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 | 79.00 | 90.13 | 71.52 | 78.67 | 70.71 | 123.71 | 127.79 | 135.06 | 139.50 | 143.19 | 145.87 | 148.24 | 150.35 | 152.32 | 154.10 | 156.14 | 158.13 | 159.94 | 161.73 | 163.51 | 165.28 | 167.05 | 168.84 | 170.66 | 172.48 | 174.31 | 176.15 | 178.01 | 179.88 | 181.75 | 183.62 | 185.49 | 187.34 | 189.20 |
| 5-9 | 118.34 | 82.85 | 60.88 | 67.62 | 55.63 | 86.92 | 84.25 | 83.23 | 84.61 | 88.31 | 91.55 | 93.19 | 95.86 | 97.34 | 98.91 | 100.33 | 101.74 | 103.03 | 104.26 | 105.48 | 106.68 | 107.86 | 109.05 | 110.25 | 111.45 | 112.65 | 113.85 | 115.06 | 116.28 | 117.50 | 118.72 | 119.94 | 121.15 | 122.37 |
| 10-14 | 79.62 | 54.24 | 43.92 | 51.22 | 42.53 | 67.89 | 70.40 | 69.33 | 67.71 | 65.61 | 65.12 | 65.38 | 66.14 | 66.61 | 68.79 | 70.14 | 71.35 | 72.67 | 73.62 | 74.61 | 75.52 | 76.42 | 77.33 | 78.21 | 79.08 | 79.96 | 80.83 | 81.70 | 82.57 | 83.45 | 84.32 | 85.19 | 86.07 | 86.94 |
| 15-19 | 89.11 | 77.07 | 61.18 | 73.61 | 61.76 | 98.95 | 96.34 | 99.73 | 103.64 | 109.12 | 115.52 | 120.69 | 119.52 | 120.18 | 119.60 | 121.46 | 121.97 | 123.21 | 124.26 | 126.52 | 128.59 | 129.94 | 132.14 | 133.71 | 135.38 | 136.93 | 138.49 | 140.04 | 141.58 | 143.11 | 144.64 | 146.15 | 147.67 | 149.18 |
| 20-24 | 263.38 | 197.11 | 152.83 | 184.78 | 163.88 | 257.94 | 266.07 | 267.74 | 265.86 | 265.50 | 266.76 | 270.41 | 279.07 | 285.54 | 291.28 | 296.01 | 300.62 | 301.80 | 303.67 | 304.83 | 306.88 | 309.57 | 312.63 | 316.37 | 320.39 | 324.28 | 327.97 | 331.80 | 335.41 | 339.03 | 342.59 | 346.13 | 349.65 | 353.15 |
| 25-29 | 314.47 | 260.82 | 200.38 | 242.13 | 223.01 | 369.12 | 364.53 | 373.04 | 381.55 | 383.79 | 385.94 | 390.99 | 393.95 | 396.58 | 399.88 | 404.60 | 410.06 | 415.63 | 420.61 | 425.64 | 430.31 | 435.16 | 439.45 | 444.01 | 448.41 | 453.04 | 457.85 | 462.58 | 467.55 | 472.52 | 477.41 | 482.25 | 487.08 | 491.85 |
| 30-34 | 303.44 | 225.31 | 168.76 | 205.90 | 194.03 | 304.76 | 299.93 | 294.24 | 295.31 | 297.10 | 300.53 | 302.26 | 305.18 | 308.74 | 311.95 | 315.78 | 319.85 | 323.09 | 326.35 | 329.74 | 333.24 | 336.88 | 340.75 | 344.54 | 348.29 | 351.96 | 355.72 | 359.39 | 363.13 | 366.82 | 370.54 | 374.25 | 377.94 | 381.65 |
| 35-39 | 165.87 | 139.47 | 108.54 | 126.82 | 110.71 | 186.43 | 193.84 | 201.79 | 207.99 | 213.25 | 214.17 | 214.15 | 214.87 | 215.82 | 217.29 | 219.92 | 222.42 | 224.86 | 227.39 | 229.81 | 232.25 | 234.76 | 237.26 | 239.79 | 242.36 | 244.95 | 247.56 | 250.20 | 252.85 | 255.50 | 258.13 | 260.75 | 263.36 | 265.95 |
| 40-44 | 107.47 | 82.28 | 66.21 | 82.25 | 74.82 | 124.95 | 127.54 | 132.23 | 136.11 | 138.19 | 142.80 | 145.78 | 148.61 | 152.18 | 154.83 | 156.07 | 157.71 | 158.72 | 160.00 | 161.56 | 163.24 | 164.95 | 166.76 | 168.57 | 170.40 | 172.24 | 174.11 | 175.95 | 177.80 | 179.67 | 181.53 | 183.40 | 185.28 | 187.16 |
| 45-49 | 85.16 | 67.03 | 52.77 | 55.71 | 50.34 | 88.32 | 93.21 | 97.12 | 101.85 | 104.74 | 108.20 | 109.24 | 114.36 | 114.75 | 116.12 | 119.47 | 121.54 | 123.19 | 125.31 | 126.96 | 128.18 | 129.49 | 130.61 | 131.95 | 133.29 | 134.70 | 136.13 | 137.59 | 139.08 | 140.55 | 142.02 | 143.49 | 144.96 | 146.43 |
| 50-54 | 88.45 | 69.69 | 55.08 | 64.77 | 51.32 | 78.34 | 78.01 | 80.70 | 83.99 | 88.18 | 93.09 | 97.96 | 100.88 | 105.44 | 109.29 | 111.81 | 116.03 | 120.04 | 122.20 | 124.17 | 127.19 | 129.25 | 131.33 | 133.20 | 134.89 | 136.25 | 137.67 | 138.99 | 140.43 | 141.90 | 143.41 | 144.92 | 146.45 | 147.99 |
| 55-59 | 145.21 | 112.22 | 84.82 | 96.63 | 90.12 | 144.10 | 140.28 | 136.57 | 134.67 | 132.04 | 128.36 | 128.31 | 130.32 | 134.37 | 140.90 | 145.79 | 150.78 | 153.58 | 159.22 | 163.81 | 167.69 | 172.90 | 176.75 | 179.46 | 182.43 | 185.64 | 188.02 | 191.00 | 193.44 | 195.68 | 197.72 | 199.65 | 201.61 | 203.65 |
| 60-64 | 108.17 | 86.59 | 60.39 | 68.69 | 61.15 | 95.00 | 90.87 | 87.79 | 84.57 | 82.84 | 80.82 | 79.44 | 78.76 | 77.87 | 78.04 | 78.25 | 77.99 | 78.55 | 79.22 | 81.09 | 83.09 | 84.81 | 86.24 | 87.72 | 89.35 | 90.95 | 92.42 | 94.11 | 95.31 | 96.59 | 97.88 | 99.05 | 100.21 | 101.42 |
| 65-69 | 71.59 | 61.47 | 46.77 | 50.64 | 46.29 | 76.36 | 72.58 | 73.29 | 70.96 | 65.79 | 64.29 | 63.71 | 61.45 | 60.42 | 60.26 | 59.96 | 60.27 | 60.28 | 59.95 | 60.16 | 60.72 | 61.24 | 61.63 | 61.91 | 62.74 | 63.80 | 64.86 | 65.69 | 66.72 | 67.58 | 68.38 | 69.32 | 70.23 | 70.92 |
| 70-74 | 49.38 | 40.20 | 38.38 | 34.85 | 30.96 | 45.72 | 43.65 | 42.13 | 41.66 | 41.47 | 39.93 | 38.90 | 39.09 | 37.94 | 36.33 | 35.82 | 36.12 | 36.33 | 36.33 | 35.89 | 35.71 | 36.24 | 36.66 | 36.81 | 36.90 | 37.08 | 37.49 | 37.95 | 38.39 | 38.84 | 39.34 | 39.92 | 40.35 | 40.89 |
| 75-79 | 31.75 | 21.81 | 18.14 | 21.81 | 16.62 | 30.18 | 31.56 | 34.60 | 33.27 | 33.44 | 33.15 | 31.79 | 29.52 | 28.00 | 27.33 | 26.83 | 26.75 | 27.11 | 27.52 | 26.72 | 25.98 | 25.97 | 25.91 | 25.95 | 26.05 | 25.94 | 26.13 | 26.42 | 26.57 | 26.71 | 26.88 | 27.12 | 27.36 | 27.59 |
| 80-84 | 14.14 | 17.48 | 11.00 | 12.86 | 9.02 | 11.57 | 14.60 | 14.14 | 16.34 | 15.32 | 14.89 | 15.06 | 15.57 | 14.28 | 14.00 | 13.08 | 13.60 | 13.39 | 13.12 | 13.47 | 13.12 | 12.87 | 12.99 | 13.06 | 12.90 | 13.00 | 13.10 | 13.05 | 13.17 | 13.22 | 13.25 | 13.38 | 13.49 | 13.62 |
| 85+ | 9.98 | 7.85 | 9.49 | 8.79 | 6.11 | 10.93 | 11.51 | 11.98 | 12.41 | 12.58 | 12.33 | 12.51 | 12.60 | 12.86 | 12.96 | 13.04 | 13.20 | 13.35 | 13.39 | 13.38 | 13.24 | 13.17 | 13.08 | 13.02 | 12.95 | 12.85 | 12.76 | 12.70 | 12.63 | 12.53 | 12.44 | 12.38 | 12.33 | 12.29 |
| Total | 2124.56 | 1693.63 | 1311.06 | 1527.73 | 1359.03 | 2201.19 | 2206.97 | 2234.70 | 2262.01 | 2280.45 | 2303.34 | 2328.02 | 2356.09 | 2381.26 | 2411.85 | 2444.51 | 2480.14 | 2508.76 | 2538.16 | 2567.34 | 2596.90 | 2628.53 | 2659.40 | 2689.17 | 2719.73 | 2750.53 | 2781.12 | 2812.24 | 2842.78 | 2872.96 | 2902.83 | 2932.81 | 2962.53 | 2992.23 |