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 | 25.32 | 14.48 | 14.31 | 13.26 | 9.00 | 26.05 | 29.48 | 32.12 | 34.37 | 36.01 | 36.74 | 37.29 | 37.75 | 38.12 | 38.45 | 38.73 | 39.02 | 39.30 | 39.60 | 39.90 | 40.21 | 40.53 | 40.86 | 41.20 | 41.54 | 41.89 | 42.24 | 42.59 | 42.94 | 43.29 | 43.63 | 43.98 | 44.32 | 44.66 |
| 5-9 | 71.06 | 38.74 | 34.68 | 27.47 | 25.26 | 63.50 | 63.20 | 67.36 | 70.86 | 76.76 | 83.50 | 88.59 | 92.69 | 95.52 | 97.54 | 98.77 | 99.84 | 100.80 | 101.68 | 102.50 | 103.30 | 104.09 | 104.88 | 105.70 | 106.54 | 107.40 | 108.28 | 109.16 | 110.06 | 110.96 | 111.86 | 112.76 | 113.67 | 114.57 |
| 10-14 | 82.04 | 34.34 | 30.39 | 27.68 | 28.38 | 73.60 | 68.36 | 67.32 | 66.06 | 64.91 | 65.09 | 63.17 | 64.53 | 66.02 | 68.50 | 72.30 | 75.23 | 77.64 | 79.48 | 80.90 | 81.79 | 82.59 | 83.35 | 84.07 | 84.78 | 85.46 | 86.15 | 86.83 | 87.53 | 88.22 | 88.93 | 89.64 | 90.35 | 91.07 |
| 15-19 | 128.64 | 64.52 | 55.12 | 52.31 | 54.48 | 138.51 | 136.29 | 133.11 | 131.73 | 131.10 | 130.16 | 127.42 | 123.42 | 123.23 | 123.31 | 122.34 | 123.89 | 125.43 | 125.91 | 128.02 | 131.21 | 133.72 | 136.28 | 138.52 | 140.21 | 141.53 | 142.80 | 144.03 | 145.25 | 146.43 | 147.60 | 148.77 | 149.94 | 151.11 |
| 20-24 | 445.50 | 221.71 | 201.55 | 243.27 | 276.14 | 661.73 | 615.04 | 601.78 | 593.68 | 590.46 | 589.95 | 593.94 | 595.27 | 596.20 | 599.13 | 602.38 | 605.79 | 608.99 | 614.03 | 617.97 | 622.08 | 628.01 | 633.74 | 639.75 | 645.90 | 652.13 | 657.99 | 663.61 | 669.08 | 674.44 | 679.80 | 685.10 | 690.39 | 695.66 |
| 25-29 | 437.38 | 211.79 | 170.66 | 194.11 | 209.97 | 605.64 | 596.96 | 584.51 | 581.07 | 579.34 | 579.27 | 581.67 | 584.99 | 588.40 | 592.16 | 596.29 | 600.68 | 605.27 | 610.02 | 614.73 | 619.62 | 624.48 | 629.66 | 634.91 | 640.22 | 645.56 | 650.93 | 656.25 | 661.53 | 666.75 | 671.99 | 677.19 | 682.39 | 687.57 |
| 30-34 | 264.55 | 106.29 | 85.40 | 86.88 | 91.00 | 273.18 | 293.56 | 303.68 | 311.01 | 312.79 | 313.81 | 315.26 | 316.77 | 318.48 | 320.42 | 322.55 | 324.85 | 327.28 | 329.81 | 332.36 | 334.98 | 337.61 | 340.37 | 343.19 | 346.05 | 348.94 | 351.84 | 354.73 | 357.60 | 360.44 | 363.29 | 366.12 | 368.94 | 371.76 |
| 35-39 | 142.69 | 75.84 | 59.62 | 57.40 | 53.67 | 146.51 | 165.00 | 179.21 | 190.68 | 200.81 | 208.31 | 211.81 | 214.37 | 216.25 | 217.66 | 218.93 | 220.39 | 221.91 | 223.53 | 225.20 | 226.92 | 228.68 | 230.51 | 232.38 | 234.29 | 236.22 | 238.18 | 240.14 | 242.10 | 244.06 | 246.01 | 247.96 | 249.89 | 251.83 |
| 40-44 | 178.33 | 75.27 | 57.01 | 52.52 | 50.83 | 133.99 | 135.32 | 142.06 | 147.79 | 152.13 | 155.51 | 159.54 | 162.82 | 166.76 | 170.38 | 173.16 | 174.89 | 176.32 | 177.68 | 178.96 | 180.25 | 181.60 | 183.00 | 184.45 | 185.93 | 187.44 | 188.97 | 190.52 | 192.07 | 193.62 | 195.18 | 196.74 | 198.29 | 199.84 |
| 45-49 | 139.91 | 68.78 | 56.70 | 52.59 | 51.71 | 140.40 | 140.72 | 138.42 | 139.37 | 138.58 | 141.61 | 142.71 | 146.59 | 148.58 | 151.13 | 152.88 | 155.17 | 157.29 | 159.26 | 161.31 | 162.90 | 164.26 | 165.55 | 166.86 | 168.17 | 169.51 | 170.88 | 172.26 | 173.65 | 175.04 | 176.44 | 177.85 | 179.25 | 180.66 |
| 50-54 | 72.14 | 44.19 | 34.98 | 29.88 | 28.14 | 69.67 | 71.47 | 70.42 | 69.73 | 69.27 | 68.66 | 69.25 | 69.31 | 68.93 | 69.57 | 70.15 | 70.84 | 71.71 | 72.49 | 73.13 | 73.87 | 74.64 | 75.36 | 76.12 | 76.84 | 77.53 | 78.17 | 78.80 | 79.44 | 80.07 | 80.71 | 81.35 | 81.99 | 82.63 |
| 55-59 | 61.72 | 38.71 | 32.19 | 35.11 | 29.54 | 79.42 | 83.41 | 80.44 | 81.27 | 77.71 | 76.24 | 75.61 | 76.20 | 75.96 | 76.03 | 76.47 | 76.66 | 77.06 | 77.14 | 77.74 | 78.18 | 78.66 | 79.44 | 80.14 | 80.80 | 81.50 | 82.22 | 82.95 | 83.70 | 84.42 | 85.14 | 85.83 | 86.51 | 87.20 |
| 60-64 | 58.69 | 30.58 | 27.02 | 22.19 | 18.41 | 47.83 | 46.10 | 43.62 | 47.00 | 48.10 | 48.12 | 50.53 | 49.78 | 48.90 | 48.65 | 48.32 | 47.70 | 48.24 | 47.69 | 48.59 | 48.72 | 49.04 | 49.21 | 49.29 | 49.65 | 50.01 | 50.27 | 50.67 | 51.09 | 51.56 | 52.00 | 52.42 | 52.84 | 53.28 |
| 65-69 | 44.25 | 25.90 | 18.39 | 18.79 | 17.28 | 44.63 | 43.97 | 42.50 | 40.44 | 39.06 | 38.98 | 36.87 | 37.37 | 39.27 | 39.43 | 39.54 | 40.72 | 40.40 | 40.03 | 39.88 | 39.71 | 39.83 | 39.97 | 40.01 | 40.35 | 40.61 | 40.88 | 41.09 | 41.26 | 41.59 | 41.92 | 42.22 | 42.56 | 42.92 |
| 70-74 | 38.47 | 25.23 | 17.79 | 19.65 | 17.46 | 47.30 | 47.71 | 46.64 | 46.04 | 45.89 | 44.65 | 44.33 | 44.14 | 42.74 | 42.53 | 42.58 | 41.61 | 42.33 | 43.23 | 43.88 | 43.87 | 44.91 | 44.64 | 44.96 | 44.62 | 44.81 | 44.87 | 45.24 | 45.41 | 45.73 | 46.01 | 46.36 | 46.68 | 46.99 |
| 75-79 | 29.69 | 18.93 | 13.61 | 15.31 | 13.21 | 36.20 | 35.35 | 35.65 | 36.61 | 34.62 | 35.01 | 35.42 | 33.99 | 34.27 | 33.79 | 32.88 | 32.90 | 32.78 | 32.28 | 32.13 | 31.88 | 31.72 | 32.00 | 32.43 | 32.84 | 33.21 | 33.61 | 33.60 | 33.88 | 33.94 | 34.11 | 34.23 | 34.44 | 34.66 |
| 80-84 | 22.49 | 13.66 | 10.23 | 10.63 | 9.74 | 27.30 | 26.80 | 26.00 | 24.77 | 26.91 | 26.34 | 26.20 | 26.32 | 26.95 | 25.61 | 26.53 | 26.18 | 25.87 | 26.25 | 26.04 | 25.92 | 25.92 | 25.97 | 25.73 | 25.95 | 25.88 | 25.91 | 26.22 | 26.30 | 26.82 | 26.87 | 27.25 | 27.28 | 27.64 |
| 85+ | 63.99 | 25.76 | 21.29 | 17.84 | 17.14 | 43.14 | 37.70 | 32.92 | 30.30 | 27.51 | 26.03 | 25.69 | 24.75 | 24.42 | 24.23 | 24.19 | 23.96 | 24.08 | 24.09 | 23.99 | 24.31 | 24.36 | 24.43 | 24.54 | 24.60 | 24.71 | 24.88 | 24.99 | 25.10 | 25.22 | 25.40 | 25.55 | 25.75 | 25.96 |
| Total | 2306.86 | 1134.72 | 940.95 | 976.93 | 1001.35 | 2658.58 | 2636.43 | 2627.76 | 2642.80 | 2651.96 | 2667.94 | 2685.31 | 2701.06 | 2719.00 | 2738.51 | 2759.00 | 2780.31 | 2802.69 | 2824.19 | 2847.25 | 2869.72 | 2894.65 | 2919.24 | 2944.25 | 2969.27 | 2994.35 | 3019.05 | 3043.68 | 3067.97 | 3092.60 | 3116.89 | 3141.30 | 3165.50 | 3190.00 |