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 | 575.00 | 547.00 | 483.00 | 447.00 | 438.00 | 448.23 | 472.09 | 506.04 | 510.12 | 514.60 | 520.45 | 524.23 | 528.30 | 532.60 | 536.72 | 540.85 | 544.93 | 548.80 | 552.41 | 555.84 | 559.16 | 562.51 | 566.04 | 569.60 | 573.34 | 577.13 | 581.04 | 585.01 | 589.04 | 593.05 | 597.04 | 600.98 | 604.95 | 608.98 | 613.05 |
| 5-9 | 858.00 | 853.00 | 855.00 | 867.00 | 821.00 | 773.97 | 796.18 | 801.95 | 831.86 | 870.11 | 899.18 | 919.74 | 947.70 | 956.05 | 963.92 | 972.60 | 980.31 | 987.82 | 995.06 | 1002.05 | 1008.76 | 1015.37 | 1022.03 | 1028.63 | 1035.34 | 1042.13 | 1049.02 | 1056.04 | 1063.16 | 1070.33 | 1077.52 | 1084.70 | 1091.92 | 1099.21 | 1106.55 |
| 10-14 | 853.00 | 818.00 | 874.00 | 917.00 | 951.00 | 961.60 | 908.45 | 861.34 | 838.25 | 814.12 | 799.73 | 812.80 | 814.92 | 833.54 | 855.29 | 872.99 | 884.97 | 900.54 | 907.37 | 913.94 | 920.79 | 927.19 | 933.64 | 940.04 | 946.48 | 952.89 | 959.32 | 965.79 | 972.28 | 978.78 | 985.29 | 991.80 | 998.37 | 1005.02 | 1011.74 |
| 15-19 | 740.00 | 747.00 | 737.00 | 749.00 | 794.00 | 802.71 | 814.34 | 852.12 | 867.73 | 864.11 | 867.37 | 841.33 | 817.16 | 805.80 | 795.54 | 789.98 | 799.23 | 803.29 | 814.84 | 829.11 | 841.21 | 850.26 | 861.10 | 867.11 | 873.16 | 879.46 | 885.57 | 891.71 | 897.88 | 904.03 | 910.16 | 916.27 | 922.38 | 928.52 | 934.69 |
| 20-24 | 540.00 | 503.00 | 524.00 | 543.00 | 582.00 | 587.06 | 585.62 | 572.36 | 569.76 | 580.10 | 579.90 | 592.11 | 609.02 | 614.19 | 612.82 | 612.48 | 602.55 | 596.49 | 595.39 | 593.79 | 595.02 | 601.19 | 604.60 | 612.49 | 619.83 | 626.20 | 631.76 | 637.24 | 641.71 | 646.14 | 650.59 | 654.97 | 659.40 | 663.87 | 668.35 |
| 25-29 | 435.00 | 388.00 | 379.00 | 395.00 | 412.00 | 413.68 | 426.25 | 430.61 | 426.47 | 422.24 | 418.72 | 420.20 | 420.57 | 423.08 | 427.34 | 429.85 | 434.65 | 439.67 | 442.65 | 444.74 | 446.84 | 447.60 | 449.21 | 451.53 | 453.89 | 456.78 | 460.34 | 463.44 | 467.18 | 470.76 | 474.17 | 477.46 | 480.78 | 484.02 | 487.27 |
| 30-34 | 625.00 | 539.00 | 498.00 | 488.00 | 513.00 | 515.34 | 522.23 | 527.69 | 541.51 | 544.12 | 547.61 | 551.97 | 555.87 | 558.95 | 562.42 | 565.92 | 570.06 | 573.80 | 577.58 | 581.43 | 584.94 | 588.78 | 592.93 | 596.84 | 600.84 | 604.85 | 608.76 | 612.79 | 616.95 | 621.05 | 625.16 | 629.30 | 633.42 | 637.70 | 642.02 |
| 35-39 | 862.00 | 863.00 | 819.00 | 784.00 | 733.00 | 714.72 | 757.10 | 790.40 | 816.55 | 846.30 | 859.60 | 865.33 | 870.98 | 880.38 | 886.30 | 892.77 | 899.96 | 906.78 | 912.75 | 918.69 | 924.34 | 930.15 | 936.16 | 942.26 | 948.62 | 955.02 | 961.57 | 968.24 | 974.93 | 981.56 | 988.15 | 994.62 | 1001.15 | 1007.79 | 1014.49 |
| 40-44 | 850.00 | 829.00 | 891.00 | 956.00 | 1017.00 | 1027.16 | 1002.24 | 946.31 | 917.73 | 893.31 | 893.47 | 914.12 | 932.65 | 948.29 | 965.95 | 976.08 | 983.72 | 990.86 | 999.24 | 1005.91 | 1012.47 | 1019.39 | 1026.36 | 1033.03 | 1039.88 | 1046.73 | 1053.72 | 1060.83 | 1068.05 | 1075.31 | 1082.57 | 1089.82 | 1097.13 | 1104.48 | 1111.86 |
| 45-49 | 851.00 | 848.00 | 789.00 | 818.00 | 848.00 | 880.55 | 880.88 | 929.67 | 953.87 | 984.32 | 997.51 | 989.50 | 956.86 | 941.32 | 927.89 | 928.93 | 944.03 | 957.99 | 970.65 | 984.19 | 992.89 | 1000.01 | 1006.83 | 1014.52 | 1021.22 | 1027.99 | 1035.08 | 1042.20 | 1049.19 | 1056.24 | 1063.30 | 1070.39 | 1077.56 | 1084.78 | 1092.05 |
| 50-54 | 663.00 | 687.00 | 729.00 | 757.00 | 772.00 | 788.48 | 818.18 | 820.75 | 839.97 | 864.00 | 887.53 | 888.92 | 923.24 | 940.07 | 962.60 | 973.82 | 971.12 | 952.68 | 944.96 | 939.45 | 941.82 | 952.95 | 963.97 | 974.36 | 985.79 | 993.69 | 1000.66 | 1007.60 | 1015.05 | 1021.88 | 1028.68 | 1035.68 | 1042.68 | 1049.62 | 1056.65 |
| 55-59 | 565.00 | 553.00 | 556.00 | 550.00 | 560.00 | 579.23 | 605.03 | 647.33 | 673.17 | 677.75 | 690.16 | 718.89 | 722.96 | 738.94 | 759.84 | 778.18 | 780.49 | 804.03 | 814.50 | 828.44 | 836.86 | 835.58 | 824.04 | 819.85 | 817.10 | 819.19 | 827.70 | 836.97 | 845.92 | 855.38 | 861.96 | 867.96 | 874.09 | 880.41 | 886.34 |
| 60-64 | 515.00 | 514.00 | 505.00 | 513.00 | 506.00 | 509.47 | 514.13 | 526.32 | 535.32 | 550.69 | 561.85 | 578.03 | 610.77 | 631.95 | 635.41 | 645.23 | 667.75 | 673.22 | 687.37 | 703.14 | 715.88 | 719.09 | 736.44 | 745.17 | 755.52 | 762.62 | 762.21 | 754.85 | 752.69 | 751.95 | 755.11 | 762.45 | 770.28 | 777.95 | 785.75 |
| 65-69 | 508.00 | 506.00 | 493.00 | 479.00 | 489.00 | 484.93 | 483.99 | 477.91 | 473.38 | 473.11 | 478.69 | 482.04 | 490.16 | 496.54 | 508.66 | 517.02 | 527.24 | 549.02 | 563.68 | 566.88 | 574.94 | 591.05 | 594.75 | 604.29 | 615.25 | 624.85 | 628.14 | 640.17 | 646.22 | 653.84 | 659.78 | 661.34 | 657.74 | 657.54 | 658.27 |
| 70-74 | 446.00 | 418.00 | 392.00 | 412.00 | 419.00 | 444.43 | 446.63 | 439.04 | 427.32 | 422.08 | 415.44 | 414.98 | 411.06 | 407.91 | 408.46 | 413.30 | 416.31 | 422.77 | 427.79 | 436.40 | 442.95 | 451.12 | 466.90 | 477.77 | 480.45 | 486.45 | 498.44 | 501.95 | 509.17 | 517.55 | 524.87 | 527.71 | 536.87 | 541.88 | 547.74 |
| 75-79 | 430.00 | 437.00 | 425.00 | 423.00 | 398.00 | 362.26 | 337.02 | 339.45 | 343.11 | 344.83 | 363.65 | 365.62 | 360.01 | 350.31 | 346.55 | 341.59 | 341.17 | 338.21 | 336.00 | 336.24 | 340.04 | 342.37 | 347.65 | 351.68 | 358.52 | 363.63 | 369.82 | 382.00 | 391.04 | 393.74 | 398.63 | 407.80 | 410.38 | 416.26 | 423.35 |
| 80-84 | 310.00 | 317.00 | 306.00 | 313.00 | 342.00 | 330.52 | 324.80 | 300.99 | 285.37 | 264.57 | 235.84 | 222.36 | 225.45 | 230.57 | 232.05 | 241.81 | 242.09 | 238.07 | 232.60 | 229.82 | 226.30 | 226.41 | 224.39 | 223.37 | 223.71 | 226.26 | 228.28 | 231.57 | 234.11 | 238.93 | 242.47 | 246.69 | 255.38 | 261.06 | 262.22 |
| 85+ | 241.00 | 247.00 | 280.00 | 293.00 | 300.00 | 335.33 | 358.28 | 380.94 | 401.52 | 420.42 | 431.90 | 444.23 | 446.49 | 451.49 | 452.00 | 444.15 | 444.74 | 449.08 | 456.07 | 458.64 | 461.28 | 463.27 | 465.01 | 467.32 | 468.68 | 469.55 | 471.78 | 472.59 | 474.19 | 476.05 | 478.92 | 482.21 | 485.45 | 488.64 | 493.15 |
| Total | 10867.00 | 10614.00 | 10535.00 | 10704.00 | 10895.00 | 10959.66 | 11053.43 | 11151.22 | 11253.01 | 11350.80 | 11448.59 | 11546.38 | 11644.17 | 11741.96 | 11839.75 | 11937.54 | 12035.33 | 12133.12 | 12230.90 | 12328.69 | 12426.48 | 12524.27 | 12622.06 | 12719.85 | 12817.64 | 12915.43 | 13013.22 | 13111.01 | 13208.80 | 13306.58 | 13404.37 | 13502.16 | 13599.95 | 13697.74 | 13795.53 |