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 | 358.00 | 338.00 | 304.00 | 296.00 | 295.00 | 296.95 | 292.77 | 303.57 | 303.16 | 303.03 | 304.18 | 304.86 | 305.24 | 306.51 | 308.08 | 309.67 | 311.40 | 313.24 | 315.36 | 316.54 | 317.75 | 319.02 | 320.47 | 321.84 | 323.00 | 324.30 | 325.64 | 327.16 | 328.72 | 330.37 | 331.99 | 333.44 | 335.03 | 336.65 | 338.46 |
| 5-9 | 489.00 | 481.00 | 486.00 | 480.00 | 481.00 | 444.40 | 433.35 | 430.61 | 432.34 | 436.97 | 440.76 | 434.94 | 432.19 | 432.52 | 434.02 | 436.08 | 438.38 | 440.82 | 443.78 | 446.04 | 448.28 | 450.26 | 452.36 | 454.32 | 456.10 | 457.91 | 459.77 | 461.79 | 463.87 | 466.10 | 468.35 | 470.51 | 472.78 | 475.03 | 477.47 |
| 10-14 | 580.00 | 594.00 | 587.00 | 559.00 | 560.00 | 561.65 | 569.88 | 563.64 | 558.81 | 542.99 | 522.06 | 512.82 | 503.92 | 505.76 | 510.18 | 514.26 | 512.66 | 512.98 | 515.13 | 517.35 | 519.81 | 522.19 | 524.66 | 527.21 | 529.61 | 531.99 | 534.28 | 536.67 | 539.07 | 541.58 | 544.06 | 546.50 | 549.01 | 551.57 | 554.30 |
| 15-19 | 515.00 | 541.00 | 544.00 | 585.00 | 606.00 | 619.66 | 628.30 | 640.03 | 619.75 | 613.60 | 618.12 | 622.00 | 610.06 | 609.34 | 597.25 | 582.05 | 574.36 | 571.09 | 574.67 | 578.98 | 582.68 | 582.09 | 583.26 | 585.53 | 587.97 | 590.58 | 593.20 | 595.90 | 598.72 | 601.60 | 604.45 | 607.19 | 610.00 | 612.82 | 615.73 |
| 20-24 | 456.00 | 441.00 | 462.00 | 487.00 | 506.00 | 478.94 | 465.78 | 486.15 | 498.47 | 494.75 | 497.11 | 501.98 | 514.95 | 497.31 | 491.82 | 495.87 | 497.42 | 489.57 | 486.27 | 478.27 | 470.24 | 469.42 | 471.55 | 473.82 | 475.49 | 477.17 | 477.65 | 479.47 | 481.66 | 483.85 | 486.09 | 488.31 | 490.66 | 493.01 | 495.48 |
| 25-29 | 266.00 | 229.00 | 233.00 | 279.00 | 341.00 | 332.91 | 271.83 | 245.11 | 227.94 | 225.94 | 219.73 | 215.63 | 219.66 | 227.03 | 229.59 | 229.37 | 230.46 | 235.99 | 228.55 | 228.19 | 229.55 | 230.21 | 228.10 | 227.00 | 226.49 | 226.40 | 227.97 | 228.72 | 229.46 | 230.50 | 231.54 | 232.40 | 233.46 | 234.57 | 235.82 |
| 30-34 | 296.00 | 283.00 | 263.00 | 272.00 | 231.00 | 240.72 | 249.18 | 263.29 | 259.86 | 255.27 | 251.57 | 244.58 | 240.24 | 238.57 | 238.44 | 238.69 | 239.77 | 241.56 | 243.80 | 244.87 | 245.94 | 246.97 | 248.35 | 248.80 | 249.56 | 250.56 | 251.55 | 252.48 | 253.58 | 254.79 | 255.96 | 257.09 | 258.31 | 259.54 | 260.94 |
| 35-39 | 380.00 | 396.00 | 408.00 | 432.00 | 439.00 | 409.73 | 412.40 | 419.20 | 413.36 | 402.63 | 409.84 | 412.01 | 413.17 | 414.23 | 415.88 | 417.71 | 417.43 | 418.24 | 419.88 | 421.06 | 422.49 | 424.20 | 426.25 | 428.27 | 429.94 | 431.72 | 433.53 | 435.52 | 437.42 | 439.53 | 441.68 | 443.67 | 445.71 | 447.83 | 450.15 |
| 40-44 | 471.00 | 459.00 | 456.00 | 466.00 | 523.00 | 538.91 | 551.69 | 568.54 | 581.11 | 586.82 | 574.82 | 570.14 | 566.87 | 565.92 | 562.10 | 566.33 | 569.00 | 571.91 | 575.16 | 577.75 | 580.19 | 581.31 | 583.02 | 585.02 | 587.14 | 589.40 | 591.84 | 594.51 | 597.27 | 600.08 | 602.93 | 605.69 | 608.56 | 611.38 | 614.44 |
| 45-49 | 568.00 | 540.00 | 532.00 | 544.00 | 540.00 | 531.05 | 530.41 | 538.88 | 537.32 | 556.80 | 566.10 | 572.28 | 573.30 | 579.45 | 582.46 | 578.16 | 578.56 | 578.59 | 579.35 | 577.67 | 581.70 | 584.24 | 586.98 | 589.53 | 591.97 | 594.49 | 596.26 | 598.43 | 600.81 | 603.43 | 606.11 | 608.81 | 611.66 | 614.54 | 617.55 |
| 50-54 | 560.00 | 609.00 | 596.00 | 592.00 | 588.00 | 578.43 | 571.87 | 594.95 | 602.52 | 592.90 | 586.95 | 584.64 | 582.70 | 580.15 | 595.75 | 602.89 | 608.00 | 610.10 | 617.46 | 620.53 | 618.73 | 620.40 | 621.40 | 622.66 | 621.98 | 625.96 | 628.70 | 631.58 | 634.39 | 637.34 | 640.35 | 642.65 | 645.26 | 648.00 | 650.96 |
| 55-59 | 586.00 | 569.00 | 568.00 | 535.00 | 525.00 | 561.56 | 616.75 | 628.93 | 634.07 | 646.66 | 644.51 | 641.91 | 657.52 | 664.84 | 655.16 | 648.82 | 647.51 | 647.06 | 646.24 | 658.73 | 664.91 | 669.03 | 671.64 | 678.52 | 682.37 | 682.01 | 684.02 | 685.55 | 687.52 | 688.34 | 692.62 | 695.89 | 699.18 | 702.39 | 705.76 |
| 60-64 | 622.00 | 598.00 | 566.00 | 586.00 | 570.00 | 552.87 | 525.21 | 521.34 | 506.52 | 508.61 | 536.69 | 577.11 | 580.75 | 585.13 | 596.27 | 596.58 | 594.16 | 603.80 | 608.65 | 602.13 | 600.60 | 601.68 | 602.93 | 603.44 | 613.68 | 619.58 | 623.90 | 626.82 | 631.92 | 634.81 | 634.73 | 636.50 | 638.34 | 640.41 | 641.44 |
| 65-69 | 607.00 | 624.00 | 620.00 | 599.00 | 612.00 | 601.35 | 584.88 | 579.43 | 604.48 | 587.73 | 572.02 | 550.85 | 544.77 | 532.25 | 532.72 | 555.11 | 588.13 | 593.20 | 598.56 | 608.51 | 608.59 | 606.10 | 614.81 | 619.54 | 616.05 | 615.09 | 616.08 | 617.34 | 618.31 | 627.39 | 632.73 | 636.96 | 639.73 | 644.50 | 647.49 |
| 70-74 | 568.00 | 585.00 | 590.00 | 564.00 | 564.00 | 573.82 | 598.10 | 598.72 | 587.81 | 598.37 | 589.79 | 574.82 | 567.05 | 588.65 | 574.32 | 562.05 | 545.16 | 538.94 | 525.75 | 524.40 | 543.42 | 573.48 | 578.98 | 584.50 | 592.86 | 592.67 | 590.70 | 599.74 | 605.01 | 602.42 | 601.11 | 601.32 | 602.11 | 602.91 | 611.14 |
| 75-79 | 336.00 | 380.00 | 414.00 | 473.00 | 498.00 | 531.15 | 536.59 | 557.05 | 548.89 | 554.10 | 563.09 | 582.95 | 582.46 | 572.58 | 582.35 | 574.84 | 561.62 | 556.33 | 573.80 | 563.86 | 553.56 | 538.55 | 532.29 | 519.84 | 519.51 | 536.53 | 563.28 | 568.06 | 572.94 | 579.68 | 579.94 | 579.83 | 588.17 | 593.30 | 590.39 |
| 80-84 | 179.00 | 184.00 | 218.00 | 244.00 | 285.00 | 314.12 | 359.13 | 387.84 | 439.28 | 463.47 | 490.94 | 494.82 | 511.34 | 503.64 | 508.16 | 516.00 | 533.45 | 533.13 | 524.77 | 533.07 | 526.69 | 515.80 | 510.85 | 527.36 | 517.80 | 508.47 | 495.43 | 490.34 | 481.26 | 481.21 | 496.38 | 519.51 | 523.55 | 528.11 | 534.38 |
| 85+ | 154.00 | 172.00 | 180.00 | 210.00 | 230.00 | 260.85 | 279.19 | 317.86 | 346.59 | 388.86 | 428.37 | 475.48 | 524.82 | 584.32 | 630.83 | 678.08 | 712.26 | 760.38 | 796.92 | 833.35 | 873.34 | 910.69 | 944.93 | 962.79 | 995.64 | 1019.50 | 1037.73 | 1058.65 | 1083.94 | 1100.06 | 1109.24 | 1111.16 | 1123.12 | 1135.24 | 1147.06 |
| Total | 7991.00 | 8023.00 | 8027.00 | 8203.00 | 8394.00 | 8429.06 | 8477.33 | 8645.12 | 8702.30 | 8759.48 | 8816.66 | 8873.84 | 8931.02 | 8988.20 | 9045.38 | 9102.56 | 9159.74 | 9216.92 | 9274.10 | 9331.28 | 9388.46 | 9445.64 | 9502.81 | 9559.99 | 9617.17 | 9674.35 | 9731.53 | 9788.71 | 9845.89 | 9903.07 | 9960.25 | 10017.43 | 10074.61 | 10131.79 | 10188.97 |