In-migration is the number of people who move into an area each year. It covers people from abroad and from other parts of the country. This page shows total in-migration over time and a split by age and sex.
Estimated figures come from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
In projected years, in-migration is set using dwelling-based target scaling and an in-migration age profile.
In-migration is one of the four parts of how the population changes. Along with births, it adds people to the area. The gap between people moving in and people moving out is net migration. Net migration is often the main driver of local growth or decline.
| Age Group | 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 | 1062.08 | 825.30 | 653.94 | 742.24 | 767.07 | 1336.66 | 1398.64 | 1466.80 | 1436.62 | 1453.03 | 1471.72 | 1490.21 | 1508.08 | 1525.23 | 1543.25 | 1560.63 | 1578.24 | 1596.17 | 1613.76 | 1631.32 | 1648.67 | 1666.08 | 1683.68 | 1701.38 | 1719.04 | 1737.02 | 1754.73 | 1772.40 | 1790.17 | 1807.95 | 1825.63 | 1843.40 | 1861.02 | 1878.55 |
| 5-9 | 760.68 | 675.49 | 601.80 | 613.11 | 533.42 | 955.92 | 993.74 | 1034.94 | 1017.18 | 1027.40 | 1039.63 | 1051.79 | 1063.66 | 1074.74 | 1086.44 | 1097.80 | 1109.36 | 1121.12 | 1132.68 | 1144.26 | 1155.73 | 1167.15 | 1178.64 | 1190.20 | 1201.77 | 1213.55 | 1225.18 | 1236.78 | 1248.44 | 1260.10 | 1271.71 | 1283.39 | 1294.96 | 1306.48 |
| 10-14 | 559.16 | 497.57 | 388.34 | 450.92 | 389.59 | 703.20 | 728.40 | 755.86 | 743.39 | 750.08 | 758.39 | 766.65 | 774.77 | 782.27 | 790.14 | 797.82 | 805.68 | 813.68 | 821.57 | 829.46 | 837.27 | 845.02 | 852.84 | 860.69 | 868.58 | 876.61 | 884.53 | 892.45 | 900.40 | 908.36 | 916.26 | 924.23 | 932.10 | 939.94 |
| 15-19 | 473.76 | 468.59 | 453.35 | 465.05 | 333.64 | 596.95 | 620.30 | 645.77 | 635.41 | 641.88 | 649.56 | 657.11 | 664.49 | 671.42 | 678.74 | 685.79 | 692.96 | 700.26 | 707.40 | 714.56 | 721.65 | 728.73 | 735.86 | 743.03 | 750.20 | 757.50 | 764.70 | 771.89 | 779.11 | 786.33 | 793.52 | 800.74 | 807.90 | 815.02 |
| 20-24 | 1195.71 | 1191.66 | 1091.73 | 1098.57 | 858.68 | 1514.39 | 1582.43 | 1653.20 | 1629.76 | 1649.78 | 1672.28 | 1694.05 | 1714.98 | 1734.98 | 1756.31 | 1776.65 | 1797.16 | 1817.98 | 1838.18 | 1858.59 | 1878.85 | 1899.13 | 1919.47 | 1939.93 | 1960.29 | 1981.00 | 2001.43 | 2021.80 | 2042.24 | 2062.70 | 2083.07 | 2103.55 | 2123.88 | 2144.12 |
| 25-29 | 1940.34 | 1706.23 | 1559.25 | 1589.61 | 1388.87 | 2446.83 | 2561.84 | 2685.15 | 2638.53 | 2670.65 | 2706.72 | 2742.11 | 2776.22 | 2808.76 | 2843.60 | 2876.91 | 2910.51 | 2944.68 | 2977.95 | 3011.47 | 3044.71 | 3077.97 | 3111.39 | 3145.04 | 3178.52 | 3212.60 | 3246.18 | 3279.66 | 3313.27 | 3346.90 | 3380.38 | 3414.06 | 3447.47 | 3480.72 |
| 30-34 | 1929.71 | 1730.27 | 1680.97 | 1615.86 | 1380.83 | 2427.20 | 2540.31 | 2664.02 | 2614.09 | 2645.21 | 2680.38 | 2715.10 | 2748.72 | 2780.78 | 2814.80 | 2847.48 | 2880.48 | 2914.05 | 2946.88 | 2979.80 | 3012.38 | 3045.02 | 3077.88 | 3110.98 | 3143.98 | 3177.54 | 3210.62 | 3243.63 | 3276.80 | 3309.99 | 3343.01 | 3376.22 | 3409.17 | 3441.98 |
| 35-39 | 1431.17 | 1296.82 | 1024.05 | 1179.38 | 1022.63 | 1797.09 | 1880.32 | 1972.31 | 1932.78 | 1955.06 | 1980.49 | 2005.73 | 2030.25 | 2053.59 | 2078.21 | 2101.95 | 2125.98 | 2150.44 | 2174.45 | 2198.45 | 2222.18 | 2245.93 | 2269.90 | 2294.04 | 2318.14 | 2342.65 | 2366.80 | 2390.93 | 2415.18 | 2439.45 | 2463.58 | 2487.85 | 2511.92 | 2535.89 |
| 40-44 | 1016.87 | 866.25 | 709.61 | 833.21 | 709.41 | 1273.07 | 1326.76 | 1387.78 | 1359.96 | 1373.75 | 1390.08 | 1406.47 | 1422.61 | 1437.72 | 1453.73 | 1469.22 | 1484.96 | 1501.02 | 1516.82 | 1532.62 | 1548.25 | 1563.82 | 1579.52 | 1595.37 | 1611.21 | 1627.34 | 1643.23 | 1659.10 | 1675.05 | 1691.00 | 1706.85 | 1722.81 | 1738.61 | 1754.35 |
| 45-49 | 683.14 | 543.72 | 490.19 | 463.41 | 469.45 | 854.09 | 887.02 | 925.04 | 908.71 | 917.58 | 928.26 | 938.99 | 949.66 | 959.53 | 969.98 | 980.10 | 990.36 | 1000.84 | 1011.15 | 1021.45 | 1031.66 | 1041.81 | 1052.01 | 1062.33 | 1072.66 | 1083.17 | 1093.53 | 1103.90 | 1114.31 | 1124.71 | 1135.06 | 1145.48 | 1155.80 | 1166.09 |
| 50-54 | 505.66 | 430.82 | 373.27 | 424.41 | 343.92 | 630.87 | 653.66 | 680.56 | 668.62 | 674.74 | 682.25 | 689.87 | 697.49 | 704.47 | 711.90 | 719.10 | 726.42 | 733.89 | 741.25 | 748.62 | 755.91 | 763.14 | 770.41 | 777.76 | 785.14 | 792.64 | 800.03 | 807.43 | 814.86 | 822.28 | 829.67 | 837.11 | 844.47 | 851.81 |
| 55-59 | 373.52 | 327.96 | 301.16 | 360.50 | 254.25 | 466.05 | 484.97 | 506.80 | 497.29 | 502.20 | 508.09 | 514.05 | 519.98 | 525.44 | 531.28 | 536.91 | 542.63 | 548.48 | 554.23 | 560.00 | 565.71 | 571.38 | 577.07 | 582.83 | 588.60 | 594.46 | 600.24 | 606.03 | 611.84 | 617.64 | 623.41 | 629.23 | 634.98 | 640.73 |
| 60-64 | 242.65 | 254.61 | 246.94 | 271.48 | 169.02 | 302.80 | 316.58 | 332.30 | 325.29 | 328.86 | 333.00 | 337.18 | 341.29 | 345.14 | 349.24 | 353.19 | 357.20 | 361.29 | 365.32 | 369.34 | 373.33 | 377.30 | 381.29 | 385.33 | 389.37 | 393.47 | 397.51 | 401.55 | 405.61 | 409.68 | 413.72 | 417.78 | 421.82 | 425.84 |
| 65-69 | 219.32 | 222.07 | 204.96 | 251.33 | 148.97 | 274.00 | 282.47 | 292.98 | 288.30 | 290.68 | 293.67 | 296.69 | 299.75 | 302.55 | 305.52 | 308.39 | 311.31 | 314.30 | 317.23 | 320.16 | 323.05 | 325.93 | 328.83 | 331.77 | 334.71 | 337.71 | 340.66 | 343.62 | 346.58 | 349.54 | 352.49 | 355.45 | 358.38 | 361.30 |
| 70-74 | 119.09 | 196.67 | 160.31 | 182.15 | 79.46 | 149.35 | 151.93 | 155.36 | 153.76 | 154.59 | 155.83 | 157.08 | 158.38 | 159.52 | 160.71 | 161.89 | 163.09 | 164.34 | 165.55 | 166.76 | 167.96 | 169.15 | 170.34 | 171.54 | 172.76 | 174.00 | 175.22 | 176.45 | 177.68 | 178.90 | 180.12 | 181.35 | 182.56 | 183.76 |
| 75-79 | 95.03 | 142.41 | 90.46 | 99.87 | 65.08 | 119.41 | 123.15 | 127.45 | 125.45 | 126.43 | 127.69 | 128.96 | 130.22 | 131.36 | 132.60 | 133.79 | 135.02 | 136.27 | 137.49 | 138.72 | 139.94 | 141.15 | 142.37 | 143.60 | 144.82 | 146.08 | 147.31 | 148.54 | 149.78 | 151.01 | 152.23 | 153.47 | 154.69 | 155.90 |
| 80-84 | 51.46 | 87.92 | 60.71 | 91.01 | 36.95 | 65.50 | 66.58 | 67.96 | 67.58 | 68.09 | 68.72 | 69.33 | 69.92 | 70.48 | 71.09 | 71.68 | 72.26 | 72.86 | 73.42 | 73.99 | 74.55 | 75.13 | 75.71 | 76.28 | 76.85 | 77.44 | 78.01 | 78.58 | 79.14 | 79.71 | 80.27 | 80.84 | 81.40 | 81.95 |
| 85+ | 64.94 | 92.88 | 58.12 | 55.84 | 49.10 | 83.30 | 86.28 | 89.68 | 88.21 | 89.08 | 90.04 | 90.94 | 91.79 | 92.66 | 93.62 | 94.51 | 95.40 | 96.33 | 97.19 | 98.06 | 98.93 | 99.81 | 100.72 | 101.62 | 102.50 | 103.42 | 104.30 | 105.17 | 106.05 | 106.92 | 107.78 | 108.66 | 109.51 | 110.35 |
| Total | 12724.30 | 11557.24 | 10149.16 | 10787.93 | 9000.35 | 15996.71 | 16685.39 | 17443.93 | 17130.93 | 17319.09 | 17536.78 | 17752.29 | 17962.28 | 18160.63 | 18371.14 | 18573.84 | 18779.03 | 18987.99 | 19192.52 | 19397.62 | 19600.75 | 19803.64 | 20007.91 | 20213.70 | 20419.12 | 20628.21 | 20834.23 | 21039.91 | 21246.51 | 21453.17 | 21658.77 | 21865.65 | 22070.63 | 22274.78 |