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 | 128.51 | 107.49 | 74.27 | 83.70 | 71.08 | 108.29 | 113.06 | 117.94 | 121.42 | 123.66 | 125.93 | 128.22 | 130.19 | 132.00 | 133.74 | 135.39 | 136.96 | 138.87 | 140.81 | 142.72 | 144.63 | 146.48 | 148.29 | 150.07 | 151.82 | 153.57 | 155.32 | 157.06 | 158.80 | 160.53 | 162.26 | 163.98 | 165.70 | 167.41 |
| 5-9 | 131.18 | 115.01 | 87.90 | 91.12 | 85.48 | 127.75 | 127.40 | 124.64 | 126.94 | 128.95 | 132.41 | 134.99 | 138.42 | 141.29 | 143.48 | 145.44 | 147.37 | 149.49 | 151.57 | 153.61 | 155.64 | 157.66 | 159.69 | 161.70 | 163.70 | 165.69 | 167.66 | 169.61 | 171.55 | 173.48 | 175.40 | 177.31 | 179.21 | 181.12 |
| 10-14 | 120.33 | 106.88 | 81.26 | 84.35 | 79.32 | 122.35 | 120.55 | 122.41 | 119.19 | 119.04 | 119.82 | 120.40 | 119.96 | 121.44 | 123.28 | 125.77 | 127.61 | 130.09 | 132.35 | 134.31 | 136.17 | 137.99 | 139.80 | 141.58 | 143.34 | 145.09 | 146.84 | 148.60 | 150.35 | 152.09 | 153.83 | 155.55 | 157.26 | 158.97 |
| 15-19 | 94.85 | 96.01 | 74.75 | 86.17 | 80.77 | 120.80 | 119.74 | 115.43 | 113.89 | 116.11 | 120.51 | 120.48 | 122.06 | 120.76 | 121.32 | 122.67 | 123.26 | 123.54 | 125.28 | 126.59 | 128.71 | 130.49 | 132.72 | 134.77 | 136.56 | 138.28 | 140.00 | 141.71 | 143.40 | 145.08 | 146.75 | 148.42 | 150.08 | 151.74 |
| 20-24 | 332.53 | 277.62 | 199.01 | 225.76 | 212.97 | 328.29 | 340.01 | 353.70 | 363.31 | 364.49 | 363.45 | 367.40 | 369.68 | 374.19 | 378.91 | 382.50 | 385.76 | 391.51 | 395.25 | 399.86 | 404.06 | 408.42 | 412.53 | 417.24 | 422.26 | 427.69 | 432.88 | 438.13 | 443.25 | 448.23 | 453.17 | 458.08 | 462.98 | 467.88 |
| 25-29 | 436.78 | 345.52 | 265.76 | 292.17 | 259.12 | 395.09 | 411.89 | 424.75 | 442.48 | 455.69 | 465.75 | 474.88 | 481.48 | 487.21 | 491.60 | 495.60 | 501.24 | 508.62 | 515.98 | 523.16 | 529.68 | 536.20 | 542.59 | 548.46 | 554.53 | 560.68 | 566.83 | 572.98 | 579.22 | 585.48 | 591.75 | 597.96 | 604.16 | 610.36 |
| 30-34 | 339.74 | 306.61 | 227.16 | 253.97 | 231.13 | 352.55 | 346.81 | 356.29 | 365.75 | 373.48 | 382.88 | 391.00 | 396.45 | 402.02 | 407.07 | 411.68 | 416.27 | 422.64 | 428.77 | 434.48 | 440.02 | 445.54 | 450.81 | 456.07 | 461.24 | 466.44 | 471.64 | 476.84 | 481.99 | 487.15 | 492.28 | 497.41 | 502.51 | 507.64 |
| 35-39 | 296.07 | 254.40 | 192.86 | 202.91 | 185.78 | 280.25 | 280.01 | 281.92 | 286.54 | 287.87 | 292.74 | 296.75 | 300.98 | 305.46 | 309.52 | 313.33 | 317.26 | 321.77 | 326.34 | 330.83 | 335.19 | 339.46 | 343.67 | 347.82 | 351.88 | 355.94 | 359.98 | 364.00 | 368.01 | 372.01 | 375.99 | 379.96 | 383.93 | 387.88 |
| 40-44 | 163.78 | 145.72 | 117.43 | 129.12 | 125.27 | 190.49 | 188.69 | 188.23 | 184.59 | 186.67 | 187.98 | 191.14 | 193.38 | 196.29 | 198.00 | 200.46 | 202.64 | 205.43 | 208.29 | 211.18 | 214.01 | 216.87 | 219.62 | 222.38 | 225.10 | 227.78 | 230.45 | 233.11 | 235.76 | 238.38 | 241.00 | 243.61 | 246.20 | 248.79 |
| 45-49 | 113.14 | 100.43 | 71.80 | 85.37 | 72.80 | 113.18 | 117.36 | 120.70 | 124.51 | 129.44 | 130.02 | 130.86 | 131.80 | 131.61 | 132.98 | 134.36 | 135.86 | 137.81 | 139.37 | 141.08 | 142.91 | 144.60 | 146.48 | 148.37 | 150.22 | 152.09 | 153.95 | 155.80 | 157.63 | 159.44 | 161.24 | 163.04 | 164.83 | 166.61 |
| 50-54 | 88.92 | 81.48 | 67.02 | 67.23 | 59.20 | 87.14 | 88.68 | 87.88 | 92.56 | 94.15 | 95.22 | 98.00 | 100.38 | 102.62 | 106.21 | 107.49 | 108.09 | 109.34 | 109.03 | 110.16 | 111.45 | 112.84 | 114.28 | 115.90 | 117.15 | 118.61 | 120.02 | 121.48 | 122.97 | 124.44 | 125.89 | 127.37 | 128.82 | 130.27 |
| 55-59 | 74.91 | 73.46 | 62.26 | 57.54 | 53.24 | 84.77 | 86.40 | 89.43 | 89.50 | 87.81 | 86.78 | 88.12 | 88.29 | 90.85 | 91.87 | 93.51 | 95.07 | 97.63 | 98.97 | 101.84 | 103.20 | 104.28 | 105.42 | 106.21 | 107.03 | 108.28 | 109.60 | 110.84 | 112.25 | 113.49 | 114.81 | 116.11 | 117.44 | 118.80 |
| 60-64 | 62.68 | 69.40 | 59.45 | 51.89 | 47.04 | 73.09 | 70.00 | 69.21 | 70.83 | 71.61 | 74.25 | 74.38 | 75.43 | 76.29 | 74.81 | 75.24 | 76.48 | 76.68 | 79.57 | 79.74 | 81.19 | 82.76 | 84.42 | 85.52 | 87.60 | 88.25 | 89.19 | 89.98 | 90.73 | 91.65 | 92.72 | 93.77 | 94.91 | 95.98 |
| 65-69 | 45.36 | 43.44 | 34.32 | 33.52 | 24.95 | 41.24 | 41.39 | 44.02 | 45.16 | 47.15 | 47.13 | 47.49 | 44.84 | 44.61 | 45.66 | 47.21 | 48.44 | 49.91 | 49.88 | 50.41 | 49.95 | 50.50 | 51.05 | 51.56 | 52.41 | 53.42 | 53.84 | 55.32 | 55.82 | 56.95 | 57.87 | 58.48 | 59.09 | 59.77 |
| 70-74 | 29.43 | 30.21 | 33.28 | 23.25 | 17.82 | 26.13 | 25.81 | 26.33 | 25.43 | 26.17 | 27.38 | 28.63 | 30.63 | 31.36 | 31.56 | 30.65 | 30.67 | 29.33 | 30.59 | 31.92 | 32.88 | 33.60 | 33.75 | 34.02 | 34.32 | 33.78 | 34.44 | 34.60 | 35.16 | 35.88 | 36.33 | 36.90 | 37.87 | 38.17 |
| 75-79 | 36.80 | 34.00 | 29.38 | 26.87 | 23.84 | 36.68 | 37.01 | 38.35 | 38.35 | 39.76 | 39.59 | 40.39 | 41.58 | 40.78 | 40.75 | 41.99 | 43.29 | 46.02 | 46.59 | 46.45 | 45.70 | 45.60 | 45.18 | 46.45 | 47.62 | 48.84 | 49.44 | 49.71 | 49.94 | 50.08 | 50.12 | 51.01 | 51.53 | 52.48 |
| 80-84 | 28.30 | 23.84 | 24.28 | 23.95 | 19.71 | 28.66 | 27.76 | 27.55 | 27.78 | 26.57 | 27.11 | 26.76 | 26.75 | 26.51 | 28.12 | 28.85 | 29.56 | 29.67 | 29.54 | 29.09 | 30.01 | 30.31 | 31.60 | 32.30 | 33.11 | 33.12 | 33.17 | 32.52 | 32.92 | 33.38 | 34.12 | 34.65 | 35.29 | 35.55 |
| 85+ | 52.00 | 37.39 | 29.09 | 33.17 | 30.46 | 47.60 | 47.71 | 46.53 | 46.16 | 45.24 | 44.85 | 45.17 | 45.45 | 45.27 | 43.96 | 43.57 | 43.65 | 44.15 | 44.32 | 44.85 | 44.70 | 45.05 | 45.16 | 44.63 | 44.95 | 45.65 | 46.72 | 48.21 | 48.71 | 49.05 | 49.33 | 49.43 | 49.70 | 50.37 |
| Total | 2575.30 | 2248.90 | 1731.26 | 1852.04 | 1680.00 | 2564.36 | 2590.28 | 2635.32 | 2684.38 | 2723.87 | 2763.80 | 2805.06 | 2837.75 | 2870.56 | 2902.84 | 2935.71 | 2969.47 | 3012.48 | 3052.51 | 3092.29 | 3130.11 | 3168.64 | 3207.04 | 3245.04 | 3284.83 | 3323.18 | 3361.95 | 3400.50 | 3438.46 | 3476.80 | 3514.87 | 3553.05 | 3591.50 | 3629.79 |