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 | 125.18 | 119.01 | 86.81 | 74.97 | 90.32 | 164.90 | 172.03 | 173.63 | 175.00 | 176.77 | 178.52 | 180.44 | 182.48 | 184.66 | 186.82 | 189.44 | 191.51 | 193.78 | 195.89 | 198.31 | 200.63 | 202.99 | 205.40 | 207.80 | 210.27 | 212.73 | 215.12 | 217.44 | 219.79 | 222.20 | 224.64 | 226.98 | 229.39 | 231.74 |
| 5-9 | 125.61 | 109.92 | 90.18 | 87.16 | 90.63 | 165.47 | 172.62 | 174.22 | 175.60 | 177.38 | 179.13 | 181.06 | 183.11 | 185.30 | 187.46 | 190.09 | 192.16 | 194.44 | 196.57 | 198.99 | 201.32 | 203.69 | 206.10 | 208.51 | 210.99 | 213.46 | 215.86 | 218.19 | 220.54 | 222.96 | 225.42 | 227.76 | 230.18 | 232.54 |
| 10-14 | 96.31 | 73.18 | 76.40 | 63.17 | 69.48 | 126.87 | 132.35 | 133.58 | 134.64 | 136.00 | 137.34 | 138.82 | 140.39 | 142.07 | 143.73 | 145.75 | 147.33 | 149.08 | 150.71 | 152.57 | 154.36 | 156.17 | 158.02 | 159.87 | 161.77 | 163.66 | 165.50 | 167.29 | 169.09 | 170.95 | 172.83 | 174.63 | 176.48 | 178.29 |
| 15-19 | 89.86 | 133.00 | 118.62 | 131.36 | 64.84 | 118.38 | 123.49 | 124.64 | 125.63 | 126.90 | 128.16 | 129.53 | 131.00 | 132.57 | 134.12 | 136.00 | 137.48 | 139.11 | 140.63 | 142.36 | 144.03 | 145.72 | 147.45 | 149.17 | 150.95 | 152.71 | 154.43 | 156.10 | 157.78 | 159.51 | 161.27 | 162.95 | 164.68 | 166.36 |
| 20-24 | 266.76 | 274.96 | 250.43 | 253.06 | 192.47 | 351.41 | 366.59 | 370.01 | 372.94 | 376.71 | 380.43 | 384.53 | 388.88 | 393.52 | 398.13 | 403.71 | 408.11 | 412.95 | 417.46 | 422.61 | 427.56 | 432.58 | 437.71 | 442.82 | 448.09 | 453.33 | 458.42 | 463.38 | 468.37 | 473.52 | 478.73 | 483.71 | 488.85 | 493.85 |
| 25-29 | 294.76 | 304.93 | 260.89 | 287.56 | 212.67 | 388.29 | 405.07 | 408.84 | 412.08 | 416.25 | 420.36 | 424.88 | 429.69 | 434.83 | 439.91 | 446.08 | 450.94 | 456.29 | 461.27 | 466.97 | 472.43 | 477.98 | 483.65 | 489.30 | 495.12 | 500.91 | 506.54 | 512.02 | 517.53 | 523.22 | 528.97 | 534.48 | 540.15 | 545.68 |
| 30-34 | 247.14 | 234.42 | 270.99 | 235.14 | 178.31 | 325.56 | 339.63 | 342.79 | 345.51 | 349.00 | 352.45 | 356.24 | 360.27 | 364.58 | 368.84 | 374.01 | 378.09 | 382.57 | 386.75 | 391.52 | 396.11 | 400.76 | 405.51 | 410.25 | 415.13 | 419.98 | 424.70 | 429.30 | 433.92 | 438.69 | 443.51 | 448.13 | 452.89 | 457.52 |
| 35-39 | 187.66 | 189.37 | 148.85 | 157.53 | 135.39 | 247.20 | 257.88 | 260.28 | 262.34 | 265.00 | 267.62 | 270.49 | 273.56 | 276.82 | 280.06 | 283.99 | 287.08 | 290.49 | 293.66 | 297.29 | 300.77 | 304.30 | 307.91 | 311.50 | 315.21 | 318.90 | 322.48 | 325.97 | 329.48 | 333.10 | 336.76 | 340.27 | 343.88 | 347.40 |
| 40-44 | 140.65 | 104.42 | 99.56 | 122.54 | 101.48 | 185.28 | 193.29 | 195.08 | 196.63 | 198.62 | 200.58 | 202.74 | 205.03 | 207.48 | 209.91 | 212.86 | 215.17 | 217.72 | 220.10 | 222.82 | 225.43 | 228.08 | 230.78 | 233.48 | 236.25 | 239.02 | 241.70 | 244.32 | 246.95 | 249.66 | 252.41 | 255.03 | 257.74 | 260.38 |
| 45-49 | 88.33 | 49.78 | 54.81 | 60.17 | 63.73 | 116.36 | 121.38 | 122.51 | 123.48 | 124.73 | 125.97 | 127.32 | 128.76 | 130.30 | 131.82 | 133.67 | 135.13 | 136.73 | 138.23 | 139.93 | 141.57 | 143.23 | 144.93 | 146.62 | 148.37 | 150.10 | 151.79 | 153.43 | 155.08 | 156.79 | 158.51 | 160.16 | 161.86 | 163.52 |
| 50-54 | 69.26 | 66.49 | 62.18 | 77.76 | 49.97 | 91.24 | 95.18 | 96.07 | 96.83 | 97.81 | 98.78 | 99.84 | 100.97 | 102.17 | 103.37 | 104.82 | 105.96 | 107.22 | 108.39 | 109.73 | 111.01 | 112.32 | 113.65 | 114.97 | 116.34 | 117.70 | 119.03 | 120.31 | 121.61 | 122.94 | 124.30 | 125.59 | 126.92 | 128.22 |
| 55-59 | 54.55 | 58.11 | 59.99 | 60.02 | 39.36 | 71.86 | 74.96 | 75.66 | 76.26 | 77.03 | 77.79 | 78.63 | 79.52 | 80.47 | 81.41 | 82.55 | 83.45 | 84.44 | 85.36 | 86.42 | 87.43 | 88.45 | 89.50 | 90.55 | 91.63 | 92.70 | 93.74 | 94.75 | 95.77 | 96.83 | 97.89 | 98.91 | 99.96 | 100.98 |
| 60-64 | 32.94 | 28.96 | 29.84 | 25.40 | 23.77 | 43.40 | 45.27 | 45.69 | 46.06 | 46.52 | 46.98 | 47.49 | 48.03 | 48.60 | 49.17 | 49.86 | 50.40 | 51.00 | 51.55 | 52.19 | 52.80 | 53.42 | 54.06 | 54.69 | 55.34 | 55.98 | 56.61 | 57.23 | 57.84 | 58.48 | 59.12 | 59.74 | 60.37 | 60.99 |
| 65-69 | 38.87 | 37.69 | 33.86 | 34.35 | 28.05 | 51.21 | 53.42 | 53.92 | 54.34 | 54.89 | 55.44 | 56.03 | 56.67 | 57.34 | 58.01 | 58.83 | 59.47 | 60.17 | 60.83 | 61.58 | 62.30 | 63.04 | 63.78 | 64.53 | 65.29 | 66.06 | 66.80 | 67.52 | 68.25 | 69.00 | 69.76 | 70.49 | 71.23 | 71.96 |
| 70-74 | 6.89 | 24.37 | 16.64 | 14.62 | 4.97 | 9.08 | 9.47 | 9.56 | 9.64 | 9.73 | 9.83 | 9.94 | 10.05 | 10.17 | 10.29 | 10.43 | 10.55 | 10.67 | 10.79 | 10.92 | 11.05 | 11.18 | 11.31 | 11.44 | 11.58 | 11.71 | 11.85 | 11.97 | 12.10 | 12.24 | 12.37 | 12.50 | 12.63 | 12.76 |
| 75-79 | 11.21 | 9.86 | 9.38 | 10.43 | 8.09 | 14.77 | 15.41 | 15.55 | 15.67 | 15.83 | 15.99 | 16.16 | 16.34 | 16.54 | 16.73 | 16.97 | 17.15 | 17.35 | 17.54 | 17.76 | 17.97 | 18.18 | 18.39 | 18.61 | 18.83 | 19.05 | 19.27 | 19.47 | 19.68 | 19.90 | 20.12 | 20.33 | 20.54 | 20.75 |
| 80-84 | 7.37 | 9.08 | 13.16 | 14.71 | 5.32 | 9.71 | 10.13 | 10.23 | 10.31 | 10.41 | 10.52 | 10.63 | 10.75 | 10.88 | 11.00 | 11.16 | 11.28 | 11.41 | 11.54 | 11.68 | 11.82 | 11.96 | 12.10 | 12.24 | 12.39 | 12.53 | 12.67 | 12.81 | 12.95 | 13.09 | 13.23 | 13.37 | 13.51 | 13.65 |
| 85+ | 10.90 | 8.83 | 2.64 | 7.90 | 7.87 | 14.36 | 14.99 | 15.12 | 15.24 | 15.40 | 15.55 | 15.72 | 15.90 | 16.09 | 16.27 | 16.50 | 16.68 | 16.88 | 17.06 | 17.28 | 17.48 | 17.68 | 17.89 | 18.10 | 18.32 | 18.53 | 18.74 | 18.94 | 19.15 | 19.36 | 19.57 | 19.77 | 19.98 | 20.19 |
| Total | 1894.27 | 1836.39 | 1685.21 | 1717.86 | 1366.69 | 2495.35 | 2603.16 | 2627.40 | 2648.22 | 2675.01 | 2701.43 | 2730.49 | 2761.40 | 2794.38 | 2827.07 | 2866.73 | 2897.94 | 2932.31 | 2964.34 | 3000.92 | 3036.07 | 3071.74 | 3108.13 | 3144.45 | 3181.85 | 3219.07 | 3255.24 | 3290.45 | 3325.89 | 3362.43 | 3399.40 | 3434.78 | 3471.26 | 3506.78 |