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 | 61.05 | 58.79 | 41.01 | 44.45 | 40.03 | 60.96 | 64.47 | 65.21 | 66.05 | 66.82 | 67.38 | 67.88 | 68.39 | 68.93 | 69.45 | 69.97 | 70.49 | 70.96 | 71.40 | 71.83 | 72.24 | 72.67 | 73.13 | 73.58 | 74.07 | 74.56 | 75.07 | 75.59 | 76.11 | 76.63 | 77.14 | 77.65 | 78.16 | 78.68 |
| 5-9 | 53.44 | 67.35 | 60.83 | 56.60 | 46.89 | 72.02 | 72.10 | 74.80 | 79.23 | 83.95 | 82.15 | 86.98 | 87.57 | 88.06 | 89.01 | 89.70 | 90.42 | 91.11 | 91.78 | 92.43 | 93.04 | 93.66 | 94.27 | 94.88 | 95.50 | 96.13 | 96.77 | 97.42 | 98.08 | 98.74 | 99.41 | 100.07 | 100.73 | 101.41 |
| 10-14 | 128.22 | 108.51 | 90.14 | 98.44 | 94.22 | 135.16 | 127.52 | 125.11 | 122.35 | 120.46 | 122.87 | 121.98 | 125.59 | 130.38 | 133.15 | 135.65 | 137.60 | 138.60 | 139.65 | 140.70 | 141.68 | 142.66 | 143.65 | 144.62 | 145.59 | 146.56 | 147.54 | 148.53 | 149.52 | 150.52 | 151.52 | 152.52 | 153.54 | 154.56 |
| 15-19 | 75.77 | 74.50 | 59.11 | 60.48 | 56.54 | 89.44 | 94.17 | 96.00 | 95.80 | 96.52 | 93.33 | 90.28 | 88.86 | 87.56 | 86.91 | 88.07 | 88.45 | 89.70 | 91.35 | 92.74 | 93.82 | 95.14 | 95.82 | 96.49 | 97.19 | 97.87 | 98.55 | 99.23 | 99.91 | 100.59 | 101.27 | 101.95 | 102.62 | 103.30 |
| 20-24 | 139.63 | 116.94 | 98.04 | 110.35 | 103.11 | 159.20 | 157.72 | 154.93 | 158.11 | 158.28 | 159.28 | 164.57 | 167.58 | 167.54 | 168.35 | 165.96 | 163.26 | 161.93 | 161.12 | 160.63 | 162.10 | 163.50 | 164.88 | 167.48 | 169.17 | 170.79 | 172.58 | 173.80 | 175.02 | 176.26 | 177.46 | 178.66 | 179.87 | 181.09 |
| 25-29 | 153.01 | 118.16 | 97.34 | 97.49 | 96.72 | 156.59 | 158.65 | 157.88 | 157.28 | 154.91 | 155.08 | 154.21 | 155.03 | 157.06 | 157.56 | 159.58 | 161.75 | 162.58 | 163.10 | 163.90 | 163.86 | 164.26 | 164.99 | 165.50 | 166.47 | 167.87 | 169.00 | 170.55 | 171.93 | 173.18 | 174.40 | 175.64 | 176.82 | 178.00 |
| 30-34 | 166.73 | 124.11 | 94.01 | 99.11 | 94.94 | 141.05 | 142.01 | 147.87 | 148.08 | 149.79 | 150.99 | 151.54 | 152.05 | 152.98 | 153.86 | 155.01 | 155.97 | 157.10 | 158.21 | 159.19 | 160.28 | 161.41 | 162.46 | 163.48 | 164.54 | 165.54 | 166.62 | 167.75 | 168.87 | 170.00 | 171.16 | 172.26 | 173.43 | 174.62 |
| 35-39 | 104.80 | 120.18 | 92.39 | 88.12 | 77.08 | 124.49 | 131.43 | 136.57 | 142.54 | 145.65 | 147.01 | 147.52 | 149.30 | 150.21 | 151.34 | 152.56 | 153.73 | 154.75 | 155.74 | 156.73 | 157.71 | 158.69 | 159.73 | 160.78 | 161.87 | 162.98 | 164.11 | 165.24 | 166.38 | 167.50 | 168.61 | 169.71 | 170.83 | 171.96 |
| 40-44 | 123.41 | 106.08 | 87.77 | 99.35 | 93.62 | 136.39 | 127.61 | 123.89 | 121.06 | 121.21 | 124.23 | 127.31 | 129.50 | 132.03 | 133.38 | 134.39 | 135.42 | 136.58 | 137.55 | 138.47 | 139.42 | 140.36 | 141.28 | 142.20 | 143.13 | 144.07 | 145.04 | 146.03 | 147.03 | 148.03 | 149.03 | 150.03 | 151.03 | 152.04 |
| 45-49 | 62.54 | 58.12 | 42.39 | 46.80 | 45.06 | 68.84 | 72.75 | 73.76 | 75.85 | 77.77 | 78.03 | 74.90 | 73.27 | 72.17 | 72.03 | 73.08 | 74.06 | 75.05 | 76.44 | 77.16 | 77.66 | 78.22 | 78.84 | 79.37 | 79.88 | 80.43 | 80.99 | 81.53 | 82.08 | 82.63 | 83.18 | 83.74 | 84.30 | 84.86 |
| 50-54 | 55.23 | 53.77 | 45.16 | 42.29 | 41.21 | 65.16 | 65.35 | 66.87 | 67.18 | 69.11 | 69.51 | 72.45 | 74.13 | 75.11 | 76.39 | 76.31 | 75.00 | 74.43 | 73.32 | 74.03 | 75.34 | 76.18 | 76.79 | 77.50 | 78.28 | 78.80 | 79.29 | 79.89 | 80.41 | 80.95 | 81.50 | 82.06 | 82.60 | 83.15 |
| 55-59 | 37.95 | 37.08 | 31.28 | 36.62 | 23.75 | 40.96 | 44.82 | 46.28 | 45.38 | 44.29 | 45.45 | 46.20 | 46.93 | 47.31 | 48.25 | 48.39 | 51.02 | 52.30 | 53.95 | 53.63 | 53.04 | 52.32 | 52.27 | 52.53 | 52.70 | 53.21 | 53.80 | 54.26 | 54.78 | 55.16 | 55.56 | 55.92 | 56.31 | 56.69 |
| 60-64 | 35.55 | 36.12 | 28.63 | 28.42 | 25.14 | 38.86 | 39.71 | 40.59 | 42.70 | 42.81 | 43.29 | 46.36 | 48.19 | 48.34 | 49.38 | 51.31 | 50.81 | 51.69 | 52.67 | 54.23 | 54.38 | 55.61 | 55.92 | 57.16 | 57.83 | 58.29 | 57.46 | 57.28 | 57.34 | 57.47 | 57.90 | 58.43 | 59.00 | 59.66 |
| 65-69 | 31.54 | 40.73 | 26.52 | 23.27 | 20.64 | 32.08 | 31.32 | 31.18 | 31.20 | 32.17 | 32.59 | 33.06 | 33.41 | 34.10 | 34.78 | 36.03 | 37.87 | 38.58 | 38.49 | 38.61 | 40.10 | 41.07 | 41.90 | 42.18 | 42.71 | 43.01 | 44.18 | 44.76 | 44.96 | 45.09 | 44.90 | 44.70 | 44.69 | 44.79 |
| 70-74 | 26.90 | 26.69 | 16.08 | 19.67 | 17.51 | 26.18 | 25.50 | 24.86 | 24.89 | 24.58 | 24.58 | 24.19 | 24.14 | 23.63 | 24.15 | 24.52 | 24.97 | 25.44 | 25.79 | 25.82 | 26.61 | 27.73 | 28.29 | 28.71 | 28.65 | 28.88 | 29.39 | 30.20 | 30.39 | 30.78 | 30.88 | 31.40 | 31.92 | 32.43 |
| 75-79 | 13.24 | 22.53 | 15.52 | 15.25 | 8.25 | 12.16 | 12.18 | 12.05 | 12.19 | 12.92 | 13.05 | 12.78 | 12.48 | 12.37 | 12.17 | 12.12 | 12.01 | 11.91 | 11.94 | 12.08 | 12.15 | 12.30 | 12.50 | 12.70 | 12.81 | 13.14 | 13.56 | 13.75 | 13.96 | 14.22 | 14.40 | 14.46 | 14.74 | 15.00 |
| 80-84 | 21.16 | 18.54 | 14.64 | 16.57 | 15.27 | 23.54 | 22.34 | 21.12 | 19.31 | 17.13 | 15.79 | 15.86 | 16.32 | 16.72 | 17.55 | 17.52 | 17.18 | 16.80 | 16.77 | 16.50 | 16.40 | 16.21 | 16.06 | 16.05 | 16.31 | 16.45 | 16.69 | 16.95 | 17.14 | 17.31 | 17.76 | 18.32 | 18.70 | 18.98 |
| 85+ | 10.59 | 13.45 | 11.55 | 10.25 | 6.63 | 10.52 | 10.99 | 11.58 | 11.95 | 12.14 | 12.31 | 12.37 | 12.58 | 12.26 | 11.76 | 11.48 | 11.50 | 11.54 | 11.48 | 11.40 | 11.26 | 11.11 | 11.07 | 10.98 | 10.95 | 10.92 | 10.86 | 10.76 | 10.72 | 10.74 | 10.74 | 10.80 | 10.86 | 10.86 |
| Total | 1300.76 | 1201.65 | 952.42 | 993.53 | 906.59 | 1393.58 | 1400.66 | 1410.57 | 1421.15 | 1430.52 | 1436.92 | 1450.45 | 1465.33 | 1476.76 | 1489.48 | 1501.65 | 1511.50 | 1521.05 | 1530.74 | 1540.09 | 1551.09 | 1563.10 | 1573.84 | 1586.19 | 1597.62 | 1609.50 | 1621.50 | 1633.51 | 1644.64 | 1655.79 | 1666.81 | 1678.29 | 1690.15 | 1702.09 |