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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allansford | 32.68 | 32.02 | 33.02 | 33.43 | 32.99 | 33.33 | 33.53 | 33.67 | 33.81 | 33.94 | 34.08 | 34.22 | 34.36 | 34.50 | 34.64 | 34.78 | 34.91 | 35.05 | 35.19 | 35.33 | 35.47 | 35.61 | 35.75 | 35.88 | 36.02 | 36.16 | 36.30 | 36.44 | 36.58 | 36.72 | 36.85 | 36.99 | 37.13 | 37.27 | 37.41 |
| Bushfield - Woodford | 47.80 | 47.95 | 49.83 | 50.64 | 50.03 | 50.42 | 51.43 | 52.42 | 53.42 | 54.42 | 55.41 | 56.41 | 57.41 | 58.40 | 59.40 | 60.40 | 61.39 | 62.39 | 63.38 | 64.38 | 65.38 | 66.37 | 67.37 | 68.37 | 69.36 | 70.36 | 71.35 | 72.35 | 73.35 | 74.34 | 75.34 | 76.34 | 77.33 | 78.33 | 79.32 |
| Dennington | 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 |
| Warrnambool (Botanic) | 1030.69 | 1025.44 | 1014.84 | 1013.19 | 1007.58 | 1011.76 | 1013.16 | 1018.23 | 1024.09 | 1029.15 | 1034.20 | 1039.26 | 1044.32 | 1049.38 | 1054.44 | 1059.50 | 1064.56 | 1069.61 | 1074.67 | 1079.73 | 1084.79 | 1089.85 | 1094.91 | 1099.97 | 1105.02 | 1110.08 | 1115.14 | 1120.20 | 1125.26 | 1130.32 | 1135.38 | 1140.43 | 1145.49 | 1150.55 | 1155.61 |
| Warrnambool (Central) | 928.02 | 924.38 | 923.08 | 930.08 | 936.18 | 938.73 | 940.42 | 941.90 | 943.37 | 944.85 | 946.33 | 947.80 | 949.28 | 950.75 | 952.23 | 953.71 | 955.18 | 956.66 | 958.13 | 959.61 | 961.09 | 962.56 | 964.04 | 965.51 | 966.99 | 968.47 | 969.94 | 971.42 | 972.89 | 974.37 | 975.85 | 977.32 | 978.80 | 980.27 | 981.75 |
| Warrnambool (East) - Racecourse | 1102.71 | 1080.90 | 1086.99 | 1100.61 | 1106.62 | 1107.04 | 1111.48 | 1116.64 | 1121.81 | 1126.98 | 1132.15 | 1137.31 | 1142.48 | 1147.65 | 1152.82 | 1157.98 | 1163.15 | 1168.32 | 1173.49 | 1178.65 | 1183.82 | 1188.99 | 1194.15 | 1199.32 | 1204.49 | 1209.66 | 1214.82 | 1219.99 | 1225.16 | 1230.33 | 1235.49 | 1240.66 | 1245.83 | 1251.00 | 1256.16 |
| Warrnambool (North East) | 302.22 | 310.08 | 312.43 | 313.15 | 318.68 | 328.62 | 338.41 | 354.01 | 370.19 | 384.80 | 399.41 | 414.03 | 428.64 | 443.25 | 457.86 | 472.47 | 487.09 | 501.70 | 516.31 | 530.92 | 545.54 | 560.15 | 574.76 | 589.37 | 603.98 | 618.60 | 633.21 | 647.82 | 662.43 | 677.04 | 691.66 | 706.27 | 720.88 | 735.49 | 750.10 |
| Warrnambool (North) | 75.59 | 81.78 | 82.01 | 83.46 | 84.78 | 92.12 | 100.76 | 111.46 | 122.04 | 132.61 | 143.18 | 153.75 | 164.33 | 174.90 | 185.47 | 196.05 | 206.62 | 217.19 | 227.77 | 238.34 | 248.91 | 259.48 | 270.06 | 280.63 | 291.20 | 301.78 | 312.35 | 322.92 | 333.50 | 344.07 | 354.64 | 365.21 | 375.79 | 386.36 | 396.93 |
| Warrnambool (South East) - Hopkins | 363.58 | 365.47 | 366.43 | 368.75 | 373.72 | 378.17 | 382.51 | 389.19 | 395.88 | 402.56 | 409.24 | 415.93 | 422.61 | 429.30 | 435.98 | 442.67 | 449.35 | 456.03 | 462.72 | 469.40 | 476.09 | 482.77 | 489.45 | 496.14 | 502.82 | 509.51 | 516.19 | 522.88 | 529.56 | 536.24 | 542.93 | 549.61 | 556.30 | 562.98 | 569.66 |
| Warrnambool (South) | 339.84 | 337.47 | 336.01 | 342.53 | 344.36 | 346.55 | 348.85 | 351.19 | 353.52 | 355.85 | 358.18 | 360.51 | 362.84 | 365.17 | 367.51 | 369.84 | 372.17 | 374.50 | 376.83 | 379.16 | 381.49 | 383.83 | 386.16 | 388.49 | 390.82 | 393.15 | 395.48 | 397.81 | 400.15 | 402.48 | 404.81 | 407.14 | 409.47 | 411.80 | 414.13 |
| Warrnambool (West) | 1242.76 | 1240.33 | 1248.94 | 1250.78 | 1266.74 | 1268.11 | 1271.24 | 1274.60 | 1277.94 | 1281.29 | 1284.63 | 1287.98 | 1291.33 | 1294.67 | 1298.02 | 1301.36 | 1304.71 | 1308.05 | 1311.40 | 1314.75 | 1318.09 | 1321.44 | 1324.78 | 1328.13 | 1331.48 | 1334.82 | 1338.17 | 1341.51 | 1344.86 | 1348.21 | 1351.55 | 1354.90 | 1358.24 | 1361.59 | 1364.93 |
| Total | 32.68 | 32.02 | 33.02 | 33.43 | 32.99 | 33.33 | 33.53 | 33.67 | 33.81 | 33.94 | 34.08 | 34.22 | 34.36 | 34.50 | 34.64 | 34.78 | 34.91 | 35.05 | 35.19 | 35.33 | 35.47 | 35.61 | 35.75 | 35.88 | 36.02 | 36.16 | 36.30 | 36.44 | 36.58 | 36.72 | 36.85 | 36.99 | 37.13 | 37.27 | 37.41 |