Population is the number of people who usually live in an area. Place Forecast uses this term as shorthand for the estimated resident population. It is a key indicator for the population domain.
Estimated figures come from the Estimated Resident Population published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Future population is projected using the cohort-component method. This starts from the jump-off year — the point where estimated data ends and projected data begins.
Population change is built from four components: births, deaths, in-migration, and out-migration. Each of these has its own page where you can see the numbers and rates that drive the total. Together they explain why an area is growing, shrinking, or staying the same.
| 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 | 263.00 | 258.00 | 255.00 | 258.00 | 225.00 | 242.19 | 254.29 | 256.27 | 258.25 | 261.27 | 259.37 | 258.95 | 258.74 | 258.63 | 258.75 | 259.18 | 259.46 | 259.71 | 260.01 | 260.51 | 261.08 | 261.69 | 262.25 | 262.82 | 263.34 | 263.90 | 264.46 | 264.95 | 265.50 | 266.11 | 266.79 | 267.57 | 268.32 | 269.03 | 269.73 |
| 5-9 | 265.00 | 257.00 | 268.00 | 273.00 | 258.00 | 241.32 | 243.62 | 247.37 | 247.60 | 248.64 | 260.72 | 263.89 | 263.81 | 264.19 | 266.08 | 265.76 | 265.83 | 266.04 | 266.49 | 267.03 | 267.63 | 268.20 | 268.73 | 269.25 | 269.77 | 270.29 | 270.83 | 271.36 | 271.91 | 272.49 | 273.13 | 273.82 | 274.52 | 275.23 | 275.95 |
| 10-14 | 281.00 | 284.00 | 269.00 | 262.00 | 249.00 | 250.31 | 235.54 | 232.13 | 232.89 | 227.50 | 217.49 | 217.00 | 218.54 | 216.86 | 216.53 | 223.57 | 225.47 | 225.47 | 226.19 | 227.87 | 227.87 | 228.08 | 228.39 | 228.84 | 229.31 | 229.79 | 230.26 | 230.70 | 231.15 | 231.62 | 232.10 | 232.63 | 233.17 | 233.72 | 234.28 |
| 15-19 | 250.00 | 255.00 | 241.00 | 236.00 | 246.00 | 256.35 | 272.18 | 277.89 | 278.40 | 274.91 | 273.32 | 266.64 | 265.78 | 266.98 | 263.63 | 259.53 | 258.30 | 260.72 | 260.83 | 260.29 | 263.66 | 265.09 | 265.17 | 265.64 | 267.34 | 267.76 | 268.08 | 268.47 | 268.99 | 269.58 | 270.21 | 270.89 | 271.54 | 272.18 | 272.81 |
| 20-24 | 342.00 | 319.00 | 321.00 | 323.00 | 299.00 | 267.34 | 272.57 | 278.84 | 288.50 | 303.14 | 307.92 | 313.27 | 312.31 | 312.13 | 313.89 | 312.39 | 313.23 | 313.67 | 315.09 | 315.59 | 314.12 | 313.81 | 315.02 | 315.66 | 315.03 | 316.36 | 317.61 | 318.35 | 319.09 | 320.00 | 320.76 | 321.62 | 322.44 | 323.25 | 324.05 |
| 25-29 | 429.00 | 425.00 | 385.00 | 391.00 | 393.00 | 390.99 | 391.15 | 372.87 | 360.16 | 353.60 | 350.55 | 350.76 | 351.53 | 352.74 | 355.36 | 356.96 | 358.53 | 358.82 | 359.79 | 361.25 | 361.75 | 363.09 | 363.75 | 364.73 | 365.36 | 365.67 | 366.28 | 367.03 | 367.73 | 368.33 | 369.51 | 370.77 | 371.85 | 372.84 | 373.81 |
| 30-34 | 396.00 | 378.00 | 383.00 | 400.00 | 399.00 | 405.44 | 380.98 | 360.01 | 349.58 | 340.01 | 333.43 | 333.49 | 330.77 | 328.17 | 327.06 | 326.90 | 327.19 | 327.82 | 328.76 | 329.96 | 331.05 | 332.08 | 332.88 | 333.70 | 334.44 | 335.10 | 335.80 | 336.41 | 337.10 | 337.82 | 338.60 | 339.52 | 340.47 | 341.38 | 342.27 |
| 35-39 | 403.00 | 414.00 | 410.00 | 400.00 | 361.00 | 362.33 | 360.81 | 376.79 | 391.26 | 395.46 | 395.19 | 388.10 | 381.38 | 378.26 | 375.85 | 374.51 | 374.91 | 374.44 | 373.89 | 374.15 | 374.85 | 375.74 | 376.66 | 377.61 | 378.51 | 379.37 | 380.23 | 380.98 | 381.78 | 382.63 | 383.55 | 384.57 | 385.60 | 386.60 | 387.58 |
| 40-44 | 317.00 | 301.00 | 304.00 | 303.00 | 323.00 | 352.92 | 361.82 | 352.31 | 341.59 | 328.06 | 325.68 | 323.72 | 331.23 | 340.82 | 343.57 | 344.70 | 342.54 | 339.77 | 338.19 | 337.66 | 337.52 | 338.19 | 338.52 | 338.44 | 338.72 | 339.32 | 340.02 | 340.76 | 341.54 | 342.33 | 343.15 | 344.02 | 344.86 | 345.72 | 346.58 |
| 45-49 | 352.00 | 341.00 | 328.00 | 327.00 | 305.00 | 290.29 | 295.30 | 313.05 | 318.73 | 347.78 | 371.44 | 379.65 | 377.47 | 371.29 | 361.70 | 358.63 | 358.26 | 362.90 | 369.80 | 372.48 | 372.79 | 371.99 | 370.28 | 370.05 | 370.19 | 370.19 | 370.83 | 371.20 | 371.50 | 372.10 | 372.87 | 373.76 | 374.70 | 375.64 | 376.60 |
| 50-54 | 293.00 | 316.00 | 329.00 | 358.00 | 358.00 | 349.10 | 322.86 | 308.70 | 300.90 | 287.04 | 279.39 | 283.90 | 293.18 | 298.28 | 317.51 | 331.76 | 334.86 | 331.65 | 327.97 | 322.79 | 322.25 | 321.89 | 325.18 | 329.34 | 331.00 | 331.82 | 331.51 | 330.92 | 330.72 | 330.99 | 331.39 | 332.13 | 332.77 | 333.24 | 333.87 |
| 55-59 | 311.00 | 310.00 | 304.00 | 302.00 | 312.00 | 299.17 | 318.53 | 341.53 | 358.57 | 357.70 | 348.51 | 323.72 | 313.66 | 306.06 | 296.76 | 292.95 | 294.72 | 300.76 | 302.46 | 314.64 | 325.54 | 329.01 | 327.82 | 327.12 | 324.28 | 323.95 | 323.57 | 325.95 | 329.94 | 331.69 | 332.75 | 332.94 | 332.69 | 332.76 | 333.22 |
| 60-64 | 328.00 | 331.00 | 337.00 | 327.00 | 314.00 | 322.96 | 318.55 | 303.70 | 290.02 | 290.27 | 281.78 | 299.57 | 316.13 | 329.20 | 328.07 | 319.87 | 304.06 | 297.45 | 292.68 | 286.07 | 282.45 | 284.38 | 289.78 | 291.74 | 301.94 | 310.38 | 313.24 | 312.30 | 310.95 | 308.56 | 308.10 | 308.23 | 310.20 | 313.00 | 314.28 |
| 65-69 | 265.00 | 281.00 | 281.00 | 300.00 | 326.00 | 321.15 | 318.40 | 307.50 | 298.32 | 283.86 | 288.20 | 283.52 | 272.30 | 263.09 | 264.73 | 260.51 | 272.91 | 283.78 | 291.98 | 290.70 | 285.37 | 274.50 | 269.62 | 266.42 | 262.09 | 259.93 | 261.50 | 265.32 | 266.88 | 273.77 | 279.24 | 281.00 | 280.60 | 280.16 | 278.93 |
| 70-74 | 229.00 | 227.00 | 244.00 | 233.00 | 232.00 | 248.20 | 261.72 | 251.54 | 267.94 | 281.84 | 275.51 | 273.28 | 266.75 | 261.97 | 253.45 | 256.55 | 254.76 | 250.13 | 244.71 | 245.42 | 241.86 | 248.77 | 255.58 | 261.37 | 261.62 | 258.86 | 252.93 | 250.61 | 249.09 | 247.07 | 245.67 | 246.65 | 249.44 | 250.48 | 254.99 |
| 75-79 | 173.00 | 178.00 | 189.00 | 197.00 | 193.00 | 204.84 | 206.47 | 228.97 | 217.24 | 219.63 | 231.59 | 242.01 | 234.97 | 242.82 | 252.93 | 249.20 | 248.15 | 243.04 | 239.85 | 234.37 | 236.96 | 236.51 | 231.84 | 227.51 | 227.57 | 226.03 | 231.90 | 237.38 | 241.41 | 240.99 | 239.20 | 235.36 | 233.45 | 232.67 | 231.07 |
| 80-84 | 96.00 | 107.00 | 122.00 | 138.00 | 145.00 | 138.76 | 144.60 | 151.89 | 160.94 | 167.73 | 177.92 | 180.46 | 195.45 | 188.31 | 189.40 | 197.20 | 203.43 | 194.83 | 198.00 | 205.12 | 202.38 | 201.74 | 200.58 | 198.01 | 194.37 | 195.49 | 194.68 | 191.16 | 189.83 | 190.98 | 190.72 | 194.13 | 196.84 | 198.55 | 198.31 |
| 85+ | 104.00 | 108.00 | 101.00 | 99.00 | 109.00 | 126.53 | 137.72 | 146.25 | 161.38 | 168.51 | 173.60 | 184.32 | 196.91 | 215.77 | 224.96 | 234.71 | 242.93 | 263.20 | 272.17 | 277.61 | 289.06 | 298.08 | 305.42 | 313.88 | 321.93 | 327.25 | 332.39 | 336.92 | 340.32 | 343.01 | 346.99 | 349.79 | 350.58 | 352.27 | 355.05 |
| Total | 5097.00 | 5090.00 | 5071.00 | 5127.00 | 5047.00 | 5070.19 | 5097.10 | 5107.63 | 5122.28 | 5136.94 | 5151.60 | 5166.25 | 5180.91 | 5195.57 | 5210.23 | 5224.88 | 5239.54 | 5254.20 | 5268.85 | 5283.51 | 5298.17 | 5312.83 | 5327.48 | 5342.14 | 5356.80 | 5371.45 | 5386.11 | 5400.77 | 5415.43 | 5430.08 | 5444.74 | 5459.40 | 5474.06 | 5488.71 | 5503.37 |