | 128.17 | 129.84 |
| 10-14 | 84.26 | 85.51 | 83.89 | 78.39 | 80.76 | 79.20 | 87.22 | 90.51 | 94.85 | 97.80 | 100.13 | 101.46 | 102.85 | 104.02 | 105.38 | 106.90 | 108.54 | 110.15 | 111.84 | 113.54 | 115.27 | 117.01 | 118.77 | 120.54 | 122.32 | 124.11 | 125.90 | 127.70 | 129.50 | 131.30 | 133.11 | 134.92 | 136.73 | 138.54 | 140.35 |
| 15-19 | 109.14 | 102.89 | 109.27 | 113.14 | 108.02 | 107.13 | 125.99 | 123.31 | 125.30 | 127.84 | 129.66 | 131.91 | 134.29 | 136.76 | 139.08 | 141.26 | 143.36 | 145.58 | 147.79 | 150.04 | 152.31 | 154.60 | 156.90 | 159.22 | 161.55 | 163.88 | 166.22 | 168.56 | 170.91 | 173.26 | 175.62 | 177.97 | 180.33 | 182.69 | 185.05 |
| 20-24 | 294.05 | 269.42 | 295.17 | 339.18 | 354.06 | 297.36 | 314.50 | 306.82 | 313.24 | 318.33 | 323.53 | 328.36 | 333.33 | 338.41 | 343.71 | 349.12 | 354.62 | 360.16 | 365.74 | 371.35 | 376.98 | 382.63 | 388.32 | 394.04 | 399.79 | 405.52 | 411.28 | 417.04 | 422.81 | 428.59 | 434.37 | 440.16 | 445.95 | 451.74 | 457.53 |
| 25-29 | 406.82 | 391.81 | 410.94 | 493.46 | 526.34 | 504.80 | 493.21 | 463.58 | 455.64 | 456.56 | 460.84 | 467.01 | 473.89 | 481.17 | 488.66 | 496.35 | 504.14 | 512.01 | 519.94 | 527.94 | 535.96 | 544.02 | 552.13 | 560.29 | 568.48 | 576.66 | 584.87 | 593.09 | 601.33 | 609.57 | 617.82 | 626.08 | 634.34 | 642.60 | 650.87 |
| 30-34 | 325.43 | 335.68 | 350.06 | 384.69 | 426.32 | 444.65 | 453.89 | 439.26 | 435.97 | 434.17 | 435.72 | 439.12 | 444.16 | 449.99 | 456.60 | 463.58 | 470.78 | 478.12 | 485.54 | 493.03 | 500.56 | 508.12 | 515.73 | 523.38 | 531.06 | 538.76 | 546.47 | 554.20 | 561.94 | 569.68 | 577.44 | 585.21 | 592.98 | 600.75 | 608.53 |
| 35-39 | 235.04 | 249.79 | 258.17 | 267.42 | 282.80 | 310.44 | 343.26 | 353.79 | 360.75 | 365.28 | 367.50 | 370.99 | 374.45 | 378.76 | 383.46 | 388.74 | 394.34 | 400.24 | 406.31 | 412.54 | 418.84 | 425.20 | 431.61 | 438.06 | 444.54 | 451.04 | 457.55 | 464.08 | 470.63 | 477.18 | 483.74 | 490.31 | 496.89 | 503.47 | 510.05 |
| 40-44 | 181.53 | 185.16 | 192.03 | 203.03 | 215.04 | 224.71 | 238.40 | 247.34 | 256.04 | 264.68 | 273.81 | 280.94 | 286.63 | 291.33 | 295.63 | 299.57 | 303.71 | 307.97 | 312.46 | 317.07 | 321.81 | 326.63 | 331.53 | 336.48 | 341.47 | 346.49 | 351.53 | 356.59 | 361.66 | 366.74 | 371.82 | 376.92 | 382.02 | 387.12 | 392.23 |
| 45-49 | 195.28 | 196.78 | 199.28 | 194.03 | 194.66 | 196.49 | 219.41 | 226.81 | 236.29 | 241.81 | 247.25 | 251.50 | 256.83 | 261.68 | 266.69 | 271.73 | 276.59 | 281.14 | 285.52 | 289.85 | 294.16 | 298.51 | 302.93 | 307.41 | 311.92 | 316.47 | 321.04 | 325.63 | 330.24 | 334.86 | 339.49 | 344.12 | 348.77 | 353.41 | 358.06 |
| 50-54 | 203.78 | 214.04 | 221.54 | 221.54 | 221.91 | 224.07 | 239.79 | 243.39 | 249.49 | 256.54 | 262.61 | 268.07 | 273.37 | 278.72 | 283.36 | 288.28 | 292.89 | 297.80 | 302.60 | 307.46 | 312.34 | 317.23 | 322.07 | 326.89 | 331.72 | 336.55 | 341.40 | 346.27 | 351.16 | 356.07 | 360.98 | 365.90 | 370.83 | 375.76 | 380.70 |
| 55-59 | 223.79 | 214.54 | 217.91 | 218.16 | 226.66 | 229.96 | 249.13 | 252.73 | 258.04 | 262.64 | 268.30 | 273.58 | 278.01 | 282.95 | 288.26 | 293.43 | 298.45 | 303.42 | 308.43 | 313.28 | 318.25 | 323.15 | 328.15 | 333.13 | 338.15 | 343.16 | 348.20 | 353.23 | 358.25 | 363.28 | 368.32 | 373.36 | 378.42 | 383.48 | 388.54 |
| 60-64 | 210.91 | 222.79 | 229.79 | 244.92 | 244.54 | 247.27 | 256.06 | 266.28 | 274.47 | 286.20 | 294.08 | 300.74 | 306.08 | 311.04 | 315.90 | 321.35 | 326.69 | 331.88 | 337.26 | 342.76 | 348.24 | 353.68 | 359.15 | 364.65 | 370.12 | 375.63 | 381.13 | 386.67 | 392.20 | 397.75 | 403.31 | 408.88 | 414.44 | 420.01 | 425.58 |
| 65-69 | 196.28 | 206.16 | 224.04 | 223.66 | 233.04 | 236.45 | 258.17 | 265.46 | 278.34 | 283.53 | 291.45 | 294.62 | 301.68 | 307.42 | 315.35 | 321.87 | 327.81 | 333.22 | 338.48 | 343.67 | 349.22 | 354.70 | 360.16 | 365.69 | 371.29 | 376.90 | 382.50 | 388.13 | 393.77 | 399.40 | 405.05 | 410.70 | 416.37 | 422.04 | 427.72 |
| 70-74 | 198.16 | 209.78 | 208.41 | 210.78 | 214.66 | 218.42 | 233.14 | 244.78 | 251.06 | 260.91 | 266.51 | 277.53 | 284.55 | 293.88 | 299.12 | 305.80 | 309.69 | 315.62 | 321.00 | 327.80 | 333.85 | 339.51 | 344.85 | 350.15 | 355.41 | 360.91 | 366.34 | 371.79 | 377.27 | 382.79 | 388.32 | 393.86 | 399.41 | 404.96 | 410.51 |
| 75-79 | 134.15 | 154.28 | 170.65 | 189.41 | 198.53 | 207.20 | 217.52 | 220.51 | 229.55 | 237.17 | 245.00 | 253.10 | 262.18 | 267.52 | 274.99 | 280.19 | 288.70 | 294.59 | 301.90 | 306.95 | 313.16 | 317.46 | 322.90 | 328.03 | 334.06 | 339.66 | 345.05 | 350.27 | 355.46 | 360.61 | 365.91 | 371.18 | 376.46 | 381.76 | 387.08 |
| 80-84 | 71.39 | 74.39 | 87.01 | 98.89 | 113.39 | 126.33 | 135.04 | 142.50 | 150.21 | 155.35 | 161.07 | 166.24 | 168.80 | 174.70 | 179.89 | 185.24 | 190.42 | 196.46 | 200.37 | 205.38 | 208.90 | 214.62 | 218.96 | 223.97 | 227.51 | 231.68 | 234.93 | 238.86 | 242.63 | 246.87 | 250.83 | 254.68 | 258.44 | 262.18 | 265.92 |
| 85+ | 58.63 | 58.51 | 65.26 | 71.14 | 80.76 | 89.84 | 94.06 | 102.10 | 106.61 | 112.67 | 118.65 | 124.69 | 132.59 | 138.71 | 144.20 | 149.96 | 155.61 | 160.87 | 166.87 | 172.17 | 177.74 | 183.25 | 188.86 | 193.77 | 198.98 | 203.61 | 209.25 | 214.22 | 219.21 | 223.65 | 228.08 | 232.59 | 237.11 | 241.57 | 245.97 |
| Total | 3313.67 | 3350.18 | 3510.33 | 3731.49 | 3902.39 | 3931.43 | 4155.06 | 4182.34 | 4268.46 | 4354.57 | 4440.69 | 4526.81 | 4612.92 | 4699.04 | 4785.16 | 4871.27 | 4957.39 | 5043.51 | 5129.62 | 5215.74 | 5301.86 | 5387.97 | 5474.09 | 5560.21 | 5646.33 | 5732.44 | 5818.56 | 5904.68 | 5990.79 | 6076.91 | 6163.03 | 6249.14 | 6335.26 | 6421.38 | 6507.49 |