Out-migration is the number of people who move out of the area each year. It covers moves abroad and moves to other parts of the country. This page shows total out-migration over time and a breakdown by age and sex.
Estimated figures come from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
In projected years, out-migration rates are applied first. Migration balancing then adjusts the result so all parts stay in line.
Out-migration is one of the four parts of how the population changes. Along with deaths, it takes people away from the area. The gap between in-migration and out-migration 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 | 255.14 | 161.89 | 121.97 | 122.19 | 104.78 | 247.92 | 248.44 | 257.28 | 264.72 | 268.29 | 271.14 | 274.14 | 277.29 | 280.89 | 284.55 | 288.30 | 292.02 | 295.76 | 299.43 | 303.03 | 306.66 | 310.30 | 313.94 | 317.60 | 321.28 | 324.95 | 328.62 | 332.30 | 336.00 | 339.70 | 343.38 | 347.06 | 350.73 | 354.39 |
| 5-9 | 231.62 | 129.17 | 108.62 | 102.03 | 100.11 | 240.16 | 240.77 | 228.27 | 226.77 | 234.79 | 236.77 | 243.12 | 247.56 | 252.10 | 255.52 | 258.73 | 261.91 | 265.33 | 268.81 | 272.32 | 275.76 | 279.23 | 282.66 | 286.08 | 289.57 | 293.06 | 296.57 | 300.11 | 303.64 | 307.15 | 310.62 | 314.06 | 317.50 | 320.92 |
| 10-14 | 170.16 | 94.06 | 79.13 | 70.62 | 64.52 | 154.02 | 153.98 | 164.72 | 164.83 | 167.69 | 165.38 | 168.60 | 166.73 | 168.33 | 170.02 | 172.08 | 174.89 | 177.37 | 180.03 | 182.32 | 184.59 | 186.82 | 189.05 | 191.31 | 193.58 | 195.89 | 198.20 | 200.51 | 202.82 | 205.12 | 207.41 | 209.71 | 211.99 | 214.27 |
| 15-19 | 239.15 | 142.56 | 120.74 | 124.23 | 123.23 | 299.18 | 291.99 | 286.53 | 287.92 | 288.16 | 294.91 | 297.05 | 307.30 | 308.02 | 317.12 | 318.16 | 323.62 | 324.97 | 328.58 | 332.04 | 335.54 | 339.86 | 344.16 | 348.97 | 353.27 | 357.43 | 361.59 | 365.76 | 369.93 | 374.11 | 378.30 | 382.49 | 386.67 | 390.84 |
| 20-24 | 394.88 | 215.14 | 163.04 | 159.53 | 154.63 | 388.10 | 397.65 | 410.46 | 423.71 | 432.49 | 432.36 | 431.11 | 436.47 | 440.93 | 444.73 | 453.64 | 457.17 | 464.51 | 468.52 | 475.09 | 479.11 | 484.51 | 489.13 | 494.52 | 500.41 | 506.23 | 512.19 | 518.10 | 524.06 | 529.91 | 535.72 | 541.52 | 547.30 | 553.05 |
| 25-29 | 383.87 | 212.71 | 175.50 | 178.22 | 171.08 | 408.63 | 392.43 | 391.39 | 398.84 | 411.72 | 420.12 | 427.79 | 435.18 | 441.91 | 446.92 | 452.93 | 458.75 | 464.23 | 469.51 | 475.58 | 481.91 | 487.39 | 493.65 | 499.35 | 505.42 | 510.98 | 517.02 | 522.75 | 528.70 | 534.71 | 540.67 | 546.59 | 552.48 | 558.33 |
| 30-34 | 296.97 | 159.63 | 132.01 | 131.85 | 132.82 | 312.61 | 299.34 | 303.63 | 302.11 | 301.27 | 304.45 | 307.02 | 310.00 | 315.03 | 319.81 | 324.52 | 329.32 | 333.88 | 338.30 | 342.35 | 346.79 | 350.84 | 354.86 | 359.09 | 363.28 | 367.69 | 371.87 | 376.22 | 380.41 | 384.61 | 388.83 | 393.00 | 397.18 | 401.35 |
| 35-39 | 181.95 | 103.83 | 85.78 | 85.70 | 83.21 | 206.70 | 211.38 | 214.57 | 217.75 | 224.66 | 228.27 | 227.46 | 228.38 | 230.22 | 231.41 | 234.38 | 237.18 | 240.46 | 243.15 | 245.99 | 248.96 | 252.11 | 255.07 | 258.11 | 261.28 | 264.28 | 267.17 | 270.28 | 273.29 | 276.19 | 279.19 | 282.19 | 285.26 | 288.18 |
| 40-44 | 131.77 | 89.92 | 65.69 | 65.13 | 63.99 | 162.14 | 161.98 | 163.78 | 171.95 | 173.87 | 181.91 | 188.78 | 193.27 | 194.49 | 199.38 | 200.63 | 201.69 | 204.40 | 206.44 | 208.66 | 210.93 | 213.46 | 215.79 | 218.46 | 221.17 | 223.82 | 226.52 | 229.18 | 231.84 | 234.46 | 237.10 | 239.73 | 242.35 | 244.97 |
| 45-49 | 145.93 | 84.69 | 65.09 | 59.79 | 56.01 | 136.42 | 135.54 | 142.95 | 143.54 | 143.95 | 151.36 | 151.26 | 155.46 | 158.56 | 160.29 | 164.95 | 170.08 | 171.23 | 174.83 | 177.94 | 179.77 | 181.80 | 183.68 | 185.85 | 187.55 | 190.23 | 192.49 | 194.91 | 197.09 | 199.39 | 201.63 | 203.92 | 206.23 | 208.53 |
| 50-54 | 139.99 | 87.23 | 69.29 | 68.70 | 59.87 | 136.42 | 138.54 | 138.41 | 137.56 | 142.10 | 144.91 | 148.09 | 152.94 | 155.41 | 157.09 | 159.13 | 161.68 | 165.02 | 167.60 | 170.36 | 173.26 | 176.92 | 179.98 | 181.53 | 184.63 | 186.58 | 188.35 | 190.80 | 193.08 | 195.17 | 197.55 | 199.98 | 202.09 | 204.36 |
| 55-59 | 112.53 | 80.59 | 64.57 | 67.95 | 65.61 | 156.40 | 143.54 | 139.32 | 138.51 | 134.28 | 135.88 | 137.85 | 139.20 | 142.45 | 144.07 | 146.27 | 149.15 | 151.96 | 153.38 | 156.08 | 158.25 | 160.04 | 162.58 | 165.91 | 168.24 | 171.31 | 173.91 | 175.69 | 177.68 | 180.00 | 182.08 | 184.16 | 186.36 | 188.46 |
| 60-64 | 105.99 | 54.89 | 46.19 | 43.88 | 40.64 | 100.22 | 95.34 | 93.61 | 96.02 | 97.15 | 98.46 | 96.66 | 95.83 | 95.04 | 94.61 | 95.43 | 97.82 | 97.79 | 98.79 | 99.46 | 100.77 | 102.42 | 103.70 | 104.62 | 105.94 | 107.29 | 108.31 | 109.85 | 111.04 | 112.22 | 113.45 | 114.85 | 116.16 | 117.50 |
| 65-69 | 86.06 | 69.82 | 50.46 | 54.43 | 50.86 | 124.55 | 125.58 | 125.25 | 127.52 | 131.20 | 131.96 | 133.42 | 134.46 | 135.35 | 136.31 | 137.13 | 137.57 | 137.81 | 138.39 | 137.91 | 140.06 | 140.84 | 142.20 | 144.20 | 145.32 | 147.09 | 149.09 | 151.42 | 152.77 | 154.57 | 156.34 | 157.96 | 159.67 | 161.87 |
| 70-74 | 63.20 | 40.95 | 30.24 | 24.72 | 22.73 | 55.80 | 57.44 | 57.85 | 62.34 | 61.40 | 62.15 | 64.55 | 64.56 | 65.22 | 65.95 | 67.04 | 67.09 | 68.12 | 68.54 | 69.80 | 69.94 | 70.39 | 71.49 | 71.72 | 71.64 | 72.57 | 73.03 | 73.76 | 74.96 | 75.65 | 76.37 | 77.16 | 78.10 | 78.88 |
| 75-79 | 56.57 | 38.26 | 32.22 | 35.55 | 28.84 | 70.82 | 67.73 | 69.74 | 69.24 | 68.91 | 69.99 | 72.27 | 74.64 | 78.51 | 79.18 | 79.20 | 81.12 | 82.49 | 83.03 | 84.35 | 85.90 | 86.34 | 87.16 | 88.82 | 89.62 | 90.82 | 91.87 | 93.17 | 93.65 | 93.96 | 94.71 | 96.33 | 96.99 | 97.86 |
| 80-84 | 51.74 | 32.93 | 31.37 | 30.64 | 26.00 | 63.65 | 68.64 | 74.32 | 73.69 | 71.61 | 72.66 | 71.15 | 73.83 | 74.43 | 75.01 | 75.60 | 77.02 | 78.61 | 81.33 | 83.58 | 84.37 | 86.21 | 87.14 | 87.75 | 89.82 | 91.15 | 92.42 | 92.89 | 94.36 | 95.32 | 95.90 | 96.59 | 97.87 | 99.07 |
| 85+ | 51.09 | 28.18 | 31.45 | 25.13 | 23.91 | 60.41 | 60.94 | 61.92 | 64.95 | 68.14 | 70.49 | 74.30 | 75.19 | 76.60 | 78.70 | 80.16 | 81.38 | 83.47 | 84.43 | 85.64 | 87.29 | 88.62 | 90.37 | 92.65 | 94.46 | 95.58 | 97.32 | 98.94 | 100.47 | 102.79 | 104.15 | 105.19 | 106.15 | 107.39 |
| Total | 3098.62 | 1826.45 | 1473.36 | 1450.29 | 1372.85 | 3324.14 | 3291.26 | 3324.00 | 3371.97 | 3421.67 | 3473.16 | 3514.61 | 3568.30 | 3613.47 | 3660.67 | 3708.27 | 3759.47 | 3807.40 | 3853.08 | 3902.52 | 3949.86 | 3998.10 | 4046.61 | 4096.54 | 4146.49 | 4196.94 | 4246.54 | 4296.63 | 4345.78 | 4395.01 | 4443.39 | 4492.49 | 4541.09 | 4590.20 |