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 | 683.00 | 610.00 | 596.00 | 603.00 | 599.00 | 614.16 | 627.73 | 662.19 | 688.50 | 710.80 | 722.53 | 732.72 | 742.38 | 751.67 | 760.80 | 769.90 | 779.44 | 788.79 | 798.18 | 807.51 | 817.09 | 826.74 | 836.49 | 846.35 | 856.31 | 866.42 | 876.63 | 886.85 | 897.00 | 907.11 | 917.27 | 927.48 | 937.63 | 947.81 | 957.95 |
| 5-9 | 837.00 | 808.00 | 770.00 | 745.00 | 723.00 | 707.86 | 733.19 | 752.18 | 775.22 | 794.02 | 812.64 | 824.16 | 842.51 | 858.35 | 873.45 | 884.68 | 895.99 | 907.05 | 918.06 | 928.94 | 940.01 | 951.16 | 962.39 | 973.75 | 985.22 | 996.86 | 1008.60 | 1020.37 | 1032.08 | 1043.77 | 1055.51 | 1067.31 | 1079.07 | 1090.86 | 1102.60 |
| 10-14 | 977.00 | 949.00 | 902.00 | 874.00 | 848.00 | 836.86 | 861.61 | 879.31 | 887.12 | 898.31 | 905.30 | 922.72 | 936.41 | 953.48 | 969.69 | 985.44 | 997.43 | 1013.38 | 1028.26 | 1042.92 | 1055.74 | 1068.48 | 1081.27 | 1094.13 | 1107.09 | 1120.20 | 1133.43 | 1146.71 | 1159.97 | 1173.23 | 1186.54 | 1199.92 | 1213.27 | 1226.65 | 1240.00 |
| 15-19 | 987.00 | 923.00 | 986.00 | 1041.00 | 1074.00 | 1050.39 | 1011.59 | 966.55 | 947.87 | 948.25 | 961.08 | 983.54 | 999.15 | 1008.74 | 1019.87 | 1029.80 | 1046.66 | 1062.06 | 1078.14 | 1093.81 | 1108.76 | 1122.20 | 1137.63 | 1152.69 | 1167.62 | 1181.68 | 1195.77 | 1209.88 | 1224.00 | 1238.14 | 1252.36 | 1266.65 | 1280.92 | 1295.24 | 1309.54 |
| 20-24 | 1078.00 | 1022.00 | 1002.00 | 1057.00 | 1126.00 | 1111.91 | 1093.45 | 1116.97 | 1120.65 | 1110.66 | 1110.22 | 1104.38 | 1103.08 | 1111.02 | 1122.32 | 1139.13 | 1155.60 | 1168.82 | 1181.54 | 1194.34 | 1209.18 | 1225.83 | 1240.66 | 1255.88 | 1271.02 | 1286.80 | 1302.39 | 1318.03 | 1333.32 | 1348.45 | 1363.55 | 1378.78 | 1393.89 | 1409.08 | 1424.18 |
| 25-29 | 974.00 | 892.00 | 930.00 | 974.00 | 1049.00 | 1046.54 | 1036.89 | 1047.48 | 1061.12 | 1076.17 | 1085.93 | 1094.69 | 1107.01 | 1117.88 | 1127.95 | 1139.52 | 1151.85 | 1164.40 | 1178.03 | 1191.50 | 1206.05 | 1220.40 | 1234.63 | 1249.05 | 1263.65 | 1278.72 | 1294.03 | 1308.99 | 1323.77 | 1338.45 | 1353.32 | 1368.29 | 1383.11 | 1397.98 | 1412.73 |
| 30-34 | 978.00 | 903.00 | 894.00 | 1006.00 | 1043.00 | 1034.62 | 1028.55 | 1043.38 | 1050.78 | 1058.20 | 1068.39 | 1079.93 | 1091.22 | 1102.51 | 1115.01 | 1127.51 | 1141.04 | 1154.61 | 1168.17 | 1181.43 | 1195.25 | 1209.15 | 1223.23 | 1237.61 | 1252.15 | 1266.96 | 1281.89 | 1296.75 | 1311.44 | 1326.05 | 1340.76 | 1355.59 | 1370.28 | 1385.02 | 1399.68 |
| 35-39 | 1024.00 | 1019.00 | 1024.00 | 1035.00 | 1061.00 | 1076.03 | 1118.45 | 1164.15 | 1198.53 | 1209.51 | 1222.17 | 1234.27 | 1249.41 | 1261.39 | 1274.01 | 1287.50 | 1302.88 | 1318.30 | 1333.64 | 1349.14 | 1364.94 | 1380.96 | 1397.23 | 1413.66 | 1430.24 | 1447.07 | 1464.07 | 1481.10 | 1498.05 | 1514.95 | 1531.90 | 1548.95 | 1565.92 | 1582.91 | 1599.84 |
| 40-44 | 959.00 | 979.00 | 963.00 | 1003.00 | 1062.00 | 1097.74 | 1135.07 | 1161.23 | 1181.15 | 1212.21 | 1239.67 | 1269.50 | 1297.25 | 1320.55 | 1333.47 | 1347.81 | 1363.23 | 1380.23 | 1395.87 | 1411.50 | 1427.58 | 1444.42 | 1461.48 | 1478.54 | 1495.90 | 1513.49 | 1531.29 | 1549.20 | 1567.09 | 1584.98 | 1602.94 | 1620.99 | 1638.99 | 1657.04 | 1675.05 |
| 45-49 | 1071.00 | 1058.00 | 996.00 | 962.00 | 989.00 | 1009.94 | 1058.46 | 1100.56 | 1140.97 | 1176.28 | 1215.29 | 1247.59 | 1276.81 | 1289.88 | 1314.54 | 1333.86 | 1359.12 | 1383.72 | 1406.38 | 1420.78 | 1436.81 | 1453.44 | 1471.94 | 1489.24 | 1506.52 | 1523.84 | 1541.91 | 1560.09 | 1578.09 | 1596.24 | 1614.52 | 1632.93 | 1651.38 | 1669.86 | 1688.34 |
| 50-54 | 1062.00 | 1027.00 | 1077.00 | 1126.00 | 1143.00 | 1103.49 | 1084.16 | 1061.00 | 1078.51 | 1141.17 | 1182.63 | 1222.16 | 1252.65 | 1288.67 | 1319.54 | 1355.34 | 1381.43 | 1407.47 | 1421.75 | 1446.64 | 1467.48 | 1491.60 | 1514.15 | 1535.82 | 1552.67 | 1570.87 | 1589.31 | 1608.89 | 1627.65 | 1646.43 | 1665.19 | 1684.39 | 1703.63 | 1722.82 | 1742.14 |
| 55-59 | 925.00 | 924.00 | 903.00 | 948.00 | 976.00 | 1010.57 | 1020.85 | 1060.71 | 1082.77 | 1062.46 | 1038.36 | 1029.81 | 1019.49 | 1035.18 | 1078.73 | 1109.26 | 1137.95 | 1161.43 | 1189.07 | 1213.75 | 1240.15 | 1261.75 | 1281.94 | 1295.82 | 1316.28 | 1334.55 | 1354.45 | 1373.38 | 1391.78 | 1407.25 | 1423.50 | 1439.87 | 1456.89 | 1473.51 | 1490.11 |
| 60-64 | 862.00 | 883.00 | 879.00 | 869.00 | 865.00 | 883.83 | 882.67 | 900.45 | 938.02 | 959.17 | 982.93 | 996.24 | 1029.31 | 1044.68 | 1034.60 | 1022.34 | 1019.35 | 1012.26 | 1025.10 | 1059.13 | 1085.39 | 1110.68 | 1131.81 | 1153.86 | 1173.34 | 1195.74 | 1215.76 | 1235.58 | 1248.27 | 1266.48 | 1282.17 | 1300.27 | 1317.73 | 1334.88 | 1349.26 |
| 65-69 | 651.00 | 654.00 | 692.00 | 727.00 | 773.00 | 806.04 | 852.44 | 852.52 | 832.06 | 826.19 | 843.79 | 849.70 | 864.81 | 899.46 | 921.28 | 940.81 | 951.41 | 977.57 | 987.62 | 981.20 | 974.54 | 976.09 | 975.14 | 988.64 | 1017.41 | 1039.60 | 1060.69 | 1078.29 | 1098.53 | 1115.13 | 1135.15 | 1152.16 | 1169.97 | 1181.61 | 1198.33 |
| 70-74 | 599.00 | 604.00 | 571.00 | 583.00 | 607.00 | 624.25 | 619.83 | 650.81 | 676.66 | 712.33 | 741.56 | 782.07 | 785.84 | 772.24 | 768.89 | 783.92 | 789.95 | 804.88 | 836.99 | 857.51 | 873.56 | 884.52 | 907.59 | 915.75 | 912.04 | 908.01 | 910.11 | 909.68 | 921.78 | 946.95 | 966.97 | 986.03 | 1001.90 | 1019.44 | 1033.96 |
| 75-79 | 459.00 | 481.00 | 527.00 | 542.00 | 545.00 | 552.21 | 561.29 | 536.46 | 538.88 | 551.47 | 561.07 | 559.48 | 585.17 | 606.40 | 636.60 | 661.66 | 696.13 | 699.96 | 689.47 | 687.85 | 701.04 | 706.63 | 719.40 | 747.15 | 765.10 | 778.42 | 787.97 | 807.21 | 814.39 | 812.44 | 809.86 | 812.32 | 812.79 | 823.32 | 844.83 |
| 80-84 | 361.00 | 366.00 | 359.00 | 379.00 | 391.00 | 400.76 | 426.09 | 472.45 | 486.75 | 485.55 | 491.46 | 499.54 | 480.51 | 484.78 | 494.60 | 503.20 | 502.44 | 523.05 | 540.95 | 565.30 | 585.20 | 611.90 | 614.78 | 607.05 | 606.78 | 618.04 | 623.43 | 633.91 | 656.14 | 670.27 | 681.56 | 689.56 | 705.71 | 712.34 | 711.03 |
| 85+ | 556.00 | 530.00 | 521.00 | 503.00 | 512.00 | 532.04 | 538.50 | 548.70 | 572.80 | 592.00 | 606.15 | 625.09 | 660.97 | 683.50 | 691.43 | 701.51 | 717.69 | 728.03 | 745.19 | 755.59 | 766.47 | 775.70 | 796.31 | 819.48 | 841.53 | 860.01 | 881.95 | 895.18 | 903.17 | 916.60 | 936.26 | 954.22 | 969.07 | 988.19 | 1005.38 |
| Total | 15043.00 | 14632.00 | 14592.00 | 14977.00 | 15386.00 | 15499.24 | 15690.84 | 15977.10 | 16258.34 | 16524.75 | 16791.15 | 17057.56 | 17323.97 | 17590.38 | 17856.79 | 18123.20 | 18389.61 | 18656.01 | 18922.42 | 19188.83 | 19455.24 | 19721.65 | 19988.06 | 20254.47 | 20520.87 | 20787.28 | 21053.69 | 21320.10 | 21586.51 | 21852.92 | 22119.33 | 22385.73 | 22652.14 | 22918.55 | 23184.96 |