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 | 96.56 | 83.65 | 57.63 | 58.13 | 56.10 | 90.84 | 99.21 | 106.18 | 112.54 | 116.28 | 117.43 | 118.26 | 118.52 | 118.68 | 118.77 | 118.90 | 119.12 | 119.89 | 120.72 | 121.67 | 122.65 | 123.68 | 124.74 | 125.82 | 126.89 | 127.95 | 129.01 | 130.05 | 131.10 | 132.15 | 133.21 | 134.27 | 135.34 | 136.42 |
| 5-9 | 103.85 | 86.85 | 64.16 | 66.54 | 64.05 | 98.38 | 98.97 | 100.80 | 106.30 | 112.25 | 115.88 | 119.58 | 122.03 | 123.44 | 124.21 | 124.81 | 125.31 | 126.01 | 126.76 | 127.54 | 128.41 | 129.34 | 130.32 | 131.35 | 132.41 | 133.48 | 134.58 | 135.68 | 136.79 | 137.90 | 139.02 | 140.14 | 141.26 | 142.39 |
| 10-14 | 69.23 | 60.59 | 44.33 | 46.25 | 44.10 | 67.97 | 68.70 | 68.57 | 65.93 | 66.76 | 68.19 | 68.25 | 68.95 | 70.69 | 71.57 | 72.87 | 74.31 | 75.87 | 76.97 | 77.55 | 78.14 | 78.69 | 79.24 | 79.82 | 80.38 | 80.95 | 81.55 | 82.17 | 82.81 | 83.47 | 84.14 | 84.82 | 85.50 | 86.19 |
| 15-19 | 75.00 | 67.91 | 50.65 | 50.14 | 52.94 | 80.04 | 80.97 | 80.42 | 81.71 | 81.72 | 82.50 | 81.61 | 82.22 | 80.82 | 81.42 | 82.40 | 82.34 | 82.66 | 84.07 | 85.27 | 86.44 | 88.04 | 89.73 | 90.83 | 91.54 | 92.26 | 92.96 | 93.63 | 94.32 | 94.99 | 95.70 | 96.42 | 97.17 | 97.93 |
| 20-24 | 249.02 | 193.78 | 148.07 | 169.22 | 157.48 | 231.76 | 237.25 | 241.59 | 246.98 | 251.42 | 246.06 | 244.62 | 241.82 | 242.25 | 242.53 | 242.28 | 242.63 | 244.79 | 245.77 | 248.44 | 250.52 | 251.98 | 253.98 | 256.63 | 259.40 | 262.27 | 265.45 | 268.25 | 270.56 | 272.71 | 274.87 | 277.00 | 279.13 | 281.28 |
| 25-29 | 304.93 | 237.58 | 174.85 | 197.37 | 198.08 | 299.60 | 315.88 | 326.30 | 340.99 | 343.88 | 336.30 | 331.82 | 328.73 | 326.77 | 326.18 | 325.96 | 327.09 | 330.62 | 334.46 | 337.47 | 340.35 | 343.27 | 346.14 | 348.88 | 351.80 | 354.60 | 357.37 | 360.24 | 363.26 | 366.32 | 369.33 | 372.35 | 375.34 | 378.32 |
| 30-34 | 257.39 | 205.53 | 147.93 | 166.28 | 170.94 | 257.29 | 263.68 | 274.54 | 289.75 | 300.73 | 301.29 | 300.29 | 298.38 | 296.67 | 295.44 | 294.89 | 295.04 | 297.23 | 299.73 | 302.41 | 305.10 | 307.82 | 310.50 | 313.26 | 315.89 | 318.45 | 321.01 | 323.58 | 326.14 | 328.74 | 331.35 | 333.98 | 336.64 | 339.32 |
| 35-39 | 197.73 | 171.99 | 123.37 | 130.21 | 127.27 | 196.51 | 207.45 | 218.41 | 230.71 | 240.12 | 242.21 | 242.43 | 241.73 | 241.83 | 242.32 | 242.58 | 242.90 | 244.27 | 245.75 | 247.44 | 249.31 | 251.31 | 253.36 | 255.50 | 257.63 | 259.77 | 261.91 | 264.04 | 266.18 | 268.31 | 270.45 | 272.61 | 274.78 | 276.96 |
| 40-44 | 124.91 | 104.37 | 79.67 | 87.83 | 90.00 | 137.21 | 136.08 | 138.00 | 141.07 | 143.99 | 147.91 | 150.79 | 152.93 | 154.17 | 155.86 | 157.10 | 157.19 | 157.60 | 158.39 | 159.39 | 160.48 | 161.63 | 162.83 | 164.03 | 165.28 | 166.58 | 167.92 | 169.27 | 170.64 | 172.02 | 173.41 | 174.81 | 176.22 | 177.63 |
| 45-49 | 98.48 | 83.57 | 61.30 | 65.15 | 64.72 | 100.23 | 104.64 | 110.73 | 115.97 | 119.78 | 120.12 | 119.57 | 119.18 | 119.88 | 120.51 | 122.65 | 124.00 | 124.95 | 125.89 | 127.37 | 128.56 | 129.22 | 129.91 | 130.79 | 131.76 | 132.71 | 133.70 | 134.74 | 135.76 | 136.81 | 137.89 | 138.99 | 140.10 | 141.23 |
| 50-54 | 88.14 | 74.58 | 54.43 | 57.68 | 53.22 | 80.19 | 78.50 | 79.47 | 80.70 | 81.04 | 82.03 | 84.00 | 86.27 | 88.06 | 88.68 | 88.88 | 88.77 | 88.77 | 89.79 | 90.27 | 91.69 | 92.90 | 93.88 | 94.64 | 95.52 | 96.35 | 96.95 | 97.55 | 98.23 | 98.99 | 99.75 | 100.51 | 101.29 | 102.07 |
| 55-59 | 60.21 | 53.87 | 42.11 | 44.99 | 46.99 | 72.78 | 75.72 | 73.32 | 71.81 | 70.12 | 68.52 | 66.98 | 67.65 | 68.08 | 68.39 | 69.22 | 70.42 | 72.08 | 72.95 | 73.42 | 73.79 | 74.11 | 74.51 | 75.04 | 75.47 | 76.38 | 77.24 | 77.99 | 78.62 | 79.33 | 80.01 | 80.56 | 81.12 | 81.71 |
| 60-64 | 39.74 | 37.01 | 25.89 | 26.16 | 25.76 | 42.45 | 44.91 | 48.78 | 49.23 | 52.75 | 52.06 | 54.08 | 52.47 | 51.74 | 49.46 | 48.64 | 48.85 | 49.17 | 49.76 | 50.05 | 50.07 | 51.14 | 52.08 | 52.61 | 53.28 | 53.47 | 53.77 | 53.86 | 54.44 | 54.86 | 55.42 | 55.99 | 56.43 | 56.95 |
| 65-69 | 33.05 | 33.13 | 18.74 | 19.77 | 19.34 | 29.16 | 29.64 | 29.59 | 32.25 | 34.18 | 35.41 | 36.93 | 38.52 | 38.89 | 39.66 | 40.69 | 41.65 | 41.80 | 40.78 | 39.25 | 38.61 | 37.84 | 38.60 | 38.92 | 38.89 | 39.35 | 39.38 | 39.98 | 40.51 | 40.93 | 41.33 | 41.42 | 41.64 | 41.90 |
| 70-74 | 26.24 | 27.23 | 21.60 | 19.63 | 19.55 | 30.69 | 33.20 | 32.18 | 31.33 | 31.71 | 31.39 | 30.51 | 30.56 | 32.22 | 33.10 | 33.74 | 36.34 | 37.49 | 38.18 | 39.16 | 40.23 | 40.40 | 40.03 | 39.52 | 39.26 | 39.15 | 38.73 | 39.05 | 39.38 | 39.67 | 40.01 | 40.42 | 40.89 | 41.39 |
| 75-79 | 12.00 | 15.67 | 17.35 | 10.71 | 10.52 | 16.24 | 15.52 | 17.06 | 18.80 | 18.00 | 17.86 | 18.19 | 18.11 | 17.02 | 16.51 | 16.87 | 16.71 | 17.19 | 18.78 | 19.23 | 19.65 | 20.45 | 21.50 | 21.49 | 21.58 | 21.48 | 21.68 | 21.43 | 20.95 | 21.16 | 21.30 | 21.57 | 21.77 | 21.79 |
| 80-84 | 5.05 | 9.25 | 5.25 | 7.20 | 5.08 | 7.95 | 8.82 | 8.20 | 8.45 | 7.88 | 8.62 | 9.06 | 9.37 | 8.90 | 9.38 | 9.78 | 10.13 | 9.96 | 9.93 | 10.22 | 9.97 | 9.95 | 10.10 | 10.39 | 10.67 | 10.86 | 11.18 | 11.30 | 11.38 | 11.57 | 11.72 | 11.95 | 12.00 | 12.18 |
| 85+ | 36.02 | 19.68 | 14.15 | 15.30 | 15.78 | 25.11 | 26.42 | 27.97 | 28.95 | 30.69 | 31.51 | 32.51 | 33.48 | 34.69 | 35.75 | 36.57 | 37.13 | 38.50 | 39.59 | 40.26 | 41.08 | 41.88 | 42.59 | 42.83 | 43.30 | 43.88 | 44.27 | 44.88 | 45.71 | 46.35 | 47.04 | 47.79 | 48.63 | 49.27 |
| Total | 1877.57 | 1566.23 | 1151.49 | 1238.58 | 1221.90 | 1864.40 | 1925.56 | 1982.13 | 2053.49 | 2103.28 | 2105.29 | 2109.48 | 2110.94 | 2114.80 | 2119.77 | 2128.84 | 2139.95 | 2158.85 | 2178.27 | 2196.43 | 2215.06 | 2233.66 | 2254.05 | 2272.35 | 2290.95 | 2309.96 | 2328.66 | 2347.70 | 2366.79 | 2386.30 | 2405.94 | 2425.60 | 2445.27 | 2464.92 |