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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coondle - Dewars Pool | 1.70 | 1.72 | 1.74 | 1.78 | 1.82 | 1.82 | 1.84 | 1.87 | 1.89 | 1.91 | 1.93 | 1.95 | 1.97 | 1.99 | 2.01 | 2.03 | 2.05 | 2.07 | 2.09 | 2.11 | 2.13 | 2.15 | 2.17 | 2.19 | 2.20 | 2.22 | 2.24 | 2.26 | 2.28 | 2.30 | 2.32 | 2.34 | 2.36 | 2.38 | 2.40 |
| Dumbarton - Hoddys Well | 1.65 | 1.76 | 1.78 | 1.82 | 1.86 | 1.92 | 1.96 | 2.08 | 2.16 | 2.24 | 2.32 | 2.40 | 2.48 | 2.56 | 2.65 | 2.73 | 2.81 | 2.89 | 2.97 | 3.05 | 3.13 | 3.21 | 3.29 | 3.37 | 3.45 | 3.53 | 3.61 | 3.70 | 3.78 | 3.86 | 3.94 | 4.02 | 4.10 | 4.18 | 4.26 |
| Morangup - Julimar | 1.84 | 1.86 | 1.92 | 1.98 | 2.04 | 2.05 | 2.06 | 2.07 | 2.08 | 2.09 | 2.10 | 2.11 | 2.12 | 2.13 | 2.14 | 2.15 | 2.16 | 2.17 | 2.18 | 2.19 | 2.19 | 2.20 | 2.21 | 2.22 | 2.23 | 2.24 | 2.25 | 2.26 | 2.27 | 2.28 | 2.29 | 2.30 | 2.31 | 2.32 | 2.33 |
| Toodyay | 22.46 | 22.69 | 23.32 | 24.10 | 24.81 | 24.89 | 24.97 | 25.26 | 25.45 | 25.64 | 25.83 | 26.02 | 26.21 | 26.40 | 26.59 | 26.78 | 26.97 | 27.15 | 27.34 | 27.53 | 27.72 | 27.91 | 28.10 | 28.29 | 28.48 | 28.67 | 28.86 | 29.05 | 29.23 | 29.42 | 29.61 | 29.80 | 29.99 | 30.18 | 30.37 |
| West Toodyay | 8.20 | 8.42 | 8.54 | 8.75 | 8.93 | 8.96 | 9.03 | 9.18 | 9.33 | 9.48 | 9.63 | 9.78 | 9.93 | 10.08 | 10.23 | 10.38 | 10.53 | 10.68 | 10.83 | 10.98 | 11.13 | 11.28 | 11.43 | 11.58 | 11.73 | 11.88 | 12.03 | 12.18 | 12.33 | 12.48 | 12.63 | 12.78 | 12.93 | 13.08 | 13.23 |
| Total | 1.70 | 1.72 | 1.74 | 1.78 | 1.82 | 1.82 | 1.84 | 1.87 | 1.89 | 1.91 | 1.93 | 1.95 | 1.97 | 1.99 | 2.01 | 2.03 | 2.05 | 2.07 | 2.09 | 2.11 | 2.13 | 2.15 | 2.17 | 2.19 | 2.20 | 2.22 | 2.24 | 2.26 | 2.28 | 2.30 | 2.32 | 2.34 | 2.36 | 2.38 | 2.40 |