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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inkpen - Wilberforce (WA) | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.83 | 0.83 |
| Talbot (WA) - Mount Observation (WA) | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.32 |
| York | 144.53 | 142.96 | 144.47 | 146.03 | 148.52 | 148.82 | 150.07 | 153.52 | 156.61 | 159.70 | 162.78 | 165.87 | 168.96 | 172.04 | 175.13 | 178.22 | 181.31 | 184.39 | 187.48 | 190.57 | 193.65 | 196.74 | 199.83 | 202.91 | 206.00 | 209.09 | 212.18 | 215.26 | 218.35 | 221.44 | 224.52 | 227.61 | 230.70 | 233.78 | 236.87 |
| Total | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.83 | 0.83 |