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 | 173.86 | 197.51 | 192.20 | 195.79 | 187.77 | 185.14 | 181.85 | 183.18 | 175.59 | 175.24 | 174.27 | 172.48 | 170.84 | 169.66 | 168.94 | 168.58 | 169.11 | 170.52 | 172.00 | 173.48 | 174.83 | 175.91 | 176.84 | 177.93 | 179.02 | 180.13 | 181.23 | 182.26 | 183.23 | 184.21 | 185.22 | 186.23 | 187.19 | 188.16 | 189.12 |
| 5-9 | 96.36 | 113.24 | 141.73 | 156.98 | 191.88 | 196.78 | 200.01 | 188.58 | 188.69 | 179.09 | 177.35 | 174.12 | 173.89 | 169.69 | 169.28 | 168.98 | 168.46 | 168.13 | 168.14 | 168.33 | 168.60 | 169.35 | 170.55 | 171.78 | 173.00 | 174.16 | 175.14 | 176.04 | 177.01 | 178.04 | 179.07 | 180.12 | 181.12 | 182.10 | 183.07 |
| 10-14 | 70.25 | 77.43 | 88.69 | 100.72 | 103.57 | 106.09 | 123.32 | 139.34 | 147.86 | 161.44 | 162.25 | 160.53 | 152.74 | 152.20 | 147.84 | 147.87 | 146.76 | 147.15 | 145.30 | 145.72 | 145.89 | 145.82 | 145.83 | 146.03 | 146.34 | 146.73 | 147.40 | 148.34 | 149.29 | 150.27 | 151.21 | 152.05 | 152.84 | 153.68 | 154.54 |
| 15-19 | 45.75 | 52.95 | 67.82 | 75.88 | 91.92 | 91.59 | 83.52 | 87.80 | 90.90 | 88.13 | 86.88 | 95.58 | 107.44 | 112.08 | 120.35 | 120.50 | 117.78 | 112.74 | 113.25 | 111.48 | 113.00 | 112.87 | 114.15 | 112.98 | 113.63 | 114.03 | 114.15 | 114.28 | 114.55 | 114.92 | 115.33 | 115.92 | 116.64 | 117.36 | 118.08 |
| 20-24 | 84.26 | 83.85 | 77.00 | 78.15 | 75.76 | 78.18 | 84.28 | 89.21 | 86.22 | 87.00 | 88.74 | 87.10 | 87.06 | 89.07 | 88.42 | 90.09 | 95.32 | 99.62 | 100.24 | 101.54 | 100.34 | 100.78 | 100.03 | 101.80 | 101.69 | 102.38 | 102.81 | 103.37 | 103.51 | 104.07 | 104.62 | 105.11 | 105.49 | 105.95 | 106.47 |
| 25-29 | 160.96 | 162.50 | 167.64 | 173.68 | 166.85 | 150.23 | 148.01 | 145.24 | 138.23 | 139.51 | 140.71 | 138.79 | 139.54 | 139.36 | 140.42 | 142.03 | 143.64 | 145.54 | 147.49 | 148.49 | 149.45 | 151.21 | 152.73 | 153.67 | 154.85 | 155.48 | 156.07 | 156.40 | 157.26 | 157.97 | 158.94 | 159.83 | 160.69 | 161.41 | 162.27 |
| 30-34 | 179.01 | 201.85 | 198.98 | 207.39 | 208.97 | 209.95 | 216.37 | 213.98 | 211.74 | 204.52 | 196.88 | 193.47 | 189.79 | 187.05 | 188.02 | 189.64 | 190.15 | 192.33 | 194.00 | 195.85 | 197.53 | 198.91 | 200.28 | 201.77 | 202.86 | 204.05 | 205.54 | 206.86 | 207.85 | 209.09 | 210.09 | 211.17 | 212.05 | 213.24 | 214.29 |
| 35-39 | 152.20 | 176.67 | 208.38 | 223.59 | 226.37 | 232.46 | 237.28 | 240.17 | 246.91 | 250.26 | 253.38 | 255.55 | 252.93 | 251.61 | 248.54 | 244.50 | 242.67 | 242.05 | 241.19 | 243.27 | 245.43 | 246.39 | 248.41 | 249.99 | 251.75 | 253.49 | 255.05 | 256.57 | 258.05 | 259.40 | 260.77 | 262.41 | 263.97 | 265.37 | 266.88 |
| 40-44 | 83.90 | 98.73 | 119.58 | 142.89 | 172.59 | 185.16 | 191.98 | 207.43 | 210.79 | 213.47 | 218.82 | 220.92 | 223.29 | 228.98 | 230.93 | 232.71 | 234.57 | 233.06 | 232.92 | 230.97 | 228.35 | 228.03 | 227.79 | 227.89 | 229.66 | 231.29 | 232.41 | 234.00 | 235.39 | 236.92 | 238.46 | 239.87 | 241.23 | 242.62 | 243.88 |
| 45-49 | 62.69 | 68.71 | 78.71 | 85.08 | 102.77 | 103.71 | 113.78 | 112.85 | 116.89 | 120.58 | 125.31 | 128.75 | 134.63 | 137.37 | 138.87 | 141.34 | 142.06 | 143.15 | 146.18 | 148.47 | 150.01 | 150.84 | 149.58 | 148.93 | 148.06 | 147.54 | 147.74 | 147.89 | 148.14 | 149.05 | 150.07 | 150.78 | 151.74 | 152.60 | 153.52 |
| 50-54 | 52.95 | 58.17 | 69.80 | 78.26 | 77.86 | 80.68 | 77.23 | 80.17 | 76.64 | 77.54 | 77.05 | 80.46 | 79.72 | 80.90 | 82.88 | 84.94 | 86.82 | 90.10 | 91.16 | 91.42 | 93.50 | 93.92 | 94.29 | 96.01 | 96.82 | 97.25 | 97.98 | 97.74 | 97.56 | 97.48 | 97.45 | 97.79 | 98.05 | 98.23 | 98.80 |
| 55-59 | 43.28 | 48.12 | 58.56 | 62.95 | 66.61 | 64.83 | 64.75 | 67.68 | 71.02 | 70.61 | 72.16 | 69.37 | 71.43 | 70.45 | 71.72 | 71.67 | 73.75 | 73.59 | 74.74 | 76.44 | 77.82 | 79.30 | 81.43 | 82.38 | 82.58 | 83.80 | 83.94 | 84.32 | 85.67 | 86.45 | 86.81 | 87.23 | 87.06 | 87.02 | 87.15 |
| 60-64 | 33.74 | 35.72 | 38.91 | 41.71 | 49.28 | 53.43 | 57.38 | 58.35 | 59.73 | 58.87 | 57.75 | 57.68 | 60.26 | 61.87 | 62.05 | 64.13 | 62.33 | 64.55 | 64.47 | 65.82 | 66.13 | 67.59 | 67.28 | 68.11 | 69.40 | 70.54 | 71.62 | 73.22 | 74.04 | 74.10 | 75.13 | 75.21 | 75.42 | 76.58 | 77.33 |
| 65-69 | 30.52 | 35.75 | 36.15 | 36.94 | 32.93 | 34.75 | 39.25 | 43.17 | 45.07 | 51.23 | 54.81 | 57.21 | 58.48 | 60.51 | 59.63 | 58.79 | 58.65 | 61.02 | 62.31 | 62.56 | 64.67 | 63.29 | 65.26 | 65.09 | 66.19 | 66.52 | 67.85 | 67.61 | 68.30 | 69.40 | 70.39 | 71.35 | 72.70 | 73.41 | 73.49 |
| 70-74 | 15.26 | 20.08 | 19.67 | 21.69 | 26.91 | 29.56 | 32.88 | 30.99 | 32.65 | 32.40 | 32.95 | 37.92 | 39.16 | 40.73 | 45.04 | 48.13 | 50.68 | 50.89 | 51.01 | 50.41 | 49.21 | 50.46 | 51.39 | 53.01 | 52.61 | 52.72 | 52.57 | 54.15 | 54.51 | 54.89 | 54.55 | 55.25 | 55.83 | 56.41 | 57.25 |
| 75-79 | 7.63 | 10.44 | 12.06 | 13.65 | 13.25 | 14.69 | 15.27 | 15.92 | 16.86 | 19.36 | 22.26 | 23.13 | 22.52 | 23.17 | 22.39 | 21.82 | 24.54 | 25.07 | 26.39 | 28.94 | 30.49 | 30.87 | 31.80 | 31.50 | 31.15 | 30.90 | 30.45 | 30.91 | 31.43 | 31.48 | 31.90 | 31.75 | 32.08 | 32.05 | 32.32 |
| 80-84 | 4.02 | 3.22 | 5.62 | 7.22 | 11.64 | 7.72 | 9.43 | 9.79 | 10.27 | 9.09 | 9.78 | 10.87 | 11.37 | 12.00 | 13.80 | 15.49 | 16.30 | 15.78 | 16.31 | 15.90 | 15.49 | 17.41 | 17.77 | 18.51 | 20.31 | 21.53 | 21.70 | 22.34 | 22.20 | 21.98 | 21.80 | 21.60 | 21.86 | 22.28 | 22.28 |
| 85+ | 0.40 | 1.61 | 2.01 | 2.01 | 2.41 | 1.97 | 1.52 | 2.73 | 3.04 | 3.24 | 2.74 | 2.65 | 3.98 | 4.88 | 4.99 | 5.39 | 5.51 | 6.32 | 6.99 | 7.55 | 8.38 | 8.67 | 8.72 | 9.26 | 9.22 | 9.07 | 10.48 | 10.34 | 11.14 | 11.92 | 12.33 | 12.99 | 13.19 | 13.20 | 13.43 |
| Total | 1297.04 | 1446.53 | 1583.49 | 1704.60 | 1809.33 | 1826.93 | 1878.11 | 1916.59 | 1929.09 | 1941.59 | 1954.09 | 1966.60 | 1979.10 | 1991.60 | 2004.10 | 2016.61 | 2029.11 | 2041.61 | 2054.11 | 2066.61 | 2079.12 | 2091.62 | 2104.12 | 2116.62 | 2129.13 | 2141.63 | 2154.13 | 2166.63 | 2179.14 | 2191.64 | 2204.14 | 2216.64 | 2229.15 | 2241.65 | 2254.15 |