In-migration is the number of people who move into an area each year. It covers people from abroad and from other parts of the country. This page shows total in-migration over time and a split by age and sex.
Estimated figures come from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
In projected years, in-migration is set using dwelling-based target scaling and an in-migration age profile.
In-migration is one of the four parts of how the population changes. Along with births, it adds people to the area. The gap between people moving in and people moving out 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 | 59.37 | 67.51 | 60.68 | 57.07 | 43.26 | 82.86 | 84.20 | 85.78 | 86.31 | 87.28 | 88.62 | 89.75 | 91.10 | 92.20 | 93.34 | 94.33 | 95.32 | 96.56 | 97.67 | 98.89 | 99.99 | 101.14 | 102.26 | 103.44 | 104.62 | 105.79 | 106.92 | 108.08 | 109.26 | 110.42 | 111.62 | 112.78 | 113.96 | 115.12 |
| 5-9 | 59.57 | 56.46 | 46.15 | 40.48 | 43.41 | 83.15 | 84.49 | 86.08 | 86.60 | 87.58 | 88.93 | 90.06 | 91.41 | 92.52 | 93.66 | 94.65 | 95.65 | 96.89 | 98.01 | 99.23 | 100.33 | 101.49 | 102.61 | 103.79 | 104.98 | 106.15 | 107.29 | 108.45 | 109.63 | 110.80 | 112.00 | 113.17 | 114.35 | 115.52 |
| 10-14 | 45.68 | 29.97 | 38.60 | 29.91 | 33.28 | 63.75 | 64.78 | 66.00 | 66.40 | 67.15 | 68.18 | 69.05 | 70.09 | 70.94 | 71.81 | 72.57 | 73.33 | 74.29 | 75.14 | 76.08 | 76.92 | 77.81 | 78.67 | 79.58 | 80.49 | 81.39 | 82.26 | 83.15 | 84.06 | 84.95 | 85.87 | 86.77 | 87.67 | 88.57 |
| 15-19 | 42.62 | 68.25 | 67.77 | 60.44 | 31.05 | 59.48 | 60.45 | 61.58 | 61.96 | 62.66 | 63.62 | 64.43 | 65.40 | 66.19 | 67.01 | 67.72 | 68.43 | 69.32 | 70.12 | 70.99 | 71.78 | 72.61 | 73.41 | 74.26 | 75.10 | 75.94 | 76.76 | 77.59 | 78.43 | 79.27 | 80.13 | 80.97 | 81.81 | 82.64 |
| 20-24 | 126.52 | 140.34 | 112.82 | 112.92 | 92.18 | 176.58 | 179.44 | 182.81 | 183.92 | 186.00 | 188.86 | 191.26 | 194.14 | 196.49 | 198.91 | 201.02 | 203.13 | 205.78 | 208.15 | 210.73 | 213.08 | 215.53 | 217.92 | 220.43 | 222.95 | 225.43 | 227.85 | 230.32 | 232.83 | 235.31 | 237.86 | 240.35 | 242.84 | 245.33 |
| 25-29 | 139.80 | 122.84 | 111.19 | 119.70 | 101.86 | 195.11 | 198.27 | 202.00 | 203.23 | 205.52 | 208.68 | 211.34 | 214.52 | 217.11 | 219.79 | 222.12 | 224.45 | 227.37 | 229.99 | 232.85 | 235.44 | 238.15 | 240.79 | 243.57 | 246.35 | 249.09 | 251.76 | 254.49 | 257.27 | 260.01 | 262.82 | 265.57 | 268.33 | 271.08 |
| 30-34 | 117.21 | 98.62 | 133.45 | 93.40 | 85.40 | 163.59 | 166.24 | 169.36 | 170.39 | 172.32 | 174.97 | 177.19 | 179.86 | 182.04 | 184.28 | 186.23 | 188.19 | 190.64 | 192.83 | 195.23 | 197.40 | 199.68 | 201.89 | 204.22 | 206.55 | 208.85 | 211.09 | 213.38 | 215.71 | 218.00 | 220.36 | 222.67 | 224.98 | 227.28 |
| 35-39 | 89.00 | 90.65 | 59.81 | 54.72 | 64.85 | 124.22 | 126.22 | 128.60 | 129.38 | 130.84 | 132.85 | 134.54 | 136.57 | 138.22 | 139.92 | 141.41 | 142.89 | 144.75 | 146.42 | 148.24 | 149.89 | 151.62 | 153.30 | 155.06 | 156.83 | 158.58 | 160.28 | 162.02 | 163.79 | 165.53 | 167.32 | 169.07 | 170.83 | 172.58 |
| 40-44 | 66.71 | 39.69 | 47.56 | 44.13 | 48.60 | 93.10 | 94.61 | 96.39 | 96.97 | 98.07 | 99.57 | 100.84 | 102.36 | 103.60 | 104.87 | 105.99 | 107.10 | 108.49 | 109.74 | 111.11 | 112.34 | 113.64 | 114.90 | 116.22 | 117.55 | 118.86 | 120.13 | 121.44 | 122.76 | 124.07 | 125.41 | 126.72 | 128.04 | 129.35 |
| 45-49 | 41.89 | 35.95 | 36.37 | 29.19 | 30.52 | 58.47 | 59.41 | 60.53 | 60.90 | 61.59 | 62.53 | 63.33 | 64.28 | 65.06 | 65.86 | 66.56 | 67.26 | 68.14 | 68.92 | 69.78 | 70.55 | 71.37 | 72.16 | 72.99 | 73.82 | 74.64 | 75.44 | 76.26 | 77.09 | 77.91 | 78.76 | 79.58 | 80.41 | 81.23 |
| 50-54 | 32.85 | 37.79 | 33.70 | 34.19 | 23.93 | 45.85 | 46.59 | 47.46 | 47.75 | 48.29 | 49.04 | 49.66 | 50.41 | 51.02 | 51.64 | 52.19 | 52.74 | 53.43 | 54.04 | 54.71 | 55.32 | 55.96 | 56.58 | 57.23 | 57.89 | 58.53 | 59.16 | 59.80 | 60.45 | 61.10 | 61.76 | 62.40 | 63.05 | 63.70 |
| 55-59 | 25.87 | 19.47 | 15.76 | 13.69 | 18.85 | 36.11 | 36.69 | 37.38 | 37.61 | 38.03 | 38.62 | 39.11 | 39.70 | 40.18 | 40.67 | 41.10 | 41.54 | 42.08 | 42.56 | 43.09 | 43.57 | 44.07 | 44.56 | 45.07 | 45.59 | 46.10 | 46.59 | 47.10 | 47.61 | 48.12 | 48.64 | 49.15 | 49.66 | 50.17 |
| 60-64 | 15.62 | 27.54 | 26.84 | 22.53 | 11.38 | 21.81 | 22.16 | 22.58 | 22.71 | 22.97 | 23.32 | 23.62 | 23.98 | 24.27 | 24.56 | 24.83 | 25.09 | 25.41 | 25.71 | 26.02 | 26.31 | 26.62 | 26.91 | 27.22 | 27.53 | 27.84 | 28.14 | 28.44 | 28.75 | 29.06 | 29.37 | 29.68 | 29.99 | 30.30 |
| 65-69 | 18.44 | 19.31 | 11.82 | 14.26 | 13.43 | 25.73 | 26.15 | 26.64 | 26.80 | 27.10 | 27.52 | 27.87 | 28.29 | 28.63 | 28.98 | 29.29 | 29.60 | 29.99 | 30.33 | 30.71 | 31.05 | 31.41 | 31.75 | 32.12 | 32.49 | 32.85 | 33.20 | 33.56 | 33.93 | 34.29 | 34.66 | 35.02 | 35.39 | 35.75 |
| 70-74 | 3.27 | 5.91 | 8.12 | 4.06 | 2.38 | 4.56 | 4.64 | 4.72 | 4.75 | 4.81 | 4.88 | 4.94 | 5.02 | 5.08 | 5.14 | 5.19 | 5.25 | 5.32 | 5.38 | 5.45 | 5.51 | 5.57 | 5.63 | 5.70 | 5.76 | 5.83 | 5.89 | 5.95 | 6.02 | 6.08 | 6.15 | 6.21 | 6.28 | 6.34 |
| 75-79 | 5.32 | 13.13 | 9.44 | 9.02 | 3.87 | 7.42 | 7.54 | 7.68 | 7.73 | 7.82 | 7.94 | 8.04 | 8.16 | 8.26 | 8.36 | 8.45 | 8.54 | 8.65 | 8.75 | 8.86 | 8.95 | 9.06 | 9.16 | 9.26 | 9.37 | 9.47 | 9.58 | 9.68 | 9.78 | 9.89 | 10.00 | 10.10 | 10.21 | 10.31 |
| 80-84 | 3.50 | 18.02 | 11.43 | 13.74 | 2.55 | 4.88 | 4.96 | 5.05 | 5.08 | 5.14 | 5.22 | 5.29 | 5.37 | 5.43 | 5.50 | 5.56 | 5.61 | 5.69 | 5.75 | 5.82 | 5.89 | 5.96 | 6.02 | 6.09 | 6.16 | 6.23 | 6.30 | 6.37 | 6.44 | 6.50 | 6.57 | 6.64 | 6.71 | 6.78 |
| 85+ | 5.17 | 6.93 | 5.25 | 0.62 | 3.77 | 7.22 | 7.33 | 7.47 | 7.52 | 7.60 | 7.72 | 7.82 | 7.94 | 8.03 | 8.13 | 8.22 | 8.30 | 8.41 | 8.51 | 8.61 | 8.71 | 8.81 | 8.91 | 9.01 | 9.11 | 9.22 | 9.31 | 9.41 | 9.52 | 9.62 | 9.72 | 9.82 | 9.93 | 10.03 |
| Total | 898.41 | 898.40 | 836.77 | 754.08 | 654.58 | 1253.89 | 1274.16 | 1298.12 | 1306.03 | 1320.78 | 1341.07 | 1358.14 | 1378.58 | 1395.28 | 1412.45 | 1427.42 | 1442.41 | 1461.20 | 1478.03 | 1496.37 | 1513.04 | 1530.47 | 1547.43 | 1565.26 | 1583.13 | 1600.79 | 1617.94 | 1635.49 | 1653.34 | 1670.91 | 1689.01 | 1706.69 | 1724.42 | 1742.08 |