Population is the number of people living in an area. It is a key indicator for the population domain in Place Forecast.
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 | 614.69 | 619.09 | 655.99 | 656.49 | 663.29 | 764.75 | 810.06 | 837.47 | 880.79 | 924.42 | 964.13 | 1001.30 | 1038.20 | 1074.96 | 1111.51 | 1147.98 | 1184.26 | 1220.45 | 1256.66 | 1292.88 | 1329.15 | 1365.46 | 1401.78 | 1438.11 | 1474.46 | 1510.81 | 1547.16 | 1583.51 | 1619.86 | 1656.21 | 1692.56 | 1728.91 | 1765.26 | 1801.61 | 1837.96 |
| 5-9 | 386.19 | 413.79 | 423.49 | 419.59 | 464.79 | 519.91 | 528.79 | 561.64 | 581.15 | 598.58 | 621.83 | 646.58 | 669.58 | 694.27 | 719.01 | 743.23 | 767.08 | 790.84 | 814.54 | 838.17 | 861.78 | 885.37 | 908.95 | 932.54 | 956.15 | 979.75 | 1003.37 | 1026.98 | 1050.60 | 1074.21 | 1097.83 | 1121.45 | 1145.06 | 1168.68 | 1192.30 |
| 10-14 | 218.49 | 231.69 | 271.49 | 271.79 | 298.39 | 356.48 | 377.03 | 380.57 | 393.11 | 408.81 | 422.77 | 437.76 | 455.11 | 470.43 | 485.44 | 501.26 | 517.31 | 533.12 | 549.04 | 564.90 | 580.71 | 596.49 | 612.26 | 628.03 | 643.81 | 659.57 | 675.34 | 691.10 | 706.87 | 722.63 | 738.40 | 754.17 | 769.93 | 785.70 | 801.47 |
| 15-19 | 565.80 | 498.60 | 490.50 | 445.50 | 486.10 | 530.41 | 693.12 | 786.58 | 810.03 | 831.34 | 862.29 | 893.54 | 923.48 | 953.92 | 984.89 | 1015.36 | 1045.95 | 1076.73 | 1107.13 | 1137.59 | 1168.09 | 1198.60 | 1229.11 | 1259.63 | 1290.16 | 1320.69 | 1351.22 | 1381.74 | 1412.26 | 1442.78 | 1473.30 | 1503.82 | 1534.35 | 1564.87 | 1595.39 |
| 20-24 | 1610.58 | 1493.88 | 1714.69 | 2008.69 | 2066.89 | 2063.52 | 1904.45 | 1903.60 | 2013.53 | 2129.26 | 2225.32 | 2316.68 | 2401.92 | 2482.73 | 2563.63 | 2644.91 | 2725.90 | 2806.51 | 2887.12 | 2967.52 | 3047.98 | 3128.46 | 3208.93 | 3289.41 | 3369.94 | 3450.44 | 3530.96 | 3611.47 | 3691.99 | 3772.49 | 3853.01 | 3933.52 | 4014.03 | 4094.54 | 4175.05 |
| 25-29 | 1741.97 | 1734.37 | 1758.27 | 1948.37 | 2126.88 | 2447.53 | 2468.29 | 2464.09 | 2492.25 | 2534.43 | 2601.98 | 2680.31 | 2769.12 | 2864.73 | 2960.84 | 3056.34 | 3151.39 | 3245.57 | 3339.22 | 3432.67 | 3526.20 | 3619.73 | 3713.24 | 3806.77 | 3900.35 | 3993.90 | 4087.47 | 4181.03 | 4274.59 | 4368.14 | 4461.70 | 4555.25 | 4648.81 | 4742.37 | 4835.93 |
| 30-34 | 1801.67 | 1906.95 | 1944.35 | 2018.35 | 2129.25 | 2338.33 | 2543.51 | 2741.12 | 2924.35 | 3069.56 | 3200.91 | 3310.38 | 3417.82 | 3526.15 | 3635.97 | 3749.37 | 3864.52 | 3981.05 | 4098.48 | 4216.00 | 4333.39 | 4450.72 | 4567.93 | 4685.06 | 4802.22 | 4919.37 | 5036.54 | 5153.71 | 5270.87 | 5388.03 | 5505.19 | 5622.36 | 5739.52 | 5856.68 | 5973.84 |
| 35-39 | 1225.88 | 1312.37 | 1380.67 | 1411.77 | 1585.56 | 1843.01 | 1902.93 | 1956.16 | 2008.04 | 2084.03 | 2161.52 | 2262.95 | 2362.94 | 2457.42 | 2546.36 | 2632.92 | 2716.10 | 2798.81 | 2881.47 | 2964.36 | 3047.82 | 3131.53 | 3215.49 | 3299.60 | 3383.76 | 3467.89 | 3552.01 | 3636.12 | 3720.21 | 3804.30 | 3888.40 | 3972.49 | 4056.58 | 4140.68 | 4224.77 |
| 40-44 | 589.69 | 660.58 | 764.98 | 823.28 | 959.38 | 1119.40 | 1166.35 | 1182.57 | 1208.10 | 1238.55 | 1287.63 | 1334.09 | 1382.34 | 1428.68 | 1476.93 | 1525.20 | 1577.82 | 1630.90 | 1683.56 | 1734.85 | 1785.87 | 1835.99 | 1886.03 | 1936.09 | 1986.17 | 2036.34 | 2086.56 | 2136.84 | 2187.14 | 2237.46 | 2287.77 | 2338.08 | 2388.39 | 2438.70 | 2489.00 |
| 45-49 | 394.89 | 405.39 | 431.39 | 479.59 | 513.59 | 597.06 | 628.70 | 689.29 | 754.75 | 813.69 | 851.67 | 880.10 | 903.46 | 930.23 | 960.73 | 994.14 | 1026.36 | 1058.26 | 1090.03 | 1122.67 | 1155.59 | 1189.58 | 1223.53 | 1257.24 | 1290.68 | 1324.00 | 1357.13 | 1390.25 | 1423.38 | 1456.51 | 1489.67 | 1522.84 | 1556.03 | 1589.22 | 1622.41 |
| 50-54 | 313.90 | 326.10 | 352.59 | 336.99 | 379.09 | 402.62 | 410.84 | 431.93 | 465.66 | 488.39 | 509.12 | 529.66 | 555.21 | 581.59 | 606.01 | 627.02 | 646.59 | 665.40 | 684.97 | 705.04 | 725.50 | 745.64 | 765.70 | 785.84 | 806.12 | 826.48 | 846.99 | 867.49 | 887.96 | 908.39 | 928.79 | 949.17 | 969.54 | 989.91 | 1010.28 |
| 55-59 | 279.70 | 267.70 | 265.50 | 270.50 | 266.60 | 303.72 | 333.62 | 338.87 | 336.34 | 347.89 | 357.32 | 369.50 | 383.11 | 398.24 | 412.16 | 425.69 | 439.16 | 453.53 | 468.03 | 482.30 | 495.97 | 509.50 | 522.92 | 536.38 | 549.94 | 563.52 | 577.07 | 590.61 | 604.17 | 617.74 | 631.33 | 644.94 | 658.55 | 672.16 | 685.76 |
| 60-64 | 284.80 | 267.29 | 255.49 | 244.19 | 242.00 | 280.40 | 291.70 | 305.96 | 326.68 | 339.15 | 353.72 | 370.38 | 383.02 | 393.70 | 406.71 | 419.03 | 432.00 | 445.57 | 459.46 | 473.06 | 486.55 | 499.98 | 513.58 | 527.22 | 540.86 | 554.39 | 567.88 | 581.32 | 594.77 | 608.23 | 621.71 | 635.19 | 648.66 | 662.13 | 675.61 |
| 65-69 | 233.90 | 228.70 | 257.50 | 262.80 | 262.70 | 264.68 | 261.08 | 264.96 | 274.42 | 288.48 | 303.15 | 314.35 | 326.11 | 340.05 | 352.23 | 364.68 | 377.08 | 388.85 | 400.08 | 412.11 | 423.64 | 435.37 | 447.27 | 459.27 | 471.21 | 483.14 | 495.04 | 506.99 | 518.94 | 530.89 | 542.82 | 554.74 | 566.65 | 578.55 | 590.46 |
| 70-74 | 197.30 | 218.70 | 212.00 | 215.00 | 219.39 | 235.27 | 252.60 | 269.99 | 279.78 | 281.48 | 284.18 | 286.94 | 295.36 | 306.05 | 318.31 | 330.30 | 342.08 | 353.44 | 366.08 | 377.87 | 389.65 | 401.34 | 412.90 | 424.16 | 435.81 | 447.15 | 458.60 | 470.17 | 481.80 | 493.40 | 504.99 | 516.57 | 528.16 | 539.76 | 551.36 |
| 75-79 | 152.20 | 149.20 | 178.20 | 173.20 | 200.20 | 205.49 | 219.78 | 216.83 | 223.28 | 227.29 | 238.14 | 251.22 | 263.59 | 272.78 | 278.88 | 285.42 | 291.93 | 300.72 | 310.09 | 320.68 | 330.75 | 341.13 | 351.15 | 361.77 | 371.83 | 382.14 | 392.27 | 402.39 | 412.34 | 422.50 | 432.50 | 442.56 | 452.67 | 462.82 | 472.94 |
| 80-84 | 127.00 | 133.00 | 128.00 | 141.00 | 148.10 | 163.05 | 173.93 | 195.39 | 202.37 | 220.52 | 226.37 | 237.35 | 242.08 | 250.15 | 257.00 | 267.45 | 277.71 | 288.60 | 297.50 | 305.25 | 313.73 | 321.47 | 330.54 | 339.72 | 349.15 | 358.65 | 368.16 | 377.59 | 387.26 | 396.72 | 406.20 | 415.67 | 425.11 | 434.50 | 443.96 |
| 85+ | 236.00 | 263.00 | 281.10 | 274.00 | 267.20 | 289.56 | 328.76 | 357.91 | 393.60 | 425.61 | 462.72 | 494.96 | 528.89 | 558.54 | 591.28 | 620.88 | 651.22 | 679.39 | 707.56 | 736.35 | 765.21 | 794.50 | 822.83 | 850.57 | 878.08 | 905.76 | 933.49 | 961.23 | 988.83 | 1016.47 | 1044.21 | 1071.94 | 1099.64 | 1127.36 | 1155.02 |
| Total | 10974.63 | 11130.40 | 11766.20 | 12401.08 | 13279.38 | 14725.21 | 15295.53 | 15884.93 | 16568.22 | 17251.50 | 17934.78 | 18618.06 | 19301.34 | 19984.62 | 20667.90 | 21351.18 | 22034.46 | 22717.74 | 23401.02 | 24084.30 | 24767.58 | 25450.86 | 26134.14 | 26817.42 | 27500.70 | 28183.98 | 28867.27 | 29550.55 | 30233.83 | 30917.11 | 31600.39 | 32283.67 | 32966.95 | 33650.23 | 34333.51 |