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 | 45.13 | 34.97 | 21.84 | 26.50 | 45.21 | 62.97 | 71.55 | 79.35 | 82.38 | 84.73 | 87.20 | 89.85 | 92.32 | 94.73 | 97.26 | 99.65 | 102.01 | 104.27 | 106.47 | 108.81 | 111.12 | 113.46 | 115.91 | 118.45 | 120.98 | 123.48 | 126.05 | 128.65 | 131.17 | 133.75 | 136.28 | 138.85 | 141.39 | 143.91 |
| 5-9 | 35.87 | 28.61 | 22.75 | 22.17 | 35.93 | 50.04 | 56.86 | 63.06 | 65.47 | 67.34 | 69.30 | 71.41 | 73.37 | 75.28 | 77.30 | 79.19 | 81.07 | 82.87 | 84.62 | 86.48 | 88.31 | 90.17 | 92.12 | 94.14 | 96.14 | 98.13 | 100.18 | 102.25 | 104.25 | 106.30 | 108.31 | 110.35 | 112.37 | 114.37 |
| 10-14 | 18.81 | 33.29 | 14.52 | 22.32 | 18.84 | 26.24 | 29.82 | 33.07 | 34.33 | 35.31 | 36.34 | 37.45 | 38.47 | 39.48 | 40.53 | 41.53 | 42.51 | 43.45 | 44.37 | 45.35 | 46.31 | 47.28 | 48.31 | 49.36 | 50.42 | 51.46 | 52.53 | 53.62 | 54.67 | 55.74 | 56.79 | 57.86 | 58.92 | 59.97 |
| 15-19 | 34.22 | 49.63 | 30.57 | 47.14 | 34.27 | 47.74 | 54.24 | 60.16 | 62.46 | 64.24 | 66.11 | 68.12 | 69.99 | 71.82 | 73.74 | 75.54 | 77.34 | 79.05 | 80.72 | 82.49 | 84.24 | 86.02 | 87.87 | 89.80 | 91.71 | 93.61 | 95.56 | 97.53 | 99.44 | 101.40 | 103.31 | 105.26 | 107.19 | 109.10 |
| 20-24 | 32.33 | 65.02 | 78.32 | 68.99 | 32.38 | 45.10 | 51.25 | 56.84 | 59.01 | 60.69 | 62.46 | 64.36 | 66.12 | 67.85 | 69.67 | 71.38 | 73.07 | 74.69 | 76.26 | 77.94 | 79.60 | 81.27 | 83.02 | 84.84 | 86.65 | 88.45 | 90.29 | 92.15 | 93.96 | 95.80 | 97.61 | 99.45 | 101.27 | 103.08 |
| 25-29 | 55.17 | 52.39 | 75.74 | 79.88 | 55.26 | 76.97 | 87.46 | 97.00 | 100.71 | 103.58 | 106.60 | 109.84 | 112.85 | 115.80 | 118.90 | 121.82 | 124.71 | 127.46 | 130.16 | 133.02 | 135.84 | 138.70 | 141.69 | 144.80 | 147.89 | 150.95 | 154.09 | 157.27 | 160.35 | 163.50 | 166.59 | 169.74 | 172.84 | 175.92 |
| 30-34 | 65.45 | 56.70 | 48.61 | 42.91 | 65.56 | 91.32 | 103.76 | 115.08 | 119.48 | 122.89 | 126.47 | 130.31 | 133.89 | 137.39 | 141.06 | 144.52 | 147.95 | 151.22 | 154.42 | 157.81 | 161.16 | 164.55 | 168.10 | 171.79 | 175.45 | 179.08 | 182.81 | 186.59 | 190.24 | 193.98 | 197.64 | 201.37 | 205.06 | 208.71 |
| 35-39 | 67.50 | 70.60 | 71.21 | 67.78 | 67.61 | 94.17 | 107.00 | 118.68 | 123.22 | 126.73 | 130.43 | 134.38 | 138.07 | 141.68 | 145.47 | 149.04 | 152.57 | 155.95 | 159.24 | 162.75 | 166.20 | 169.69 | 173.36 | 177.16 | 180.93 | 184.68 | 188.53 | 192.42 | 196.18 | 200.04 | 203.82 | 207.66 | 211.46 | 215.23 |
| 40-44 | 32.08 | 66.49 | 57.94 | 56.15 | 32.13 | 44.75 | 50.85 | 56.40 | 58.55 | 60.22 | 61.98 | 63.86 | 65.61 | 67.32 | 69.13 | 70.82 | 72.50 | 74.10 | 75.67 | 77.34 | 78.98 | 80.64 | 82.38 | 84.18 | 85.98 | 87.76 | 89.59 | 91.44 | 93.22 | 95.06 | 96.85 | 98.68 | 100.49 | 102.28 |
| 45-49 | 22.87 | 47.44 | 33.11 | 46.21 | 22.90 | 31.90 | 36.25 | 40.20 | 41.74 | 42.93 | 44.18 | 45.52 | 46.77 | 47.99 | 49.28 | 50.49 | 51.68 | 52.83 | 53.94 | 55.13 | 56.30 | 57.48 | 58.73 | 60.01 | 61.29 | 62.56 | 63.86 | 65.18 | 66.46 | 67.76 | 69.05 | 70.35 | 71.63 | 72.91 |
| 50-54 | 30.68 | 25.51 | 16.16 | 10.34 | 30.73 | 42.80 | 48.63 | 53.93 | 55.99 | 57.59 | 59.27 | 61.07 | 62.75 | 64.39 | 66.11 | 67.73 | 69.34 | 70.87 | 72.37 | 73.96 | 75.53 | 77.12 | 78.78 | 80.51 | 82.22 | 83.93 | 85.67 | 87.44 | 89.15 | 90.91 | 92.63 | 94.37 | 96.10 | 97.81 |
| 55-59 | 24.72 | 9.74 | 14.16 | 13.90 | 24.76 | 34.49 | 39.19 | 43.47 | 45.13 | 46.41 | 47.77 | 49.22 | 50.57 | 51.89 | 53.28 | 54.58 | 55.88 | 57.12 | 58.32 | 59.61 | 60.87 | 62.15 | 63.49 | 64.88 | 66.27 | 67.64 | 69.05 | 70.47 | 71.85 | 73.26 | 74.65 | 76.06 | 77.45 | 78.83 |
| 60-64 | 27.95 | 30.49 | 28.54 | 33.14 | 27.99 | 38.99 | 44.30 | 49.14 | 51.02 | 52.47 | 54.00 | 55.64 | 57.17 | 58.66 | 60.23 | 61.71 | 63.17 | 64.57 | 65.93 | 67.38 | 68.81 | 70.26 | 71.78 | 73.35 | 74.91 | 76.46 | 78.06 | 79.67 | 81.23 | 82.82 | 84.39 | 85.98 | 87.55 | 89.11 |
| 65-69 | 18.97 | 22.99 | 22.81 | 18.42 | 19.00 | 26.47 | 30.08 | 33.36 | 34.63 | 35.62 | 36.66 | 37.77 | 38.81 | 39.82 | 40.89 | 41.89 | 42.89 | 43.83 | 44.76 | 45.74 | 46.72 | 47.70 | 48.73 | 49.80 | 50.86 | 51.91 | 52.99 | 54.08 | 55.14 | 56.23 | 57.29 | 58.37 | 59.44 | 60.50 |
| 70-74 | 0.97 | 14.63 | 9.02 | 4.42 | 0.97 | 1.35 | 1.53 | 1.70 | 1.76 | 1.81 | 1.87 | 1.92 | 1.98 | 2.03 | 2.08 | 2.13 | 2.18 | 2.23 | 2.28 | 2.33 | 2.38 | 2.43 | 2.48 | 2.54 | 2.59 | 2.64 | 2.70 | 2.75 | 2.81 | 2.86 | 2.92 | 2.97 | 3.03 | 3.08 |
| 75-79 | 4.38 | 11.79 | 6.72 | 6.44 | 4.39 | 6.11 | 6.94 | 7.70 | 8.00 | 8.22 | 8.46 | 8.72 | 8.96 | 9.20 | 9.44 | 9.67 | 9.90 | 10.12 | 10.34 | 10.56 | 10.79 | 11.01 | 11.25 | 11.50 | 11.74 | 11.99 | 12.24 | 12.49 | 12.73 | 12.98 | 13.23 | 13.48 | 13.72 | 13.97 |
| 80-84 | 0.65 | 8.71 | 16.71 | 3.50 | 0.65 | 0.90 | 1.03 | 1.14 | 1.18 | 1.22 | 1.25 | 1.29 | 1.32 | 1.36 | 1.40 | 1.43 | 1.46 | 1.50 | 1.53 | 1.56 | 1.59 | 1.63 | 1.66 | 1.70 | 1.74 | 1.77 | 1.81 | 1.85 | 1.88 | 1.92 | 1.96 | 1.99 | 2.03 | 2.07 |
| 85+ | 0.00 | 3.80 | 3.87 | 2.37 | 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 | 517.73 | 632.81 | 572.60 | 572.58 | 518.59 | 722.31 | 820.73 | 910.27 | 945.07 | 972.02 | 1000.37 | 1030.73 | 1059.01 | 1086.69 | 1115.75 | 1143.12 | 1170.24 | 1196.11 | 1221.39 | 1248.27 | 1274.75 | 1301.56 | 1329.66 | 1358.80 | 1387.76 | 1416.52 | 1446.01 | 1475.86 | 1504.74 | 1534.32 | 1563.32 | 1592.80 | 1621.94 | 1650.85 |