Population is the number of people who usually live in an area. Place Forecast uses this term as shorthand for the estimated resident population. It is a key indicator for the population domain.
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.
| Age Group | 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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| 0-4 | 488.00 | 446.00 | 438.00 | 468.00 | 466.00 | 475.56 | 486.86 | 498.58 | 499.91 | 504.87 | 505.77 | 511.92 | 518.42 | 525.23 | 532.24 | 539.38 | 541.08 | 542.62 | 544.23 | 546.00 | 547.93 | 550.09 | 552.47 | 555.13 | 558.04 | 561.08 | 564.21 | 567.40 | 570.64 | 573.90 | 577.16 | 580.43 | 583.73 | 587.04 | 590.36 |
| 5-9 | 540.00 | 552.00 | 571.00 | 602.00 | 619.00 | 596.53 | 586.89 | 583.26 | 589.89 | 594.19 | 603.28 | 611.35 | 621.42 | 628.50 | 638.55 | 647.01 | 651.53 | 655.06 | 657.81 | 660.32 | 662.87 | 665.55 | 668.35 | 671.42 | 674.72 | 678.15 | 681.71 | 685.40 | 689.18 | 693.04 | 696.94 | 700.88 | 704.85 | 708.84 | 712.86 |
| 10-14 | 485.00 | 487.00 | 507.00 | 529.00 | 551.00 | 579.87 | 598.66 | 604.29 | 596.83 | 582.29 | 565.93 | 561.88 | 561.33 | 567.21 | 574.99 | 585.97 | 592.66 | 599.88 | 604.56 | 610.16 | 614.39 | 617.97 | 621.15 | 624.06 | 626.96 | 629.91 | 632.95 | 636.08 | 639.34 | 642.71 | 646.14 | 649.64 | 653.22 | 656.85 | 660.53 |
| 15-19 | 569.00 | 531.00 | 540.00 | 577.00 | 597.00 | 582.85 | 607.66 | 611.69 | 619.11 | 638.87 | 654.31 | 668.46 | 675.21 | 675.90 | 672.96 | 670.23 | 668.57 | 669.24 | 673.99 | 679.08 | 685.46 | 691.00 | 696.50 | 701.21 | 706.17 | 710.52 | 714.56 | 718.48 | 722.26 | 726.03 | 729.83 | 733.70 | 737.62 | 741.62 | 745.68 |
| 20-24 | 971.00 | 854.00 | 905.00 | 1050.00 | 1076.00 | 1011.07 | 950.18 | 929.11 | 934.87 | 927.13 | 927.53 | 948.32 | 965.45 | 982.77 | 999.49 | 1014.63 | 1011.40 | 1010.61 | 1010.95 | 1011.96 | 1014.45 | 1019.17 | 1024.23 | 1030.51 | 1036.68 | 1043.12 | 1049.46 | 1055.78 | 1062.01 | 1068.18 | 1074.25 | 1080.30 | 1086.38 | 1092.46 | 1098.56 |
| 25-29 | 932.00 | 858.00 | 942.00 | 1071.00 | 1136.00 | 1149.84 | 1079.57 | 1039.24 | 1010.08 | 994.62 | 987.92 | 1001.08 | 1016.03 | 1032.20 | 1046.66 | 1061.02 | 1059.85 | 1060.13 | 1061.90 | 1064.90 | 1068.86 | 1073.42 | 1078.39 | 1083.89 | 1089.84 | 1095.93 | 1102.21 | 1108.55 | 1115.00 | 1121.39 | 1127.78 | 1134.19 | 1140.64 | 1147.10 | 1153.59 |
| 30-34 | 763.00 | 774.00 | 851.00 | 919.00 | 1036.00 | 1061.49 | 1087.69 | 1098.81 | 1101.87 | 1089.97 | 1085.19 | 1089.89 | 1099.05 | 1111.32 | 1125.31 | 1139.93 | 1142.62 | 1144.55 | 1146.58 | 1149.39 | 1153.19 | 1157.77 | 1162.90 | 1168.64 | 1174.92 | 1181.43 | 1188.08 | 1194.85 | 1201.69 | 1208.55 | 1215.41 | 1222.30 | 1229.23 | 1236.19 | 1243.19 |
| 35-39 | 734.00 | 756.00 | 749.00 | 811.00 | 861.00 | 892.88 | 927.87 | 991.57 | 1000.45 | 1014.99 | 1019.95 | 1036.96 | 1050.08 | 1063.74 | 1074.02 | 1086.74 | 1090.15 | 1093.48 | 1097.09 | 1100.89 | 1105.08 | 1109.51 | 1114.02 | 1118.91 | 1124.29 | 1130.02 | 1136.01 | 1142.22 | 1148.60 | 1155.08 | 1161.61 | 1168.18 | 1174.81 | 1181.47 | 1188.16 |
| 40-44 | 639.00 | 618.00 | 641.00 | 718.00 | 784.00 | 808.81 | 836.56 | 824.09 | 843.17 | 864.83 | 882.27 | 902.88 | 935.59 | 946.56 | 961.67 | 974.06 | 983.88 | 991.51 | 998.57 | 1003.10 | 1007.82 | 1011.68 | 1015.62 | 1020.00 | 1024.69 | 1029.63 | 1034.71 | 1039.90 | 1045.27 | 1050.81 | 1056.51 | 1062.32 | 1068.24 | 1074.24 | 1080.30 |
| 45-49 | 754.00 | 712.00 | 670.00 | 676.00 | 660.00 | 674.13 | 692.31 | 727.20 | 763.69 | 793.47 | 805.06 | 823.50 | 826.15 | 842.77 | 858.45 | 873.13 | 883.61 | 900.09 | 905.29 | 912.09 | 917.85 | 924.32 | 929.98 | 935.78 | 940.60 | 945.61 | 950.19 | 954.85 | 959.70 | 964.66 | 969.74 | 974.90 | 980.12 | 985.43 | 990.83 |
| 50-54 | 629.00 | 658.00 | 672.00 | 698.00 | 738.00 | 749.25 | 727.88 | 711.86 | 710.53 | 716.56 | 727.25 | 740.83 | 765.17 | 791.21 | 814.23 | 827.55 | 839.86 | 842.55 | 851.63 | 860.10 | 867.58 | 875.06 | 886.18 | 891.15 | 897.04 | 902.47 | 908.35 | 913.82 | 919.37 | 924.36 | 929.47 | 934.32 | 939.21 | 944.22 | 949.31 |
| 55-59 | 627.00 | 597.00 | 592.00 | 564.00 | 563.00 | 606.74 | 664.08 | 690.62 | 719.86 | 735.65 | 739.93 | 729.98 | 724.25 | 727.45 | 736.41 | 747.73 | 757.37 | 772.87 | 788.30 | 801.74 | 809.04 | 817.66 | 820.89 | 827.81 | 834.58 | 840.84 | 847.12 | 855.63 | 860.49 | 865.88 | 871.00 | 876.39 | 881.54 | 886.75 | 891.64 |
| 60-64 | 573.00 | 589.00 | 601.00 | 649.00 | 657.00 | 626.77 | 602.63 | 595.17 | 571.16 | 575.34 | 604.99 | 640.46 | 657.78 | 677.70 | 691.02 | 698.96 | 695.12 | 692.68 | 695.31 | 700.53 | 706.66 | 713.06 | 723.09 | 733.66 | 743.09 | 749.14 | 755.75 | 759.16 | 764.80 | 770.32 | 775.57 | 780.83 | 787.45 | 791.95 | 796.73 |
| 65-69 | 495.00 | 498.00 | 532.00 | 551.00 | 569.00 | 597.48 | 621.06 | 622.21 | 648.79 | 645.98 | 622.94 | 605.49 | 600.81 | 585.30 | 591.47 | 614.21 | 639.56 | 653.69 | 670.06 | 680.96 | 686.23 | 684.25 | 683.68 | 686.29 | 690.91 | 695.57 | 701.15 | 709.76 | 718.62 | 726.80 | 732.37 | 738.36 | 742.04 | 746.99 | 751.96 |
| 70-74 | 534.00 | 509.00 | 475.00 | 501.00 | 529.00 | 517.21 | 530.30 | 573.15 | 569.13 | 584.11 | 605.98 | 624.61 | 626.32 | 651.92 | 652.99 | 637.61 | 625.85 | 624.91 | 614.11 | 619.07 | 635.56 | 654.48 | 665.41 | 678.24 | 686.73 | 692.05 | 692.27 | 692.95 | 696.27 | 700.80 | 705.07 | 709.99 | 717.34 | 725.06 | 732.19 |
| 75-79 | 516.00 | 523.00 | 529.00 | 539.00 | 512.00 | 531.05 | 554.46 | 537.61 | 559.74 | 570.19 | 564.27 | 576.40 | 609.70 | 607.34 | 622.97 | 644.89 | 659.11 | 657.47 | 677.13 | 677.42 | 667.07 | 662.20 | 665.89 | 659.74 | 664.48 | 676.30 | 689.60 | 697.61 | 707.14 | 714.39 | 720.64 | 723.08 | 724.85 | 728.33 | 732.74 |
| 80-84 | 473.00 | 458.00 | 482.00 | 500.00 | 498.00 | 490.99 | 487.08 | 502.40 | 507.58 | 511.37 | 530.51 | 547.69 | 538.72 | 554.15 | 562.39 | 563.43 | 571.27 | 593.95 | 592.32 | 601.56 | 616.23 | 624.76 | 625.36 | 636.31 | 636.51 | 632.78 | 631.60 | 634.10 | 632.15 | 635.96 | 644.24 | 653.99 | 661.25 | 668.16 | 673.66 |
| 85+ | 331.00 | 354.00 | 399.00 | 466.00 | 514.00 | 546.29 | 539.15 | 543.95 | 542.05 | 537.27 | 541.61 | 536.24 | 549.73 | 553.22 | 551.91 | 564.51 | 570.51 | 571.68 | 580.14 | 583.68 | 589.65 | 596.99 | 607.79 | 612.16 | 617.64 | 626.33 | 633.93 | 640.29 | 647.28 | 649.95 | 652.08 | 654.99 | 659.26 | 662.06 | 665.47 |
| Total | 11053.00 | 10774.00 | 11096.00 | 11889.00 | 12366.00 | 12498.80 | 12580.89 | 12684.83 | 12788.71 | 12881.69 | 12974.68 | 13157.94 | 13341.21 | 13524.47 | 13707.73 | 13891.00 | 13983.99 | 14076.97 | 14169.96 | 14262.95 | 14355.93 | 14448.92 | 14541.91 | 14634.89 | 14727.88 | 14820.87 | 14913.85 | 15006.84 | 15099.83 | 15192.81 | 15285.80 | 15378.79 | 15471.77 | 15564.76 | 15657.75 |