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 | 41.02 | 47.14 | 50.04 | 50.71 | 51.51 | 59.14 | 63.95 | 68.90 | 74.46 | 80.17 | 84.48 | 87.27 | 89.48 | 90.76 | 91.79 | 93.13 | 94.59 | 95.86 | 96.36 | 96.28 | 95.25 | 93.53 | 91.60 | 89.58 | 87.70 | 86.07 | 84.73 | 83.66 | 82.84 | 82.20 | 81.72 | 81.33 | 81.03 | 80.78 | 80.56 |
| 5-9 | 34.76 | 41.56 | 46.89 | 50.60 | 54.40 | 60.15 | 63.89 | 68.46 | 74.19 | 79.88 | 85.93 | 90.83 | 95.10 | 98.47 | 101.60 | 104.23 | 106.65 | 108.67 | 109.88 | 110.43 | 110.13 | 109.26 | 108.18 | 106.89 | 105.50 | 104.03 | 102.51 | 100.98 | 99.54 | 98.23 | 97.10 | 96.16 | 95.40 | 94.79 | 94.31 |
| 10-14 | 21.11 | 27.30 | 33.47 | 37.83 | 43.40 | 50.61 | 55.61 | 60.74 | 65.61 | 70.55 | 75.12 | 78.97 | 82.69 | 86.23 | 89.45 | 93.21 | 96.87 | 100.15 | 102.73 | 104.77 | 105.67 | 105.90 | 105.79 | 105.36 | 104.71 | 103.92 | 103.05 | 102.15 | 101.23 | 100.27 | 99.26 | 98.22 | 97.17 | 96.17 | 95.25 |
| 15-19 | 15.46 | 18.31 | 22.80 | 26.83 | 30.73 | 33.57 | 37.18 | 41.47 | 46.16 | 51.56 | 56.83 | 61.09 | 65.10 | 68.30 | 71.35 | 74.38 | 77.32 | 80.13 | 82.66 | 84.79 | 86.83 | 88.53 | 89.93 | 90.93 | 91.62 | 91.83 | 91.78 | 91.56 | 91.19 | 90.69 | 90.11 | 89.48 | 88.83 | 88.16 | 87.45 |
| 20-24 | 20.00 | 21.46 | 23.55 | 26.29 | 28.91 | 30.93 | 29.77 | 30.39 | 32.49 | 34.51 | 36.17 | 37.25 | 38.28 | 38.97 | 40.14 | 42.00 | 43.76 | 45.03 | 45.35 | 45.47 | 45.09 | 44.62 | 44.46 | 44.44 | 44.54 | 44.88 | 45.20 | 45.45 | 45.60 | 45.67 | 45.66 | 45.58 | 45.47 | 45.31 | 45.13 |
| 25-29 | 32.70 | 36.01 | 37.99 | 39.35 | 40.62 | 45.96 | 46.20 | 48.16 | 50.94 | 53.96 | 56.06 | 56.15 | 56.08 | 55.42 | 55.29 | 56.22 | 57.50 | 58.33 | 57.98 | 57.12 | 55.37 | 53.36 | 51.74 | 50.43 | 49.54 | 48.97 | 48.66 | 48.48 | 48.40 | 48.35 | 48.34 | 48.32 | 48.28 | 48.23 | 48.17 |
| 30-34 | 43.98 | 49.64 | 52.48 | 53.14 | 55.50 | 62.42 | 65.47 | 68.64 | 72.88 | 76.92 | 80.68 | 82.32 | 83.64 | 83.61 | 83.77 | 84.66 | 85.84 | 86.78 | 86.66 | 85.89 | 84.03 | 81.62 | 79.32 | 77.15 | 75.34 | 73.92 | 72.86 | 72.09 | 71.56 | 71.20 | 70.95 | 70.76 | 70.62 | 70.49 | 70.38 |
| 35-39 | 43.06 | 51.20 | 58.57 | 62.12 | 66.01 | 72.19 | 76.31 | 80.58 | 86.27 | 92.81 | 98.15 | 102.06 | 105.02 | 106.84 | 108.17 | 110.03 | 111.79 | 113.34 | 113.75 | 113.55 | 112.33 | 110.40 | 108.32 | 106.10 | 103.92 | 101.88 | 100.06 | 98.48 | 97.15 | 96.08 | 95.23 | 94.57 | 94.07 | 93.69 | 93.40 |
| 40-44 | 25.76 | 32.80 | 39.85 | 46.93 | 53.65 | 60.26 | 64.70 | 68.77 | 72.61 | 76.69 | 81.00 | 84.94 | 88.33 | 91.28 | 94.45 | 97.28 | 99.96 | 102.20 | 103.60 | 104.31 | 104.44 | 103.91 | 103.19 | 102.04 | 100.76 | 99.37 | 97.94 | 96.54 | 95.18 | 93.88 | 92.68 | 91.60 | 90.64 | 89.83 | 89.15 |
| 45-49 | 14.94 | 18.65 | 23.49 | 27.22 | 32.56 | 38.66 | 44.36 | 50.33 | 57.25 | 63.22 | 68.80 | 73.37 | 77.18 | 79.98 | 82.69 | 85.72 | 88.96 | 91.80 | 94.29 | 96.74 | 98.39 | 99.56 | 100.30 | 100.56 | 100.41 | 100.11 | 99.53 | 98.88 | 97.97 | 96.98 | 95.91 | 94.81 | 93.72 | 92.66 | 91.64 |
| 50-54 | 11.26 | 13.94 | 16.52 | 18.69 | 20.47 | 24.06 | 27.26 | 31.55 | 36.48 | 42.07 | 47.40 | 52.71 | 57.99 | 63.62 | 68.25 | 72.54 | 76.26 | 79.28 | 81.66 | 83.78 | 85.90 | 87.93 | 89.59 | 91.08 | 92.56 | 93.57 | 94.35 | 94.80 | 94.95 | 94.77 | 94.45 | 93.92 | 93.32 | 92.53 | 91.69 |
| 55-59 | 8.91 | 10.68 | 12.66 | 13.82 | 15.88 | 18.38 | 20.08 | 21.63 | 24.00 | 26.22 | 29.17 | 32.05 | 35.43 | 38.81 | 42.73 | 46.55 | 50.54 | 54.51 | 58.57 | 61.69 | 64.20 | 66.17 | 67.66 | 68.86 | 69.97 | 71.30 | 72.64 | 73.76 | 74.77 | 75.74 | 76.40 | 76.89 | 77.15 | 77.20 | 77.00 |
| 60-64 | 8.01 | 9.67 | 10.73 | 11.71 | 12.54 | 14.50 | 16.02 | 17.57 | 19.19 | 21.38 | 23.35 | 24.81 | 26.13 | 27.73 | 29.07 | 31.06 | 33.16 | 35.60 | 37.95 | 40.59 | 42.93 | 45.15 | 47.40 | 49.69 | 51.48 | 52.94 | 54.15 | 55.11 | 55.91 | 56.67 | 57.57 | 58.44 | 59.17 | 59.81 | 60.45 |
| 65-69 | 6.19 | 7.44 | 9.23 | 10.54 | 11.98 | 12.96 | 14.15 | 15.72 | 17.18 | 18.70 | 20.28 | 21.75 | 22.94 | 23.91 | 25.19 | 26.44 | 27.57 | 28.58 | 29.74 | 30.60 | 31.64 | 32.61 | 33.80 | 34.97 | 36.41 | 37.77 | 39.20 | 40.64 | 42.18 | 43.36 | 44.35 | 45.20 | 45.83 | 46.34 | 46.82 |
| 70-74 | 4.65 | 5.93 | 7.04 | 7.71 | 8.67 | 10.42 | 11.53 | 13.18 | 14.64 | 16.25 | 17.17 | 18.32 | 19.70 | 20.81 | 21.91 | 23.11 | 24.34 | 25.37 | 26.19 | 27.18 | 27.99 | 28.60 | 29.11 | 29.81 | 30.30 | 31.03 | 31.74 | 32.65 | 33.57 | 34.72 | 35.80 | 36.92 | 38.05 | 39.25 | 40.18 |
| 75-79 | 2.03 | 2.78 | 3.87 | 5.02 | 6.12 | 6.98 | 7.61 | 8.01 | 8.81 | 9.85 | 11.21 | 12.31 | 13.69 | 14.84 | 16.00 | 16.61 | 17.48 | 18.53 | 19.43 | 20.32 | 21.20 | 22.02 | 22.65 | 23.13 | 23.72 | 24.24 | 24.65 | 24.99 | 25.48 | 25.81 | 26.32 | 26.81 | 27.45 | 28.10 | 28.92 |
| 80-84 | 1.04 | 1.31 | 1.49 | 2.00 | 2.45 | 2.74 | 3.45 | 4.04 | 4.78 | 5.30 | 5.97 | 6.49 | 6.84 | 7.47 | 8.28 | 9.34 | 10.23 | 11.34 | 12.27 | 13.20 | 13.67 | 14.35 | 15.17 | 15.86 | 16.54 | 17.24 | 17.88 | 18.39 | 18.78 | 19.25 | 19.66 | 19.98 | 20.25 | 20.63 | 20.90 |
| 85+ | 0.53 | 0.86 | 0.98 | 1.18 | 1.55 | 1.95 | 2.24 | 2.67 | 3.13 | 3.59 | 4.13 | 4.95 | 5.78 | 6.75 | 7.57 | 8.59 | 9.71 | 10.73 | 12.08 | 13.47 | 15.24 | 16.95 | 18.78 | 20.76 | 22.78 | 24.75 | 26.87 | 29.17 | 31.53 | 33.93 | 36.32 | 38.80 | 41.33 | 43.81 | 46.41 |
| Total | 335.41 | 396.69 | 451.65 | 491.69 | 536.94 | 605.86 | 649.77 | 700.82 | 761.07 | 823.63 | 881.89 | 927.65 | 969.38 | 1003.82 | 1037.71 | 1075.10 | 1112.53 | 1146.22 | 1171.15 | 1190.17 | 1200.29 | 1204.50 | 1207.00 | 1207.64 | 1207.80 | 1207.80 | 1207.80 | 1207.80 | 1207.80 | 1207.80 | 1207.80 | 1207.80 | 1207.80 | 1207.80 | 1207.80 |