Population is the number of people living in an area. It is a key indicator for the population domain in Place Forecast.
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 | 745.00 | 701.00 | 722.00 | 718.00 | 667.00 | 632.54 | 596.84 | 592.38 | 583.07 | 575.11 | 565.09 | 557.94 | 553.28 | 550.61 | 550.03 | 550.45 | 551.61 | 553.34 | 555.56 | 558.26 | 560.88 | 563.07 | 564.85 | 566.32 | 567.72 | 568.84 | 569.67 | 570.20 | 570.60 | 570.83 | 570.98 | 571.24 | 571.59 | 572.01 | 572.50 |
| 5-9 | 884.00 | 907.00 | 913.00 | 919.00 | 929.00 | 915.47 | 905.02 | 886.85 | 866.36 | 828.60 | 803.64 | 776.70 | 774.39 | 769.89 | 767.25 | 762.36 | 759.71 | 758.90 | 759.36 | 760.92 | 763.34 | 765.98 | 768.53 | 771.01 | 773.58 | 775.83 | 777.67 | 779.18 | 780.45 | 781.47 | 782.23 | 782.95 | 783.60 | 784.25 | 784.87 |
| 10-14 | 927.00 | 930.00 | 921.00 | 936.00 | 962.00 | 974.76 | 973.37 | 975.00 | 979.54 | 998.99 | 989.66 | 984.42 | 967.63 | 952.54 | 923.39 | 905.06 | 885.91 | 885.73 | 884.01 | 883.44 | 881.28 | 880.66 | 881.11 | 882.20 | 883.97 | 886.24 | 888.59 | 890.81 | 892.91 | 894.97 | 896.74 | 898.29 | 899.69 | 900.94 | 902.07 |
| 15-19 | 732.00 | 775.00 | 802.00 | 824.00 | 855.00 | 882.23 | 886.35 | 883.17 | 886.44 | 888.35 | 897.93 | 901.26 | 902.19 | 905.53 | 920.33 | 916.54 | 914.21 | 902.25 | 889.76 | 870.45 | 857.95 | 845.46 | 845.90 | 844.84 | 844.52 | 843.16 | 842.91 | 843.39 | 844.34 | 845.69 | 847.38 | 849.21 | 851.02 | 852.78 | 854.53 |
| 20-24 | 642.00 | 612.00 | 599.00 | 650.00 | 666.00 | 625.02 | 631.22 | 613.83 | 605.15 | 607.62 | 620.01 | 627.94 | 627.32 | 627.84 | 627.20 | 636.91 | 644.79 | 644.44 | 645.79 | 654.37 | 655.39 | 655.60 | 645.53 | 638.21 | 630.54 | 624.82 | 620.12 | 619.87 | 619.22 | 619.03 | 618.69 | 618.99 | 619.65 | 620.50 | 621.50 |
| 25-29 | 540.00 | 509.00 | 515.00 | 502.00 | 548.00 | 528.46 | 508.28 | 515.35 | 502.27 | 489.32 | 479.80 | 484.07 | 481.83 | 482.04 | 486.76 | 491.85 | 495.93 | 498.19 | 500.90 | 502.26 | 506.83 | 511.60 | 512.64 | 513.82 | 515.79 | 516.93 | 517.17 | 513.90 | 511.59 | 509.32 | 507.40 | 506.01 | 506.24 | 506.41 | 506.89 |
| 30-34 | 659.00 | 643.00 | 621.00 | 630.00 | 608.00 | 590.28 | 556.60 | 550.30 | 546.16 | 545.13 | 542.99 | 542.16 | 546.39 | 546.38 | 547.23 | 547.21 | 550.83 | 552.25 | 555.11 | 559.36 | 563.17 | 565.81 | 567.83 | 569.71 | 570.72 | 572.34 | 574.28 | 575.00 | 575.58 | 576.09 | 576.53 | 576.79 | 576.32 | 576.04 | 575.92 |
| 35-39 | 956.00 | 1003.00 | 957.00 | 907.00 | 909.00 | 883.16 | 877.80 | 868.50 | 859.36 | 839.47 | 836.36 | 820.18 | 818.44 | 818.67 | 822.38 | 825.57 | 829.14 | 835.04 | 838.34 | 842.24 | 845.57 | 850.11 | 852.20 | 854.64 | 857.87 | 860.51 | 862.28 | 863.61 | 864.81 | 865.35 | 866.21 | 867.50 | 868.32 | 869.23 | 870.25 |
| 40-44 | 833.00 | 867.00 | 925.00 | 1025.00 | 1082.00 | 1111.76 | 1102.92 | 1070.94 | 1034.72 | 1034.38 | 1016.51 | 1015.10 | 1009.77 | 1005.08 | 992.57 | 993.14 | 985.98 | 987.78 | 989.89 | 994.42 | 999.34 | 1004.08 | 1009.85 | 1013.12 | 1016.38 | 1019.17 | 1022.65 | 1024.51 | 1026.45 | 1028.69 | 1030.45 | 1031.78 | 1033.00 | 1034.20 | 1035.10 |
| 45-49 | 870.00 | 839.00 | 802.00 | 824.00 | 827.00 | 839.53 | 888.41 | 944.64 | 995.08 | 1011.28 | 1036.46 | 1031.73 | 1008.53 | 984.43 | 986.53 | 974.29 | 973.16 | 971.70 | 970.83 | 962.78 | 964.00 | 960.06 | 962.22 | 964.13 | 967.92 | 971.61 | 975.21 | 979.37 | 981.90 | 984.37 | 986.36 | 988.91 | 990.42 | 992.09 | 993.99 |
| 50-54 | 818.00 | 854.00 | 835.00 | 827.00 | 827.00 | 854.49 | 839.67 | 834.91 | 842.64 | 851.27 | 862.60 | 903.55 | 949.84 | 991.98 | 1008.95 | 1034.15 | 1032.29 | 1013.67 | 993.32 | 995.75 | 986.63 | 986.06 | 985.86 | 985.63 | 979.51 | 980.88 | 977.27 | 979.01 | 980.66 | 983.98 | 986.94 | 990.05 | 993.56 | 995.83 | 998.19 |
| 55-59 | 850.00 | 840.00 | 828.00 | 823.00 | 810.00 | 805.76 | 814.42 | 828.52 | 841.57 | 852.70 | 874.42 | 862.59 | 859.92 | 868.27 | 877.14 | 887.14 | 923.32 | 963.15 | 998.52 | 1011.48 | 1032.37 | 1031.77 | 1017.17 | 1000.96 | 1003.54 | 996.39 | 996.36 | 995.72 | 995.62 | 990.77 | 991.98 | 989.10 | 990.72 | 992.39 | 995.31 |
| 60-64 | 1037.00 | 992.00 | 927.00 | 912.00 | 850.00 | 802.04 | 813.56 | 811.08 | 793.07 | 786.45 | 784.42 | 790.74 | 802.73 | 814.67 | 825.91 | 845.98 | 836.16 | 834.24 | 842.00 | 849.27 | 858.60 | 889.05 | 922.43 | 952.13 | 964.49 | 982.93 | 981.60 | 968.70 | 954.38 | 956.16 | 950.49 | 950.66 | 950.42 | 950.51 | 946.84 |
| 65-69 | 934.00 | 969.00 | 1022.00 | 972.00 | 966.00 | 963.23 | 925.58 | 870.90 | 867.13 | 831.33 | 789.63 | 801.03 | 799.69 | 784.34 | 777.65 | 777.33 | 784.18 | 795.62 | 806.24 | 817.34 | 835.68 | 826.95 | 825.65 | 833.42 | 839.41 | 847.26 | 874.42 | 903.89 | 929.66 | 939.98 | 955.59 | 953.81 | 942.21 | 929.24 | 930.71 |
| 70-74 | 756.00 | 820.00 | 816.00 | 872.00 | 875.00 | 894.02 | 902.95 | 941.53 | 909.68 | 919.64 | 917.48 | 884.32 | 835.17 | 832.69 | 801.87 | 764.47 | 775.17 | 774.98 | 761.85 | 755.78 | 755.80 | 762.63 | 773.04 | 782.68 | 793.09 | 809.38 | 801.23 | 800.19 | 807.47 | 812.70 | 819.59 | 844.20 | 870.63 | 893.57 | 902.56 |
| 75-79 | 415.00 | 446.00 | 520.00 | 581.00 | 648.00 | 707.70 | 767.06 | 770.28 | 822.84 | 835.12 | 853.36 | 862.34 | 895.74 | 864.98 | 870.05 | 869.16 | 838.55 | 796.62 | 795.56 | 770.36 | 736.67 | 745.31 | 748.55 | 737.77 | 731.84 | 731.15 | 737.12 | 747.41 | 756.43 | 766.98 | 780.73 | 772.15 | 771.35 | 778.70 | 783.34 |
| 80-84 | 318.00 | 327.00 | 338.00 | 335.00 | 355.00 | 369.96 | 384.74 | 434.99 | 474.97 | 522.84 | 558.85 | 594.35 | 597.64 | 634.88 | 644.40 | 652.35 | 657.39 | 680.08 | 659.55 | 666.01 | 665.41 | 641.14 | 612.89 | 613.07 | 600.51 | 578.44 | 584.62 | 585.12 | 578.42 | 575.67 | 573.18 | 581.01 | 588.28 | 593.06 | 600.55 |
| 85+ | 536.00 | 558.00 | 510.00 | 459.00 | 422.00 | 451.13 | 478.99 | 512.41 | 528.28 | 553.49 | 574.67 | 596.22 | 638.93 | 667.35 | 705.32 | 733.74 | 762.15 | 785.28 | 819.42 | 844.26 | 862.65 | 878.97 | 900.83 | 906.19 | 921.25 | 929.50 | 924.99 | 921.07 | 923.23 | 924.40 | 917.77 | 919.35 | 917.74 | 915.78 | 915.17 |
| Total | 13452.00 | 13592.00 | 13573.00 | 13716.00 | 13806.00 | 13831.55 | 13853.78 | 13905.57 | 13938.34 | 13971.11 | 14003.87 | 14036.64 | 14069.41 | 14102.18 | 14134.95 | 14167.71 | 14200.48 | 14233.25 | 14266.02 | 14298.79 | 14331.55 | 14364.32 | 14397.09 | 14429.86 | 14462.62 | 14495.39 | 14528.16 | 14560.93 | 14593.70 | 14626.46 | 14659.23 | 14692.00 | 14724.77 | 14757.53 | 14790.30 |