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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bindoon | 3.70 | 3.75 | 3.77 | 4.00 | 4.24 | 4.26 | 4.32 | 4.35 | 4.38 | 4.42 | 4.45 | 4.49 | 4.53 | 4.56 | 4.60 | 4.63 | 4.67 | 4.70 | 4.74 | 4.78 | 4.81 | 4.85 | 4.88 | 4.92 | 4.95 | 4.99 | 5.03 | 5.06 | 5.10 | 5.13 | 5.17 | 5.20 | 5.24 | 5.27 | 5.31 |
| Chittering | 6.18 | 6.26 | 6.74 | 6.93 | 7.13 | 7.20 | 7.50 | 7.90 | 8.44 | 8.97 | 9.51 | 10.05 | 10.58 | 11.12 | 11.65 | 12.19 | 12.73 | 13.26 | 13.80 | 14.33 | 14.87 | 15.41 | 15.94 | 16.48 | 17.02 | 17.55 | 18.09 | 18.62 | 19.16 | 19.70 | 20.23 | 20.77 | 21.30 | 21.84 | 22.38 |
| Lower Chittering | 20.21 | 21.03 | 21.66 | 22.05 | 22.42 | 22.62 | 23.03 | 23.59 | 24.15 | 24.72 | 25.28 | 25.84 | 26.40 | 26.97 | 27.53 | 28.09 | 28.65 | 29.22 | 29.78 | 30.34 | 30.90 | 31.47 | 32.03 | 32.59 | 33.16 | 33.72 | 34.28 | 34.84 | 35.41 | 35.97 | 36.53 | 37.09 | 37.66 | 38.22 | 38.78 |
| Muchea | 4.37 | 4.40 | 4.51 | 4.69 | 4.91 | 4.96 | 5.08 | 5.22 | 5.38 | 5.53 | 5.69 | 5.85 | 6.00 | 6.16 | 6.32 | 6.48 | 6.63 | 6.79 | 6.95 | 7.10 | 7.26 | 7.42 | 7.57 | 7.73 | 7.89 | 8.05 | 8.20 | 8.36 | 8.52 | 8.67 | 8.83 | 8.99 | 9.14 | 9.30 | 9.46 |
| Wannamal - Mooliabeenee | 0.93 | 0.97 | 1.00 | 1.07 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.18 | 1.23 | 1.27 | 1.31 | 1.35 | 1.39 | 1.43 | 1.47 | 1.51 | 1.55 | 1.59 | 1.63 | 1.67 | 1.71 | 1.75 | 1.79 | 1.83 | 1.87 | 1.91 | 1.95 | 1.99 | 2.03 | 2.07 | 2.12 | 2.16 | 2.20 | 2.24 | 2.28 |
| Total | 4.88 | 5.00 | 5.17 | 5.34 | 5.54 | 5.58 | 5.71 | 5.85 | 6.03 | 6.21 | 6.39 | 6.57 | 6.75 | 6.93 | 7.11 | 7.29 | 7.47 | 7.65 | 7.83 | 8.01 | 8.19 | 8.37 | 8.55 | 8.73 | 8.91 | 9.09 | 9.27 | 9.45 | 9.62 | 9.80 | 9.98 | 10.16 | 10.34 | 10.52 | 10.70 |