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 | 89.26 | 91.87 | 72.23 | 67.39 | 60.54 | 80.29 | 85.38 | 89.97 | 96.91 | 101.78 | 106.57 | 111.19 | 112.72 | 114.21 | 114.68 | 115.21 | 115.76 | 115.46 | 115.27 | 115.14 | 115.16 | 115.31 | 115.54 | 115.87 | 116.27 | 116.76 | 117.30 | 117.89 | 118.52 | 119.18 | 119.87 | 120.57 | 121.28 | 121.99 |
| 5-9 | 81.58 | 71.27 | 57.19 | 55.44 | 51.84 | 71.40 | 66.88 | 65.32 | 66.27 | 71.30 | 74.69 | 78.24 | 81.16 | 83.51 | 84.51 | 85.43 | 86.13 | 86.28 | 86.41 | 86.46 | 86.55 | 86.65 | 86.78 | 86.97 | 87.20 | 87.48 | 87.82 | 88.19 | 88.60 | 89.05 | 89.52 | 90.02 | 90.52 | 91.04 |
| 10-14 | 50.30 | 61.01 | 47.06 | 44.99 | 45.69 | 60.50 | 57.42 | 57.77 | 58.84 | 56.57 | 59.88 | 58.98 | 59.97 | 60.15 | 62.61 | 63.46 | 64.46 | 66.06 | 67.19 | 67.59 | 68.05 | 68.27 | 68.48 | 68.69 | 68.84 | 69.04 | 69.21 | 69.43 | 69.69 | 69.96 | 70.27 | 70.59 | 70.94 | 71.31 |
| 15-19 | 68.57 | 65.42 | 55.53 | 51.01 | 48.59 | 66.99 | 70.07 | 68.56 | 71.09 | 75.86 | 76.32 | 78.99 | 78.65 | 77.94 | 77.04 | 78.24 | 77.83 | 77.51 | 77.76 | 79.31 | 79.79 | 80.55 | 81.71 | 82.51 | 83.02 | 83.49 | 83.86 | 84.22 | 84.57 | 84.92 | 85.29 | 85.66 | 86.04 | 86.45 |
| 20-24 | 168.40 | 150.15 | 121.84 | 130.38 | 122.27 | 151.86 | 147.00 | 150.40 | 160.50 | 164.47 | 173.26 | 181.56 | 183.95 | 186.13 | 188.70 | 188.31 | 190.10 | 189.64 | 189.49 | 188.81 | 189.68 | 189.86 | 190.38 | 191.30 | 193.17 | 194.32 | 195.93 | 197.84 | 199.38 | 200.62 | 201.82 | 202.90 | 203.97 | 205.03 |
| 25-29 | 189.12 | 176.95 | 151.96 | 157.81 | 169.07 | 213.78 | 209.47 | 197.41 | 206.66 | 214.18 | 222.27 | 230.28 | 231.44 | 233.45 | 231.04 | 231.80 | 233.51 | 232.14 | 231.56 | 231.95 | 231.59 | 232.62 | 232.83 | 233.77 | 234.30 | 235.77 | 236.85 | 237.94 | 239.41 | 241.15 | 242.68 | 244.24 | 245.80 | 247.29 |
| 30-34 | 170.16 | 142.98 | 109.04 | 120.72 | 112.80 | 151.59 | 153.85 | 154.96 | 166.30 | 176.71 | 183.25 | 190.82 | 190.43 | 191.85 | 191.11 | 190.55 | 190.85 | 189.61 | 189.17 | 188.63 | 188.68 | 189.05 | 189.46 | 190.14 | 190.97 | 191.77 | 192.80 | 193.72 | 194.79 | 195.85 | 197.05 | 198.18 | 199.32 | 200.51 |
| 35-39 | 130.88 | 121.43 | 92.17 | 91.89 | 95.45 | 129.93 | 126.73 | 127.86 | 134.85 | 140.97 | 148.49 | 155.51 | 157.76 | 159.79 | 161.26 | 161.90 | 162.46 | 161.48 | 160.91 | 160.63 | 160.51 | 160.58 | 160.80 | 161.18 | 161.67 | 162.32 | 163.07 | 163.87 | 164.74 | 165.66 | 166.59 | 167.58 | 168.54 | 169.52 |
| 40-44 | 110.58 | 104.85 | 83.52 | 89.53 | 85.80 | 112.80 | 111.73 | 114.87 | 116.65 | 127.56 | 135.48 | 141.35 | 144.13 | 146.97 | 148.73 | 150.31 | 152.25 | 152.54 | 152.85 | 153.44 | 153.62 | 153.80 | 153.82 | 154.09 | 154.40 | 154.81 | 155.29 | 155.90 | 156.58 | 157.33 | 158.14 | 158.99 | 159.87 | 160.77 |
| 45-49 | 113.57 | 116.00 | 87.61 | 89.34 | 86.35 | 115.99 | 118.52 | 118.20 | 123.90 | 124.91 | 126.90 | 131.70 | 135.48 | 139.02 | 141.98 | 144.38 | 145.70 | 146.67 | 147.64 | 148.39 | 149.23 | 149.90 | 150.52 | 151.03 | 151.59 | 152.07 | 152.53 | 153.00 | 153.55 | 154.19 | 154.90 | 155.64 | 156.42 | 157.24 |
| 50-54 | 88.12 | 86.72 | 67.30 | 67.79 | 66.74 | 86.87 | 87.29 | 87.08 | 89.42 | 93.22 | 97.79 | 103.04 | 103.98 | 105.19 | 108.24 | 109.91 | 110.76 | 110.93 | 110.93 | 112.11 | 113.47 | 114.07 | 114.55 | 115.30 | 115.77 | 116.41 | 117.12 | 117.72 | 118.37 | 118.99 | 119.56 | 120.12 | 120.70 | 121.30 |
| 55-59 | 34.22 | 44.27 | 34.60 | 37.41 | 34.58 | 44.94 | 44.76 | 44.35 | 44.66 | 44.84 | 46.48 | 47.95 | 49.52 | 50.62 | 50.95 | 51.95 | 53.12 | 53.62 | 54.09 | 54.19 | 54.37 | 54.57 | 55.02 | 55.32 | 55.79 | 56.13 | 56.40 | 56.69 | 57.03 | 57.34 | 57.67 | 57.99 | 58.30 | 58.61 |
| 60-64 | 28.16 | 37.67 | 29.76 | 25.16 | 24.22 | 32.59 | 30.41 | 29.85 | 30.27 | 28.48 | 29.38 | 29.54 | 28.77 | 29.86 | 28.43 | 30.27 | 30.23 | 31.17 | 31.67 | 32.07 | 32.93 | 32.86 | 33.32 | 33.93 | 33.97 | 34.26 | 33.99 | 34.45 | 34.49 | 34.95 | 35.07 | 35.27 | 35.49 | 35.64 |
| 65-69 | 27.14 | 28.35 | 14.76 | 16.00 | 13.49 | 17.71 | 18.44 | 19.21 | 21.06 | 22.23 | 22.67 | 22.78 | 21.83 | 20.98 | 20.73 | 20.32 | 20.07 | 19.91 | 19.44 | 19.46 | 19.28 | 19.24 | 19.45 | 19.78 | 20.27 | 20.44 | 20.66 | 20.94 | 21.22 | 21.56 | 21.70 | 21.78 | 21.87 | 22.00 |
| 70-74 | 1.79 | 24.09 | 17.87 | 13.95 | 6.75 | 10.65 | 10.48 | 12.87 | 11.00 | 12.25 | 13.58 | 14.65 | 15.00 | 15.07 | 15.98 | 15.30 | 16.08 | 15.92 | 16.02 | 15.67 | 16.35 | 16.04 | 16.20 | 16.19 | 16.79 | 16.97 | 17.13 | 17.29 | 17.67 | 17.60 | 17.80 | 17.95 | 18.05 | 18.17 |
| 75-79 | 21.79 | 18.58 | 10.63 | 13.08 | 9.25 | 12.95 | 13.41 | 14.27 | 14.09 | 14.44 | 14.37 | 14.70 | 15.17 | 15.83 | 15.50 | 15.81 | 16.52 | 16.76 | 17.96 | 18.57 | 18.75 | 18.96 | 18.42 | 17.89 | 17.92 | 17.61 | 17.44 | 17.56 | 17.15 | 17.42 | 17.21 | 17.30 | 17.41 | 17.62 |
| 80-84 | 10.89 | 21.13 | 13.03 | 14.92 | 7.76 | 11.04 | 10.91 | 9.93 | 11.15 | 10.57 | 12.35 | 11.30 | 12.43 | 12.44 | 13.35 | 13.57 | 13.64 | 15.10 | 14.71 | 15.91 | 16.05 | 16.64 | 16.85 | 17.47 | 18.22 | 18.18 | 18.82 | 18.58 | 18.76 | 18.47 | 18.66 | 18.53 | 18.78 | 18.62 |
| 85+ | 15.28 | 16.30 | 12.08 | 17.41 | 11.81 | 16.86 | 18.05 | 19.06 | 20.14 | 20.83 | 21.77 | 23.14 | 23.84 | 24.65 | 25.40 | 26.47 | 27.45 | 28.06 | 28.61 | 29.23 | 30.02 | 30.71 | 31.59 | 32.08 | 32.65 | 33.41 | 34.18 | 35.01 | 35.72 | 36.42 | 36.99 | 37.49 | 37.89 | 38.34 |
| Total | 1399.77 | 1379.04 | 1078.16 | 1104.22 | 1053.00 | 1388.73 | 1380.79 | 1381.95 | 1443.75 | 1501.16 | 1565.50 | 1625.73 | 1646.23 | 1667.66 | 1680.24 | 1693.18 | 1706.93 | 1708.83 | 1711.69 | 1717.56 | 1724.09 | 1729.69 | 1735.74 | 1743.52 | 1752.82 | 1761.24 | 1770.40 | 1780.22 | 1790.25 | 1800.67 | 1810.78 | 1820.80 | 1831.21 | 1841.46 |