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 | 5.17 | 5.02 | 5.22 | 5.15 | 5.44 | 5.21 | 4.56 | 4.30 | 4.14 | 4.02 | 4.09 | 4.14 | 4.19 | 4.23 | 4.28 | 4.32 | 4.36 | 4.40 | 4.45 | 4.50 | 4.55 | 4.60 | 4.65 | 4.70 | 4.75 | 4.80 | 4.84 | 4.89 | 4.93 | 4.97 | 5.01 | 5.05 | 5.10 | 5.14 | 5.18 |
| 5-9 | 5.88 | 5.85 | 5.42 | 5.10 | 4.83 | 4.55 | 4.89 | 5.12 | 5.20 | 5.19 | 5.13 | 4.85 | 4.72 | 4.64 | 4.56 | 4.62 | 4.68 | 4.73 | 4.78 | 4.83 | 4.88 | 4.94 | 4.99 | 5.04 | 5.09 | 5.14 | 5.19 | 5.25 | 5.30 | 5.35 | 5.39 | 5.44 | 5.49 | 5.53 | 5.58 |
| 10-14 | 5.04 | 5.41 | 5.78 | 5.75 | 6.08 | 6.02 | 5.70 | 5.29 | 5.12 | 5.11 | 4.94 | 5.22 | 5.42 | 5.52 | 5.59 | 5.56 | 5.39 | 5.32 | 5.29 | 5.28 | 5.35 | 5.41 | 5.47 | 5.52 | 5.58 | 5.63 | 5.69 | 5.75 | 5.80 | 5.86 | 5.91 | 5.96 | 6.02 | 6.07 | 6.13 |
| 15-19 | 3.65 | 4.10 | 4.19 | 4.55 | 4.71 | 4.99 | 5.22 | 5.52 | 5.61 | 5.65 | 5.63 | 5.50 | 5.30 | 5.25 | 5.23 | 5.19 | 5.38 | 5.51 | 5.58 | 5.64 | 5.62 | 5.55 | 5.54 | 5.55 | 5.57 | 5.63 | 5.69 | 5.74 | 5.80 | 5.85 | 5.90 | 5.95 | 6.01 | 6.06 | 6.11 |
| 20-24 | 4.08 | 3.84 | 3.63 | 3.88 | 4.08 | 4.13 | 4.11 | 3.96 | 3.98 | 4.09 | 4.24 | 4.34 | 4.44 | 4.48 | 4.51 | 4.54 | 4.53 | 4.51 | 4.55 | 4.59 | 4.62 | 4.73 | 4.79 | 4.82 | 4.86 | 4.86 | 4.88 | 4.91 | 4.95 | 4.98 | 5.02 | 5.06 | 5.11 | 5.15 | 5.20 |
| 25-29 | 5.74 | 5.49 | 5.48 | 5.18 | 5.21 | 4.80 | 4.87 | 5.07 | 5.31 | 5.36 | 5.39 | 5.48 | 5.53 | 5.58 | 5.66 | 5.73 | 5.80 | 5.87 | 5.94 | 6.01 | 6.08 | 6.14 | 6.18 | 6.24 | 6.29 | 6.35 | 6.42 | 6.47 | 6.53 | 6.58 | 6.62 | 6.67 | 6.72 | 6.77 | 6.83 |
| 30-34 | 4.97 | 5.13 | 5.07 | 5.01 | 5.23 | 5.66 | 5.53 | 5.52 | 5.27 | 5.21 | 5.05 | 5.05 | 5.03 | 5.17 | 5.26 | 5.31 | 5.39 | 5.43 | 5.48 | 5.55 | 5.62 | 5.69 | 5.76 | 5.82 | 5.88 | 5.94 | 5.99 | 6.04 | 6.09 | 6.14 | 6.19 | 6.24 | 6.30 | 6.35 | 6.40 |
| 35-39 | 5.04 | 5.22 | 5.34 | 5.27 | 5.25 | 5.06 | 5.09 | 5.22 | 5.45 | 5.67 | 5.97 | 5.98 | 6.05 | 5.96 | 5.96 | 5.83 | 5.85 | 5.83 | 5.94 | 6.02 | 6.11 | 6.19 | 6.25 | 6.31 | 6.38 | 6.44 | 6.51 | 6.58 | 6.65 | 6.71 | 6.77 | 6.83 | 6.88 | 6.94 | 7.00 |
| 40-44 | 4.40 | 4.61 | 4.70 | 4.73 | 4.57 | 4.68 | 4.95 | 5.27 | 5.28 | 5.20 | 5.12 | 5.16 | 5.24 | 5.39 | 5.58 | 5.84 | 5.87 | 5.95 | 5.90 | 5.91 | 5.83 | 5.87 | 5.88 | 5.97 | 6.04 | 6.12 | 6.19 | 6.25 | 6.31 | 6.37 | 6.43 | 6.49 | 6.56 | 6.62 | 6.68 |
| 45-49 | 4.11 | 4.33 | 4.15 | 4.19 | 4.36 | 4.61 | 4.42 | 4.44 | 4.49 | 4.52 | 4.65 | 4.86 | 5.07 | 5.09 | 5.06 | 5.05 | 5.09 | 5.17 | 5.28 | 5.41 | 5.61 | 5.66 | 5.73 | 5.71 | 5.71 | 5.68 | 5.72 | 5.75 | 5.83 | 5.90 | 5.96 | 6.02 | 6.07 | 6.13 | 6.18 |
| 50-54 | 4.22 | 4.22 | 4.29 | 4.34 | 4.18 | 4.18 | 4.49 | 4.33 | 4.52 | 4.69 | 4.93 | 4.84 | 4.91 | 4.93 | 4.95 | 5.04 | 5.22 | 5.41 | 5.45 | 5.45 | 5.44 | 5.47 | 5.54 | 5.64 | 5.76 | 5.91 | 5.95 | 6.01 | 6.02 | 6.05 | 6.04 | 6.09 | 6.12 | 6.20 | 6.26 |
| 55-59 | 3.85 | 4.18 | 4.33 | 4.29 | 4.48 | 4.48 | 4.50 | 4.67 | 4.75 | 4.71 | 4.76 | 5.06 | 4.96 | 5.11 | 5.26 | 5.46 | 5.42 | 5.50 | 5.54 | 5.57 | 5.65 | 5.81 | 5.97 | 6.02 | 6.05 | 6.06 | 6.10 | 6.16 | 6.25 | 6.35 | 6.49 | 6.54 | 6.60 | 6.61 | 6.65 |
| 60-64 | 3.26 | 3.38 | 3.47 | 3.77 | 3.91 | 3.95 | 3.58 | 3.52 | 3.47 | 3.66 | 3.66 | 3.67 | 3.82 | 3.89 | 3.87 | 3.90 | 4.09 | 4.04 | 4.15 | 4.24 | 4.35 | 4.30 | 4.34 | 4.40 | 4.45 | 4.53 | 4.62 | 4.71 | 4.74 | 4.76 | 4.78 | 4.84 | 4.90 | 4.97 | 5.03 |
| 65-69 | 3.24 | 3.34 | 3.36 | 3.42 | 3.33 | 3.15 | 3.56 | 3.57 | 3.70 | 3.70 | 3.72 | 3.47 | 3.43 | 3.40 | 3.51 | 3.54 | 3.58 | 3.67 | 3.72 | 3.72 | 3.77 | 3.90 | 3.89 | 3.96 | 4.03 | 4.11 | 4.11 | 4.16 | 4.19 | 4.23 | 4.28 | 4.36 | 4.44 | 4.47 | 4.50 |
| 70-74 | 2.15 | 2.19 | 2.35 | 2.48 | 2.69 | 3.07 | 3.21 | 3.39 | 3.54 | 3.54 | 3.43 | 3.79 | 3.81 | 3.93 | 3.93 | 3.94 | 3.75 | 3.72 | 3.70 | 3.80 | 3.84 | 3.88 | 3.96 | 4.02 | 4.03 | 4.07 | 4.20 | 4.19 | 4.26 | 4.33 | 4.41 | 4.42 | 4.47 | 4.50 | 4.54 |
| 75-79 | 1.17 | 1.59 | 1.87 | 1.86 | 1.85 | 2.00 | 1.96 | 2.20 | 2.45 | 2.76 | 3.13 | 3.22 | 3.38 | 3.47 | 3.49 | 3.45 | 3.73 | 3.75 | 3.84 | 3.83 | 3.82 | 3.67 | 3.68 | 3.67 | 3.76 | 3.80 | 3.83 | 3.90 | 3.94 | 3.97 | 4.01 | 4.11 | 4.11 | 4.18 | 4.24 |
| 80-84 | 0.93 | 0.88 | 0.79 | 0.83 | 1.08 | 1.03 | 1.22 | 1.29 | 1.24 | 1.25 | 1.33 | 1.35 | 1.50 | 1.62 | 1.80 | 1.99 | 2.02 | 2.10 | 2.14 | 2.16 | 2.15 | 2.30 | 2.31 | 2.35 | 2.34 | 2.33 | 2.26 | 2.27 | 2.28 | 2.33 | 2.35 | 2.36 | 2.40 | 2.43 | 2.45 |
| 85+ | 0.75 | 0.85 | 0.91 | 0.93 | 0.96 | 0.97 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.97 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.11 | 1.14 | 1.13 | 1.17 | 1.21 | 1.24 | 1.32 | 1.36 | 1.44 | 1.52 | 1.54 | 1.60 | 1.63 | 1.67 | 1.69 | 1.76 | 1.78 | 1.80 | 1.81 | 1.81 | 1.81 | 1.83 | 1.85 | 1.87 |
| Total | 67.67 | 69.63 | 70.34 | 70.71 | 72.24 | 72.56 | 72.80 | 73.66 | 74.52 | 75.38 | 76.23 | 77.09 | 77.95 | 78.81 | 79.66 | 80.52 | 81.38 | 82.24 | 83.10 | 83.95 | 84.81 | 85.67 | 86.53 | 87.38 | 88.24 | 89.10 | 89.96 | 90.81 | 91.67 | 92.53 | 93.39 | 94.25 | 95.10 | 95.96 | 96.82 |