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 | 8.11 | 7.95 | 8.00 | 7.98 | 8.15 | 8.39 | 8.58 | 8.75 | 8.97 | 9.11 | 9.23 | 9.34 | 9.46 | 9.58 | 9.71 | 9.85 | 9.98 | 10.12 | 10.26 | 10.41 | 10.56 | 10.71 | 10.86 | 11.01 | 11.16 | 11.31 | 11.47 | 11.62 | 11.77 | 11.92 | 12.08 | 12.23 | 12.38 | 12.54 | 12.69 |
| 5-9 | 8.47 | 8.66 | 8.77 | 8.80 | 8.94 | 8.80 | 8.76 | 8.88 | 8.98 | 9.11 | 9.34 | 9.52 | 9.69 | 9.88 | 10.03 | 10.18 | 10.32 | 10.46 | 10.61 | 10.77 | 10.92 | 11.08 | 11.24 | 11.40 | 11.56 | 11.72 | 11.88 | 12.05 | 12.21 | 12.37 | 12.54 | 12.70 | 12.87 | 13.03 | 13.20 |
| 10-14 | 8.60 | 8.89 | 9.00 | 9.12 | 9.30 | 9.41 | 9.58 | 9.63 | 9.64 | 9.70 | 9.71 | 9.79 | 9.93 | 10.05 | 10.20 | 10.39 | 10.56 | 10.71 | 10.88 | 11.03 | 11.19 | 11.34 | 11.49 | 11.65 | 11.81 | 11.96 | 12.12 | 12.28 | 12.44 | 12.61 | 12.77 | 12.93 | 13.09 | 13.26 | 13.42 |
| 15-19 | 8.24 | 8.22 | 8.52 | 8.90 | 9.20 | 9.23 | 9.23 | 9.38 | 9.56 | 9.71 | 9.82 | 9.93 | 9.98 | 10.04 | 10.11 | 10.17 | 10.28 | 10.41 | 10.52 | 10.66 | 10.80 | 10.94 | 11.07 | 11.21 | 11.34 | 11.48 | 11.61 | 11.75 | 11.88 | 12.02 | 12.16 | 12.30 | 12.44 | 12.58 | 12.72 |
| 20-24 | 9.30 | 8.64 | 8.64 | 8.95 | 9.25 | 9.11 | 8.74 | 8.68 | 8.68 | 8.73 | 8.81 | 8.90 | 9.01 | 9.11 | 9.22 | 9.31 | 9.41 | 9.50 | 9.60 | 9.70 | 9.80 | 9.91 | 10.02 | 10.12 | 10.23 | 10.34 | 10.45 | 10.56 | 10.67 | 10.78 | 10.89 | 11.00 | 11.11 | 11.22 | 11.34 |
| 25-29 | 9.87 | 9.67 | 9.85 | 9.71 | 9.74 | 9.62 | 9.60 | 9.63 | 9.74 | 9.81 | 9.88 | 9.96 | 10.07 | 10.19 | 10.31 | 10.43 | 10.56 | 10.69 | 10.82 | 10.95 | 11.08 | 11.21 | 11.34 | 11.48 | 11.61 | 11.74 | 11.87 | 12.01 | 12.14 | 12.28 | 12.41 | 12.54 | 12.67 | 12.81 | 12.94 |
| 30-34 | 8.78 | 8.89 | 9.30 | 9.59 | 10.09 | 10.29 | 10.21 | 10.13 | 9.99 | 9.96 | 9.98 | 10.06 | 10.15 | 10.29 | 10.41 | 10.53 | 10.65 | 10.78 | 10.91 | 11.05 | 11.18 | 11.32 | 11.46 | 11.60 | 11.74 | 11.88 | 12.02 | 12.16 | 12.30 | 12.44 | 12.58 | 12.72 | 12.86 | 13.00 | 13.15 |
| 35-39 | 8.27 | 8.56 | 8.83 | 9.15 | 9.51 | 9.59 | 9.82 | 10.13 | 10.35 | 10.56 | 10.74 | 10.82 | 10.89 | 10.93 | 11.01 | 11.09 | 11.22 | 11.34 | 11.49 | 11.64 | 11.78 | 11.93 | 12.08 | 12.23 | 12.38 | 12.54 | 12.69 | 12.84 | 13.00 | 13.15 | 13.31 | 13.46 | 13.62 | 13.77 | 13.93 |
| 40-44 | 7.66 | 7.99 | 8.33 | 8.53 | 8.82 | 9.11 | 9.30 | 9.45 | 9.66 | 9.76 | 9.86 | 10.01 | 10.22 | 10.39 | 10.56 | 10.74 | 10.85 | 10.96 | 11.05 | 11.16 | 11.27 | 11.40 | 11.54 | 11.69 | 11.84 | 11.98 | 12.13 | 12.28 | 12.43 | 12.58 | 12.73 | 12.88 | 13.03 | 13.18 | 13.33 |
| 45-49 | 8.12 | 8.23 | 8.21 | 8.22 | 8.32 | 8.52 | 8.85 | 9.20 | 9.44 | 9.65 | 9.89 | 10.08 | 10.22 | 10.39 | 10.51 | 10.63 | 10.77 | 10.95 | 11.10 | 11.27 | 11.45 | 11.58 | 11.72 | 11.83 | 11.95 | 12.08 | 12.22 | 12.37 | 12.52 | 12.67 | 12.82 | 12.97 | 13.12 | 13.27 | 13.42 |
| 50-54 | 7.55 | 7.96 | 8.35 | 8.62 | 8.70 | 8.77 | 8.81 | 8.89 | 9.07 | 9.33 | 9.59 | 9.83 | 10.11 | 10.30 | 10.50 | 10.70 | 10.89 | 11.04 | 11.21 | 11.33 | 11.46 | 11.60 | 11.77 | 11.92 | 12.08 | 12.25 | 12.38 | 12.52 | 12.65 | 12.78 | 12.92 | 13.06 | 13.20 | 13.36 | 13.51 |
| 55-59 | 7.80 | 7.88 | 7.77 | 7.68 | 7.80 | 7.99 | 8.31 | 8.62 | 8.88 | 9.00 | 9.12 | 9.21 | 9.29 | 9.44 | 9.63 | 9.84 | 10.05 | 10.28 | 10.44 | 10.61 | 10.79 | 10.96 | 11.09 | 11.24 | 11.36 | 11.47 | 11.60 | 11.75 | 11.89 | 12.04 | 12.19 | 12.31 | 12.44 | 12.56 | 12.68 |
| 60-64 | 7.42 | 7.66 | 7.81 | 7.97 | 7.97 | 8.04 | 8.09 | 8.09 | 8.09 | 8.25 | 8.43 | 8.67 | 8.90 | 9.13 | 9.25 | 9.36 | 9.44 | 9.52 | 9.65 | 9.82 | 9.99 | 10.16 | 10.34 | 10.49 | 10.64 | 10.81 | 10.96 | 11.08 | 11.22 | 11.33 | 11.45 | 11.58 | 11.71 | 11.84 | 11.98 |
| 65-69 | 6.94 | 7.17 | 7.40 | 7.50 | 7.68 | 7.75 | 7.93 | 8.13 | 8.33 | 8.44 | 8.56 | 8.62 | 8.65 | 8.67 | 8.83 | 8.99 | 9.20 | 9.40 | 9.59 | 9.69 | 9.80 | 9.88 | 9.97 | 10.10 | 10.26 | 10.42 | 10.58 | 10.75 | 10.89 | 11.03 | 11.18 | 11.31 | 11.44 | 11.57 | 11.69 |
| 70-74 | 6.17 | 6.53 | 6.57 | 6.65 | 6.81 | 6.97 | 7.22 | 7.46 | 7.66 | 7.91 | 8.05 | 8.23 | 8.39 | 8.56 | 8.65 | 8.76 | 8.83 | 8.88 | 8.92 | 9.07 | 9.21 | 9.37 | 9.54 | 9.70 | 9.81 | 9.92 | 10.02 | 10.12 | 10.25 | 10.40 | 10.54 | 10.68 | 10.84 | 10.97 | 11.11 |
| 75-79 | 4.28 | 4.62 | 5.04 | 5.38 | 5.65 | 5.87 | 6.04 | 6.07 | 6.22 | 6.40 | 6.56 | 6.77 | 6.96 | 7.13 | 7.32 | 7.45 | 7.61 | 7.74 | 7.88 | 7.96 | 8.06 | 8.13 | 8.19 | 8.24 | 8.36 | 8.48 | 8.61 | 8.75 | 8.89 | 9.00 | 9.10 | 9.20 | 9.29 | 9.40 | 9.52 |
| 80-84 | 3.00 | 3.10 | 3.19 | 3.29 | 3.51 | 3.71 | 3.91 | 4.19 | 4.38 | 4.48 | 4.62 | 4.72 | 4.76 | 4.86 | 5.00 | 5.10 | 5.24 | 5.38 | 5.50 | 5.62 | 5.73 | 5.84 | 5.93 | 6.04 | 6.11 | 6.18 | 6.24 | 6.28 | 6.32 | 6.41 | 6.51 | 6.60 | 6.71 | 6.81 | 6.88 |
| 85+ | 3.19 | 3.32 | 3.32 | 3.34 | 3.43 | 3.62 | 3.80 | 4.03 | 4.25 | 4.50 | 4.73 | 4.95 | 5.26 | 5.51 | 5.71 | 5.93 | 6.13 | 6.35 | 6.56 | 6.77 | 6.97 | 7.18 | 7.40 | 7.61 | 7.81 | 8.01 | 8.22 | 8.43 | 8.63 | 8.81 | 8.98 | 9.17 | 9.33 | 9.50 | 9.68 |
| Total | 131.76 | 133.94 | 136.90 | 139.40 | 142.87 | 144.80 | 146.78 | 149.35 | 151.89 | 154.40 | 156.91 | 159.42 | 161.94 | 164.45 | 166.96 | 169.47 | 171.98 | 174.49 | 177.00 | 179.51 | 182.02 | 184.54 | 187.05 | 189.56 | 192.07 | 194.58 | 197.09 | 199.60 | 202.11 | 204.62 | 207.13 | 209.65 | 212.16 | 214.67 | 217.18 |