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.
| Small Area | 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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| Aintree | 6353.04 | 8133.50 | 11113.29 | 12127.58 | 12002.12 | 12276.69 | 12694.59 | 13116.64 | 13538.69 | 13960.73 | 14382.78 | 14804.82 | 15226.87 | 15648.92 | 16070.96 | 16493.01 | 16915.05 | 17337.10 | 17759.15 | 18181.19 | 18603.24 | 19025.28 | 19447.33 | 19869.37 | 20291.42 | 20713.47 | 21135.51 | 21557.56 | 21979.60 | 22401.65 | 22823.70 | 23245.74 | 23667.79 | 24089.83 | 24511.88 |
| Bonnie Brook - Deanside - Grangefields | 941.08 | 1105.95 | 1395.48 | 3233.09 | 5943.07 | 7342.14 | 8372.01 | 9484.14 | 10639.87 | 11737.39 | 12834.91 | 13932.43 | 15029.95 | 16127.47 | 17224.99 | 18322.51 | 19420.03 | 20517.55 | 21615.07 | 22712.59 | 23810.11 | 24907.63 | 26005.15 | 27102.67 | 28200.19 | 29297.71 | 30395.23 | 31492.75 | 32590.27 | 33687.79 | 34785.31 | 35882.83 | 36980.35 | 38077.87 | 39175.39 |
| Brookfield | 10757.59 | 10917.40 | 10980.35 | 11277.17 | 11526.16 | 11735.08 | 11857.73 | 11980.38 | 12103.04 | 12225.69 | 12348.34 | 12470.99 | 12593.65 | 12716.30 | 12838.95 | 12961.60 | 13084.26 | 13206.91 | 13329.56 | 13452.21 | 13574.87 | 13697.52 | 13820.17 | 13942.82 | 14065.47 | 14188.13 | 14310.78 | 14433.43 | 14556.08 | 14678.74 | 14801.39 | 14924.04 | 15046.69 | 15169.35 | 15292.00 |
| Burnside - Burnside Heights | 12370.08 | 12296.13 | 12372.30 | 12723.23 | 12947.29 | 13148.54 | 13322.99 | 13497.44 | 13675.77 | 13854.11 | 14032.44 | 14210.78 | 14389.11 | 14567.45 | 14745.79 | 14924.12 | 15102.46 | 15280.79 | 15459.13 | 15637.46 | 15815.80 | 15994.13 | 16172.47 | 16350.80 | 16529.14 | 16707.47 | 16885.81 | 17064.14 | 17242.48 | 17420.81 | 17599.15 | 17777.48 | 17955.82 | 18134.15 | 18312.49 |
| Caroline Springs | 25574.95 | 24808.08 | 24854.02 | 25128.03 | 25170.05 | 25179.24 | 25197.65 | 25216.05 | 25234.46 | 25252.86 | 25271.27 | 25289.67 | 25308.08 | 25326.48 | 25344.89 | 25363.29 | 25381.69 | 25400.10 | 25418.50 | 25436.91 | 25455.31 | 25473.72 | 25492.12 | 25510.53 | 25528.93 | 25547.34 | 25565.74 | 25584.14 | 25602.55 | 25620.95 | 25639.36 | 25657.76 | 25676.17 | 25694.57 | 25712.98 |
| Cobblebank | 2923.00 | 3653.91 | 4100.89 | 4507.89 | 4810.88 | 4836.76 | 4870.07 | 4903.38 | 4936.69 | 4970.00 | 5003.31 | 5036.62 | 5069.93 | 5103.24 | 5136.55 | 5169.86 | 5203.17 | 5236.48 | 5269.79 | 5303.11 | 5336.42 | 5369.73 | 5403.04 | 5436.35 | 5469.66 | 5502.97 | 5536.28 | 5569.59 | 5602.90 | 5636.21 | 5669.52 | 5702.83 | 5736.14 | 5769.45 | 5802.76 |
| Diggers Rest - Plumpton | 4974.60 | 5679.06 | 6332.38 | 7179.16 | 8079.46 | 9033.56 | 9941.54 | 10928.96 | 11946.06 | 12915.83 | 13885.61 | 14855.39 | 15825.16 | 16794.94 | 17764.72 | 18734.50 | 19704.27 | 20674.05 | 21643.83 | 22613.60 | 23583.38 | 24553.16 | 25522.94 | 26492.71 | 27462.49 | 28432.27 | 29402.04 | 30371.82 | 31341.60 | 32311.38 | 33281.15 | 34250.93 | 35220.71 | 36190.48 | 37160.26 |
| Eynesbury | 3019.00 | 3026.00 | 3132.00 | 3426.00 | 3515.00 | 3568.45 | 3597.84 | 3627.24 | 3656.64 | 3686.03 | 3715.43 | 3744.83 | 3774.22 | 3803.62 | 3833.02 | 3862.41 | 3891.81 | 3921.21 | 3950.60 | 3980.00 | 4009.40 | 4038.79 | 4068.19 | 4097.59 | 4126.98 | 4156.38 | 4185.78 | 4215.17 | 4244.57 | 4273.97 | 4303.36 | 4332.76 | 4362.16 | 4391.55 | 4420.95 |
| Fraser Rise | 7685.61 | 8954.32 | 11372.25 | 13086.09 | 14795.84 | 16600.33 | 18624.80 | 20792.91 | 23025.93 | 25153.64 | 27281.35 | 29409.06 | 31536.77 | 33664.48 | 35792.20 | 37919.91 | 40047.62 | 42175.33 | 44303.04 | 46430.75 | 48558.46 | 50686.17 | 52813.88 | 54941.59 | 57069.30 | 59197.01 | 61324.73 | 63452.44 | 65580.15 | 67707.86 | 69835.57 | 71963.28 | 74090.99 | 76218.70 | 78346.41 |
| Harkness | 12369.24 | 12645.85 | 13041.30 | 13313.68 | 13475.98 | 13558.79 | 13694.68 | 13830.56 | 13966.44 | 14102.33 | 14238.21 | 14374.09 | 14509.98 | 14645.86 | 14781.75 | 14917.63 | 15053.51 | 15189.40 | 15325.28 | 15461.16 | 15597.05 | 15732.93 | 15868.82 | 16004.70 | 16140.58 | 16276.47 | 16412.35 | 16548.24 | 16684.12 | 16820.00 | 16955.89 | 17091.77 | 17227.65 | 17363.54 | 17499.42 |
| Hillside | 16486.78 | 16337.95 | 16222.14 | 16133.96 | 16112.00 | 16121.20 | 16136.51 | 16151.82 | 16167.13 | 16182.44 | 16197.75 | 16213.06 | 16228.37 | 16243.68 | 16258.99 | 16274.30 | 16289.61 | 16304.92 | 16320.23 | 16335.54 | 16350.85 | 16366.16 | 16381.47 | 16396.78 | 16412.09 | 16427.40 | 16442.71 | 16458.02 | 16473.33 | 16488.64 | 16503.95 | 16519.26 | 16534.57 | 16549.88 | 16565.19 |
| Kurunjang | 11047.85 | 10821.79 | 10889.55 | 10964.91 | 11084.24 | 11105.61 | 11143.10 | 11182.43 | 11221.75 | 11261.08 | 11300.41 | 11339.73 | 11379.06 | 11418.39 | 11457.71 | 11497.04 | 11536.37 | 11575.69 | 11615.02 | 11654.34 | 11693.67 | 11733.00 | 11772.32 | 11811.65 | 11850.98 | 11890.30 | 11929.63 | 11968.95 | 12008.28 | 12047.61 | 12086.93 | 12126.26 | 12165.59 | 12204.91 | 12244.24 |
| Melton | 8343.66 | 8048.50 | 7990.18 | 8091.35 | 8130.97 | 8147.08 | 8149.83 | 8155.44 | 8166.72 | 8172.33 | 8177.94 | 8183.55 | 8189.16 | 8194.77 | 8200.38 | 8205.99 | 8211.60 | 8217.21 | 8222.82 | 8228.43 | 8234.04 | 8239.65 | 8245.26 | 8250.87 | 8256.48 | 8262.09 | 8267.70 | 8273.31 | 8278.92 | 8284.53 | 8290.14 | 8295.75 | 8301.36 | 8306.97 | 8312.58 |
| Melton South | 11279.71 | 11552.88 | 12677.88 | 13415.02 | 13998.01 | 14302.33 | 14637.00 | 14971.68 | 15306.36 | 15641.04 | 15975.72 | 16310.40 | 16645.08 | 16979.76 | 17314.44 | 17649.12 | 17983.80 | 18318.48 | 18653.16 | 18987.84 | 19322.52 | 19657.20 | 19991.88 | 20326.56 | 20661.24 | 20995.92 | 21330.60 | 21665.28 | 21999.96 | 22334.64 | 22669.31 | 23003.99 | 23338.67 | 23673.35 | 24008.03 |
| Melton West | 9102.11 | 8898.07 | 8848.79 | 8978.39 | 9257.97 | 9263.51 | 9269.06 | 9288.08 | 9301.32 | 9314.56 | 9327.80 | 9341.04 | 9354.29 | 9367.53 | 9380.77 | 9394.01 | 9407.25 | 9420.49 | 9433.73 | 9446.97 | 9460.22 | 9473.46 | 9486.70 | 9499.94 | 9513.18 | 9526.42 | 9539.66 | 9552.90 | 9566.15 | 9579.39 | 9592.63 | 9605.87 | 9619.11 | 9632.35 | 9645.59 |
| Ravenhall | 7.00 | 10.00 | 13.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 |
| Rockbank | 2083.10 | 2870.83 | 3639.11 | 4436.67 | 5358.91 | 5882.14 | 6361.76 | 6853.49 | 7358.33 | 7847.68 | 8337.03 | 8826.38 | 9315.73 | 9805.08 | 10294.43 | 10783.78 | 11273.12 | 11762.47 | 12251.82 | 12741.17 | 13230.52 | 13719.87 | 14209.22 | 14698.57 | 15187.91 | 15677.26 | 16166.61 | 16655.96 | 17145.31 | 17634.66 | 18124.01 | 18613.36 | 19102.71 | 19592.05 | 20081.40 |
| Strathtulloh | 3235.71 | 4061.80 | 4775.88 | 5682.92 | 6893.95 | 7723.29 | 8296.61 | 8860.24 | 9420.62 | 9981.01 | 10541.39 | 11101.78 | 11662.17 | 12222.55 | 12782.94 | 13343.32 | 13903.71 | 14464.09 | 15024.48 | 15584.87 | 16145.25 | 16705.64 | 17266.02 | 17826.41 | 18386.79 | 18947.18 | 19507.57 | 20067.95 | 20628.34 | 21188.72 | 21749.11 | 22309.49 | 22869.88 | 23430.27 | 23990.65 |
| Taylors Hill | 15948.36 | 15617.34 | 15725.31 | 15703.29 | 15705.29 | 15740.34 | 15764.88 | 15789.42 | 15813.95 | 15838.49 | 15863.03 | 15887.56 | 15912.10 | 15936.64 | 15961.17 | 15985.71 | 16010.25 | 16034.78 | 16059.32 | 16083.86 | 16108.39 | 16132.93 | 16157.47 | 16182.00 | 16206.54 | 16231.08 | 16255.61 | 16280.15 | 16304.69 | 16329.22 | 16353.76 | 16378.30 | 16402.83 | 16427.37 | 16451.91 |
| Thornhill Park | 1944.50 | 3154.75 | 4001.12 | 4980.88 | 5967.62 | 6718.31 | 7365.99 | 8064.48 | 8753.65 | 9422.86 | 10092.06 | 10761.26 | 11430.47 | 12099.67 | 12768.87 | 13438.07 | 14107.28 | 14776.48 | 15445.68 | 16114.89 | 16784.09 | 17453.29 | 18122.49 | 18791.70 | 19460.90 | 20130.10 | 20799.30 | 21468.51 | 22137.71 | 22806.91 | 23476.12 | 24145.32 | 24814.52 | 25483.72 | 26152.93 |
| Toolern Vale | 809.14 | 804.79 | 819.19 | 824.67 | 856.83 | 856.83 | 861.48 | 866.13 | 870.78 | 875.43 | 880.08 | 884.73 | 889.39 | 894.04 | 898.69 | 903.34 | 907.99 | 912.64 | 917.29 | 921.94 | 926.59 | 931.24 | 935.89 | 940.54 | 945.19 | 949.84 | 954.49 | 959.14 | 963.79 | 968.44 | 973.09 | 977.74 | 982.39 | 987.04 | 991.69 |
| Truganina | 567.43 | 1197.12 | 1934.68 | 2953.40 | 4284.54 | 5099.11 | 6092.54 | 7176.64 | 8299.39 | 9381.65 | 10463.91 | 11546.17 | 12628.43 | 13710.69 | 14792.95 | 15875.21 | 16957.47 | 18039.74 | 19122.00 | 20204.26 | 21286.52 | 22368.78 | 23451.04 | 24533.30 | 25615.56 | 26697.82 | 27780.08 | 28862.34 | 29944.60 | 31026.86 | 32109.13 | 33191.39 | 34273.65 | 35355.91 | 36438.17 |
| Weir Views | 3527.00 | 4403.00 | 5053.00 | 5690.00 | 6641.00 | 7167.78 | 7600.75 | 8045.91 | 8492.08 | 8937.25 | 9382.41 | 9827.57 | 10272.74 | 10717.90 | 11163.06 | 11608.22 | 12053.39 | 12498.55 | 12943.71 | 13388.88 | 13834.04 | 14279.20 | 14724.36 | 15169.53 | 15614.69 | 16059.85 | 16505.02 | 16950.18 | 17395.34 | 17840.50 | 18285.67 | 18730.83 | 19175.99 | 19621.16 | 20066.32 |
| Total | 171350.54 | 178999.02 | 191284.09 | 203871.38 | 216571.18 | 225421.11 | 233867.41 | 242797.46 | 251909.67 | 260728.43 | 269547.18 | 278365.91 | 287184.71 | 296003.46 | 304822.22 | 313640.95 | 322459.71 | 331278.46 | 340097.21 | 348915.97 | 357734.74 | 366553.48 | 375372.23 | 384190.98 | 393009.71 | 401828.48 | 410647.23 | 419465.97 | 428284.74 | 437103.48 | 445922.25 | 454740.98 | 463559.74 | 472378.47 | 481197.24 |