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 | 1269.62 | 1059.74 | 797.60 | 826.11 | 732.47 | 1306.69 | 1371.00 | 1434.46 | 1494.56 | 1530.29 | 1557.49 | 1584.72 | 1607.18 | 1629.01 | 1649.52 | 1669.76 | 1691.75 | 1713.50 | 1735.52 | 1757.76 | 1780.27 | 1803.01 | 1815.46 | 1828.03 | 1840.45 | 1853.06 | 1866.00 | 1879.22 | 1892.68 | 1906.34 | 1920.18 | 1934.16 | 1948.24 | 1962.42 |
| 5-9 | 1387.88 | 1068.95 | 818.18 | 811.39 | 742.59 | 1282.76 | 1286.60 | 1312.73 | 1352.00 | 1412.94 | 1451.89 | 1496.43 | 1532.03 | 1563.75 | 1588.45 | 1608.81 | 1630.29 | 1650.83 | 1671.18 | 1691.45 | 1711.86 | 1732.33 | 1744.60 | 1757.09 | 1769.76 | 1782.45 | 1795.28 | 1808.17 | 1821.27 | 1834.48 | 1847.86 | 1861.38 | 1874.98 | 1888.67 |
| 10-14 | 1249.65 | 953.61 | 758.81 | 766.47 | 736.69 | 1223.94 | 1201.69 | 1190.88 | 1188.87 | 1191.61 | 1211.80 | 1222.93 | 1240.16 | 1263.46 | 1290.14 | 1315.90 | 1340.70 | 1365.35 | 1388.03 | 1406.89 | 1424.34 | 1441.30 | 1452.57 | 1463.67 | 1474.13 | 1484.56 | 1494.87 | 1505.17 | 1515.59 | 1526.13 | 1536.81 | 1547.61 | 1558.53 | 1569.54 |
| 15-19 | 1733.19 | 1183.60 | 944.49 | 973.99 | 929.72 | 1757.46 | 1858.86 | 1856.81 | 1867.56 | 1897.81 | 1932.17 | 1954.20 | 1971.96 | 1988.51 | 2003.95 | 2032.49 | 2061.22 | 2095.62 | 2129.44 | 2165.06 | 2201.41 | 2238.53 | 2253.90 | 2274.79 | 2293.13 | 2310.60 | 2327.98 | 2345.30 | 2362.58 | 2379.91 | 2397.39 | 2414.94 | 2432.58 | 2450.29 |
| 20-24 | 4994.66 | 3385.85 | 2777.09 | 3099.37 | 3004.16 | 5571.45 | 5460.39 | 5552.19 | 5634.07 | 5677.99 | 5740.73 | 5828.50 | 5912.63 | 5991.82 | 6081.84 | 6156.21 | 6249.20 | 6337.09 | 6427.40 | 6515.19 | 6609.16 | 6702.82 | 6709.19 | 6734.49 | 6774.37 | 6820.06 | 6869.81 | 6920.92 | 6971.36 | 7020.78 | 7070.30 | 7119.95 | 7169.74 | 7219.83 |
| 25-29 | 5502.92 | 3707.01 | 2940.94 | 3306.62 | 3393.08 | 6584.27 | 6356.39 | 6236.91 | 6261.86 | 6282.60 | 6341.28 | 6428.28 | 6511.89 | 6597.76 | 6676.30 | 6757.59 | 6858.34 | 6960.60 | 7062.49 | 7164.80 | 7263.57 | 7364.84 | 7390.30 | 7420.84 | 7456.50 | 7499.70 | 7545.38 | 7594.08 | 7645.01 | 7698.03 | 7751.30 | 7805.08 | 7859.03 | 7913.14 |
| 30-34 | 3743.25 | 2669.98 | 2046.26 | 2253.79 | 2214.28 | 4100.88 | 4226.42 | 4289.86 | 4359.22 | 4415.20 | 4461.91 | 4508.59 | 4555.11 | 4609.29 | 4663.19 | 4716.84 | 4778.90 | 4843.57 | 4910.76 | 4978.15 | 5046.75 | 5115.71 | 5150.43 | 5183.21 | 5214.21 | 5245.58 | 5278.12 | 5311.29 | 5345.72 | 5380.79 | 5417.04 | 5453.59 | 5490.54 | 5527.96 |
| 35-39 | 2552.54 | 1969.01 | 1509.86 | 1583.47 | 1533.16 | 2828.87 | 2927.82 | 3035.69 | 3132.51 | 3194.92 | 3262.92 | 3320.98 | 3364.10 | 3405.65 | 3448.50 | 3487.66 | 3531.44 | 3576.73 | 3624.18 | 3672.61 | 3722.11 | 3772.21 | 3802.06 | 3831.01 | 3858.63 | 3885.76 | 3912.19 | 3938.64 | 3965.12 | 3991.69 | 4018.48 | 4045.64 | 4072.99 | 4100.67 |
| 40-44 | 1774.68 | 1327.37 | 1065.24 | 1147.51 | 1128.86 | 1992.60 | 1989.62 | 2017.25 | 2047.28 | 2103.23 | 2159.01 | 2213.98 | 2256.69 | 2297.98 | 2332.97 | 2365.53 | 2398.51 | 2428.90 | 2459.38 | 2491.33 | 2522.69 | 2554.40 | 2573.29 | 2591.60 | 2609.96 | 2628.25 | 2646.58 | 2664.94 | 2683.49 | 2702.14 | 2720.90 | 2739.73 | 2758.60 | 2777.57 |
| 45-49 | 1469.96 | 1084.37 | 812.56 | 836.29 | 793.97 | 1427.09 | 1494.00 | 1537.84 | 1601.83 | 1635.50 | 1664.78 | 1676.18 | 1706.59 | 1732.68 | 1758.99 | 1791.10 | 1821.75 | 1848.79 | 1877.41 | 1903.69 | 1928.29 | 1951.67 | 1965.44 | 1979.22 | 1992.47 | 2005.46 | 2018.57 | 2031.95 | 2045.53 | 2059.33 | 2073.29 | 2087.43 | 2101.66 | 2116.01 |
| 50-54 | 1240.01 | 969.55 | 758.25 | 768.41 | 698.48 | 1169.62 | 1171.83 | 1180.33 | 1213.27 | 1252.90 | 1293.65 | 1336.49 | 1370.76 | 1402.01 | 1435.10 | 1459.57 | 1474.59 | 1495.89 | 1512.81 | 1536.09 | 1562.36 | 1587.19 | 1605.03 | 1620.50 | 1634.86 | 1648.39 | 1661.02 | 1673.34 | 1685.64 | 1697.96 | 1710.21 | 1722.54 | 1735.01 | 1747.59 |
| 55-59 | 985.14 | 794.82 | 617.36 | 650.42 | 582.45 | 1041.28 | 1056.16 | 1054.79 | 1048.47 | 1034.12 | 1023.84 | 1031.03 | 1049.30 | 1073.58 | 1100.97 | 1124.64 | 1151.02 | 1174.97 | 1199.37 | 1222.10 | 1238.77 | 1254.44 | 1268.68 | 1283.19 | 1296.99 | 1312.13 | 1325.85 | 1338.91 | 1351.04 | 1362.58 | 1373.68 | 1383.99 | 1394.27 | 1404.82 |
| 60-64 | 808.08 | 716.98 | 530.82 | 546.26 | 473.01 | 781.36 | 766.70 | 769.17 | 785.60 | 807.30 | 825.61 | 840.16 | 846.15 | 847.08 | 844.51 | 844.33 | 845.36 | 852.09 | 864.63 | 879.86 | 895.59 | 912.59 | 925.96 | 939.90 | 952.53 | 962.33 | 967.82 | 975.50 | 983.59 | 992.40 | 1002.48 | 1011.86 | 1020.69 | 1029.31 |
| 65-69 | 614.78 | 532.93 | 368.71 | 380.29 | 341.53 | 588.80 | 581.44 | 585.47 | 584.65 | 581.43 | 583.80 | 590.39 | 589.62 | 597.96 | 612.44 | 625.87 | 638.25 | 648.28 | 649.22 | 649.05 | 648.72 | 652.14 | 660.61 | 669.89 | 679.75 | 689.56 | 700.01 | 709.45 | 717.98 | 726.96 | 734.55 | 739.61 | 745.66 | 751.49 |
| 70-74 | 421.02 | 421.14 | 335.58 | 326.18 | 260.48 | 461.25 | 458.08 | 453.43 | 450.80 | 454.85 | 460.08 | 460.30 | 467.67 | 467.64 | 468.82 | 469.05 | 475.21 | 479.85 | 490.19 | 499.96 | 509.80 | 517.64 | 521.41 | 523.56 | 525.91 | 527.53 | 531.47 | 537.19 | 543.25 | 549.15 | 554.96 | 561.45 | 568.02 | 573.98 |
| 75-79 | 356.93 | 298.14 | 238.18 | 243.71 | 190.36 | 352.40 | 347.14 | 359.30 | 361.30 | 359.58 | 360.12 | 364.54 | 366.66 | 367.62 | 366.22 | 370.79 | 374.27 | 379.17 | 385.54 | 387.94 | 388.40 | 392.67 | 395.49 | 401.46 | 407.98 | 413.81 | 418.89 | 422.61 | 424.21 | 426.68 | 428.60 | 431.13 | 434.95 | 439.30 |
| 80-84 | 233.06 | 246.19 | 178.99 | 183.26 | 135.36 | 234.09 | 237.12 | 234.85 | 234.40 | 234.02 | 237.24 | 234.10 | 239.77 | 241.90 | 243.57 | 248.56 | 251.73 | 255.21 | 256.34 | 258.89 | 262.98 | 263.50 | 265.66 | 267.38 | 270.50 | 271.39 | 272.43 | 273.42 | 277.12 | 281.15 | 285.08 | 287.86 | 291.29 | 293.11 |
| 85+ | 308.34 | 258.00 | 220.83 | 204.60 | 176.85 | 319.78 | 317.95 | 314.04 | 314.10 | 312.47 | 313.19 | 319.51 | 322.73 | 325.34 | 327.56 | 329.72 | 332.63 | 338.07 | 341.14 | 344.71 | 348.09 | 352.86 | 357.79 | 360.05 | 363.40 | 367.89 | 372.40 | 376.75 | 379.95 | 383.33 | 386.43 | 389.97 | 393.57 | 397.47 |
| Total | 30645.68 | 22647.21 | 17719.73 | 18908.14 | 18067.49 | 33024.60 | 33109.23 | 33416.01 | 33932.36 | 34378.76 | 34881.51 | 35411.31 | 35910.99 | 36403.03 | 36893.04 | 37374.42 | 37905.16 | 38444.49 | 38985.04 | 39525.52 | 40065.15 | 40609.84 | 40857.89 | 41129.89 | 41415.53 | 41708.51 | 42004.67 | 42306.86 | 42611.11 | 42919.85 | 43229.53 | 43537.91 | 43850.34 | 44163.18 |