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 | 115.51 | 69.72 | 56.80 | 48.11 | 41.74 | 133.63 | 148.07 | 158.94 | 168.72 | 175.17 | 178.61 | 181.74 | 184.93 | 188.27 | 191.78 | 195.40 | 199.41 | 203.54 | 207.78 | 212.09 | 216.43 | 220.76 | 223.06 | 225.05 | 226.77 | 228.34 | 229.89 | 231.49 | 233.15 | 234.88 | 236.65 | 238.47 | 240.32 | 242.21 |
| 5-9 | 113.79 | 65.12 | 53.66 | 47.26 | 34.40 | 109.14 | 122.02 | 132.16 | 143.67 | 153.70 | 161.17 | 167.20 | 172.02 | 176.57 | 180.74 | 184.29 | 188.08 | 191.96 | 195.92 | 199.96 | 204.03 | 208.12 | 210.62 | 212.73 | 214.60 | 216.32 | 218.03 | 219.68 | 221.36 | 223.03 | 224.72 | 226.42 | 228.16 | 229.93 |
| 10-14 | 94.23 | 48.88 | 38.37 | 29.30 | 24.39 | 71.33 | 74.85 | 81.25 | 84.90 | 88.45 | 90.55 | 93.49 | 96.93 | 101.37 | 105.10 | 107.85 | 110.26 | 112.82 | 115.44 | 117.96 | 120.37 | 122.78 | 124.29 | 125.71 | 126.97 | 128.20 | 129.37 | 130.50 | 131.59 | 132.63 | 133.66 | 134.71 | 135.76 | 136.82 |
| 15-19 | 421.79 | 186.93 | 153.74 | 141.59 | 131.30 | 402.14 | 490.70 | 498.96 | 506.02 | 512.39 | 527.65 | 542.45 | 558.67 | 571.25 | 581.62 | 592.85 | 607.80 | 623.28 | 638.27 | 651.94 | 665.17 | 678.46 | 678.33 | 683.22 | 688.70 | 694.32 | 700.05 | 705.80 | 711.49 | 717.27 | 723.11 | 728.97 | 734.85 | 740.70 |
| 20-24 | 1128.65 | 566.32 | 544.92 | 621.22 | 600.57 | 1468.98 | 1337.19 | 1370.01 | 1400.00 | 1424.17 | 1452.81 | 1480.05 | 1508.67 | 1539.07 | 1570.00 | 1600.95 | 1637.67 | 1673.50 | 1708.89 | 1744.01 | 1778.87 | 1813.24 | 1810.25 | 1813.89 | 1822.46 | 1833.81 | 1846.63 | 1860.36 | 1874.63 | 1889.26 | 1904.13 | 1919.17 | 1934.37 | 1949.73 |
| 25-29 | 868.06 | 430.89 | 360.69 | 401.86 | 419.72 | 1337.73 | 1226.32 | 1157.90 | 1121.77 | 1107.65 | 1112.16 | 1127.51 | 1147.93 | 1170.47 | 1193.79 | 1217.27 | 1244.26 | 1271.32 | 1298.42 | 1325.37 | 1352.12 | 1378.55 | 1383.15 | 1388.10 | 1394.51 | 1402.50 | 1411.69 | 1421.69 | 1432.29 | 1443.27 | 1454.53 | 1465.96 | 1477.54 | 1489.25 |
| 30-34 | 352.67 | 212.32 | 168.12 | 162.84 | 154.15 | 509.21 | 564.08 | 580.82 | 586.62 | 589.99 | 593.06 | 598.52 | 606.29 | 615.99 | 626.93 | 638.53 | 652.07 | 666.02 | 680.17 | 694.37 | 708.51 | 722.53 | 727.33 | 731.49 | 735.61 | 739.97 | 744.75 | 749.90 | 755.33 | 760.99 | 766.83 | 772.79 | 778.86 | 785.00 |
| 35-39 | 285.04 | 153.58 | 119.27 | 109.52 | 100.73 | 332.77 | 357.32 | 388.15 | 406.87 | 421.78 | 438.27 | 453.36 | 463.50 | 472.28 | 480.41 | 488.39 | 497.83 | 507.91 | 518.36 | 529.02 | 539.78 | 550.57 | 556.08 | 560.88 | 565.26 | 569.45 | 573.53 | 577.57 | 581.70 | 585.93 | 590.30 | 594.79 | 599.38 | 604.06 |
| 40-44 | 146.79 | 86.07 | 74.26 | 64.57 | 61.83 | 187.40 | 193.91 | 199.84 | 207.04 | 214.18 | 223.05 | 229.40 | 236.15 | 242.13 | 247.57 | 253.07 | 259.09 | 264.58 | 270.05 | 275.60 | 281.13 | 286.70 | 290.17 | 292.99 | 295.59 | 298.02 | 300.34 | 302.62 | 304.92 | 307.23 | 309.57 | 311.94 | 314.33 | 316.77 |
| 45-49 | 129.63 | 71.19 | 52.77 | 44.63 | 41.33 | 127.44 | 140.53 | 151.04 | 158.63 | 166.01 | 169.48 | 172.93 | 176.71 | 181.27 | 185.90 | 190.74 | 195.17 | 199.73 | 204.17 | 208.54 | 212.91 | 217.32 | 219.95 | 222.21 | 224.24 | 226.16 | 228.07 | 229.99 | 231.85 | 233.71 | 235.56 | 237.41 | 239.26 | 241.13 |
| 50-54 | 137.80 | 60.20 | 51.49 | 44.27 | 35.38 | 104.26 | 106.27 | 113.86 | 120.34 | 127.53 | 134.89 | 142.51 | 149.12 | 153.42 | 157.65 | 160.33 | 163.69 | 167.61 | 171.74 | 175.83 | 179.91 | 183.73 | 186.58 | 189.11 | 191.37 | 193.41 | 195.28 | 197.05 | 198.74 | 200.40 | 202.04 | 203.69 | 205.37 | 207.03 |
| 55-59 | 83.90 | 53.17 | 39.12 | 39.26 | 29.20 | 88.83 | 90.92 | 89.83 | 88.67 | 88.26 | 90.73 | 92.76 | 96.52 | 100.26 | 103.77 | 106.88 | 110.32 | 113.60 | 116.43 | 119.41 | 121.75 | 124.15 | 126.10 | 128.05 | 129.84 | 131.56 | 133.07 | 134.47 | 135.82 | 137.11 | 138.34 | 139.52 | 140.68 | 141.82 |
| 60-64 | 39.00 | 46.35 | 24.08 | 27.20 | 9.44 | 30.18 | 30.21 | 31.91 | 35.44 | 36.92 | 37.50 | 38.07 | 38.21 | 37.85 | 38.20 | 39.31 | 40.02 | 41.37 | 42.79 | 44.15 | 45.38 | 46.46 | 47.39 | 48.15 | 48.98 | 49.64 | 50.27 | 50.86 | 51.45 | 52.00 | 52.57 | 53.10 | 53.62 | 54.12 |
| 65-69 | 41.24 | 35.24 | 20.53 | 16.11 | 12.66 | 37.41 | 37.31 | 37.23 | 37.76 | 39.47 | 41.97 | 43.40 | 46.27 | 47.45 | 48.56 | 50.30 | 51.22 | 53.32 | 52.99 | 53.80 | 54.35 | 55.21 | 56.35 | 57.79 | 59.20 | 60.44 | 61.77 | 62.98 | 63.95 | 64.86 | 65.64 | 66.37 | 67.12 | 67.87 |
| 70-74 | 33.12 | 37.49 | 20.24 | 25.74 | 12.53 | 36.88 | 37.73 | 39.53 | 40.91 | 41.82 | 42.43 | 43.57 | 42.98 | 44.28 | 46.36 | 47.94 | 50.55 | 52.28 | 54.86 | 56.10 | 56.79 | 57.82 | 57.86 | 58.05 | 58.86 | 60.02 | 61.10 | 62.30 | 63.60 | 64.64 | 65.55 | 66.47 | 67.31 | 68.15 |
| 75-79 | 35.40 | 25.32 | 15.14 | 16.03 | 10.11 | 29.80 | 30.69 | 31.52 | 30.99 | 29.72 | 30.00 | 29.74 | 30.90 | 32.40 | 33.42 | 34.04 | 34.68 | 34.93 | 35.66 | 36.73 | 37.51 | 38.84 | 40.21 | 41.54 | 42.54 | 43.38 | 44.08 | 44.54 | 44.69 | 45.01 | 45.44 | 46.02 | 46.73 | 47.52 |
| 80-84 | 12.50 | 21.45 | 9.96 | 11.10 | 4.53 | 12.60 | 11.45 | 12.49 | 12.61 | 13.27 | 13.41 | 13.51 | 13.63 | 14.09 | 13.76 | 13.91 | 14.67 | 14.12 | 15.01 | 15.19 | 15.89 | 16.16 | 16.32 | 16.44 | 16.96 | 17.18 | 17.34 | 17.93 | 18.47 | 18.92 | 19.18 | 19.44 | 19.63 | 19.76 |
| 85+ | 31.11 | 18.34 | 18.00 | 10.98 | 8.98 | 27.29 | 27.03 | 25.67 | 25.16 | 24.17 | 23.71 | 23.36 | 23.14 | 22.68 | 23.26 | 23.43 | 23.48 | 23.98 | 23.38 | 23.46 | 23.44 | 23.81 | 24.06 | 24.36 | 24.44 | 24.76 | 25.14 | 25.31 | 25.69 | 26.10 | 26.54 | 26.89 | 27.21 | 27.60 |
| Total | 4070.22 | 2188.58 | 1821.15 | 1861.57 | 1733.00 | 5047.01 | 5026.58 | 5101.13 | 5176.14 | 5254.64 | 5361.48 | 5473.58 | 5592.56 | 5711.11 | 5828.83 | 5945.47 | 6080.28 | 6215.86 | 6350.34 | 6483.53 | 6614.36 | 6745.23 | 6778.09 | 6819.75 | 6866.90 | 6917.47 | 6970.41 | 7025.05 | 7080.72 | 7137.25 | 7194.36 | 7252.13 | 7310.51 | 7369.46 |