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 | 7295.82 | 7292.40 | 7290.98 | 7319.57 | 7313.89 | 7503.60 | 7665.51 | 7787.50 | 7914.42 | 8008.96 | 8061.38 | 8105.27 | 8158.62 | 8217.43 | 8283.17 | 8354.29 | 8431.93 | 8513.16 | 8597.79 | 8685.39 | 8775.49 | 8868.20 | 8961.74 | 9057.33 | 9153.19 | 9250.43 | 9348.83 | 9447.89 | 9547.29 | 9646.76 | 9745.97 | 9844.91 | 9943.44 | 10042.03 | 10140.35 |
| 5-9 | 7799.02 | 7885.60 | 7771.89 | 7766.16 | 7645.96 | 7664.91 | 7712.30 | 7824.85 | 7921.30 | 7983.96 | 8113.12 | 8242.63 | 8343.01 | 8456.51 | 8558.42 | 8642.19 | 8722.09 | 8805.41 | 8892.54 | 8982.49 | 9074.86 | 9170.75 | 9268.41 | 9369.15 | 9470.94 | 9574.58 | 9679.51 | 9784.94 | 9890.97 | 9997.35 | 10103.83 | 10210.52 | 10317.20 | 10424.08 | 10530.78 |
| 10-14 | 7740.51 | 7908.57 | 7935.41 | 7976.50 | 8034.13 | 8123.93 | 8239.42 | 8216.07 | 8256.64 | 8296.93 | 8380.49 | 8441.40 | 8557.72 | 8653.64 | 8738.35 | 8860.29 | 8991.82 | 9097.94 | 9215.79 | 9329.12 | 9432.30 | 9532.58 | 9634.76 | 9739.99 | 9846.66 | 9955.21 | 10065.48 | 10176.82 | 10289.29 | 10402.53 | 10516.37 | 10630.49 | 10744.64 | 10859.05 | 10973.44 |
| 15-19 | 7115.52 | 7052.11 | 7322.96 | 7567.42 | 7893.60 | 7927.90 | 7817.97 | 7834.38 | 7908.35 | 8003.75 | 8083.65 | 8178.51 | 8205.89 | 8267.61 | 8339.69 | 8423.04 | 8493.07 | 8598.88 | 8697.36 | 8792.82 | 8905.48 | 9021.46 | 9128.83 | 9236.13 | 9342.29 | 9444.34 | 9545.30 | 9647.72 | 9751.38 | 9855.95 | 9960.88 | 10066.47 | 10172.46 | 10278.99 | 10385.68 |
| 20-24 | 8008.47 | 7352.07 | 7356.58 | 7344.10 | 7370.40 | 7251.51 | 7150.10 | 7201.61 | 7236.07 | 7281.58 | 7290.44 | 7319.22 | 7388.08 | 7453.28 | 7531.39 | 7591.93 | 7665.09 | 7723.22 | 7787.80 | 7863.20 | 7937.17 | 8008.87 | 8092.51 | 8172.88 | 8252.70 | 8336.43 | 8421.28 | 8504.29 | 8587.16 | 8669.28 | 8750.22 | 8830.67 | 8911.33 | 8992.33 | 9073.22 |
| 25-29 | 8372.99 | 8013.12 | 7864.84 | 7817.33 | 7833.21 | 7707.14 | 7573.12 | 7511.67 | 7480.72 | 7485.74 | 7491.50 | 7539.02 | 7603.95 | 7666.93 | 7734.86 | 7802.47 | 7875.08 | 7950.91 | 8026.74 | 8104.49 | 8182.29 | 8263.16 | 8342.96 | 8424.82 | 8506.96 | 8591.02 | 8674.62 | 8759.04 | 8843.41 | 8927.47 | 9010.79 | 9093.87 | 9176.54 | 9259.43 | 9341.97 |
| 30-34 | 7887.06 | 7943.80 | 8115.60 | 8253.51 | 8268.33 | 8352.56 | 8282.16 | 8233.91 | 8192.85 | 8175.65 | 8186.45 | 8230.07 | 8292.92 | 8342.55 | 8411.18 | 8472.73 | 8553.74 | 8639.31 | 8724.66 | 8810.95 | 8897.80 | 8987.27 | 9077.85 | 9170.09 | 9262.39 | 9356.59 | 9451.69 | 9546.48 | 9641.83 | 9736.95 | 9832.39 | 9927.31 | 10021.84 | 10116.62 | 10210.86 |
| 35-39 | 7444.09 | 7639.42 | 7840.06 | 7973.14 | 8221.69 | 8229.76 | 8172.68 | 8206.91 | 8292.08 | 8349.94 | 8415.55 | 8435.94 | 8455.89 | 8494.30 | 8534.44 | 8598.83 | 8672.62 | 8757.02 | 8834.33 | 8920.72 | 9002.17 | 9092.90 | 9186.42 | 9281.24 | 9376.46 | 9472.33 | 9569.50 | 9667.08 | 9765.21 | 9863.74 | 9962.48 | 10061.23 | 10159.47 | 10257.81 | 10355.77 |
| 40-44 | 6718.41 | 6971.31 | 7087.86 | 7274.80 | 7507.69 | 7853.23 | 8067.49 | 8179.15 | 8235.22 | 8319.66 | 8317.18 | 8333.18 | 8379.64 | 8449.11 | 8530.21 | 8613.91 | 8678.36 | 8741.54 | 8809.63 | 8878.30 | 8959.43 | 9048.39 | 9144.31 | 9235.26 | 9330.45 | 9423.11 | 9522.43 | 9623.42 | 9724.77 | 9826.12 | 9927.68 | 10029.46 | 10131.18 | 10233.12 | 10335.10 |
| 45-49 | 7290.69 | 7277.71 | 7140.26 | 7129.26 | 7079.53 | 7158.17 | 7439.69 | 7712.39 | 7940.38 | 8176.26 | 8445.63 | 8615.96 | 8716.99 | 8785.32 | 8866.92 | 8900.54 | 8952.01 | 9021.11 | 9103.46 | 9193.13 | 9281.49 | 9357.52 | 9431.40 | 9510.58 | 9589.08 | 9677.30 | 9769.24 | 9867.50 | 9961.73 | 10060.27 | 10156.05 | 10255.76 | 10356.57 | 10457.77 | 10558.55 |
| 50-54 | 6974.44 | 7303.01 | 7597.39 | 7634.31 | 7592.23 | 7663.91 | 7633.09 | 7675.34 | 7829.34 | 7966.90 | 8101.60 | 8317.18 | 8531.14 | 8704.83 | 8892.21 | 9097.09 | 9233.77 | 9331.52 | 9412.84 | 9503.46 | 9565.45 | 9632.98 | 9717.16 | 9799.94 | 9893.14 | 9988.26 | 10077.08 | 10160.62 | 10252.65 | 10341.16 | 10436.62 | 10534.44 | 10635.29 | 10732.99 | 10833.81 |
| 55-59 | 7594.02 | 7568.42 | 7470.38 | 7396.12 | 7381.11 | 7434.87 | 7631.23 | 7839.42 | 7916.02 | 7913.68 | 7980.97 | 7969.15 | 8005.97 | 8128.16 | 8237.94 | 8355.54 | 8521.83 | 8685.99 | 8821.94 | 8968.51 | 9131.76 | 9256.22 | 9345.52 | 9431.92 | 9520.00 | 9588.45 | 9664.09 | 9751.21 | 9837.50 | 9929.82 | 10018.99 | 10104.48 | 10188.55 | 10278.39 | 10365.53 |
| 60-64 | 7247.43 | 7551.74 | 7701.17 | 7859.18 | 7949.39 | 7875.71 | 7778.45 | 7678.14 | 7675.90 | 7726.89 | 7820.04 | 7994.28 | 8164.83 | 8222.30 | 8237.91 | 8299.27 | 8312.75 | 8358.20 | 8476.32 | 8581.14 | 8678.34 | 8814.58 | 8954.48 | 9075.76 | 9207.09 | 9345.56 | 9455.70 | 9543.21 | 9629.62 | 9712.72 | 9783.17 | 9860.32 | 9944.93 | 10028.30 | 10115.62 |
| 65-69 | 6759.56 | 6923.55 | 7040.18 | 7135.72 | 7255.22 | 7449.59 | 7660.47 | 7838.63 | 7992.34 | 8023.91 | 8000.48 | 7951.67 | 7896.25 | 7901.53 | 7954.79 | 8039.26 | 8183.21 | 8336.02 | 8392.85 | 8421.88 | 8492.10 | 8516.06 | 8566.13 | 8671.82 | 8773.20 | 8874.23 | 8997.30 | 9120.06 | 9225.58 | 9346.98 | 9475.81 | 9579.14 | 9664.33 | 9750.26 | 9836.55 |
| 70-74 | 5809.80 | 6263.41 | 6298.03 | 6483.57 | 6691.11 | 6787.81 | 6951.76 | 7110.84 | 7280.00 | 7471.41 | 7672.94 | 7861.50 | 8023.12 | 8164.24 | 8206.63 | 8203.96 | 8178.28 | 8143.79 | 8168.80 | 8226.41 | 8315.20 | 8448.36 | 8586.19 | 8647.81 | 8691.68 | 8762.37 | 8800.54 | 8862.92 | 8968.86 | 9070.29 | 9171.53 | 9290.00 | 9408.40 | 9510.60 | 9627.20 |
| 75-79 | 4075.85 | 4251.46 | 4638.12 | 4907.17 | 5196.29 | 5519.17 | 5830.52 | 5935.74 | 6132.11 | 6350.30 | 6464.59 | 6618.44 | 6758.46 | 6901.37 | 7069.33 | 7239.51 | 7395.07 | 7535.13 | 7656.65 | 7701.74 | 7714.51 | 7707.32 | 7691.46 | 7719.98 | 7771.58 | 7851.66 | 7966.63 | 8087.13 | 8147.99 | 8190.37 | 8255.32 | 8293.78 | 8355.32 | 8453.33 | 8543.80 |
| 80-84 | 2874.17 | 3038.22 | 3176.20 | 3241.89 | 3383.81 | 3504.74 | 3607.63 | 3895.97 | 4117.09 | 4318.78 | 4560.42 | 4787.06 | 4884.73 | 5045.54 | 5226.22 | 5325.09 | 5445.66 | 5555.32 | 5665.09 | 5802.34 | 5931.43 | 6053.18 | 6166.00 | 6265.83 | 6313.18 | 6325.23 | 6326.59 | 6315.67 | 6336.57 | 6383.84 | 6449.81 | 6543.72 | 6637.64 | 6684.69 | 6722.60 |
| 85+ | 2915.54 | 3003.67 | 3032.31 | 3057.62 | 3150.77 | 3411.50 | 3636.44 | 3882.80 | 4100.64 | 4326.71 | 4554.17 | 4759.68 | 5092.52 | 5364.71 | 5625.25 | 5918.51 | 6191.68 | 6463.18 | 6732.60 | 7010.68 | 7259.09 | 7516.13 | 7759.38 | 8004.52 | 8273.63 | 8517.11 | 8757.98 | 8987.36 | 9211.13 | 9410.92 | 9574.19 | 9735.09 | 9882.11 | 10051.02 | 10219.55 |
| Total | 119923.41 | 121239.58 | 122680.24 | 124137.39 | 125768.34 | 127420.00 | 128850.01 | 130565.32 | 132421.44 | 134181.02 | 135940.59 | 137700.17 | 139459.74 | 141219.32 | 142978.89 | 144738.47 | 146498.04 | 148257.62 | 150017.19 | 151776.77 | 153536.34 | 155295.92 | 157055.49 | 158815.07 | 160574.64 | 162334.22 | 164093.79 | 165853.37 | 167612.94 | 169372.52 | 171132.09 | 172891.67 | 174651.24 | 176410.82 | 178170.39 |