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 | 512.00 | 471.00 | 493.00 | 522.00 | 576.00 | 582.53 | 593.28 | 603.04 | 613.46 | 622.88 | 636.89 | 652.05 | 667.59 | 683.55 | 699.57 | 715.71 | 739.19 | 762.74 | 786.19 | 809.67 | 833.01 | 856.18 | 854.63 | 853.08 | 851.86 | 850.71 | 849.99 | 849.73 | 849.78 | 850.10 | 850.65 | 851.42 | 852.37 | 853.49 | 854.76 |
| 5-9 | 486.00 | 474.00 | 483.00 | 467.00 | 500.00 | 517.96 | 516.13 | 531.55 | 542.59 | 552.12 | 564.99 | 581.28 | 596.44 | 610.49 | 625.35 | 639.81 | 660.15 | 681.03 | 702.07 | 722.89 | 743.76 | 764.55 | 765.42 | 764.59 | 763.31 | 762.89 | 762.31 | 761.95 | 762.01 | 762.35 | 762.88 | 763.59 | 764.48 | 765.50 | 766.64 |
| 10-14 | 538.00 | 486.00 | 493.00 | 529.00 | 547.00 | 552.13 | 539.80 | 521.79 | 510.93 | 513.21 | 529.47 | 542.71 | 557.75 | 571.97 | 585.16 | 597.94 | 617.33 | 636.53 | 655.76 | 675.38 | 694.83 | 714.29 | 715.51 | 716.90 | 717.72 | 717.73 | 717.80 | 717.81 | 717.65 | 717.74 | 718.20 | 718.82 | 719.58 | 720.50 | 721.55 |
| 15-19 | 787.00 | 671.00 | 682.00 | 696.00 | 716.00 | 701.98 | 767.18 | 775.26 | 787.95 | 789.46 | 811.78 | 828.50 | 844.67 | 862.09 | 881.49 | 902.77 | 935.97 | 966.39 | 995.66 | 1024.61 | 1053.41 | 1082.20 | 1067.37 | 1062.93 | 1061.70 | 1061.43 | 1061.43 | 1061.85 | 1062.69 | 1063.70 | 1064.76 | 1066.01 | 1067.40 | 1068.92 | 1070.58 |
| 20-24 | 2085.00 | 1949.00 | 1953.00 | 2095.00 | 2139.00 | 1919.17 | 1996.91 | 2136.73 | 2239.71 | 2304.71 | 2393.18 | 2468.50 | 2535.16 | 2599.05 | 2659.73 | 2720.02 | 2821.93 | 2917.42 | 3008.51 | 3097.07 | 3183.88 | 3269.35 | 3213.06 | 3177.85 | 3157.66 | 3147.34 | 3143.29 | 3142.93 | 3144.69 | 3147.66 | 3151.32 | 3155.57 | 3160.27 | 3165.45 | 3170.99 |
| 25-29 | 2227.00 | 2159.00 | 2309.00 | 2538.00 | 2773.00 | 2871.12 | 2820.75 | 2761.21 | 2747.31 | 2762.39 | 2830.15 | 2912.76 | 3000.11 | 3083.30 | 3161.60 | 3236.95 | 3349.23 | 3460.55 | 3569.88 | 3677.22 | 3782.74 | 3886.73 | 3860.85 | 3834.86 | 3814.08 | 3799.49 | 3790.69 | 3786.51 | 3785.68 | 3787.23 | 3790.43 | 3794.82 | 3800.03 | 3805.92 | 3812.33 |
| 30-34 | 1597.00 | 1671.00 | 1754.00 | 2013.00 | 2197.00 | 2280.67 | 2352.89 | 2421.33 | 2436.11 | 2451.04 | 2508.16 | 2557.49 | 2607.95 | 2665.41 | 2727.09 | 2789.84 | 2878.84 | 2970.74 | 3063.65 | 3156.71 | 3249.38 | 3341.30 | 3351.87 | 3355.53 | 3353.57 | 3348.81 | 3343.49 | 3339.51 | 3336.86 | 3335.91 | 3336.62 | 3338.81 | 3342.15 | 3346.40 | 3351.34 |
| 35-39 | 1057.00 | 1074.00 | 1154.00 | 1298.00 | 1468.00 | 1593.88 | 1582.70 | 1568.68 | 1588.56 | 1608.76 | 1638.61 | 1684.71 | 1732.13 | 1769.64 | 1808.44 | 1850.01 | 1904.43 | 1959.92 | 2017.38 | 2076.27 | 2135.94 | 2196.44 | 2210.51 | 2219.95 | 2227.65 | 2232.99 | 2236.66 | 2238.50 | 2239.79 | 2240.76 | 2241.59 | 2242.68 | 2244.25 | 2246.31 | 2248.89 |
| 40-44 | 874.00 | 849.00 | 857.00 | 921.00 | 1027.00 | 1069.76 | 1055.95 | 1058.13 | 1068.90 | 1081.43 | 1112.19 | 1132.60 | 1153.39 | 1180.42 | 1207.88 | 1234.10 | 1273.90 | 1314.07 | 1352.77 | 1391.76 | 1431.44 | 1470.95 | 1474.56 | 1477.81 | 1480.35 | 1482.96 | 1485.40 | 1487.65 | 1489.70 | 1491.88 | 1493.97 | 1496.01 | 1497.90 | 1499.86 | 1501.92 |
| 45-49 | 851.00 | 811.00 | 832.00 | 819.00 | 852.00 | 865.32 | 900.53 | 900.58 | 927.30 | 947.07 | 971.35 | 991.28 | 1012.79 | 1036.36 | 1060.33 | 1086.19 | 1118.39 | 1151.71 | 1186.10 | 1221.05 | 1255.96 | 1291.48 | 1298.17 | 1301.58 | 1303.34 | 1303.86 | 1303.90 | 1304.40 | 1305.40 | 1306.69 | 1308.26 | 1310.04 | 1311.92 | 1313.92 | 1316.07 |
| 50-54 | 722.00 | 768.00 | 823.00 | 839.00 | 852.00 | 856.63 | 831.69 | 867.23 | 872.99 | 898.86 | 922.04 | 950.33 | 965.23 | 992.45 | 1018.91 | 1043.94 | 1072.84 | 1103.35 | 1135.63 | 1168.53 | 1202.88 | 1236.74 | 1252.31 | 1262.85 | 1269.70 | 1274.95 | 1278.32 | 1280.42 | 1281.98 | 1283.29 | 1284.36 | 1285.40 | 1286.72 | 1288.36 | 1290.20 |
| 55-59 | 608.00 | 603.00 | 606.00 | 593.00 | 624.00 | 695.42 | 782.18 | 836.37 | 865.75 | 865.71 | 875.00 | 873.47 | 901.97 | 918.54 | 945.15 | 969.22 | 998.42 | 1022.27 | 1052.93 | 1084.17 | 1115.55 | 1146.43 | 1163.76 | 1178.18 | 1190.94 | 1201.53 | 1210.44 | 1217.67 | 1222.92 | 1226.71 | 1229.94 | 1232.37 | 1234.25 | 1235.97 | 1237.68 |
| 60-64 | 580.00 | 570.00 | 543.00 | 553.00 | 563.00 | 563.10 | 583.07 | 601.49 | 616.29 | 655.49 | 712.17 | 770.23 | 810.00 | 835.75 | 846.19 | 859.55 | 868.82 | 895.08 | 916.32 | 944.22 | 971.61 | 999.85 | 1017.28 | 1036.44 | 1053.17 | 1067.84 | 1079.48 | 1089.26 | 1097.57 | 1105.10 | 1111.44 | 1116.94 | 1121.57 | 1125.18 | 1128.01 |
| 65-69 | 510.00 | 505.00 | 532.00 | 556.00 | 574.00 | 549.30 | 516.32 | 502.71 | 517.45 | 530.18 | 535.09 | 551.13 | 566.51 | 585.15 | 615.41 | 652.95 | 692.46 | 721.20 | 743.25 | 757.26 | 773.03 | 786.96 | 803.60 | 816.03 | 830.66 | 843.77 | 856.67 | 866.67 | 877.73 | 887.48 | 895.82 | 902.67 | 908.58 | 913.75 | 918.50 |
| 70-74 | 392.00 | 421.00 | 440.00 | 460.00 | 505.00 | 511.70 | 511.69 | 509.57 | 509.81 | 499.62 | 489.22 | 482.30 | 484.19 | 497.43 | 510.72 | 519.50 | 536.86 | 553.65 | 570.42 | 591.91 | 617.74 | 643.72 | 658.28 | 667.35 | 671.35 | 675.25 | 677.92 | 685.13 | 690.30 | 696.65 | 702.77 | 708.77 | 713.38 | 718.58 | 723.27 |
| 75-79 | 332.00 | 305.00 | 318.00 | 329.00 | 364.00 | 387.47 | 408.26 | 408.08 | 424.46 | 439.95 | 447.02 | 452.96 | 455.63 | 459.48 | 458.89 | 457.01 | 460.42 | 467.53 | 482.42 | 496.23 | 507.86 | 522.89 | 531.96 | 542.01 | 553.16 | 565.78 | 576.50 | 583.73 | 588.27 | 590.34 | 592.52 | 594.38 | 598.72 | 601.94 | 605.71 |
| 80-84 | 316.00 | 336.00 | 335.00 | 310.00 | 302.00 | 307.44 | 308.96 | 317.64 | 325.05 | 343.78 | 359.06 | 373.27 | 376.71 | 392.83 | 405.77 | 413.51 | 420.81 | 428.72 | 436.67 | 444.08 | 450.65 | 458.96 | 464.02 | 471.46 | 477.72 | 482.23 | 487.73 | 492.42 | 496.46 | 501.26 | 507.83 | 513.28 | 517.80 | 520.80 | 522.67 |
| 85+ | 420.00 | 464.00 | 443.00 | 440.00 | 422.00 | 452.37 | 515.06 | 577.70 | 623.13 | 657.95 | 702.31 | 747.20 | 798.60 | 837.02 | 877.31 | 920.07 | 964.46 | 1006.93 | 1049.60 | 1091.57 | 1132.31 | 1172.32 | 1205.93 | 1237.42 | 1266.61 | 1292.75 | 1318.01 | 1341.65 | 1366.04 | 1388.40 | 1407.63 | 1427.17 | 1445.12 | 1463.39 | 1480.86 |
| Total | 14894.00 | 14587.00 | 15050.00 | 15978.00 | 17001.00 | 17277.97 | 17583.35 | 17899.11 | 18217.74 | 18524.60 | 19038.68 | 19552.76 | 20066.85 | 20580.93 | 21095.01 | 21609.10 | 22314.47 | 23019.84 | 23725.22 | 24430.59 | 25135.96 | 25841.34 | 25909.08 | 25976.82 | 26044.56 | 26112.30 | 26180.04 | 26247.78 | 26315.53 | 26383.27 | 26451.01 | 26518.75 | 26586.49 | 26654.23 | 26721.97 |