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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-4 | 133.72 | 125.70 | 118.85 | 111.41 | 104.71 | 104.68 | 109.75 | 113.19 | 116.29 | 118.14 | 119.06 | 119.68 | 120.41 | 121.19 | 122.02 | 122.89 | 123.76 | 124.63 | 125.51 | 126.37 | 127.21 | 128.02 | 128.83 | 129.64 | 130.47 | 131.31 | 132.16 | 133.01 | 133.88 | 134.76 | 135.64 | 136.53 | 137.43 | 138.32 | 139.22 |
| 5-9 | 177.78 | 175.48 | 167.39 | 164.22 | 157.70 | 152.35 | 149.98 | 147.60 | 146.79 | 147.60 | 149.80 | 152.09 | 154.48 | 156.63 | 158.30 | 159.54 | 160.64 | 161.77 | 162.90 | 164.03 | 165.15 | 166.26 | 167.35 | 168.44 | 169.54 | 170.64 | 171.75 | 172.86 | 173.98 | 175.11 | 176.25 | 177.40 | 178.56 | 179.73 | 180.89 |
| 10-14 | 154.82 | 157.63 | 161.23 | 164.67 | 167.61 | 167.71 | 169.91 | 167.59 | 165.76 | 164.40 | 162.40 | 161.07 | 160.36 | 160.30 | 161.22 | 163.01 | 164.86 | 166.83 | 168.69 | 170.23 | 171.50 | 172.66 | 173.82 | 174.98 | 176.15 | 177.32 | 178.49 | 179.66 | 180.84 | 182.02 | 183.20 | 184.40 | 185.60 | 186.81 | 188.02 |
| 15-19 | 121.41 | 124.73 | 132.41 | 139.27 | 141.58 | 148.01 | 150.97 | 155.35 | 158.17 | 161.67 | 161.88 | 163.37 | 162.26 | 161.41 | 160.81 | 159.77 | 159.20 | 159.10 | 159.39 | 160.36 | 161.92 | 163.54 | 165.22 | 166.81 | 168.19 | 169.38 | 170.51 | 171.65 | 172.79 | 173.93 | 175.08 | 176.24 | 177.40 | 178.56 | 179.72 |
| 20-24 | 109.90 | 104.11 | 107.19 | 118.97 | 126.59 | 122.16 | 116.10 | 112.53 | 112.05 | 111.13 | 114.15 | 115.33 | 117.79 | 119.31 | 120.50 | 121.17 | 121.93 | 122.01 | 122.20 | 122.34 | 122.34 | 122.63 | 123.08 | 123.69 | 124.57 | 125.65 | 126.70 | 127.71 | 128.67 | 129.58 | 130.45 | 131.31 | 132.18 | 133.05 | 133.91 |
| 25-29 | 93.78 | 84.74 | 84.29 | 95.82 | 101.67 | 101.59 | 96.38 | 91.86 | 90.13 | 88.99 | 88.15 | 87.80 | 88.13 | 88.83 | 89.26 | 90.30 | 91.00 | 91.89 | 92.63 | 93.24 | 93.87 | 94.45 | 94.95 | 95.48 | 96.00 | 96.53 | 97.11 | 97.71 | 98.33 | 98.99 | 99.68 | 100.36 | 101.04 | 101.70 | 102.36 |
| 30-34 | 125.05 | 117.31 | 111.50 | 109.41 | 105.46 | 102.34 | 106.13 | 109.07 | 110.71 | 110.99 | 111.33 | 111.39 | 111.67 | 112.18 | 112.85 | 113.57 | 114.31 | 115.10 | 115.93 | 116.70 | 117.51 | 118.27 | 119.04 | 119.81 | 120.59 | 121.38 | 122.17 | 122.96 | 123.76 | 124.56 | 125.36 | 126.18 | 127.00 | 127.83 | 128.65 |
| 35-39 | 191.98 | 183.64 | 171.87 | 164.78 | 154.83 | 151.99 | 160.09 | 161.74 | 163.72 | 165.05 | 166.24 | 167.53 | 169.39 | 170.93 | 172.16 | 173.42 | 174.54 | 175.68 | 176.87 | 178.07 | 179.26 | 180.42 | 181.58 | 182.74 | 183.92 | 185.13 | 186.33 | 187.55 | 188.78 | 190.01 | 191.26 | 192.51 | 193.77 | 195.03 | 196.29 |
| 40-44 | 177.40 | 182.48 | 188.34 | 197.07 | 200.14 | 200.50 | 194.79 | 189.03 | 186.28 | 186.88 | 188.34 | 192.29 | 194.33 | 196.15 | 197.69 | 199.18 | 200.67 | 202.44 | 204.05 | 205.50 | 206.94 | 208.29 | 209.64 | 210.99 | 212.36 | 213.75 | 215.14 | 216.54 | 217.94 | 219.36 | 220.80 | 222.24 | 223.70 | 225.16 | 226.62 |
| 45-49 | 154.11 | 156.75 | 156.61 | 159.71 | 160.08 | 166.95 | 174.62 | 181.61 | 187.20 | 189.74 | 190.23 | 187.48 | 184.52 | 183.14 | 183.83 | 185.16 | 188.13 | 189.98 | 191.62 | 193.04 | 194.43 | 195.80 | 197.35 | 198.80 | 200.15 | 201.51 | 202.82 | 204.14 | 205.47 | 206.81 | 208.16 | 209.52 | 210.88 | 212.26 | 213.64 |
| 50-54 | 129.50 | 131.69 | 135.39 | 138.68 | 139.86 | 141.61 | 144.63 | 148.47 | 150.32 | 152.96 | 157.71 | 162.79 | 167.76 | 171.69 | 173.70 | 174.38 | 172.80 | 171.32 | 170.74 | 171.57 | 172.82 | 175.12 | 176.66 | 178.07 | 179.32 | 180.55 | 181.79 | 183.15 | 184.46 | 185.70 | 186.95 | 188.17 | 189.39 | 190.62 | 191.86 |
| 55-59 | 119.09 | 116.69 | 116.52 | 115.52 | 116.37 | 117.15 | 119.08 | 121.64 | 125.31 | 127.49 | 128.51 | 130.48 | 133.29 | 134.83 | 136.74 | 139.95 | 143.51 | 146.86 | 149.60 | 151.09 | 151.69 | 150.91 | 150.31 | 150.27 | 151.11 | 152.21 | 153.92 | 155.15 | 156.31 | 157.38 | 158.45 | 159.53 | 160.68 | 161.79 | 162.87 |
| 60-64 | 98.06 | 100.27 | 102.51 | 105.96 | 105.99 | 108.53 | 105.65 | 103.87 | 101.78 | 101.82 | 101.58 | 102.86 | 104.82 | 107.18 | 108.73 | 109.63 | 111.08 | 112.95 | 114.02 | 115.38 | 117.54 | 119.91 | 122.12 | 124.04 | 125.17 | 125.77 | 125.59 | 125.42 | 125.62 | 126.35 | 127.23 | 128.49 | 129.47 | 130.40 | 131.28 |
| 65-69 | 96.92 | 92.94 | 90.92 | 88.88 | 87.56 | 86.46 | 89.56 | 92.88 | 96.39 | 98.68 | 100.20 | 98.29 | 97.23 | 95.98 | 96.08 | 96.06 | 97.19 | 98.70 | 100.49 | 101.68 | 102.51 | 103.76 | 105.25 | 106.19 | 107.32 | 108.99 | 110.75 | 112.45 | 113.96 | 114.98 | 115.63 | 115.69 | 115.74 | 116.02 | 116.70 |
| 70-74 | 93.86 | 95.30 | 91.49 | 89.20 | 86.43 | 87.74 | 84.96 | 83.44 | 81.86 | 81.40 | 80.65 | 82.90 | 85.33 | 87.82 | 89.57 | 90.81 | 89.65 | 89.11 | 88.39 | 88.64 | 88.78 | 89.67 | 90.84 | 92.26 | 93.24 | 93.94 | 94.95 | 96.15 | 96.96 | 97.86 | 99.17 | 100.57 | 101.89 | 103.07 | 103.93 |
| 75-79 | 61.40 | 64.55 | 72.37 | 76.58 | 78.81 | 79.80 | 81.58 | 78.00 | 77.05 | 75.97 | 76.82 | 74.93 | 73.98 | 72.94 | 72.67 | 72.27 | 74.04 | 75.92 | 77.82 | 79.16 | 80.12 | 79.41 | 79.10 | 78.68 | 78.94 | 79.17 | 79.91 | 80.84 | 81.94 | 82.76 | 83.38 | 84.21 | 85.17 | 85.87 | 86.63 |
| 80-84 | 42.80 | 43.91 | 44.73 | 45.62 | 47.55 | 48.55 | 50.29 | 54.51 | 57.05 | 58.09 | 58.31 | 59.47 | 57.31 | 56.85 | 56.24 | 56.91 | 55.82 | 55.18 | 54.61 | 54.52 | 54.46 | 55.73 | 56.95 | 58.19 | 59.01 | 59.61 | 59.19 | 59.06 | 58.88 | 59.15 | 59.39 | 59.90 | 60.54 | 61.29 | 61.89 |
| 85+ | 36.51 | 39.16 | 40.08 | 40.27 | 41.94 | 46.78 | 50.90 | 54.29 | 57.55 | 61.20 | 64.59 | 67.93 | 72.41 | 75.83 | 78.58 | 80.70 | 83.34 | 84.76 | 86.52 | 87.80 | 89.45 | 90.40 | 90.92 | 91.68 | 92.45 | 93.43 | 94.74 | 95.77 | 96.97 | 97.96 | 98.95 | 99.53 | 100.12 | 100.79 | 101.59 |
| Total | 2118.11 | 2097.08 | 2093.72 | 2126.05 | 2124.89 | 2134.91 | 2155.38 | 2166.68 | 2184.44 | 2202.19 | 2219.95 | 2237.70 | 2255.45 | 2273.21 | 2290.96 | 2308.72 | 2326.47 | 2344.23 | 2361.98 | 2379.74 | 2397.49 | 2415.25 | 2433.00 | 2450.75 | 2468.51 | 2486.26 | 2504.02 | 2521.77 | 2539.53 | 2557.28 | 2575.04 | 2592.79 | 2610.55 | 2628.30 | 2646.05 |