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:
| Small Area | 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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| Alfredton | 1225.07 | 1303.57 | 1394.64 | 1441.54 | 1466.96 | 1477.74 | 1492.24 | 1505.02 | 1517.80 | 1530.58 | 1543.36 | 1556.14 | 1568.92 | 1581.70 | 1594.48 | 1607.26 | 1620.04 | 1632.82 | 1645.60 | 1658.38 | 1671.16 | 1683.94 | 1696.72 | 1709.50 | 1722.28 | 1735.06 | 1747.84 | 1760.62 | 1773.40 | 1786.18 | 1798.96 | 1811.74 | 1824.52 | 1837.30 | 1850.08 |
| Ballarat Central - Bakery Hill - Lake Wendouree (South) - Newington | 1102.34 | 1086.67 | 1070.49 | 1060.06 | 1052.61 | 1062.08 | 1064.32 | 1069.22 | 1074.69 | 1079.60 | 1084.50 | 1089.41 | 1094.32 | 1099.22 | 1104.13 | 1109.04 | 1113.94 | 1118.85 | 1123.76 | 1128.66 | 1133.57 | 1138.47 | 1143.38 | 1148.29 | 1153.19 | 1158.10 | 1163.01 | 1167.91 | 1172.82 | 1177.73 | 1182.63 | 1187.54 | 1192.45 | 1197.35 | 1202.26 |
| Ballarat East - Eureka - Warrenheip | 462.12 | 464.19 | 460.88 | 462.05 | 464.47 | 468.51 | 473.16 | 479.02 | 484.88 | 490.75 | 496.61 | 502.47 | 508.33 | 514.19 | 520.05 | 525.91 | 531.77 | 537.63 | 543.49 | 549.35 | 555.21 | 561.07 | 566.93 | 572.79 | 578.65 | 584.51 | 590.37 | 596.23 | 602.09 | 607.95 | 613.81 | 619.67 | 625.53 | 631.40 | 637.26 |
| Ballarat North - Invermay Park | 982.15 | 969.89 | 976.15 | 982.11 | 981.48 | 982.25 | 996.23 | 1009.08 | 1022.91 | 1035.76 | 1048.61 | 1061.46 | 1074.32 | 1087.17 | 1100.02 | 1112.87 | 1125.72 | 1138.57 | 1151.43 | 1164.28 | 1177.13 | 1189.98 | 1202.83 | 1215.69 | 1228.54 | 1241.39 | 1254.24 | 1267.09 | 1279.94 | 1292.80 | 1305.65 | 1318.50 | 1331.35 | 1344.20 | 1357.05 |
| Buninyong - Rural South | 61.16 | 60.21 | 60.19 | 60.50 | 61.23 | 61.51 | 61.76 | 62.04 | 62.32 | 62.60 | 62.88 | 63.15 | 63.43 | 63.71 | 63.99 | 64.27 | 64.54 | 64.82 | 65.10 | 65.38 | 65.66 | 65.93 | 66.21 | 66.49 | 66.77 | 67.04 | 67.32 | 67.60 | 67.88 | 68.16 | 68.43 | 68.71 | 68.99 | 69.27 | 69.55 |
| Cardigan Village - Bunkers Hill | 24.63 | 26.07 | 27.07 | 29.33 | 35.69 | 37.61 | 42.45 | 47.28 | 52.11 | 56.93 | 61.76 | 66.59 | 71.42 | 76.24 | 81.07 | 85.90 | 90.72 | 95.55 | 100.38 | 105.20 | 110.03 | 114.86 | 119.69 | 124.51 | 129.34 | 134.17 | 138.99 | 143.82 | 148.65 | 153.47 | 158.30 | 163.13 | 167.96 | 172.78 | 177.61 |
| Delacombe | 410.26 | 447.92 | 495.50 | 541.19 | 601.85 | 632.17 | 657.63 | 697.98 | 736.80 | 775.63 | 814.46 | 853.29 | 892.12 | 930.95 | 969.78 | 1008.60 | 1047.43 | 1086.26 | 1125.09 | 1163.92 | 1202.75 | 1241.57 | 1280.40 | 1319.23 | 1358.06 | 1396.89 | 1435.72 | 1474.54 | 1513.37 | 1552.20 | 1591.03 | 1629.86 | 1668.69 | 1707.52 | 1746.34 |
| Golden Point - Mount Pleasant - Canadian | 626.68 | 624.32 | 634.76 | 637.01 | 639.41 | 642.58 | 647.13 | 653.35 | 659.56 | 665.58 | 671.60 | 677.62 | 683.64 | 689.66 | 695.68 | 701.69 | 707.71 | 713.73 | 719.75 | 725.77 | 731.79 | 737.81 | 743.83 | 749.85 | 755.87 | 761.88 | 767.90 | 773.92 | 779.94 | 785.96 | 791.98 | 798.00 | 804.02 | 810.04 | 816.06 |
| Lake Wendouree (North) - Lake Gardens | 481.46 | 483.73 | 484.98 | 478.26 | 483.04 | 484.60 | 486.16 | 488.72 | 489.89 | 491.05 | 492.22 | 493.39 | 494.55 | 495.72 | 496.89 | 498.05 | 499.22 | 500.38 | 501.55 | 502.72 | 503.88 | 505.05 | 506.22 | 507.38 | 508.55 | 509.71 | 510.88 | 512.05 | 513.21 | 514.38 | 515.55 | 516.71 | 517.88 | 519.04 | 520.21 |
| Lucas - Cardigan | 390.81 | 455.62 | 494.17 | 548.15 | 612.60 | 651.49 | 678.80 | 708.63 | 737.68 | 766.74 | 795.79 | 824.84 | 853.90 | 882.95 | 912.00 | 941.05 | 970.11 | 999.16 | 1028.21 | 1057.26 | 1086.32 | 1115.37 | 1144.42 | 1173.47 | 1202.53 | 1231.58 | 1260.63 | 1289.69 | 1318.74 | 1347.79 | 1376.84 | 1405.90 | 1434.95 | 1464.00 | 1493.05 |
| Miners Rest - Mitchell Park | 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 |
| Mount Clear - Mount Helen | 267.98 | 266.60 | 269.30 | 271.54 | 271.45 | 272.63 | 274.08 | 275.82 | 277.56 | 279.30 | 281.03 | 282.77 | 284.51 | 286.25 | 287.99 | 289.72 | 291.46 | 293.20 | 294.94 | 296.68 | 298.41 | 300.15 | 301.89 | 303.63 | 305.37 | 307.10 | 308.84 | 310.58 | 312.32 | 314.05 | 315.79 | 317.53 | 319.27 | 321.01 | 322.74 |
| Rural East | 44.46 | 46.93 | 48.50 | 49.63 | 51.64 | 52.14 | 52.73 | 53.19 | 53.66 | 54.13 | 54.60 | 55.07 | 55.54 | 56.01 | 56.48 | 56.95 | 57.42 | 57.88 | 58.35 | 58.82 | 59.29 | 59.76 | 60.23 | 60.70 | 61.17 | 61.64 | 62.11 | 62.57 | 63.04 | 63.51 | 63.98 | 64.45 | 64.92 | 65.39 | 65.86 |
| Rural West | 3.46 | 3.46 | 3.40 | 3.42 | 3.46 | 3.49 | 3.51 | 3.53 | 3.55 | 3.57 | 3.59 | 3.61 | 3.63 | 3.64 | 3.66 | 3.68 | 3.70 | 3.72 | 3.74 | 3.76 | 3.78 | 3.80 | 3.82 | 3.84 | 3.86 | 3.88 | 3.90 | 3.92 | 3.94 | 3.96 | 3.98 | 4.00 | 4.02 | 4.03 | 4.05 |
| Sebastopol - Redan | 1085.69 | 1074.54 | 1068.10 | 1062.87 | 1060.80 | 1065.88 | 1068.87 | 1075.41 | 1082.08 | 1088.23 | 1094.37 | 1100.52 | 1106.67 | 1112.81 | 1118.96 | 1125.11 | 1131.25 | 1137.40 | 1143.55 | 1149.69 | 1155.84 | 1161.98 | 1168.13 | 1174.28 | 1180.42 | 1186.57 | 1192.72 | 1198.86 | 1205.01 | 1211.16 | 1217.30 | 1223.45 | 1229.59 | 1235.74 | 1241.89 |
| Soldiers Hill - Black Hill - Nerrina (South) - Brown Hill (West) | 1017.45 | 1005.38 | 1012.72 | 1010.10 | 1018.06 | 1021.11 | 1024.83 | 1030.74 | 1036.66 | 1042.57 | 1048.49 | 1054.41 | 1060.32 | 1066.24 | 1072.15 | 1078.07 | 1083.98 | 1089.90 | 1095.81 | 1101.73 | 1107.64 | 1113.56 | 1119.47 | 1125.39 | 1131.30 | 1137.22 | 1143.13 | 1149.05 | 1154.96 | 1160.88 | 1166.79 | 1172.71 | 1178.63 | 1184.54 | 1190.46 |
| Wendouree | 955.14 | 946.56 | 948.50 | 949.64 | 952.22 | 953.56 | 955.52 | 957.59 | 959.76 | 961.72 | 963.68 | 965.63 | 967.59 | 969.55 | 971.51 | 973.46 | 975.42 | 977.38 | 979.34 | 981.29 | 983.25 | 985.21 | 987.17 | 989.12 | 991.08 | 993.04 | 995.00 | 996.95 | 998.91 | 1000.87 | 1002.83 | 1004.78 | 1006.74 | 1008.70 | 1010.66 |
| Total | 44.46 | 46.93 | 48.50 | 49.63 | 51.64 | 52.14 | 52.73 | 53.19 | 53.66 | 54.13 | 54.60 | 55.07 | 55.54 | 56.01 | 56.48 | 56.95 | 57.42 | 57.88 | 58.35 | 58.82 | 59.29 | 59.76 | 60.23 | 60.70 | 61.17 | 61.64 | 62.11 | 62.57 | 63.04 | 63.51 | 63.98 | 64.45 | 64.92 | 65.39 | 65.86 |