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 | 42.56 | 43.86 | 44.68 | 44.45 | 44.98 | 47.57 | 50.08 | 50.59 | 51.50 | 52.13 | 52.63 | 53.17 | 53.77 | 54.42 | 55.12 | 55.85 | 56.59 | 57.34 | 58.11 | 58.89 | 59.68 | 60.47 | 61.27 | 62.08 | 62.89 | 63.70 | 64.51 | 65.33 | 66.15 | 66.98 | 67.80 | 68.63 | 69.46 | 70.29 | 71.12 |
| 5-9 | 45.90 | 47.23 | 48.30 | 47.98 | 48.07 | 47.88 | 48.83 | 50.46 | 51.52 | 52.77 | 54.14 | 55.29 | 56.08 | 56.96 | 57.75 | 58.50 | 59.26 | 60.04 | 60.83 | 61.64 | 62.47 | 63.29 | 64.13 | 64.97 | 65.82 | 66.67 | 67.53 | 68.38 | 69.25 | 70.11 | 70.98 | 71.85 | 72.72 | 73.59 | 74.46 |
| 10-14 | 43.57 | 45.37 | 46.82 | 49.10 | 49.74 | 51.20 | 52.49 | 52.69 | 53.06 | 53.47 | 53.80 | 54.51 | 55.45 | 56.22 | 57.10 | 58.08 | 59.00 | 59.80 | 60.64 | 61.46 | 62.27 | 63.09 | 63.93 | 64.76 | 65.61 | 66.46 | 67.31 | 68.17 | 69.03 | 69.89 | 70.76 | 71.63 | 72.50 | 73.37 | 74.24 |
| 15-19 | 39.30 | 41.01 | 43.67 | 46.57 | 51.28 | 52.13 | 49.85 | 49.74 | 50.61 | 50.96 | 51.85 | 52.68 | 53.25 | 53.86 | 54.51 | 55.13 | 55.87 | 56.69 | 57.48 | 58.30 | 59.14 | 59.97 | 60.77 | 61.58 | 62.38 | 63.19 | 64.00 | 64.82 | 65.64 | 66.47 | 67.29 | 68.12 | 68.95 | 69.79 | 70.62 |
| 20-24 | 42.45 | 43.97 | 47.81 | 49.89 | 52.20 | 51.87 | 53.78 | 54.14 | 54.81 | 55.72 | 56.21 | 56.43 | 57.15 | 58.01 | 58.77 | 59.60 | 60.41 | 61.21 | 62.03 | 62.86 | 63.68 | 64.52 | 65.39 | 66.25 | 67.12 | 67.99 | 68.86 | 69.74 | 70.61 | 71.49 | 72.36 | 73.25 | 74.13 | 75.01 | 75.90 |
| 25-29 | 47.79 | 48.86 | 51.37 | 56.90 | 57.46 | 57.95 | 56.94 | 57.06 | 57.40 | 58.24 | 58.86 | 59.83 | 60.65 | 61.48 | 62.34 | 63.17 | 63.96 | 64.83 | 65.71 | 66.59 | 67.49 | 68.39 | 69.29 | 70.20 | 71.10 | 72.01 | 72.93 | 73.85 | 74.78 | 75.70 | 76.63 | 77.56 | 78.49 | 79.43 | 80.36 |
| 30-34 | 46.40 | 48.58 | 52.72 | 55.72 | 59.60 | 60.40 | 60.57 | 59.70 | 59.62 | 59.53 | 60.09 | 60.60 | 61.38 | 62.17 | 63.04 | 63.88 | 64.78 | 65.66 | 66.55 | 67.45 | 68.36 | 69.26 | 70.17 | 71.09 | 72.01 | 72.94 | 73.88 | 74.81 | 75.75 | 76.69 | 77.63 | 78.57 | 79.52 | 80.47 | 81.41 |
| 35-39 | 43.37 | 45.58 | 50.21 | 53.54 | 56.71 | 57.17 | 56.97 | 56.89 | 57.38 | 58.27 | 58.74 | 59.39 | 59.89 | 60.55 | 61.20 | 61.99 | 62.77 | 63.61 | 64.47 | 65.34 | 66.21 | 67.10 | 67.99 | 68.89 | 69.79 | 70.69 | 71.60 | 72.51 | 73.42 | 74.33 | 75.25 | 76.17 | 77.09 | 78.02 | 78.94 |
| 40-44 | 39.60 | 41.53 | 44.44 | 47.38 | 50.23 | 52.20 | 53.96 | 54.74 | 55.08 | 55.45 | 55.65 | 56.08 | 56.66 | 57.38 | 58.21 | 58.92 | 59.67 | 60.40 | 61.17 | 61.95 | 62.77 | 63.59 | 64.43 | 65.28 | 66.13 | 66.99 | 67.86 | 68.72 | 69.60 | 70.47 | 71.34 | 72.22 | 73.10 | 73.98 | 74.87 |
| 45-49 | 44.08 | 44.19 | 44.96 | 45.75 | 47.28 | 48.86 | 50.26 | 51.41 | 52.35 | 53.23 | 54.27 | 55.30 | 56.12 | 56.75 | 57.41 | 58.03 | 58.74 | 59.49 | 60.28 | 61.10 | 61.90 | 62.71 | 63.52 | 64.35 | 65.17 | 66.02 | 66.86 | 67.72 | 68.57 | 69.44 | 70.30 | 71.16 | 72.03 | 72.90 | 73.77 |
| 50-54 | 39.45 | 42.60 | 47.36 | 49.70 | 50.98 | 51.62 | 51.63 | 52.27 | 53.35 | 54.46 | 55.48 | 56.49 | 57.46 | 58.34 | 59.20 | 60.09 | 61.01 | 61.87 | 62.68 | 63.49 | 64.30 | 65.12 | 65.97 | 66.84 | 67.72 | 68.60 | 69.48 | 70.36 | 71.25 | 72.14 | 73.04 | 73.93 | 74.84 | 75.74 | 76.65 |
| 55-59 | 36.11 | 37.90 | 38.91 | 40.91 | 42.96 | 45.43 | 47.14 | 48.74 | 49.74 | 50.41 | 51.13 | 51.63 | 52.41 | 53.28 | 54.11 | 54.95 | 55.77 | 56.60 | 57.39 | 58.19 | 59.00 | 59.82 | 60.62 | 61.41 | 62.21 | 63.00 | 63.81 | 64.62 | 65.44 | 66.26 | 67.09 | 67.92 | 68.74 | 69.57 | 70.41 |
| 60-64 | 31.71 | 33.96 | 36.34 | 38.33 | 40.71 | 42.13 | 42.83 | 42.62 | 43.39 | 44.27 | 45.36 | 46.28 | 47.26 | 48.01 | 48.69 | 49.37 | 49.98 | 50.68 | 51.40 | 52.13 | 52.86 | 53.60 | 54.33 | 55.05 | 55.78 | 56.52 | 57.26 | 57.99 | 58.73 | 59.46 | 60.20 | 60.94 | 61.69 | 62.43 | 63.18 |
| 65-69 | 28.82 | 30.47 | 32.65 | 34.30 | 35.08 | 36.95 | 38.71 | 40.01 | 40.72 | 41.35 | 41.98 | 42.56 | 42.93 | 43.59 | 44.29 | 45.05 | 45.76 | 46.51 | 47.19 | 47.84 | 48.48 | 49.11 | 49.77 | 50.44 | 51.12 | 51.79 | 52.47 | 53.15 | 53.84 | 54.52 | 55.20 | 55.89 | 56.58 | 57.26 | 57.95 |
| 70-74 | 27.61 | 29.35 | 29.95 | 31.99 | 33.45 | 33.39 | 34.68 | 35.81 | 36.51 | 37.40 | 38.53 | 39.56 | 40.51 | 41.16 | 41.78 | 42.39 | 42.97 | 43.47 | 44.09 | 44.73 | 45.41 | 46.05 | 46.73 | 47.37 | 48.00 | 48.63 | 49.25 | 49.88 | 50.53 | 51.18 | 51.82 | 52.47 | 53.13 | 53.78 | 54.43 |
| 75-79 | 17.80 | 20.22 | 23.24 | 24.89 | 26.93 | 28.85 | 30.38 | 30.23 | 31.55 | 32.60 | 32.95 | 33.82 | 34.61 | 35.18 | 35.85 | 36.68 | 37.45 | 38.16 | 38.74 | 39.30 | 39.85 | 40.39 | 40.89 | 41.45 | 42.03 | 42.61 | 43.19 | 43.78 | 44.36 | 44.93 | 45.50 | 46.07 | 46.65 | 47.23 | 47.81 |
| 80-84 | 8.71 | 9.84 | 11.56 | 13.49 | 15.35 | 17.26 | 18.36 | 20.75 | 22.22 | 23.55 | 24.75 | 25.85 | 25.85 | 26.73 | 27.49 | 27.84 | 28.49 | 29.11 | 29.54 | 30.06 | 30.68 | 31.27 | 31.83 | 32.30 | 32.76 | 33.21 | 33.65 | 34.08 | 34.53 | 35.00 | 35.48 | 35.94 | 36.42 | 36.90 | 37.36 |
| 85+ | 6.88 | 7.89 | 8.47 | 8.88 | 9.50 | 11.06 | 13.11 | 15.30 | 17.48 | 19.57 | 22.05 | 24.15 | 27.28 | 29.73 | 32.07 | 34.54 | 36.69 | 38.79 | 41.05 | 43.15 | 45.06 | 46.95 | 48.79 | 50.61 | 52.39 | 54.11 | 55.80 | 57.44 | 59.00 | 60.53 | 62.01 | 63.47 | 64.87 | 66.26 | 67.62 |
| Total | 632.13 | 662.40 | 703.45 | 739.79 | 772.51 | 793.93 | 810.55 | 823.16 | 838.27 | 853.38 | 868.49 | 883.60 | 898.71 | 913.82 | 928.93 | 944.04 | 959.15 | 974.26 | 989.37 | 1004.48 | 1019.59 | 1034.70 | 1049.81 | 1064.92 | 1080.03 | 1095.14 | 1110.25 | 1125.36 | 1140.47 | 1155.58 | 1170.69 | 1185.80 | 1200.91 | 1216.02 | 1231.13 |