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 | 140.51 | 144.19 | 145.24 | 145.64 | 148.14 | 146.79 | 153.69 | 163.34 | 169.27 | 173.86 | 178.81 | 183.57 | 188.13 | 192.53 | 196.90 | 201.31 | 205.73 | 210.15 | 214.54 | 218.87 | 223.15 | 227.44 | 231.75 | 236.10 | 240.47 | 244.85 | 249.22 | 253.59 | 257.99 | 262.39 | 266.81 | 271.24 | 275.66 | 280.08 | 284.50 |
| 5-9 | 111.26 | 118.34 | 125.89 | 136.57 | 146.87 | 149.87 | 147.10 | 147.75 | 148.71 | 151.01 | 153.26 | 157.85 | 163.33 | 168.10 | 172.28 | 176.68 | 180.96 | 185.16 | 189.25 | 193.26 | 197.26 | 201.28 | 205.29 | 209.31 | 213.31 | 217.29 | 221.27 | 225.25 | 229.26 | 233.29 | 237.32 | 241.35 | 245.38 | 249.42 | 253.46 |
| 10-14 | 84.58 | 89.95 | 99.36 | 107.78 | 117.17 | 121.39 | 129.67 | 133.03 | 137.78 | 143.08 | 146.70 | 145.62 | 146.24 | 148.03 | 150.40 | 152.92 | 156.93 | 161.46 | 165.60 | 169.30 | 173.12 | 176.87 | 180.58 | 184.26 | 187.90 | 191.52 | 195.16 | 198.79 | 202.42 | 206.05 | 209.67 | 213.29 | 216.91 | 220.54 | 224.18 |
| 15-19 | 72.33 | 74.42 | 77.91 | 81.66 | 93.15 | 94.28 | 98.74 | 105.92 | 106.47 | 108.04 | 111.12 | 116.57 | 119.01 | 122.47 | 125.63 | 128.51 | 129.19 | 130.57 | 132.67 | 135.11 | 137.64 | 140.77 | 144.06 | 147.15 | 150.18 | 153.20 | 156.20 | 159.17 | 162.13 | 165.07 | 168.02 | 170.96 | 173.91 | 176.84 | 179.78 |
| 20-24 | 88.04 | 96.46 | 102.55 | 116.12 | 116.98 | 111.97 | 119.09 | 128.47 | 132.24 | 135.69 | 138.02 | 140.61 | 144.34 | 146.86 | 149.97 | 153.32 | 157.66 | 160.86 | 164.24 | 167.73 | 170.98 | 173.52 | 176.25 | 179.28 | 182.39 | 185.57 | 188.94 | 192.36 | 195.73 | 199.08 | 202.44 | 205.78 | 209.10 | 212.41 | 215.71 |
| 25-29 | 117.94 | 118.18 | 124.65 | 137.86 | 149.74 | 148.69 | 155.86 | 158.79 | 159.15 | 159.30 | 162.06 | 165.37 | 169.11 | 172.87 | 176.76 | 180.48 | 184.18 | 188.20 | 191.80 | 195.45 | 199.22 | 203.23 | 206.93 | 210.78 | 214.62 | 218.41 | 221.99 | 225.64 | 229.37 | 233.14 | 236.92 | 240.74 | 244.58 | 248.40 | 252.20 |
| 30-34 | 144.87 | 145.97 | 149.81 | 163.74 | 171.66 | 171.13 | 174.72 | 185.20 | 191.55 | 199.18 | 204.54 | 209.72 | 211.94 | 214.89 | 217.68 | 221.87 | 226.46 | 231.42 | 236.29 | 241.08 | 245.71 | 250.32 | 255.10 | 259.77 | 264.48 | 269.22 | 274.05 | 278.75 | 283.53 | 288.32 | 293.09 | 297.77 | 302.47 | 307.19 | 311.92 |
| 35-39 | 139.16 | 148.79 | 166.57 | 171.28 | 175.97 | 174.27 | 181.84 | 192.34 | 201.78 | 207.29 | 212.52 | 215.59 | 222.21 | 228.73 | 236.14 | 242.10 | 247.74 | 251.43 | 255.55 | 259.59 | 264.52 | 269.69 | 275.11 | 280.49 | 285.85 | 291.13 | 296.37 | 301.71 | 306.98 | 312.29 | 317.62 | 323.01 | 328.33 | 333.68 | 339.03 |
| 40-44 | 98.93 | 106.18 | 113.08 | 131.80 | 148.11 | 162.31 | 175.08 | 185.13 | 187.59 | 190.89 | 192.93 | 199.37 | 207.08 | 215.31 | 220.70 | 225.56 | 229.20 | 235.30 | 241.58 | 248.50 | 254.23 | 259.71 | 263.80 | 268.26 | 272.63 | 277.74 | 282.91 | 288.30 | 293.63 | 298.99 | 304.29 | 309.57 | 314.91 | 320.20 | 325.51 |
| 45-49 | 75.86 | 79.37 | 86.85 | 94.72 | 103.91 | 108.98 | 114.12 | 118.53 | 128.25 | 139.53 | 150.28 | 158.49 | 164.52 | 166.77 | 170.46 | 173.23 | 178.34 | 184.09 | 189.82 | 194.01 | 198.19 | 201.61 | 206.66 | 211.57 | 216.83 | 221.34 | 225.86 | 229.50 | 233.40 | 237.19 | 241.43 | 245.72 | 250.15 | 254.54 | 258.95 |
| 50-54 | 62.29 | 67.57 | 72.83 | 76.34 | 79.63 | 81.19 | 84.11 | 89.16 | 91.85 | 94.27 | 97.88 | 101.27 | 104.03 | 110.40 | 117.34 | 124.34 | 129.81 | 133.76 | 135.66 | 138.53 | 140.87 | 144.63 | 148.68 | 152.71 | 155.88 | 159.05 | 161.84 | 165.57 | 169.15 | 172.91 | 176.27 | 179.60 | 182.46 | 185.45 | 188.40 |
| 55-59 | 44.66 | 49.57 | 53.31 | 58.36 | 63.30 | 67.69 | 74.61 | 79.25 | 79.90 | 79.89 | 81.05 | 82.61 | 85.52 | 88.19 | 90.77 | 93.66 | 96.14 | 98.38 | 102.93 | 107.82 | 112.65 | 116.69 | 120.01 | 122.12 | 124.43 | 126.48 | 129.43 | 132.60 | 135.86 | 138.51 | 141.02 | 143.31 | 146.14 | 149.03 | 152.03 |
| 60-64 | 34.87 | 36.53 | 38.95 | 44.99 | 44.97 | 46.90 | 47.48 | 49.35 | 52.69 | 56.47 | 60.13 | 63.98 | 66.09 | 66.43 | 66.60 | 67.87 | 69.61 | 71.94 | 73.80 | 75.52 | 77.66 | 79.71 | 81.52 | 84.57 | 87.95 | 91.21 | 93.89 | 96.15 | 97.75 | 99.59 | 101.36 | 103.55 | 105.74 | 107.89 | 109.74 |
| 65-69 | 24.24 | 26.55 | 29.94 | 30.92 | 35.20 | 35.70 | 37.84 | 38.88 | 40.93 | 40.74 | 42.20 | 42.63 | 43.97 | 46.28 | 48.36 | 50.19 | 52.26 | 53.58 | 54.20 | 55.10 | 56.29 | 57.50 | 58.99 | 60.23 | 61.47 | 62.91 | 64.30 | 65.58 | 67.41 | 69.38 | 71.28 | 72.96 | 74.46 | 75.63 | 76.97 |
| 70-74 | 14.16 | 15.69 | 18.76 | 21.94 | 21.71 | 23.72 | 25.62 | 27.76 | 27.90 | 30.39 | 31.45 | 32.95 | 33.55 | 35.03 | 35.35 | 36.71 | 37.31 | 38.55 | 40.16 | 41.29 | 42.53 | 44.02 | 45.14 | 45.90 | 46.82 | 47.79 | 48.67 | 49.77 | 50.77 | 51.77 | 52.85 | 53.90 | 54.90 | 56.24 | 57.59 |
| 75-79 | 9.99 | 11.10 | 10.77 | 11.65 | 14.94 | 14.95 | 15.81 | 16.83 | 18.83 | 18.30 | 20.01 | 21.39 | 22.96 | 23.14 | 24.95 | 25.83 | 27.01 | 27.50 | 28.73 | 28.98 | 30.07 | 30.50 | 31.47 | 32.70 | 33.58 | 34.55 | 35.74 | 36.66 | 37.28 | 38.03 | 38.79 | 39.46 | 40.32 | 41.13 | 41.96 |
| 80-84 | 6.25 | 6.69 | 8.00 | 8.00 | 7.57 | 8.32 | 9.11 | 9.40 | 10.17 | 12.65 | 12.67 | 13.17 | 14.01 | 15.45 | 15.21 | 16.29 | 17.27 | 18.43 | 18.53 | 19.93 | 20.58 | 21.52 | 21.94 | 22.76 | 23.00 | 23.86 | 24.22 | 24.90 | 25.82 | 26.51 | 27.27 | 28.26 | 28.98 | 29.44 | 29.98 |
| 85+ | 2.75 | 3.07 | 4.28 | 5.93 | 8.24 | 9.00 | 9.56 | 10.49 | 10.75 | 11.41 | 12.50 | 13.60 | 14.49 | 15.21 | 17.38 | 18.16 | 19.44 | 20.64 | 22.25 | 23.71 | 25.29 | 27.12 | 29.03 | 30.54 | 32.89 | 34.72 | 36.98 | 38.92 | 40.93 | 43.05 | 45.27 | 47.48 | 49.71 | 52.16 | 54.54 |
| Total | 1272.70 | 1338.63 | 1428.77 | 1545.29 | 1647.27 | 1677.15 | 1754.06 | 1839.62 | 1895.80 | 1951.98 | 2008.16 | 2064.34 | 2120.52 | 2176.70 | 2232.88 | 2289.06 | 2345.23 | 2401.41 | 2457.59 | 2513.77 | 2569.95 | 2626.13 | 2682.31 | 2738.49 | 2794.67 | 2850.85 | 2907.03 | 2963.21 | 3019.39 | 3075.57 | 3131.75 | 3187.92 | 3244.10 | 3300.28 | 3356.46 |