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 | 14.70 | 15.57 | 15.97 | 16.56 | 16.61 | 17.10 | 16.96 | 16.32 | 17.04 | 17.18 | 17.67 | 18.02 | 18.44 | 18.86 | 19.31 | 19.78 | 20.24 | 20.70 | 21.16 | 21.65 | 22.12 | 22.61 | 23.09 | 23.57 | 24.05 | 24.53 | 25.00 | 25.48 | 25.95 | 26.42 | 26.89 | 27.36 | 27.83 | 28.30 | 28.77 |
| 5-9 | 16.06 | 15.52 | 15.35 | 15.82 | 16.60 | 14.65 | 16.45 | 18.43 | 18.62 | 19.68 | 20.87 | 21.27 | 21.14 | 21.92 | 22.31 | 22.89 | 23.39 | 23.92 | 24.44 | 24.98 | 25.53 | 26.09 | 26.65 | 27.21 | 27.77 | 28.33 | 28.89 | 29.45 | 30.01 | 30.57 | 31.13 | 31.69 | 32.25 | 32.80 | 33.36 |
| 10-14 | 17.37 | 18.61 | 16.55 | 16.20 | 14.37 | 16.18 | 16.84 | 17.87 | 18.80 | 20.03 | 19.41 | 20.68 | 21.97 | 22.21 | 22.89 | 23.78 | 24.27 | 24.53 | 25.20 | 25.69 | 26.27 | 26.83 | 27.40 | 27.97 | 28.54 | 29.12 | 29.69 | 30.27 | 30.85 | 31.43 | 32.01 | 32.59 | 33.17 | 33.75 | 34.33 |
| 15-19 | 16.27 | 17.03 | 17.55 | 18.23 | 18.57 | 18.50 | 18.15 | 18.24 | 19.33 | 19.79 | 21.82 | 22.80 | 23.61 | 24.66 | 25.67 | 25.69 | 26.74 | 27.90 | 28.44 | 29.11 | 29.90 | 30.45 | 31.01 | 31.71 | 32.34 | 33.01 | 33.67 | 34.34 | 35.01 | 35.68 | 36.35 | 37.02 | 37.70 | 38.37 | 39.05 |
| 20-24 | 15.56 | 13.10 | 13.47 | 13.63 | 13.82 | 14.48 | 15.01 | 15.65 | 15.87 | 16.35 | 16.49 | 16.66 | 16.91 | 17.53 | 18.04 | 19.14 | 19.58 | 20.03 | 20.54 | 21.09 | 21.39 | 21.99 | 22.59 | 23.00 | 23.50 | 23.95 | 24.41 | 24.85 | 25.33 | 25.79 | 26.25 | 26.72 | 27.19 | 27.66 | 28.13 |
| 25-29 | 19.24 | 16.74 | 15.18 | 15.03 | 14.87 | 12.50 | 13.18 | 14.02 | 14.38 | 14.80 | 15.37 | 15.81 | 16.21 | 16.53 | 16.95 | 17.34 | 17.73 | 18.10 | 18.49 | 18.89 | 19.34 | 19.75 | 20.15 | 20.56 | 20.96 | 21.33 | 21.74 | 22.15 | 22.53 | 22.93 | 23.32 | 23.72 | 24.11 | 24.51 | 24.90 |
| 30-34 | 16.22 | 15.21 | 14.63 | 14.45 | 14.30 | 16.50 | 15.79 | 15.17 | 15.00 | 14.77 | 14.57 | 15.12 | 15.68 | 16.08 | 16.50 | 16.94 | 17.33 | 17.70 | 18.06 | 18.46 | 18.84 | 19.25 | 19.63 | 20.02 | 20.40 | 20.79 | 21.18 | 21.57 | 21.95 | 22.34 | 22.72 | 23.11 | 23.50 | 23.88 | 24.27 |
| 35-39 | 16.32 | 16.65 | 17.21 | 17.30 | 17.25 | 15.18 | 16.64 | 17.55 | 19.38 | 20.81 | 22.85 | 23.08 | 23.08 | 23.30 | 23.56 | 23.84 | 24.49 | 25.12 | 25.68 | 26.25 | 26.84 | 27.42 | 27.99 | 28.55 | 29.12 | 29.68 | 30.25 | 30.81 | 31.38 | 31.94 | 32.51 | 33.07 | 33.64 | 34.21 | 34.77 |
| 40-44 | 13.88 | 14.47 | 13.15 | 14.81 | 15.19 | 16.57 | 16.89 | 17.73 | 17.30 | 17.45 | 16.93 | 17.82 | 18.62 | 19.55 | 20.49 | 21.71 | 22.20 | 22.39 | 22.78 | 23.14 | 23.50 | 24.06 | 24.61 | 25.12 | 25.63 | 26.15 | 26.67 | 27.18 | 27.69 | 28.21 | 28.72 | 29.23 | 29.74 | 30.26 | 30.77 |
| 45-49 | 15.66 | 15.31 | 15.97 | 16.61 | 15.46 | 14.50 | 14.28 | 14.47 | 16.22 | 17.36 | 18.62 | 18.92 | 19.72 | 19.84 | 20.21 | 20.21 | 20.94 | 21.75 | 22.64 | 23.44 | 24.35 | 24.85 | 25.19 | 25.66 | 26.10 | 26.55 | 27.10 | 27.65 | 28.18 | 28.72 | 29.25 | 29.79 | 30.33 | 30.86 | 31.39 |
| 50-54 | 13.94 | 15.38 | 15.41 | 15.42 | 14.43 | 15.01 | 15.66 | 16.74 | 17.29 | 16.93 | 16.70 | 16.77 | 16.95 | 18.10 | 18.93 | 19.88 | 20.31 | 21.02 | 21.27 | 21.70 | 21.88 | 22.46 | 23.10 | 23.79 | 24.45 | 25.17 | 25.65 | 26.08 | 26.54 | 27.00 | 27.47 | 27.99 | 28.51 | 29.02 | 29.53 |
| 55-59 | 13.23 | 12.13 | 12.55 | 12.89 | 13.85 | 13.23 | 14.22 | 14.59 | 14.49 | 14.87 | 15.26 | 15.89 | 16.94 | 17.32 | 17.26 | 17.15 | 17.38 | 17.69 | 18.57 | 19.27 | 20.03 | 20.44 | 20.94 | 21.24 | 21.65 | 21.96 | 22.46 | 22.99 | 23.56 | 24.13 | 24.72 | 25.16 | 25.57 | 26.01 | 26.45 |
| 60-64 | 9.58 | 9.24 | 10.36 | 10.66 | 10.00 | 11.12 | 11.64 | 11.84 | 11.40 | 11.27 | 10.48 | 10.95 | 11.13 | 11.36 | 11.61 | 12.00 | 12.29 | 12.76 | 13.14 | 13.29 | 13.44 | 13.63 | 13.84 | 14.29 | 14.68 | 15.11 | 15.42 | 15.77 | 16.02 | 16.32 | 16.56 | 16.89 | 17.22 | 17.57 | 17.91 |
| 65-69 | 10.00 | 9.80 | 8.62 | 8.74 | 9.11 | 9.62 | 9.06 | 10.29 | 11.05 | 11.30 | 12.61 | 13.11 | 13.31 | 13.09 | 13.19 | 12.80 | 13.32 | 13.59 | 13.84 | 14.10 | 14.49 | 14.80 | 15.25 | 15.63 | 15.86 | 16.09 | 16.35 | 16.63 | 17.07 | 17.46 | 17.88 | 18.21 | 18.58 | 18.88 | 19.21 |
| 70-74 | 9.47 | 9.86 | 10.43 | 10.08 | 10.20 | 9.33 | 9.39 | 8.69 | 8.97 | 9.51 | 10.03 | 9.72 | 10.69 | 11.36 | 11.67 | 12.74 | 13.18 | 13.37 | 13.27 | 13.41 | 13.24 | 13.70 | 13.98 | 14.23 | 14.50 | 14.87 | 15.17 | 15.57 | 15.93 | 16.17 | 16.41 | 16.69 | 16.98 | 17.38 | 17.74 |
| 75-79 | 5.58 | 7.11 | 7.90 | 8.49 | 8.43 | 8.64 | 8.59 | 9.00 | 8.80 | 8.93 | 8.57 | 8.47 | 8.14 | 8.59 | 8.90 | 9.11 | 8.88 | 9.67 | 10.28 | 10.60 | 11.47 | 11.91 | 12.11 | 12.05 | 12.19 | 12.08 | 12.48 | 12.75 | 12.99 | 13.22 | 13.52 | 13.74 | 14.09 | 14.40 | 14.63 |
| 80-84 | 2.86 | 1.87 | 1.99 | 2.74 | 3.87 | 4.27 | 4.74 | 4.50 | 4.50 | 4.71 | 4.92 | 5.41 | 5.68 | 5.45 | 5.59 | 5.55 | 5.52 | 5.25 | 5.43 | 5.59 | 5.61 | 5.48 | 6.05 | 6.59 | 6.92 | 7.54 | 7.76 | 7.80 | 7.73 | 7.84 | 7.81 | 8.12 | 8.27 | 8.38 | 8.52 |
| 85+ | 1.72 | 2.10 | 2.22 | 2.49 | 2.03 | 2.19 | 2.07 | 2.07 | 2.38 | 2.71 | 2.90 | 3.24 | 3.13 | 3.28 | 3.57 | 3.72 | 4.13 | 4.07 | 3.96 | 4.19 | 4.25 | 4.40 | 4.17 | 4.20 | 4.38 | 4.41 | 4.43 | 4.60 | 4.87 | 5.09 | 5.37 | 5.42 | 5.48 | 5.56 | 5.70 |
| Total | 227.67 | 225.69 | 224.53 | 230.18 | 228.96 | 229.59 | 235.53 | 243.17 | 250.81 | 258.45 | 266.09 | 273.73 | 281.37 | 289.01 | 296.65 | 304.29 | 311.93 | 319.57 | 327.20 | 334.84 | 342.48 | 350.12 | 357.76 | 365.40 | 373.04 | 380.68 | 388.32 | 395.96 | 403.60 | 411.24 | 418.87 | 426.51 | 434.15 | 441.79 | 449.43 |