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 | 444.00 | 471.00 | 424.00 | 410.00 | 380.00 | 388.51 | 397.67 | 417.44 | 447.17 | 471.78 | 477.80 | 480.15 | 482.97 | 485.70 | 487.74 | 486.43 | 485.54 | 485.37 | 485.69 | 486.21 | 487.00 | 488.18 | 489.56 | 491.14 | 492.93 | 494.88 | 496.89 | 498.90 | 500.95 | 503.04 | 505.18 | 507.35 | 509.48 | 511.60 | 513.71 |
| 5-9 | 627.00 | 630.00 | 661.00 | 626.00 | 594.00 | 589.79 | 624.18 | 628.91 | 671.08 | 703.08 | 722.20 | 733.58 | 747.53 | 759.43 | 770.02 | 772.30 | 772.74 | 773.41 | 774.08 | 775.26 | 776.69 | 778.53 | 780.63 | 782.93 | 785.43 | 788.18 | 791.10 | 794.12 | 797.24 | 800.44 | 803.78 | 807.18 | 810.56 | 813.93 | 817.28 |
| 10-14 | 744.00 | 715.00 | 710.00 | 702.00 | 674.00 | 706.98 | 732.42 | 745.53 | 752.31 | 770.64 | 775.88 | 799.46 | 806.85 | 823.15 | 835.05 | 844.03 | 848.68 | 854.79 | 859.65 | 864.33 | 867.52 | 869.89 | 872.38 | 874.81 | 877.43 | 880.29 | 883.31 | 886.52 | 889.83 | 893.19 | 896.69 | 900.31 | 903.97 | 907.68 | 911.38 |
| 15-19 | 759.00 | 714.00 | 753.00 | 806.00 | 837.00 | 822.77 | 780.48 | 778.90 | 799.02 | 819.56 | 850.17 | 871.26 | 886.01 | 888.89 | 896.71 | 900.26 | 915.31 | 920.85 | 930.88 | 937.47 | 944.40 | 949.05 | 954.65 | 959.33 | 963.84 | 967.59 | 970.83 | 974.14 | 977.45 | 980.87 | 984.49 | 988.22 | 992.06 | 995.97 | 999.88 |
| 20-24 | 862.00 | 819.00 | 798.00 | 770.00 | 834.00 | 811.10 | 798.87 | 785.36 | 794.37 | 809.18 | 795.21 | 778.82 | 783.41 | 792.51 | 803.54 | 814.45 | 818.82 | 824.64 | 825.61 | 829.71 | 834.05 | 842.01 | 846.45 | 851.99 | 856.57 | 861.21 | 865.38 | 869.50 | 873.34 | 877.10 | 880.64 | 884.05 | 887.42 | 890.78 | 894.20 |
| 25-29 | 618.00 | 563.00 | 587.00 | 647.00 | 689.00 | 685.45 | 642.48 | 602.06 | 610.02 | 626.20 | 616.87 | 614.35 | 613.38 | 614.90 | 618.07 | 612.28 | 607.64 | 608.78 | 611.65 | 614.80 | 618.41 | 620.52 | 623.52 | 625.49 | 628.43 | 631.38 | 634.94 | 637.67 | 640.63 | 643.46 | 646.43 | 649.35 | 652.14 | 654.85 | 657.53 |
| 30-34 | 570.00 | 554.00 | 540.00 | 568.00 | 592.00 | 580.63 | 573.62 | 567.52 | 590.69 | 603.99 | 601.57 | 595.89 | 590.65 | 589.97 | 592.52 | 588.99 | 587.16 | 586.55 | 586.83 | 588.14 | 589.29 | 590.76 | 592.90 | 595.23 | 597.72 | 600.48 | 603.04 | 605.64 | 608.09 | 610.67 | 613.33 | 616.10 | 618.70 | 621.31 | 623.86 |
| 35-39 | 656.00 | 635.00 | 628.00 | 635.00 | 607.00 | 631.73 | 674.44 | 698.69 | 732.46 | 765.18 | 767.31 | 768.93 | 770.29 | 774.29 | 777.65 | 776.26 | 773.66 | 771.45 | 770.80 | 771.86 | 773.16 | 775.13 | 777.45 | 779.90 | 782.76 | 785.77 | 788.82 | 792.02 | 795.27 | 798.58 | 802.05 | 805.51 | 808.93 | 812.29 | 815.63 |
| 40-44 | 712.00 | 705.00 | 741.00 | 764.00 | 783.00 | 786.37 | 781.07 | 791.92 | 811.52 | 838.22 | 864.70 | 893.49 | 916.51 | 931.24 | 942.72 | 944.43 | 945.65 | 945.74 | 947.14 | 948.54 | 950.43 | 951.46 | 952.56 | 954.38 | 957.09 | 960.08 | 963.40 | 967.02 | 970.68 | 974.51 | 978.46 | 982.47 | 986.56 | 990.67 | 994.77 |
| 45-49 | 802.00 | 758.00 | 728.00 | 732.00 | 741.00 | 756.93 | 784.48 | 814.37 | 846.49 | 885.71 | 901.07 | 906.13 | 916.85 | 921.87 | 933.08 | 948.90 | 965.23 | 977.35 | 984.51 | 990.18 | 993.14 | 996.17 | 998.48 | 1001.39 | 1004.08 | 1007.16 | 1009.70 | 1012.28 | 1015.32 | 1018.84 | 1022.56 | 1026.48 | 1030.56 | 1034.67 | 1038.84 |
| 50-54 | 828.00 | 823.00 | 815.00 | 825.00 | 794.00 | 784.61 | 784.98 | 769.20 | 785.48 | 808.63 | 820.97 | 844.24 | 872.69 | 889.96 | 914.52 | 925.32 | 928.35 | 935.66 | 938.27 | 944.86 | 956.51 | 968.75 | 977.96 | 984.15 | 989.66 | 993.21 | 996.33 | 999.04 | 1002.25 | 1005.36 | 1008.83 | 1011.95 | 1015.14 | 1018.60 | 1022.38 |
| 55-59 | 781.00 | 769.00 | 763.00 | 757.00 | 766.00 | 791.91 | 791.15 | 796.83 | 816.07 | 804.31 | 803.03 | 809.89 | 803.62 | 811.91 | 822.94 | 830.71 | 844.72 | 863.73 | 877.06 | 893.49 | 900.76 | 903.61 | 910.85 | 914.76 | 920.40 | 928.83 | 938.31 | 946.39 | 952.10 | 956.90 | 960.38 | 963.74 | 966.74 | 970.11 | 973.50 |
| 60-64 | 718.00 | 708.00 | 712.00 | 746.00 | 748.00 | 738.07 | 724.84 | 721.81 | 713.56 | 722.50 | 738.70 | 735.79 | 738.03 | 750.82 | 741.55 | 737.53 | 740.21 | 733.46 | 735.32 | 741.43 | 748.28 | 758.80 | 772.66 | 782.84 | 795.51 | 802.27 | 805.08 | 810.33 | 813.54 | 818.65 | 825.67 | 833.16 | 839.70 | 844.52 | 848.53 |
| 65-69 | 837.00 | 781.00 | 753.00 | 735.00 | 724.00 | 705.80 | 703.49 | 702.57 | 713.51 | 708.67 | 699.46 | 692.21 | 693.66 | 685.85 | 691.07 | 702.41 | 700.02 | 702.08 | 711.29 | 704.49 | 702.29 | 704.99 | 700.39 | 702.49 | 708.05 | 713.70 | 722.44 | 733.30 | 741.50 | 751.74 | 757.54 | 760.43 | 764.87 | 767.83 | 772.29 |
| 70-74 | 854.00 | 857.00 | 817.00 | 790.00 | 757.00 | 749.37 | 728.71 | 714.43 | 690.75 | 690.08 | 679.31 | 679.35 | 682.15 | 689.34 | 684.05 | 678.76 | 673.26 | 673.45 | 667.25 | 670.55 | 680.34 | 679.78 | 681.60 | 688.66 | 684.23 | 683.27 | 686.05 | 683.39 | 684.82 | 689.26 | 693.78 | 700.48 | 709.20 | 715.66 | 723.87 |
| 75-79 | 616.00 | 601.00 | 682.00 | 734.00 | 781.00 | 780.81 | 776.84 | 733.65 | 723.61 | 699.59 | 695.84 | 682.57 | 673.83 | 653.07 | 649.28 | 642.69 | 643.26 | 645.06 | 650.59 | 646.69 | 643.35 | 639.51 | 638.29 | 634.10 | 636.74 | 645.68 | 647.02 | 648.76 | 654.64 | 650.66 | 649.69 | 652.18 | 650.45 | 651.39 | 654.79 |
| 80-84 | 419.00 | 437.00 | 446.00 | 470.00 | 512.00 | 525.06 | 535.61 | 571.02 | 601.60 | 608.12 | 603.30 | 603.63 | 574.68 | 569.66 | 553.62 | 549.55 | 540.10 | 534.32 | 519.26 | 516.34 | 511.19 | 511.19 | 514.99 | 519.48 | 517.22 | 513.80 | 509.86 | 509.90 | 507.38 | 511.03 | 518.33 | 518.61 | 519.22 | 523.53 | 520.37 |
| 85+ | 456.00 | 502.00 | 488.00 | 468.00 | 462.00 | 511.93 | 570.52 | 620.68 | 659.12 | 718.35 | 762.21 | 807.68 | 866.12 | 908.46 | 948.71 | 970.01 | 997.42 | 1013.55 | 1036.83 | 1050.84 | 1060.86 | 1071.83 | 1077.31 | 1082.02 | 1089.48 | 1092.26 | 1100.01 | 1106.07 | 1112.41 | 1115.63 | 1114.57 | 1117.31 | 1121.66 | 1124.44 | 1129.47 |
| Total | 12303.00 | 12042.00 | 12046.00 | 12185.00 | 12275.00 | 12347.83 | 12405.83 | 12460.87 | 12758.82 | 13053.80 | 13175.61 | 13297.41 | 13419.22 | 13541.02 | 13662.83 | 13725.30 | 13787.78 | 13850.25 | 13912.72 | 13975.20 | 14037.67 | 14100.14 | 14162.62 | 14225.09 | 14287.56 | 14350.04 | 14412.51 | 14474.98 | 14537.46 | 14599.93 | 14662.40 | 14724.88 | 14787.35 | 14849.82 | 14912.30 |