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 | 1.50 | 2.29 | 1.95 | 2.37 | 2.07 | 1.76 | 1.89 | 1.76 | 1.80 | 1.91 | 1.96 | 2.03 | 2.07 | 2.09 | 2.10 | 2.11 | 2.14 | 2.17 | 2.19 | 2.21 | 2.23 | 2.25 | 2.27 | 2.29 | 2.31 | 2.33 | 2.34 | 2.36 | 2.37 | 2.39 | 2.40 | 2.41 | 2.42 | 2.44 | 2.45 |
| 5-9 | 2.03 | 1.77 | 2.18 | 2.22 | 2.33 | 2.48 | 2.16 | 1.89 | 1.79 | 1.50 | 1.52 | 1.51 | 1.49 | 1.44 | 1.46 | 1.47 | 1.49 | 1.52 | 1.54 | 1.56 | 1.58 | 1.59 | 1.61 | 1.63 | 1.64 | 1.66 | 1.67 | 1.68 | 1.69 | 1.70 | 1.71 | 1.72 | 1.73 | 1.74 | 1.75 |
| 10-14 | 2.03 | 2.03 | 2.22 | 2.22 | 2.25 | 2.10 | 2.02 | 2.08 | 2.18 | 1.98 | 1.73 | 1.66 | 1.57 | 1.64 | 1.63 | 1.62 | 1.61 | 1.60 | 1.60 | 1.62 | 1.64 | 1.66 | 1.68 | 1.70 | 1.72 | 1.73 | 1.74 | 1.76 | 1.77 | 1.78 | 1.79 | 1.80 | 1.81 | 1.82 | 1.83 |
| 15-19 | 1.54 | 1.58 | 1.47 | 1.50 | 1.69 | 2.18 | 2.10 | 2.31 | 2.14 | 2.22 | 2.10 | 2.04 | 2.00 | 2.04 | 1.97 | 1.91 | 1.91 | 1.85 | 1.88 | 1.89 | 1.90 | 1.92 | 1.93 | 1.94 | 1.96 | 1.98 | 1.99 | 2.01 | 2.03 | 2.04 | 2.05 | 2.06 | 2.07 | 2.09 | 2.10 |
| 20-24 | 1.58 | 1.35 | 1.39 | 1.47 | 1.43 | 1.39 | 1.81 | 1.90 | 2.02 | 2.20 | 2.40 | 2.31 | 2.33 | 2.22 | 2.33 | 2.38 | 2.40 | 2.42 | 2.39 | 2.37 | 2.37 | 2.40 | 2.42 | 2.44 | 2.45 | 2.46 | 2.47 | 2.49 | 2.51 | 2.53 | 2.54 | 2.56 | 2.57 | 2.58 | 2.60 |
| 25-29 | 1.47 | 1.54 | 1.50 | 1.20 | 1.01 | 1.19 | 1.03 | 1.19 | 1.36 | 1.50 | 1.61 | 1.66 | 1.67 | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1.69 | 1.70 | 1.74 | 1.75 | 1.79 | 1.80 | 1.81 | 1.83 | 1.85 | 1.86 | 1.88 | 1.89 | 1.90 | 1.91 | 1.92 | 1.93 | 1.94 | 1.95 | 1.96 | 1.97 |
| 30-34 | 1.95 | 1.77 | 1.43 | 1.65 | 1.80 | 1.56 | 1.55 | 1.53 | 1.45 | 1.51 | 1.58 | 1.57 | 1.60 | 1.64 | 1.66 | 1.67 | 1.70 | 1.72 | 1.74 | 1.76 | 1.78 | 1.81 | 1.83 | 1.84 | 1.86 | 1.87 | 1.89 | 1.90 | 1.91 | 1.92 | 1.93 | 1.94 | 1.95 | 1.96 | 1.97 |
| 35-39 | 1.43 | 1.65 | 1.88 | 2.07 | 1.80 | 1.87 | 1.69 | 1.55 | 1.65 | 1.67 | 1.55 | 1.59 | 1.58 | 1.58 | 1.60 | 1.63 | 1.64 | 1.66 | 1.69 | 1.72 | 1.74 | 1.75 | 1.77 | 1.79 | 1.81 | 1.82 | 1.84 | 1.85 | 1.86 | 1.87 | 1.88 | 1.89 | 1.90 | 1.91 | 1.92 |
| 40-44 | 1.50 | 1.47 | 1.28 | 1.20 | 1.24 | 1.35 | 1.61 | 1.75 | 1.80 | 1.60 | 1.68 | 1.61 | 1.48 | 1.46 | 1.47 | 1.43 | 1.48 | 1.51 | 1.53 | 1.57 | 1.60 | 1.60 | 1.62 | 1.63 | 1.65 | 1.67 | 1.68 | 1.70 | 1.71 | 1.72 | 1.73 | 1.74 | 1.75 | 1.76 | 1.77 |
| 45-49 | 1.73 | 1.54 | 1.92 | 1.84 | 1.77 | 1.87 | 1.85 | 1.76 | 1.77 | 1.93 | 2.03 | 2.27 | 2.51 | 2.60 | 2.52 | 2.62 | 2.57 | 2.46 | 2.46 | 2.47 | 2.46 | 2.52 | 2.57 | 2.61 | 2.65 | 2.69 | 2.69 | 2.71 | 2.73 | 2.75 | 2.77 | 2.79 | 2.81 | 2.83 | 2.84 |
| 50-54 | 2.37 | 2.22 | 2.03 | 2.29 | 2.22 | 1.92 | 1.72 | 1.87 | 1.73 | 1.72 | 1.76 | 1.76 | 1.76 | 1.81 | 1.92 | 1.92 | 2.03 | 2.18 | 2.22 | 2.18 | 2.25 | 2.24 | 2.21 | 2.22 | 2.24 | 2.24 | 2.28 | 2.31 | 2.33 | 2.35 | 2.37 | 2.38 | 2.39 | 2.41 | 2.42 |
| 55-59 | 4.06 | 3.49 | 3.46 | 2.97 | 2.86 | 2.77 | 2.57 | 2.25 | 2.34 | 2.30 | 2.20 | 2.15 | 2.21 | 2.19 | 2.19 | 2.21 | 2.23 | 2.24 | 2.29 | 2.37 | 2.39 | 2.45 | 2.53 | 2.56 | 2.56 | 2.58 | 2.59 | 2.59 | 2.60 | 2.62 | 2.63 | 2.66 | 2.67 | 2.69 | 2.71 |
| 60-64 | 4.96 | 5.04 | 4.92 | 5.07 | 4.85 | 4.16 | 4.28 | 4.35 | 3.95 | 3.80 | 3.71 | 3.60 | 3.48 | 3.60 | 3.57 | 3.54 | 3.52 | 3.60 | 3.62 | 3.65 | 3.69 | 3.74 | 3.77 | 3.81 | 3.86 | 3.90 | 3.95 | 3.99 | 4.03 | 4.05 | 4.08 | 4.09 | 4.10 | 4.12 | 4.14 |
| 65-69 | 5.34 | 5.86 | 5.75 | 5.41 | 5.19 | 5.66 | 5.66 | 5.49 | 5.53 | 5.31 | 4.79 | 4.86 | 4.96 | 4.72 | 4.62 | 4.58 | 4.50 | 4.42 | 4.55 | 4.55 | 4.55 | 4.56 | 4.64 | 4.67 | 4.70 | 4.75 | 4.80 | 4.83 | 4.87 | 4.92 | 4.95 | 5.00 | 5.04 | 5.07 | 5.10 |
| 70-74 | 5.90 | 5.86 | 5.49 | 5.52 | 5.79 | 5.88 | 6.33 | 6.34 | 6.10 | 6.07 | 6.64 | 6.66 | 6.54 | 6.61 | 6.40 | 5.90 | 5.97 | 6.09 | 5.88 | 5.81 | 5.79 | 5.73 | 5.67 | 5.81 | 5.82 | 5.83 | 5.85 | 5.93 | 5.96 | 6.00 | 6.06 | 6.11 | 6.15 | 6.20 | 6.25 |
| 75-79 | 3.34 | 4.10 | 4.92 | 5.41 | 5.75 | 5.81 | 5.37 | 5.07 | 5.44 | 5.97 | 6.17 | 6.50 | 6.52 | 6.37 | 6.42 | 6.94 | 6.92 | 6.77 | 6.81 | 6.62 | 6.21 | 6.27 | 6.37 | 6.21 | 6.17 | 6.17 | 6.12 | 6.07 | 6.19 | 6.22 | 6.23 | 6.25 | 6.33 | 6.36 | 6.41 |
| 80-84 | 2.67 | 2.48 | 2.22 | 2.52 | 2.48 | 2.75 | 3.27 | 4.19 | 4.51 | 4.59 | 4.51 | 4.11 | 4.01 | 4.32 | 4.70 | 4.85 | 5.04 | 5.07 | 4.94 | 5.01 | 5.43 | 5.38 | 5.20 | 5.19 | 5.10 | 4.88 | 4.97 | 5.04 | 4.89 | 4.84 | 4.83 | 4.83 | 4.81 | 4.89 | 4.90 |
| 85+ | 2.93 | 2.93 | 2.86 | 2.48 | 2.25 | 2.48 | 2.56 | 2.52 | 2.56 | 2.71 | 2.90 | 3.27 | 3.73 | 3.89 | 4.02 | 4.07 | 4.05 | 4.21 | 4.47 | 4.77 | 4.84 | 4.91 | 5.01 | 5.09 | 5.26 | 5.53 | 5.55 | 5.55 | 5.65 | 5.74 | 5.79 | 5.85 | 5.90 | 5.89 | 5.94 |
| Total | 48.32 | 48.96 | 48.85 | 49.41 | 48.77 | 49.16 | 49.45 | 49.79 | 50.14 | 50.48 | 50.82 | 51.17 | 51.51 | 51.85 | 52.20 | 52.54 | 52.88 | 53.22 | 53.57 | 53.91 | 54.25 | 54.60 | 54.94 | 55.28 | 55.63 | 55.97 | 56.31 | 56.66 | 57.00 | 57.34 | 57.68 | 58.03 | 58.37 | 58.71 | 59.06 |