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 | 272.70 | 278.89 | 269.98 | 269.23 | 260.89 | 281.56 | 292.56 | 310.65 | 317.52 | 319.15 | 318.29 | 318.46 | 319.31 | 320.21 | 321.26 | 322.12 | 323.09 | 324.15 | 325.35 | 326.72 | 328.11 | 329.48 | 330.83 | 332.09 | 333.30 | 334.51 | 335.74 | 337.00 | 338.28 | 339.55 | 340.81 | 342.06 | 343.31 | 344.56 | 345.79 |
| 5-9 | 240.03 | 233.97 | 236.02 | 232.83 | 240.01 | 234.10 | 229.49 | 220.14 | 216.11 | 213.75 | 217.67 | 220.58 | 224.34 | 226.69 | 227.85 | 228.30 | 228.96 | 229.69 | 230.52 | 231.48 | 232.43 | 233.36 | 234.29 | 235.17 | 236.04 | 236.90 | 237.79 | 238.69 | 239.60 | 240.50 | 241.39 | 242.28 | 243.17 | 244.05 | 244.93 |
| 10-14 | 265.60 | 249.71 | 243.84 | 230.06 | 231.93 | 227.12 | 220.01 | 225.88 | 223.73 | 217.62 | 214.93 | 215.39 | 212.79 | 212.44 | 211.80 | 213.34 | 214.79 | 216.74 | 218.20 | 219.25 | 220.08 | 220.93 | 221.81 | 222.65 | 223.47 | 224.29 | 225.12 | 225.96 | 226.82 | 227.67 | 228.52 | 229.36 | 230.21 | 231.06 | 231.89 |
| 15-19 | 318.00 | 310.16 | 279.46 | 285.03 | 266.27 | 277.99 | 281.20 | 291.73 | 289.28 | 293.36 | 291.40 | 290.18 | 291.56 | 291.78 | 291.71 | 292.07 | 293.03 | 292.34 | 292.86 | 293.73 | 295.53 | 297.27 | 299.06 | 300.48 | 301.60 | 302.68 | 303.81 | 304.97 | 306.13 | 307.27 | 308.41 | 309.53 | 310.68 | 311.81 | 312.93 |
| 20-24 | 490.68 | 446.63 | 422.57 | 375.02 | 367.82 | 374.39 | 398.11 | 416.78 | 426.61 | 432.12 | 438.18 | 440.04 | 441.39 | 442.50 | 445.71 | 446.18 | 447.29 | 449.71 | 451.77 | 454.20 | 455.99 | 457.68 | 459.19 | 460.79 | 462.54 | 464.37 | 466.22 | 468.09 | 469.93 | 471.69 | 473.41 | 475.11 | 476.86 | 478.57 | 480.26 |
| 25-29 | 492.57 | 460.72 | 479.86 | 478.08 | 491.92 | 457.14 | 430.43 | 426.52 | 416.74 | 418.33 | 419.85 | 422.43 | 425.00 | 427.92 | 430.18 | 431.82 | 433.30 | 434.83 | 436.61 | 438.82 | 440.76 | 442.60 | 444.45 | 446.06 | 447.60 | 449.14 | 450.78 | 452.48 | 454.23 | 455.95 | 457.64 | 459.29 | 460.98 | 462.64 | 464.27 |
| 30-34 | 411.41 | 419.32 | 420.57 | 440.30 | 416.44 | 404.97 | 414.77 | 427.77 | 419.64 | 414.17 | 408.35 | 406.09 | 405.53 | 405.77 | 407.69 | 409.20 | 410.81 | 412.37 | 414.15 | 416.08 | 417.97 | 419.75 | 421.49 | 423.09 | 424.62 | 426.13 | 427.70 | 429.31 | 430.94 | 432.56 | 434.16 | 435.74 | 437.34 | 438.92 | 440.49 |
| 35-39 | 334.62 | 340.45 | 328.29 | 326.21 | 332.21 | 372.01 | 354.84 | 350.74 | 360.91 | 354.61 | 351.97 | 354.75 | 356.48 | 356.52 | 356.66 | 356.61 | 356.98 | 357.66 | 358.70 | 360.28 | 361.86 | 363.40 | 364.91 | 366.36 | 367.75 | 369.13 | 370.52 | 371.92 | 373.34 | 374.73 | 376.12 | 377.50 | 378.89 | 380.27 | 381.64 |
| 40-44 | 298.48 | 274.44 | 297.28 | 296.15 | 306.11 | 293.04 | 284.20 | 287.77 | 288.63 | 297.00 | 308.07 | 304.87 | 303.49 | 305.09 | 304.12 | 303.58 | 305.81 | 307.38 | 308.11 | 308.98 | 309.76 | 310.72 | 311.79 | 312.91 | 314.12 | 315.32 | 316.51 | 317.72 | 318.93 | 320.15 | 321.35 | 322.55 | 323.75 | 324.93 | 326.11 |
| 45-49 | 379.99 | 376.83 | 332.28 | 322.49 | 301.70 | 284.51 | 288.82 | 303.29 | 289.78 | 288.57 | 284.26 | 282.06 | 282.30 | 283.54 | 285.92 | 290.69 | 290.11 | 290.69 | 292.47 | 292.88 | 293.33 | 294.93 | 296.31 | 297.28 | 298.29 | 299.25 | 300.27 | 301.34 | 302.45 | 303.60 | 304.75 | 305.88 | 307.01 | 308.14 | 309.26 |
| 50-54 | 373.34 | 379.45 | 388.26 | 392.24 | 378.34 | 381.67 | 378.56 | 345.39 | 349.46 | 345.14 | 337.36 | 339.45 | 348.58 | 342.11 | 343.90 | 342.76 | 341.28 | 342.05 | 343.20 | 344.98 | 348.76 | 349.69 | 350.97 | 352.91 | 353.67 | 354.50 | 356.04 | 357.51 | 358.77 | 360.09 | 361.36 | 362.64 | 363.94 | 365.25 | 366.60 |
| 55-59 | 408.12 | 408.78 | 414.17 | 404.16 | 414.23 | 400.07 | 399.77 | 422.40 | 432.95 | 430.39 | 436.81 | 436.48 | 411.73 | 412.79 | 408.98 | 405.63 | 408.35 | 415.60 | 411.94 | 413.24 | 412.95 | 412.39 | 413.61 | 415.29 | 417.52 | 420.69 | 422.16 | 423.56 | 425.45 | 426.66 | 427.94 | 429.71 | 431.41 | 432.95 | 434.52 |
| 60-64 | 352.35 | 360.27 | 339.25 | 355.97 | 368.94 | 391.47 | 390.35 | 396.35 | 380.09 | 384.12 | 372.54 | 372.16 | 387.13 | 394.13 | 392.21 | 397.92 | 398.09 | 381.65 | 383.01 | 381.23 | 378.71 | 381.48 | 386.29 | 384.33 | 385.59 | 385.72 | 386.01 | 387.28 | 388.71 | 390.63 | 393.11 | 394.32 | 395.73 | 397.38 | 398.62 |
| 65-69 | 377.86 | 367.57 | 390.48 | 374.31 | 345.31 | 330.86 | 335.79 | 321.38 | 336.83 | 346.80 | 362.83 | 362.31 | 365.70 | 355.42 | 357.77 | 350.27 | 350.22 | 361.01 | 366.23 | 365.50 | 368.82 | 368.41 | 358.21 | 359.37 | 359.05 | 358.12 | 360.00 | 363.23 | 362.33 | 363.39 | 364.01 | 364.81 | 366.09 | 367.50 | 369.07 |
| 70-74 | 294.77 | 314.87 | 301.00 | 311.19 | 302.14 | 327.19 | 324.95 | 347.24 | 337.96 | 322.84 | 312.75 | 315.97 | 303.22 | 313.54 | 322.30 | 334.64 | 335.42 | 339.17 | 332.51 | 333.93 | 328.31 | 328.40 | 335.30 | 339.76 | 339.99 | 343.19 | 343.55 | 336.36 | 336.82 | 336.76 | 336.30 | 337.91 | 340.72 | 340.33 | 341.28 |
| 75-79 | 188.32 | 209.10 | 217.10 | 220.96 | 249.04 | 250.44 | 258.56 | 252.12 | 265.55 | 267.27 | 285.59 | 284.11 | 301.30 | 293.68 | 282.28 | 274.77 | 277.96 | 268.58 | 276.72 | 283.48 | 293.01 | 293.46 | 296.41 | 291.36 | 292.67 | 288.62 | 288.93 | 294.55 | 297.97 | 298.12 | 300.57 | 300.97 | 295.71 | 296.25 | 296.46 |
| 80-84 | 121.51 | 120.46 | 131.34 | 130.49 | 141.29 | 149.36 | 174.05 | 186.09 | 193.67 | 214.13 | 214.77 | 220.74 | 215.71 | 225.81 | 228.63 | 240.53 | 239.70 | 251.09 | 245.98 | 237.78 | 233.02 | 235.36 | 229.57 | 235.77 | 240.34 | 247.14 | 247.53 | 249.28 | 246.08 | 247.05 | 244.60 | 245.14 | 249.35 | 251.69 | 252.04 |
| 85+ | 130.77 | 125.76 | 128.60 | 131.48 | 119.54 | 120.35 | 121.06 | 136.88 | 147.56 | 154.64 | 159.41 | 169.94 | 181.47 | 188.10 | 200.09 | 199.63 | 205.88 | 207.35 | 214.75 | 221.52 | 225.70 | 226.78 | 232.59 | 232.44 | 230.96 | 230.43 | 232.45 | 232.89 | 236.36 | 237.79 | 240.70 | 241.37 | 242.03 | 241.85 | 243.04 |
| Total | 5751.11 | 5677.37 | 5620.33 | 5576.23 | 5534.15 | 5558.21 | 5577.52 | 5669.09 | 5693.01 | 5714.01 | 5735.02 | 5756.03 | 5777.03 | 5798.04 | 5819.05 | 5840.05 | 5861.06 | 5882.07 | 5903.07 | 5924.08 | 5945.09 | 5966.09 | 5987.10 | 6008.11 | 6029.11 | 6050.12 | 6071.13 | 6092.13 | 6113.14 | 6134.15 | 6155.15 | 6176.16 | 6197.17 | 6218.17 | 6239.18 |