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 | 37.60 | 35.24 | 35.81 | 36.55 | 39.38 | 38.80 | 40.20 | 42.55 | 43.90 | 45.82 | 47.56 | 47.90 | 47.76 | 47.48 | 47.43 | 47.90 | 48.42 | 49.20 | 49.65 | 49.80 | 50.11 | 50.29 | 50.46 | 51.11 | 51.92 | 52.78 | 53.70 | 54.73 | 55.56 | 56.37 | 57.21 | 58.03 | 58.87 | 59.75 | 60.48 |
| 5-9 | 36.02 | 40.71 | 38.40 | 36.95 | 34.23 | 35.36 | 36.11 | 36.12 | 38.23 | 40.54 | 39.43 | 40.93 | 43.14 | 44.59 | 46.68 | 48.54 | 48.92 | 48.78 | 48.62 | 48.58 | 49.04 | 49.68 | 50.53 | 51.12 | 51.38 | 51.47 | 51.57 | 51.54 | 51.87 | 52.51 | 53.23 | 54.15 | 55.10 | 55.82 | 56.51 |
| 10-14 | 34.38 | 33.05 | 34.68 | 37.59 | 39.58 | 38.71 | 38.03 | 35.20 | 33.27 | 30.41 | 31.29 | 32.06 | 32.30 | 34.24 | 36.45 | 35.63 | 37.37 | 39.66 | 40.86 | 42.58 | 44.22 | 44.50 | 44.40 | 44.32 | 44.22 | 44.55 | 44.96 | 45.57 | 45.98 | 46.16 | 46.21 | 46.31 | 46.25 | 46.46 | 46.96 |
| 15-19 | 39.75 | 35.34 | 35.68 | 32.94 | 29.81 | 28.81 | 31.29 | 33.33 | 34.08 | 35.87 | 35.31 | 34.55 | 31.86 | 30.21 | 27.61 | 28.46 | 28.94 | 29.42 | 31.32 | 33.72 | 32.95 | 34.66 | 37.07 | 38.14 | 39.63 | 40.88 | 40.97 | 40.70 | 40.42 | 40.22 | 40.43 | 40.76 | 41.20 | 41.46 | 41.57 |
| 20-24 | 35.59 | 31.10 | 28.80 | 30.92 | 36.17 | 35.60 | 34.39 | 33.44 | 31.85 | 28.74 | 27.50 | 30.21 | 32.35 | 33.21 | 35.57 | 35.60 | 34.84 | 32.01 | 30.23 | 27.56 | 28.35 | 28.99 | 29.43 | 31.53 | 34.52 | 33.62 | 35.48 | 37.76 | 38.23 | 39.37 | 40.37 | 40.41 | 40.02 | 39.54 | 39.15 |
| 25-29 | 52.76 | 53.48 | 52.34 | 48.42 | 43.75 | 41.58 | 33.47 | 30.53 | 31.52 | 36.43 | 35.73 | 34.55 | 33.99 | 32.21 | 28.98 | 27.86 | 30.90 | 32.98 | 34.07 | 36.82 | 36.84 | 36.03 | 32.96 | 31.41 | 28.52 | 29.33 | 29.58 | 29.80 | 32.27 | 34.93 | 34.04 | 36.01 | 37.95 | 38.25 | 39.22 |
| 30-34 | 43.43 | 44.46 | 48.94 | 51.55 | 48.95 | 49.41 | 53.86 | 52.07 | 47.66 | 42.48 | 40.85 | 32.70 | 30.13 | 31.12 | 35.97 | 35.49 | 34.20 | 33.60 | 32.13 | 28.95 | 28.06 | 30.87 | 33.26 | 34.41 | 37.16 | 37.17 | 36.13 | 33.01 | 31.08 | 28.11 | 28.87 | 29.11 | 29.45 | 31.50 | 34.14 |
| 35-39 | 37.37 | 34.69 | 35.43 | 36.82 | 41.16 | 45.23 | 46.72 | 50.38 | 52.05 | 49.38 | 49.72 | 54.24 | 51.88 | 47.89 | 42.94 | 40.99 | 33.06 | 30.18 | 31.36 | 36.29 | 35.86 | 34.86 | 34.04 | 32.54 | 29.05 | 28.02 | 30.97 | 32.99 | 34.20 | 36.66 | 36.53 | 35.45 | 32.21 | 30.46 | 27.47 |
| 40-44 | 34.06 | 39.54 | 39.39 | 39.52 | 38.48 | 36.46 | 36.03 | 37.11 | 39.28 | 43.99 | 47.94 | 49.92 | 53.72 | 55.79 | 52.90 | 53.40 | 57.99 | 55.54 | 51.42 | 46.49 | 44.17 | 35.74 | 32.59 | 33.64 | 39.06 | 38.30 | 37.29 | 36.46 | 34.30 | 30.89 | 29.44 | 32.46 | 34.42 | 35.63 | 38.31 |
| 45-49 | 43.40 | 36.82 | 34.60 | 32.56 | 33.43 | 33.18 | 35.57 | 35.68 | 37.05 | 36.01 | 33.80 | 33.27 | 34.51 | 36.68 | 41.49 | 44.87 | 45.90 | 49.86 | 51.18 | 48.74 | 48.86 | 53.29 | 51.89 | 47.27 | 41.93 | 40.76 | 32.66 | 30.44 | 31.38 | 36.04 | 35.43 | 33.60 | 32.99 | 31.47 | 28.38 |
| 50-54 | 43.24 | 43.18 | 42.66 | 40.58 | 41.07 | 40.04 | 35.76 | 34.82 | 31.98 | 32.68 | 32.59 | 35.14 | 35.34 | 36.68 | 35.64 | 33.21 | 32.72 | 33.58 | 35.72 | 39.45 | 43.39 | 44.79 | 48.58 | 50.08 | 47.78 | 48.28 | 52.96 | 50.75 | 46.92 | 42.17 | 40.45 | 31.97 | 29.18 | 30.02 | 34.78 |
| 55-59 | 46.90 | 44.71 | 43.74 | 41.38 | 40.96 | 43.14 | 43.14 | 43.10 | 42.13 | 42.20 | 40.85 | 36.66 | 35.62 | 32.65 | 33.41 | 33.48 | 36.09 | 36.24 | 37.64 | 36.58 | 34.14 | 33.62 | 34.72 | 36.94 | 40.99 | 44.72 | 46.39 | 49.96 | 51.19 | 48.96 | 49.28 | 53.95 | 51.80 | 47.56 | 42.76 |
| 60-64 | 54.53 | 55.14 | 54.40 | 55.58 | 50.16 | 47.50 | 45.10 | 44.50 | 42.44 | 42.32 | 44.70 | 44.81 | 44.94 | 43.70 | 43.90 | 42.64 | 38.20 | 37.28 | 34.35 | 35.00 | 34.98 | 37.65 | 37.80 | 39.29 | 38.14 | 35.52 | 35.01 | 36.01 | 38.26 | 42.26 | 46.20 | 47.92 | 51.55 | 53.05 | 50.39 |
| 65-69 | 46.52 | 44.98 | 41.75 | 44.27 | 50.70 | 52.60 | 56.01 | 56.57 | 58.04 | 51.90 | 48.81 | 46.49 | 46.09 | 44.84 | 44.26 | 46.53 | 46.72 | 46.47 | 45.74 | 45.88 | 44.42 | 40.02 | 38.61 | 35.39 | 36.30 | 36.61 | 39.43 | 39.56 | 40.99 | 39.73 | 36.91 | 36.17 | 37.21 | 39.52 | 43.77 |
| 70-74 | 42.56 | 44.74 | 49.56 | 44.61 | 42.98 | 43.39 | 40.80 | 37.84 | 40.21 | 45.89 | 47.57 | 50.72 | 50.72 | 52.29 | 47.16 | 44.44 | 42.46 | 42.00 | 40.29 | 39.76 | 41.95 | 42.08 | 42.31 | 41.54 | 41.12 | 39.90 | 35.70 | 34.69 | 32.01 | 33.02 | 33.55 | 36.03 | 36.01 | 37.08 | 35.72 |
| 75-79 | 30.18 | 33.57 | 32.27 | 35.88 | 36.26 | 38.20 | 41.13 | 45.54 | 41.24 | 39.64 | 40.01 | 37.48 | 34.77 | 36.94 | 42.13 | 43.74 | 46.62 | 46.90 | 48.40 | 43.57 | 41.10 | 39.38 | 38.73 | 37.25 | 36.96 | 38.88 | 38.94 | 38.87 | 38.11 | 37.90 | 36.72 | 32.86 | 31.88 | 29.35 | 30.01 |
| 80-84 | 23.83 | 23.91 | 23.87 | 22.92 | 24.85 | 24.41 | 26.37 | 26.27 | 30.95 | 31.36 | 32.87 | 34.83 | 38.23 | 34.91 | 33.06 | 32.95 | 31.40 | 29.91 | 31.81 | 36.38 | 37.80 | 40.30 | 39.83 | 41.01 | 36.70 | 34.25 | 32.61 | 32.36 | 31.92 | 31.10 | 32.71 | 32.69 | 32.64 | 32.05 | 31.08 |
| 85+ | 32.03 | 33.82 | 31.73 | 31.99 | 30.67 | 30.17 | 29.19 | 28.52 | 28.10 | 28.71 | 28.21 | 28.67 | 28.22 | 30.50 | 30.76 | 30.99 | 32.36 | 33.91 | 33.12 | 32.15 | 32.44 | 32.31 | 32.27 | 32.87 | 34.88 | 35.60 | 36.69 | 36.21 | 37.12 | 35.81 | 35.03 | 35.10 | 34.66 | 34.82 | 33.49 |
| Total | 714.17 | 708.48 | 704.05 | 701.03 | 702.59 | 702.59 | 703.19 | 703.58 | 703.97 | 704.36 | 704.76 | 705.15 | 705.54 | 705.93 | 706.33 | 706.72 | 707.11 | 707.51 | 707.90 | 708.29 | 708.68 | 709.08 | 709.47 | 709.86 | 710.25 | 710.65 | 711.04 | 711.43 | 711.82 | 712.22 | 712.61 | 713.00 | 713.40 | 713.79 | 714.18 |