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 | 12628.68 | 12986.68 | 13344.67 | 13702.67 | 14060.67 | 14418.66 | 14776.66 | 15134.65 | 15492.65 | 15850.65 | 16208.64 | 16566.64 | 16924.63 | 17282.63 | 17640.63 | 17998.62 | 18356.62 | 18714.61 | 19072.61 | 19430.61 | 19788.60 | 20146.60 | 20504.59 | 20862.59 | 21220.59 | 21578.58 | 21936.58 | 22294.57 | 22652.57 |
| Bonnie Brook - Deanside - Grangefields | 941.08 | 1105.95 | 1395.48 | 3233.09 | 5943.07 | 7342.14 | 8498.35 | 9730.27 | 11005.79 | 12223.10 | 13440.41 | 14657.71 | 15875.02 | 17092.33 | 18309.64 | 19526.95 | 20744.25 | 21961.56 | 23178.87 | 24396.18 | 25613.49 | 26830.79 | 28048.10 | 29265.41 | 30482.72 | 31700.03 | 32917.34 | 34134.64 | 35351.95 | 36569.26 | 37786.57 | 39003.88 | 40221.18 | 41438.49 | 42655.80 |
| Brookfield | 10757.59 | 10917.40 | 10980.35 | 11277.17 | 11526.16 | 11735.08 | 11851.46 | 11967.84 | 12084.22 | 12200.60 | 12316.98 | 12433.36 | 12549.73 | 12666.11 | 12782.49 | 12898.87 | 13015.25 | 13131.63 | 13248.01 | 13364.39 | 13480.77 | 13597.15 | 13713.53 | 13829.91 | 13946.29 | 14062.67 | 14179.04 | 14295.42 | 14411.80 | 14528.18 | 14644.56 | 14760.94 | 14877.32 | 14993.70 | 15110.08 |
| Burnside - Burnside Heights | 12370.08 | 12296.13 | 12372.30 | 12723.23 | 12947.29 | 13148.54 | 13316.28 | 13484.03 | 13655.66 | 13827.29 | 13998.92 | 14170.55 | 14342.18 | 14513.81 | 14685.44 | 14857.07 | 15028.70 | 15200.33 | 15371.96 | 15543.59 | 15715.21 | 15886.84 | 16058.47 | 16230.10 | 16401.73 | 16573.36 | 16744.99 | 16916.62 | 17088.25 | 17259.88 | 17431.51 | 17603.14 | 17774.77 | 17946.40 | 18118.03 |
| Caroline Springs | 25574.95 | 24808.08 | 24854.02 | 25128.03 | 25170.05 | 25179.24 | 25191.52 | 25203.80 | 25216.08 | 25228.36 | 25240.63 | 25252.91 | 25265.19 | 25277.47 | 25289.74 | 25302.02 | 25314.30 | 25326.58 | 25338.85 | 25351.13 | 25363.41 | 25375.69 | 25387.96 | 25400.24 | 25412.52 | 25424.80 | 25437.07 | 25449.35 | 25461.63 | 25473.91 | 25486.18 | 25498.46 | 25510.74 | 25523.02 | 25535.29 |
| Cobblebank | 2923.00 | 3653.91 | 4100.89 | 4507.89 | 4810.88 | 4836.76 | 4873.77 | 4910.78 | 4947.78 | 4984.79 | 5021.80 | 5058.81 | 5095.82 | 5132.83 | 5169.84 | 5206.85 | 5243.86 | 5280.87 | 5317.87 | 5354.88 | 5391.89 | 5428.90 | 5465.91 | 5502.92 | 5539.93 | 5576.94 | 5613.95 | 5650.95 | 5687.96 | 5724.97 | 5761.98 | 5798.99 | 5836.00 | 5873.01 | 5910.02 |
| Diggers Rest - Plumpton | 4974.60 | 5679.06 | 6332.38 | 7179.16 | 8079.46 | 9033.56 | 9792.80 | 10633.50 | 11503.87 | 12326.93 | 13149.99 | 13973.04 | 14796.10 | 15619.15 | 16442.21 | 17265.26 | 18088.32 | 18911.38 | 19734.43 | 20557.49 | 21380.54 | 22203.60 | 23026.65 | 23849.71 | 24672.77 | 25495.82 | 26318.88 | 27141.93 | 27964.99 | 28788.04 | 29611.10 | 30434.16 | 31257.21 | 32080.27 | 32903.32 |
| Eynesbury | 3019.00 | 3026.00 | 3132.00 | 3426.00 | 3515.00 | 3568.45 | 3592.50 | 3616.55 | 3640.60 | 3664.65 | 3688.70 | 3712.75 | 3736.80 | 3760.85 | 3784.90 | 3808.95 | 3833.00 | 3857.05 | 3881.10 | 3905.15 | 3929.20 | 3953.25 | 3977.30 | 4001.35 | 4025.40 | 4049.45 | 4073.50 | 4097.55 | 4121.60 | 4145.65 | 4169.70 | 4193.75 | 4217.80 | 4241.85 | 4265.90 |
| Fraser Rise | 7685.61 | 8954.32 | 11372.25 | 13086.09 | 14795.84 | 16600.33 | 18499.44 | 20590.68 | 22746.83 | 24797.67 | 26848.51 | 28899.35 | 30950.19 | 33001.03 | 35051.87 | 37102.71 | 39153.55 | 41204.39 | 43255.23 | 45306.07 | 47356.91 | 49407.75 | 51458.59 | 53509.43 | 55560.27 | 57611.11 | 59661.95 | 61712.79 | 63763.63 | 65814.47 | 67865.31 | 69916.15 | 71966.99 | 74017.83 | 76068.67 |
| Harkness | 12369.24 | 12645.85 | 13041.30 | 13313.68 | 13475.98 | 13558.79 | 13709.70 | 13860.62 | 14011.53 | 14162.44 | 14313.35 | 14464.27 | 14615.18 | 14766.09 | 14917.00 | 15067.92 | 15218.83 | 15369.74 | 15520.65 | 15671.56 | 15822.48 | 15973.39 | 16124.30 | 16275.21 | 16426.13 | 16577.04 | 16727.95 | 16878.86 | 17029.78 | 17180.69 | 17331.60 | 17482.51 | 17633.43 | 17784.34 | 17935.25 |
| Hillside | 16486.78 | 16337.95 | 16222.14 | 16133.96 | 16112.00 | 16121.20 | 16133.45 | 16155.36 | 16177.27 | 16199.17 | 16221.08 | 16242.99 | 16264.90 | 16286.80 | 16308.71 | 16330.62 | 16352.53 | 16374.43 | 16396.34 | 16418.25 | 16440.16 | 16462.06 | 16483.97 | 16505.88 | 16527.79 | 16549.69 | 16571.60 | 16593.51 | 16615.42 | 16637.33 | 16659.23 | 16681.14 | 16703.05 | 16724.96 | 16746.86 |
| Kurunjang | 11047.85 | 10821.79 | 10889.55 | 10964.91 | 11084.24 | 11105.61 | 11143.11 | 11182.44 | 11221.78 | 11261.11 | 11300.44 | 11339.78 | 11379.11 | 11418.44 | 11457.78 | 11497.11 | 11536.44 | 11575.78 | 11615.11 | 11654.44 | 11693.78 | 11733.11 | 11772.45 | 11811.78 | 11851.11 | 11890.45 | 11929.78 | 11969.11 | 12008.45 | 12047.78 | 12087.11 | 12126.45 | 12165.78 | 12205.11 | 12244.45 |
| Melton | 8343.67 | 8048.50 | 7990.18 | 8091.36 | 8130.98 | 8147.08 | 8147.47 | 8156.40 | 8170.99 | 8179.92 | 8188.86 | 8197.79 | 8206.72 | 8215.65 | 8224.58 | 8233.51 | 8242.44 | 8251.38 | 8260.31 | 8269.24 | 8278.17 | 8287.10 | 8296.03 | 8304.96 | 8313.90 | 8322.83 | 8331.76 | 8340.69 | 8349.62 | 8358.55 | 8367.49 | 8376.42 | 8385.35 | 8394.28 | 8403.21 |
| Melton South | 11279.71 | 11552.88 | 12677.88 | 13415.02 | 13998.01 | 14302.33 | 14678.07 | 15053.81 | 15429.55 | 15805.29 | 16181.03 | 16556.78 | 16932.52 | 17308.26 | 17684.00 | 18059.74 | 18435.48 | 18811.23 | 19186.97 | 19562.71 | 19938.45 | 20314.19 | 20689.94 | 21065.68 | 21441.42 | 21817.16 | 22192.90 | 22568.64 | 22944.39 | 23320.13 | 23695.87 | 24071.61 | 24447.35 | 24823.09 | 25198.84 |
| Melton West | 9102.11 | 8898.07 | 8848.79 | 8978.39 | 9257.97 | 9263.51 | 9271.83 | 9293.62 | 9309.63 | 9325.64 | 9341.66 | 9357.67 | 9373.68 | 9389.69 | 9405.70 | 9421.71 | 9437.73 | 9453.74 | 9469.75 | 9485.76 | 9501.77 | 9517.78 | 9533.80 | 9549.81 | 9565.82 | 9581.83 | 9597.84 | 9613.86 | 9629.87 | 9645.88 | 9661.89 | 9677.90 | 9693.91 | 9709.93 | 9725.94 |
| 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 | 6348.92 | 6827.60 | 7319.39 | 7795.69 | 8271.98 | 8748.28 | 9224.58 | 9700.88 | 10177.17 | 10653.47 | 11129.77 | 11606.07 | 12082.36 | 12558.66 | 13034.96 | 13511.26 | 13987.55 | 14463.85 | 14940.15 | 15416.45 | 15892.74 | 16369.04 | 16845.34 | 17321.64 | 17797.94 | 18274.23 | 18750.53 | 19226.83 | 19703.13 |
| Strathtulloh | 3235.71 | 4061.80 | 4775.88 | 5682.92 | 6893.95 | 7723.29 | 8177.84 | 8630.80 | 9080.52 | 9530.24 | 9979.96 | 10429.68 | 10879.40 | 11329.11 | 11778.83 | 12228.55 | 12678.27 | 13127.99 | 13577.71 | 14027.43 | 14477.15 | 14926.87 | 15376.58 | 15826.30 | 16276.02 | 16725.74 | 17175.46 | 17625.18 | 18074.90 | 18524.62 | 18974.33 | 19424.05 | 19873.77 | 20323.49 | 20773.21 |
| Taylors Hill | 15948.36 | 15617.34 | 15725.31 | 15703.29 | 15705.29 | 15740.34 | 15778.87 | 15817.39 | 15855.92 | 15894.44 | 15932.97 | 15971.49 | 16010.02 | 16048.54 | 16087.07 | 16125.59 | 16164.12 | 16202.64 | 16241.17 | 16279.70 | 16318.22 | 16356.75 | 16395.27 | 16433.80 | 16472.32 | 16510.85 | 16549.37 | 16587.90 | 16626.42 | 16664.95 | 16703.47 | 16742.00 | 16780.52 | 16819.05 | 16857.57 |
| Thornhill Park | 1944.50 | 3154.75 | 4001.12 | 4980.88 | 5967.62 | 6718.31 | 7358.07 | 8069.48 | 8771.58 | 9453.70 | 10135.83 | 10817.95 | 11500.08 | 12182.20 | 12864.33 | 13546.45 | 14228.57 | 14910.70 | 15592.82 | 16274.95 | 16957.07 | 17639.19 | 18321.32 | 19003.44 | 19685.57 | 20367.69 | 21049.81 | 21731.94 | 22414.06 | 23096.19 | 23778.31 | 24460.43 | 25142.56 | 25824.68 | 26506.81 |
| 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 | 6044.17 | 7055.69 | 8105.87 | 9115.55 | 10125.24 | 11134.92 | 12144.60 | 13154.29 | 14163.97 | 15173.66 | 16183.34 | 17193.02 | 18202.71 | 19212.39 | 20222.08 | 21231.76 | 22241.45 | 23251.13 | 24260.81 | 25270.50 | 26280.18 | 27289.87 | 28299.55 | 29309.24 | 30318.92 | 31328.60 | 32338.29 | 33347.97 | 34357.66 |
| Weir Views | 3527.00 | 4403.00 | 5053.00 | 5690.00 | 6641.00 | 7167.78 | 7571.96 | 8004.47 | 8437.99 | 8870.50 | 9303.01 | 9735.52 | 10168.03 | 10600.54 | 11033.05 | 11465.56 | 11898.08 | 12330.59 | 12763.10 | 13195.61 | 13628.12 | 14060.63 | 14493.14 | 14925.65 | 15358.16 | 15790.67 | 16223.18 | 16655.69 | 17088.20 | 17520.71 | 17953.22 | 18385.73 | 18818.24 | 19250.76 | 19683.27 |
| Total | 171350.55 | 178999.02 | 191284.09 | 203871.39 | 216571.19 | 225421.11 | 233483.74 | 242111.94 | 250922.30 | 259439.18 | 267956.10 | 276472.99 | 284989.90 | 293506.76 | 302023.66 | 310540.56 | 319057.46 | 327574.38 | 336091.24 | 344608.15 | 353125.05 | 361641.92 | 370158.82 | 378675.71 | 387192.63 | 395709.53 | 404226.38 | 412743.28 | 421260.19 | 429777.10 | 438293.97 | 446810.86 | 455327.76 | 463844.67 | 472361.57 |