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 | 721.00 | 738.00 | 682.00 | 663.00 | 658.00 | 669.98 | 722.17 | 783.32 | 840.99 | 878.73 | 889.41 | 897.69 | 902.01 | 904.38 | 906.31 | 907.49 | 909.12 | 914.36 | 920.44 | 927.19 | 934.50 | 942.04 | 949.90 | 958.03 | 966.14 | 974.22 | 982.28 | 990.29 | 998.29 | 1006.31 | 1014.38 | 1022.49 | 1030.66 | 1038.86 | 1047.07 |
| 5-9 | 786.00 | 738.00 | 758.00 | 763.00 | 724.00 | 727.51 | 741.38 | 742.10 | 759.39 | 793.04 | 817.85 | 842.37 | 867.31 | 886.35 | 897.58 | 903.14 | 907.91 | 913.61 | 919.07 | 925.01 | 930.89 | 937.26 | 944.03 | 951.22 | 958.65 | 966.35 | 974.15 | 982.10 | 990.14 | 998.22 | 1006.34 | 1014.48 | 1022.65 | 1030.83 | 1039.04 |
| 10-14 | 704.00 | 689.00 | 692.00 | 707.00 | 735.00 | 730.60 | 731.58 | 729.18 | 741.25 | 731.92 | 739.63 | 748.18 | 747.83 | 751.55 | 765.76 | 780.80 | 796.50 | 814.94 | 830.14 | 839.87 | 846.34 | 852.76 | 858.83 | 864.74 | 870.81 | 876.85 | 883.20 | 889.82 | 896.66 | 903.67 | 910.89 | 918.19 | 925.62 | 933.11 | 940.65 |
| 15-19 | 673.00 | 641.00 | 636.00 | 676.00 | 687.00 | 697.40 | 688.70 | 693.26 | 693.54 | 706.88 | 703.84 | 703.32 | 701.24 | 704.01 | 696.14 | 700.16 | 704.62 | 706.09 | 710.44 | 722.01 | 734.29 | 746.89 | 760.03 | 771.06 | 778.98 | 785.14 | 791.22 | 797.06 | 802.82 | 808.71 | 814.63 | 820.75 | 827.04 | 833.47 | 840.00 |
| 20-24 | 767.00 | 705.00 | 727.00 | 823.00 | 816.00 | 757.55 | 775.23 | 789.59 | 821.37 | 828.18 | 811.54 | 797.79 | 794.10 | 790.18 | 795.70 | 794.87 | 794.70 | 802.47 | 810.21 | 814.55 | 821.54 | 827.95 | 833.36 | 840.39 | 849.72 | 859.78 | 869.18 | 877.75 | 885.56 | 892.82 | 899.88 | 906.94 | 913.96 | 921.00 | 928.06 |
| 25-29 | 919.00 | 854.00 | 851.00 | 854.00 | 900.00 | 914.06 | 965.95 | 1013.36 | 1064.55 | 1082.72 | 1059.12 | 1045.13 | 1034.19 | 1028.56 | 1025.59 | 1025.66 | 1027.37 | 1038.21 | 1048.81 | 1059.74 | 1069.08 | 1078.10 | 1087.16 | 1096.47 | 1105.13 | 1114.12 | 1123.07 | 1131.86 | 1140.87 | 1150.16 | 1159.57 | 1168.98 | 1178.42 | 1187.84 | 1197.17 |
| 30-34 | 1004.00 | 945.00 | 910.00 | 948.00 | 981.00 | 1007.37 | 1063.88 | 1092.79 | 1138.39 | 1175.44 | 1180.62 | 1180.96 | 1177.01 | 1174.06 | 1170.45 | 1167.89 | 1168.13 | 1176.14 | 1185.37 | 1195.54 | 1205.86 | 1216.29 | 1226.85 | 1237.58 | 1248.13 | 1258.39 | 1268.58 | 1278.75 | 1288.97 | 1299.15 | 1309.49 | 1319.91 | 1330.39 | 1340.94 | 1351.52 |
| 35-39 | 1052.00 | 1042.00 | 1043.00 | 1029.00 | 1058.00 | 1033.53 | 1085.72 | 1142.33 | 1202.82 | 1244.68 | 1267.90 | 1281.75 | 1279.36 | 1277.74 | 1279.12 | 1281.41 | 1283.93 | 1291.15 | 1299.55 | 1308.16 | 1317.45 | 1327.52 | 1338.13 | 1349.23 | 1360.43 | 1371.66 | 1382.93 | 1394.21 | 1405.52 | 1416.84 | 1428.19 | 1439.60 | 1451.08 | 1462.61 | 1474.14 |
| 40-44 | 897.00 | 870.00 | 904.00 | 959.00 | 1020.00 | 1035.90 | 1035.23 | 1038.71 | 1051.96 | 1079.57 | 1087.55 | 1114.47 | 1133.28 | 1146.58 | 1155.69 | 1168.01 | 1175.63 | 1179.11 | 1183.72 | 1190.26 | 1197.99 | 1206.45 | 1215.16 | 1224.39 | 1233.52 | 1242.95 | 1252.73 | 1262.75 | 1272.93 | 1283.22 | 1293.58 | 1304.01 | 1314.50 | 1325.05 | 1335.61 |
| 45-49 | 881.00 | 843.00 | 811.00 | 844.00 | 852.00 | 858.73 | 875.37 | 908.54 | 962.80 | 1002.09 | 1011.65 | 1011.97 | 1009.19 | 1007.34 | 1014.97 | 1019.90 | 1035.06 | 1048.31 | 1060.18 | 1069.70 | 1081.46 | 1090.73 | 1096.52 | 1103.03 | 1110.40 | 1118.25 | 1126.69 | 1135.26 | 1144.03 | 1152.77 | 1161.70 | 1170.87 | 1180.21 | 1189.66 | 1199.17 |
| 50-54 | 797.00 | 790.00 | 863.00 | 861.00 | 860.00 | 829.23 | 803.31 | 786.54 | 799.17 | 808.16 | 815.39 | 823.67 | 837.70 | 860.51 | 878.95 | 885.55 | 887.08 | 887.66 | 888.75 | 896.51 | 903.10 | 915.80 | 926.14 | 935.26 | 943.22 | 952.78 | 960.84 | 966.86 | 973.26 | 980.21 | 987.49 | 995.06 | 1002.75 | 1010.57 | 1018.39 |
| 55-59 | 628.00 | 620.00 | 651.00 | 711.00 | 710.00 | 755.31 | 770.31 | 795.19 | 766.38 | 750.69 | 726.21 | 708.14 | 694.47 | 698.50 | 701.56 | 705.54 | 710.88 | 720.12 | 735.40 | 748.55 | 754.78 | 758.66 | 760.95 | 763.47 | 769.74 | 775.60 | 785.24 | 793.39 | 800.91 | 807.60 | 815.27 | 822.08 | 827.64 | 833.43 | 839.54 |
| 60-64 | 567.00 | 574.00 | 542.00 | 534.00 | 583.00 | 601.58 | 630.43 | 679.49 | 730.83 | 742.19 | 774.05 | 785.40 | 798.79 | 775.13 | 761.46 | 744.96 | 733.00 | 724.21 | 729.46 | 734.30 | 739.61 | 746.42 | 753.83 | 765.97 | 777.45 | 783.60 | 788.98 | 792.66 | 796.57 | 802.85 | 809.05 | 817.94 | 825.68 | 833.16 | 839.92 |
| 65-69 | 526.00 | 526.00 | 535.00 | 530.00 | 542.00 | 545.29 | 544.58 | 532.86 | 539.88 | 584.02 | 605.10 | 628.46 | 664.00 | 698.30 | 704.23 | 729.83 | 738.60 | 749.48 | 731.47 | 722.69 | 711.90 | 705.75 | 701.49 | 706.41 | 711.25 | 716.70 | 722.68 | 729.86 | 740.21 | 750.19 | 756.49 | 761.79 | 765.88 | 769.94 | 776.19 |
| 70-74 | 460.00 | 468.00 | 466.00 | 482.00 | 505.00 | 501.45 | 515.74 | 540.65 | 538.70 | 520.16 | 518.96 | 515.69 | 505.89 | 508.64 | 539.04 | 554.38 | 573.24 | 599.67 | 626.62 | 632.22 | 651.43 | 657.57 | 666.59 | 655.85 | 651.37 | 645.17 | 641.86 | 639.93 | 644.79 | 649.56 | 654.53 | 660.21 | 666.68 | 675.42 | 683.59 |
| 75-79 | 405.00 | 409.00 | 434.00 | 421.00 | 455.00 | 455.97 | 474.41 | 474.58 | 503.20 | 519.11 | 521.40 | 533.06 | 550.84 | 544.40 | 529.39 | 530.23 | 528.83 | 522.90 | 525.88 | 549.10 | 561.27 | 575.17 | 595.29 | 614.65 | 619.18 | 633.77 | 640.38 | 648.50 | 642.91 | 641.90 | 638.81 | 637.45 | 636.64 | 641.50 | 646.54 |
| 80-84 | 318.00 | 326.00 | 345.00 | 380.00 | 374.00 | 386.71 | 397.90 | 409.48 | 418.07 | 442.52 | 448.32 | 462.36 | 461.18 | 482.28 | 496.01 | 498.69 | 507.40 | 521.51 | 517.61 | 506.16 | 506.85 | 506.82 | 503.10 | 506.53 | 525.56 | 536.55 | 548.42 | 565.10 | 581.31 | 586.32 | 598.91 | 605.14 | 612.04 | 607.93 | 606.99 |
| 85+ | 430.00 | 418.00 | 423.00 | 409.00 | 437.00 | 474.62 | 500.60 | 531.44 | 566.09 | 587.21 | 621.18 | 641.73 | 667.11 | 690.31 | 714.22 | 736.99 | 756.86 | 770.41 | 798.71 | 821.76 | 836.46 | 854.12 | 870.44 | 885.00 | 891.11 | 900.37 | 911.30 | 919.09 | 930.96 | 947.71 | 960.52 | 975.28 | 990.84 | 1008.85 | 1022.08 |
| Total | 12535.00 | 12196.00 | 12273.00 | 12594.00 | 12897.00 | 12982.79 | 13322.49 | 13683.41 | 14139.38 | 14477.32 | 14599.73 | 14722.15 | 14825.49 | 14928.83 | 15032.18 | 15135.52 | 15238.86 | 15380.35 | 15521.84 | 15663.33 | 15804.82 | 15946.31 | 16087.79 | 16229.28 | 16370.77 | 16512.26 | 16653.75 | 16795.24 | 16936.73 | 17078.21 | 17219.70 | 17361.19 | 17502.68 | 17644.17 | 17785.66 |