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 | 56.05 | 45.94 | 31.76 | 41.08 | 24.52 | 47.62 | 54.22 | 62.38 | 68.14 | 70.32 | 72.23 | 73.81 | 75.11 | 76.28 | 77.34 | 78.34 | 79.31 | 80.21 | 81.09 | 81.97 | 82.83 | 83.68 | 84.54 | 85.41 | 86.28 | 87.16 | 88.07 | 89.02 | 89.97 | 90.94 | 91.90 | 92.87 | 93.84 | 94.79 |
| 5-9 | 57.35 | 36.29 | 28.04 | 28.67 | 23.98 | 37.67 | 33.87 | 34.44 | 36.59 | 42.34 | 45.85 | 48.15 | 49.76 | 51.00 | 51.94 | 52.80 | 53.58 | 54.29 | 54.95 | 55.58 | 56.19 | 56.78 | 57.38 | 57.97 | 58.56 | 59.16 | 59.78 | 60.41 | 61.05 | 61.69 | 62.34 | 63.00 | 63.66 | 64.32 |
| 10-14 | 37.52 | 39.12 | 31.40 | 31.32 | 25.34 | 41.32 | 41.51 | 42.01 | 41.67 | 41.85 | 40.12 | 39.59 | 38.00 | 38.61 | 39.56 | 41.18 | 42.47 | 43.70 | 44.67 | 45.35 | 45.96 | 46.53 | 47.08 | 47.62 | 48.14 | 48.65 | 49.16 | 49.68 | 50.21 | 50.74 | 51.27 | 51.80 | 52.33 | 52.87 |
| 15-19 | 36.49 | 32.80 | 22.84 | 32.83 | 24.90 | 42.54 | 46.40 | 49.17 | 49.39 | 50.70 | 49.44 | 49.89 | 49.11 | 49.63 | 50.28 | 50.37 | 50.72 | 50.87 | 49.78 | 49.53 | 50.53 | 51.87 | 53.23 | 54.64 | 55.35 | 56.06 | 56.73 | 57.38 | 58.02 | 58.67 | 59.30 | 59.93 | 60.56 | 61.19 |
| 20-24 | 141.18 | 114.68 | 94.51 | 105.60 | 96.98 | 196.40 | 184.96 | 175.81 | 178.74 | 176.79 | 180.49 | 183.87 | 186.35 | 188.10 | 190.06 | 191.90 | 193.82 | 195.59 | 197.94 | 199.07 | 198.42 | 199.72 | 201.26 | 203.30 | 206.27 | 209.74 | 212.69 | 215.74 | 218.50 | 220.96 | 223.40 | 225.80 | 228.17 | 230.53 |
| 25-29 | 156.49 | 122.02 | 111.14 | 154.13 | 153.56 | 258.48 | 231.92 | 223.27 | 221.37 | 222.58 | 223.95 | 225.42 | 227.39 | 229.99 | 232.82 | 236.10 | 238.77 | 241.20 | 243.38 | 245.86 | 248.45 | 250.93 | 253.51 | 256.04 | 258.37 | 260.72 | 263.46 | 266.41 | 269.38 | 272.39 | 275.28 | 278.16 | 280.99 | 283.80 |
| 30-34 | 134.62 | 86.21 | 57.92 | 61.86 | 55.06 | 110.64 | 125.97 | 133.37 | 134.93 | 135.61 | 136.84 | 138.51 | 139.93 | 141.36 | 142.94 | 144.65 | 146.34 | 147.87 | 149.35 | 150.90 | 152.45 | 153.97 | 155.54 | 157.09 | 158.67 | 160.26 | 161.97 | 163.73 | 165.50 | 167.26 | 169.00 | 170.73 | 172.46 | 174.18 |
| 35-39 | 93.23 | 64.05 | 48.75 | 53.79 | 47.00 | 88.69 | 95.36 | 98.90 | 105.66 | 109.43 | 113.79 | 116.64 | 118.85 | 120.37 | 121.74 | 123.10 | 124.51 | 125.86 | 127.19 | 128.53 | 129.87 | 131.19 | 132.53 | 133.87 | 135.21 | 136.57 | 137.99 | 139.45 | 140.94 | 142.44 | 143.93 | 145.44 | 146.93 | 148.42 |
| 40-44 | 52.03 | 34.17 | 23.80 | 27.00 | 22.00 | 39.17 | 38.34 | 39.51 | 41.99 | 43.12 | 44.99 | 46.45 | 47.08 | 48.19 | 49.10 | 49.90 | 50.77 | 51.43 | 52.03 | 52.60 | 53.16 | 53.71 | 54.26 | 54.82 | 55.38 | 55.94 | 56.52 | 57.11 | 57.71 | 58.31 | 58.92 | 59.54 | 60.16 | 60.77 |
| 45-49 | 20.98 | 30.69 | 20.79 | 23.96 | 17.81 | 31.79 | 34.67 | 36.15 | 37.71 | 37.60 | 39.85 | 38.42 | 39.89 | 41.48 | 41.64 | 42.55 | 43.78 | 44.09 | 45.09 | 45.71 | 46.24 | 46.77 | 47.28 | 47.77 | 48.27 | 48.76 | 49.27 | 49.78 | 50.31 | 50.83 | 51.36 | 51.89 | 52.43 | 52.97 |
| 50-54 | 35.69 | 40.89 | 32.47 | 39.59 | 31.58 | 53.09 | 53.68 | 54.77 | 56.17 | 63.11 | 67.55 | 67.93 | 71.00 | 72.37 | 73.41 | 75.89 | 77.76 | 78.82 | 80.14 | 81.51 | 82.60 | 84.01 | 85.35 | 86.49 | 87.76 | 88.95 | 90.05 | 91.13 | 92.13 | 93.10 | 94.08 | 95.06 | 96.05 | 97.05 |
| 55-59 | 55.49 | 46.05 | 29.61 | 32.95 | 28.25 | 51.57 | 49.45 | 47.15 | 45.36 | 43.99 | 41.78 | 42.17 | 45.87 | 47.95 | 50.91 | 52.26 | 52.63 | 53.94 | 55.12 | 56.29 | 57.98 | 58.54 | 59.38 | 60.45 | 61.10 | 61.98 | 62.94 | 63.70 | 64.61 | 65.47 | 66.25 | 67.01 | 67.73 | 68.44 |
| 60-64 | 46.27 | 41.08 | 27.53 | 33.03 | 30.07 | 52.02 | 47.15 | 45.16 | 45.03 | 46.05 | 46.27 | 46.18 | 45.26 | 44.05 | 43.65 | 43.54 | 43.41 | 44.24 | 45.91 | 47.61 | 48.82 | 50.00 | 50.66 | 51.01 | 51.52 | 52.17 | 52.71 | 53.40 | 54.16 | 54.87 | 55.55 | 56.24 | 56.87 | 57.52 |
| 65-69 | 29.96 | 23.59 | 19.52 | 19.68 | 17.08 | 27.74 | 28.05 | 33.29 | 34.03 | 33.55 | 34.42 | 33.12 | 30.04 | 30.16 | 31.23 | 30.72 | 30.03 | 29.82 | 29.56 | 29.67 | 29.85 | 29.79 | 29.64 | 30.28 | 31.00 | 31.53 | 32.42 | 32.94 | 32.96 | 33.35 | 33.91 | 34.34 | 34.79 | 35.29 |
| 70-74 | 20.32 | 23.95 | 22.22 | 16.68 | 12.75 | 22.40 | 21.77 | 21.31 | 21.21 | 21.48 | 22.53 | 22.90 | 23.22 | 23.26 | 23.64 | 22.83 | 22.51 | 21.96 | 21.67 | 21.36 | 21.76 | 21.89 | 22.17 | 22.24 | 21.89 | 22.03 | 22.42 | 22.66 | 23.00 | 23.53 | 23.84 | 24.11 | 24.53 | 24.89 |
| 75-79 | 10.24 | 9.88 | 11.97 | 12.05 | 5.27 | 10.98 | 9.60 | 10.76 | 9.36 | 9.79 | 9.14 | 8.79 | 8.84 | 8.96 | 8.55 | 8.50 | 8.20 | 8.66 | 8.91 | 9.05 | 8.92 | 9.10 | 8.69 | 8.69 | 8.77 | 9.05 | 8.88 | 8.97 | 9.03 | 8.99 | 9.05 | 9.18 | 9.24 | 9.28 |
| 80-84 | 8.92 | 15.98 | 8.68 | 7.21 | 7.19 | 13.22 | 13.72 | 13.26 | 14.29 | 15.25 | 13.93 | 12.29 | 13.00 | 11.65 | 11.40 | 11.55 | 10.88 | 10.76 | 11.32 | 11.45 | 11.66 | 11.90 | 12.27 | 11.78 | 11.82 | 11.90 | 11.91 | 11.66 | 11.85 | 11.71 | 12.01 | 12.05 | 12.11 | 12.28 |
| 85+ | 24.09 | 17.31 | 13.40 | 14.06 | 9.64 | 16.01 | 13.92 | 11.53 | 10.18 | 8.91 | 8.70 | 8.29 | 7.39 | 8.09 | 7.90 | 7.21 | 6.81 | 6.21 | 6.09 | 6.39 | 6.42 | 6.45 | 6.35 | 6.31 | 6.22 | 6.37 | 6.64 | 6.76 | 6.64 | 6.66 | 6.47 | 6.53 | 6.58 | 6.64 |
| Total | 1016.93 | 824.69 | 636.36 | 735.49 | 632.97 | 1141.34 | 1124.56 | 1132.24 | 1151.83 | 1172.48 | 1191.87 | 1202.42 | 1216.08 | 1231.49 | 1248.10 | 1263.40 | 1276.30 | 1289.51 | 1304.20 | 1318.42 | 1332.11 | 1346.84 | 1361.12 | 1375.77 | 1390.57 | 1407.01 | 1423.62 | 1439.94 | 1455.97 | 1471.89 | 1487.86 | 1503.67 | 1519.43 | 1535.25 |