In-migration is the number of people who move into an area each year. It covers people from abroad and from other parts of the country. This page shows total in-migration over time and a split by age and sex.
Estimated figures come from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
In projected years, in-migration is set using dwelling-based target scaling and an in-migration age profile.
In-migration is one of the four parts of how the population changes. Along with births, it adds people to the area. The gap between people moving in and people moving out 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 | 52.69 | 37.45 | 33.22 | 26.98 | 44.20 | 77.91 | 78.40 | 78.69 | 79.63 | 80.91 | 82.10 | 82.73 | 83.60 | 84.60 | 85.67 | 86.65 | 87.46 | 88.31 | 89.25 | 90.16 | 91.04 | 91.98 | 92.89 | 93.82 | 94.77 | 95.82 | 96.89 | 97.93 | 98.95 | 99.96 | 100.98 | 101.98 | 102.99 | 104.00 |
| 5-9 | 25.31 | 42.33 | 33.99 | 27.81 | 21.23 | 37.42 | 37.65 | 37.79 | 38.25 | 38.86 | 39.43 | 39.74 | 40.15 | 40.63 | 41.15 | 41.62 | 42.01 | 42.41 | 42.87 | 43.30 | 43.73 | 44.18 | 44.61 | 45.06 | 45.52 | 46.02 | 46.53 | 47.03 | 47.52 | 48.01 | 48.50 | 48.98 | 49.46 | 49.95 |
| 10-14 | 43.61 | 47.12 | 43.40 | 34.41 | 36.57 | 64.47 | 64.87 | 65.12 | 65.90 | 66.95 | 67.94 | 68.46 | 69.18 | 70.01 | 70.90 | 71.71 | 72.38 | 73.07 | 73.86 | 74.61 | 75.34 | 76.12 | 76.87 | 77.64 | 78.42 | 79.30 | 80.18 | 81.04 | 81.88 | 82.72 | 83.56 | 84.39 | 85.22 | 86.06 |
| 15-19 | 37.31 | 54.98 | 47.71 | 51.79 | 31.30 | 55.17 | 55.51 | 55.72 | 56.39 | 57.29 | 58.13 | 58.58 | 59.20 | 59.90 | 60.67 | 61.36 | 61.93 | 62.53 | 63.20 | 63.85 | 64.47 | 65.13 | 65.77 | 66.44 | 67.11 | 67.85 | 68.61 | 69.34 | 70.07 | 70.78 | 71.50 | 72.22 | 72.93 | 73.64 |
| 20-24 | 109.63 | 139.55 | 154.33 | 132.46 | 91.95 | 162.09 | 163.10 | 163.71 | 165.68 | 168.33 | 170.80 | 172.13 | 173.93 | 176.00 | 178.24 | 180.28 | 181.97 | 183.72 | 185.69 | 187.58 | 189.41 | 191.37 | 193.25 | 195.19 | 197.17 | 199.36 | 201.58 | 203.74 | 205.86 | 207.96 | 210.08 | 212.18 | 214.26 | 216.36 |
| 25-29 | 130.63 | 125.29 | 140.05 | 169.13 | 109.56 | 193.13 | 194.34 | 195.07 | 197.41 | 200.57 | 203.52 | 205.10 | 207.24 | 209.72 | 212.38 | 214.81 | 216.82 | 218.91 | 221.26 | 223.51 | 225.68 | 228.02 | 230.26 | 232.58 | 234.93 | 237.55 | 240.18 | 242.76 | 245.29 | 247.80 | 250.32 | 252.82 | 255.30 | 257.80 |
| 30-34 | 113.85 | 91.21 | 82.79 | 75.86 | 95.49 | 168.32 | 169.37 | 170.01 | 172.05 | 174.80 | 177.37 | 178.75 | 180.62 | 182.77 | 185.10 | 187.21 | 188.97 | 190.78 | 192.83 | 194.80 | 196.69 | 198.73 | 200.68 | 202.70 | 204.75 | 207.03 | 209.33 | 211.57 | 213.78 | 215.96 | 218.16 | 220.34 | 222.51 | 224.68 |
| 35-39 | 78.82 | 67.09 | 62.07 | 64.10 | 66.11 | 116.53 | 117.27 | 117.71 | 119.12 | 121.02 | 122.80 | 123.75 | 125.05 | 126.54 | 128.15 | 129.61 | 130.83 | 132.09 | 133.51 | 134.87 | 136.18 | 137.59 | 138.94 | 140.34 | 141.76 | 143.34 | 144.93 | 146.48 | 148.01 | 149.52 | 151.04 | 152.55 | 154.05 | 155.56 |
| 40-44 | 52.85 | 41.21 | 45.98 | 34.68 | 44.33 | 78.14 | 78.63 | 78.92 | 79.87 | 81.15 | 82.34 | 82.98 | 83.84 | 84.85 | 85.92 | 86.90 | 87.72 | 88.56 | 89.52 | 90.43 | 91.31 | 92.25 | 93.16 | 94.09 | 95.05 | 96.10 | 97.17 | 98.21 | 99.24 | 100.25 | 101.27 | 102.28 | 103.29 | 104.30 |
| 45-49 | 40.93 | 21.82 | 23.15 | 20.27 | 34.33 | 60.51 | 60.89 | 61.12 | 61.86 | 62.85 | 63.77 | 64.26 | 64.94 | 65.71 | 66.55 | 67.31 | 67.94 | 68.59 | 69.33 | 70.03 | 70.72 | 71.45 | 72.15 | 72.87 | 73.61 | 74.43 | 75.26 | 76.07 | 76.86 | 77.64 | 78.43 | 79.22 | 80.00 | 80.78 |
| 50-54 | 27.69 | 39.61 | 33.78 | 35.73 | 23.23 | 40.94 | 41.20 | 41.35 | 41.85 | 42.52 | 43.14 | 43.48 | 43.93 | 44.46 | 45.02 | 45.54 | 45.96 | 46.40 | 46.90 | 47.38 | 47.84 | 48.34 | 48.81 | 49.30 | 49.80 | 50.36 | 50.92 | 51.46 | 52.00 | 52.53 | 53.06 | 53.59 | 54.12 | 54.65 |
| 55-59 | 26.35 | 30.50 | 32.88 | 35.31 | 22.10 | 38.96 | 39.20 | 39.35 | 39.82 | 40.46 | 41.05 | 41.37 | 41.80 | 42.30 | 42.84 | 43.33 | 43.74 | 44.16 | 44.63 | 45.09 | 45.52 | 46.00 | 46.45 | 46.91 | 47.39 | 47.92 | 48.45 | 48.97 | 49.48 | 49.98 | 50.49 | 51.00 | 51.50 | 52.00 |
| 60-64 | 17.95 | 23.12 | 38.07 | 37.66 | 15.05 | 26.54 | 26.70 | 26.80 | 27.12 | 27.56 | 27.96 | 28.18 | 28.47 | 28.81 | 29.18 | 29.51 | 29.79 | 30.08 | 30.40 | 30.71 | 31.01 | 31.33 | 31.64 | 31.96 | 32.28 | 32.64 | 33.00 | 33.35 | 33.70 | 34.05 | 34.39 | 34.74 | 35.08 | 35.42 |
| 65-69 | 17.08 | 22.49 | 16.11 | 16.04 | 14.33 | 25.26 | 25.42 | 25.51 | 25.82 | 26.23 | 26.62 | 26.82 | 27.10 | 27.43 | 27.78 | 28.09 | 28.36 | 28.63 | 28.94 | 29.23 | 29.52 | 29.82 | 30.12 | 30.42 | 30.73 | 31.07 | 31.41 | 31.75 | 32.08 | 32.41 | 32.74 | 33.06 | 33.39 | 33.72 |
| 70-74 | 5.96 | 20.90 | 15.13 | 21.63 | 4.99 | 8.80 | 8.86 | 8.89 | 9.00 | 9.14 | 9.28 | 9.35 | 9.45 | 9.56 | 9.68 | 9.79 | 9.88 | 9.98 | 10.09 | 10.19 | 10.29 | 10.40 | 10.50 | 10.60 | 10.71 | 10.83 | 10.95 | 11.07 | 11.18 | 11.30 | 11.41 | 11.53 | 11.64 | 11.75 |
| 75-79 | 5.09 | 3.19 | 7.33 | 7.05 | 4.27 | 7.52 | 7.57 | 7.60 | 7.69 | 7.81 | 7.93 | 7.99 | 8.07 | 8.17 | 8.27 | 8.37 | 8.45 | 8.53 | 8.62 | 8.71 | 8.79 | 8.88 | 8.97 | 9.06 | 9.15 | 9.26 | 9.36 | 9.46 | 9.56 | 9.65 | 9.75 | 9.85 | 9.95 | 10.04 |
| 80-84 | 0.00 | 13.06 | 4.58 | 9.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 85+ | 0.00 | 4.32 | 6.69 | 9.47 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total | 785.75 | 825.25 | 821.26 | 810.09 | 659.04 | 1161.70 | 1168.99 | 1173.37 | 1187.47 | 1206.46 | 1224.19 | 1233.68 | 1246.59 | 1261.47 | 1277.49 | 1292.09 | 1304.20 | 1316.76 | 1330.90 | 1344.46 | 1357.52 | 1371.56 | 1385.06 | 1398.98 | 1413.13 | 1428.87 | 1444.74 | 1460.24 | 1475.44 | 1490.52 | 1505.71 | 1520.72 | 1535.68 | 1550.71 |