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 | 810.57 | 806.87 | 778.37 | 739.27 | 725.18 | 746.00 | 771.90 | 801.69 | 811.11 | 822.34 | 821.92 | 822.34 | 823.66 | 826.04 | 828.67 | 831.78 | 834.93 | 838.62 | 842.51 | 846.52 | 850.67 | 854.88 | 859.30 | 863.81 | 868.43 | 873.11 | 877.81 | 882.54 | 887.19 | 891.86 | 896.53 | 901.26 | 905.99 | 910.73 | 915.46 |
| 5-9 | 752.55 | 768.45 | 784.40 | 765.51 | 736.84 | 753.73 | 751.54 | 743.96 | 732.88 | 736.82 | 743.75 | 755.82 | 770.72 | 777.08 | 783.90 | 785.88 | 788.04 | 790.87 | 794.09 | 797.53 | 801.14 | 804.84 | 808.74 | 812.75 | 816.90 | 821.15 | 825.46 | 829.84 | 834.21 | 838.62 | 843.05 | 847.52 | 852.00 | 856.47 | 860.94 |
| 10-14 | 750.25 | 751.70 | 698.81 | 724.21 | 759.74 | 760.97 | 762.85 | 764.21 | 756.84 | 746.65 | 757.55 | 756.74 | 756.81 | 752.19 | 755.71 | 760.44 | 767.81 | 776.84 | 781.81 | 787.31 | 790.38 | 793.58 | 797.09 | 800.81 | 804.72 | 808.74 | 812.84 | 817.03 | 821.22 | 825.48 | 829.78 | 834.13 | 838.51 | 842.91 | 847.33 |
| 15-19 | 779.57 | 744.36 | 734.77 | 715.12 | 728.36 | 691.46 | 691.92 | 663.84 | 691.50 | 700.61 | 699.03 | 699.37 | 696.49 | 700.65 | 700.01 | 705.52 | 706.79 | 706.96 | 708.84 | 712.13 | 717.22 | 722.59 | 727.91 | 732.05 | 736.11 | 739.62 | 743.23 | 746.96 | 750.70 | 754.51 | 758.38 | 762.32 | 766.28 | 770.26 | 774.24 |
| 20-24 | 933.25 | 915.48 | 913.66 | 902.45 | 864.13 | 831.86 | 814.45 | 824.14 | 829.26 | 836.36 | 833.79 | 837.62 | 836.66 | 845.63 | 849.34 | 852.04 | 855.36 | 858.82 | 864.14 | 867.51 | 872.36 | 876.21 | 880.24 | 884.83 | 889.60 | 894.69 | 899.74 | 904.77 | 909.48 | 914.24 | 918.94 | 923.75 | 928.57 | 933.39 | 938.19 |
| 25-29 | 997.16 | 962.44 | 960.00 | 980.45 | 979.45 | 943.49 | 925.31 | 906.80 | 898.77 | 892.54 | 891.31 | 891.96 | 896.44 | 900.54 | 904.78 | 908.26 | 912.23 | 916.28 | 921.57 | 926.24 | 930.69 | 935.25 | 940.03 | 945.07 | 950.06 | 955.20 | 960.27 | 965.37 | 970.39 | 975.47 | 980.60 | 985.81 | 991.01 | 996.18 | 1001.33 |
| 30-34 | 843.35 | 844.23 | 868.85 | 861.48 | 855.53 | 863.86 | 874.47 | 874.32 | 861.47 | 855.63 | 846.95 | 842.59 | 842.95 | 844.95 | 847.12 | 849.16 | 851.89 | 855.94 | 860.20 | 864.65 | 868.80 | 873.11 | 877.47 | 882.09 | 886.78 | 891.48 | 896.23 | 901.04 | 905.77 | 910.53 | 915.31 | 920.13 | 924.95 | 929.78 | 934.62 |
| 35-39 | 765.12 | 768.21 | 761.56 | 766.90 | 775.29 | 797.08 | 762.47 | 763.02 | 759.19 | 768.35 | 774.72 | 778.67 | 781.92 | 778.41 | 779.07 | 779.15 | 780.01 | 782.75 | 785.90 | 789.21 | 792.48 | 796.06 | 800.07 | 804.17 | 808.45 | 812.64 | 816.94 | 821.24 | 825.56 | 829.91 | 834.25 | 838.66 | 843.07 | 847.49 | 851.90 |
| 40-44 | 715.03 | 745.18 | 729.76 | 726.79 | 727.91 | 718.91 | 734.46 | 725.79 | 728.64 | 716.85 | 727.54 | 711.55 | 714.55 | 713.53 | 719.51 | 722.77 | 726.40 | 730.37 | 731.13 | 733.99 | 735.73 | 738.00 | 741.31 | 744.91 | 748.63 | 752.27 | 756.05 | 760.00 | 763.97 | 768.00 | 772.00 | 776.05 | 780.11 | 784.20 | 788.30 |
| 45-49 | 713.22 | 692.09 | 652.63 | 704.15 | 715.12 | 710.63 | 741.07 | 728.10 | 717.40 | 717.52 | 713.60 | 723.79 | 721.55 | 723.63 | 718.76 | 724.67 | 718.83 | 721.74 | 723.10 | 727.96 | 731.38 | 735.35 | 739.10 | 741.35 | 744.59 | 747.44 | 750.65 | 754.37 | 758.18 | 762.04 | 765.87 | 769.80 | 773.82 | 777.87 | 781.93 |
| 50-54 | 704.78 | 723.64 | 741.24 | 744.40 | 725.00 | 716.14 | 708.96 | 697.26 | 714.29 | 720.38 | 721.02 | 738.46 | 734.11 | 730.04 | 730.96 | 731.56 | 737.57 | 738.39 | 741.82 | 741.11 | 746.49 | 744.62 | 748.35 | 750.81 | 755.35 | 759.12 | 763.15 | 767.31 | 770.56 | 774.32 | 777.77 | 781.43 | 785.40 | 789.45 | 793.53 |
| 55-59 | 788.93 | 769.35 | 769.91 | 707.72 | 682.34 | 712.01 | 735.22 | 765.64 | 783.22 | 785.27 | 781.83 | 778.89 | 771.97 | 782.83 | 789.19 | 791.69 | 803.63 | 802.86 | 802.03 | 804.30 | 806.79 | 811.87 | 814.41 | 818.28 | 819.93 | 825.33 | 826.08 | 830.43 | 833.86 | 838.62 | 842.87 | 847.33 | 851.87 | 855.86 | 860.18 |
| 60-64 | 802.53 | 797.13 | 768.24 | 818.35 | 808.75 | 790.68 | 752.47 | 739.64 | 712.65 | 719.57 | 742.22 | 758.06 | 779.47 | 792.30 | 795.52 | 794.95 | 794.90 | 790.94 | 798.84 | 804.72 | 808.14 | 818.01 | 818.85 | 819.54 | 822.48 | 825.80 | 830.66 | 833.81 | 837.97 | 840.62 | 845.81 | 847.89 | 852.35 | 856.22 | 860.93 |
| 65-69 | 769.61 | 808.12 | 818.08 | 766.10 | 757.08 | 787.94 | 794.94 | 789.83 | 819.24 | 812.23 | 802.04 | 779.01 | 773.18 | 757.11 | 762.58 | 777.56 | 788.71 | 804.65 | 814.76 | 817.71 | 818.46 | 819.46 | 818.91 | 826.35 | 831.45 | 835.03 | 842.76 | 845.17 | 847.45 | 851.08 | 854.83 | 859.63 | 863.53 | 867.90 | 871.34 |
| 70-74 | 681.34 | 734.81 | 721.23 | 768.67 | 769.22 | 750.64 | 790.15 | 826.08 | 796.83 | 808.24 | 836.65 | 839.79 | 837.99 | 859.88 | 858.92 | 855.10 | 839.99 | 835.27 | 823.49 | 827.82 | 839.96 | 849.80 | 862.49 | 871.63 | 875.92 | 877.99 | 880.61 | 880.52 | 887.47 | 892.57 | 897.08 | 904.24 | 907.39 | 910.59 | 914.74 |
| 75-79 | 539.94 | 526.97 | 561.60 | 582.11 | 591.44 | 618.20 | 655.85 | 649.61 | 702.08 | 721.60 | 706.81 | 736.95 | 764.82 | 744.12 | 754.85 | 774.01 | 779.38 | 780.00 | 797.38 | 798.70 | 795.81 | 785.53 | 782.31 | 775.21 | 779.73 | 789.22 | 797.26 | 808.38 | 815.25 | 819.10 | 820.95 | 823.09 | 824.36 | 830.95 | 835.54 |
| 80-84 | 359.13 | 384.73 | 407.59 | 422.22 | 452.15 | 447.22 | 424.37 | 446.76 | 457.91 | 456.94 | 474.02 | 496.22 | 494.29 | 530.70 | 540.32 | 530.89 | 551.52 | 569.93 | 558.44 | 563.27 | 575.90 | 580.88 | 582.80 | 594.13 | 593.67 | 591.93 | 585.29 | 583.37 | 579.37 | 583.13 | 590.41 | 596.36 | 603.75 | 607.55 | 610.65 |
| 85+ | 317.81 | 330.38 | 344.40 | 361.77 | 388.14 | 433.30 | 470.98 | 503.89 | 524.06 | 562.20 | 588.10 | 597.78 | 630.77 | 651.48 | 674.66 | 701.17 | 721.38 | 740.91 | 774.82 | 796.94 | 807.98 | 833.09 | 856.50 | 870.85 | 888.62 | 903.40 | 921.87 | 937.50 | 953.79 | 965.07 | 973.46 | 981.30 | 990.47 | 998.38 | 1007.79 |
| Total | 13024.14 | 13074.14 | 13015.08 | 13057.68 | 13041.67 | 13074.12 | 13163.39 | 13214.59 | 13297.34 | 13380.09 | 13462.85 | 13545.60 | 13628.35 | 13711.11 | 13793.86 | 13876.61 | 13959.37 | 14042.12 | 14124.87 | 14207.63 | 14290.38 | 14373.13 | 14455.89 | 14538.64 | 14621.40 | 14704.15 | 14786.90 | 14869.66 | 14952.41 | 15035.16 | 15117.92 | 15200.67 | 15283.42 | 15366.18 | 15448.93 |