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 | 242.98 | 243.11 | 228.29 | 227.45 | 219.48 | 228.38 | 244.56 | 251.65 | 254.82 | 253.66 | 252.80 | 253.81 | 255.09 | 256.67 | 258.15 | 259.64 | 261.27 | 263.08 | 264.94 | 266.79 | 268.64 | 270.47 | 272.30 | 274.16 | 276.03 | 277.93 | 279.84 | 281.72 | 283.61 | 285.48 | 287.35 | 289.21 | 291.09 | 292.99 | 294.90 |
| 5-9 | 271.29 | 277.18 | 259.08 | 252.88 | 231.97 | 242.37 | 251.83 | 254.81 | 256.54 | 265.54 | 270.59 | 279.12 | 284.62 | 287.71 | 288.50 | 289.09 | 290.66 | 292.49 | 294.49 | 296.45 | 298.44 | 300.43 | 302.44 | 304.51 | 306.59 | 308.70 | 310.82 | 312.92 | 315.03 | 317.13 | 319.23 | 321.33 | 323.45 | 325.57 | 327.70 |
| 10-14 | 238.04 | 235.09 | 232.01 | 250.16 | 247.25 | 242.22 | 224.39 | 218.78 | 217.67 | 215.25 | 220.52 | 224.83 | 226.98 | 229.17 | 234.17 | 237.78 | 241.57 | 244.67 | 246.61 | 247.89 | 249.12 | 250.67 | 252.28 | 253.99 | 255.69 | 257.42 | 259.17 | 260.91 | 262.68 | 264.43 | 266.19 | 267.95 | 269.73 | 271.51 | 273.30 |
| 15-19 | 299.36 | 285.10 | 320.32 | 274.34 | 260.30 | 260.93 | 254.94 | 250.94 | 251.41 | 248.96 | 245.40 | 239.52 | 239.46 | 240.59 | 240.45 | 244.16 | 246.46 | 248.20 | 250.66 | 253.75 | 256.13 | 258.65 | 260.62 | 262.47 | 264.09 | 265.79 | 267.57 | 269.32 | 271.12 | 272.90 | 274.68 | 276.47 | 278.29 | 280.13 | 281.97 |
| 20-24 | 300.34 | 272.52 | 248.23 | 276.03 | 276.03 | 265.15 | 256.16 | 248.37 | 239.84 | 241.07 | 242.58 | 244.18 | 245.09 | 246.98 | 247.90 | 247.96 | 248.87 | 251.15 | 253.53 | 255.37 | 257.31 | 258.65 | 260.30 | 262.26 | 264.29 | 266.31 | 268.17 | 269.89 | 271.66 | 273.41 | 275.15 | 276.90 | 278.72 | 280.57 | 282.38 |
| 25-29 | 320.85 | 316.70 | 311.77 | 294.83 | 288.55 | 275.49 | 287.82 | 281.07 | 293.16 | 295.67 | 298.87 | 301.74 | 304.20 | 305.96 | 307.85 | 309.63 | 311.76 | 314.28 | 316.69 | 318.95 | 321.10 | 323.15 | 325.25 | 327.51 | 329.75 | 332.06 | 334.34 | 336.52 | 338.75 | 340.94 | 343.12 | 345.31 | 347.56 | 349.86 | 352.12 |
| 30-34 | 280.88 | 271.87 | 270.83 | 288.88 | 300.00 | 309.41 | 295.96 | 281.81 | 277.71 | 275.02 | 273.80 | 278.45 | 280.12 | 283.34 | 285.33 | 287.28 | 289.30 | 291.57 | 293.69 | 295.77 | 297.84 | 299.83 | 301.83 | 303.91 | 305.98 | 308.09 | 310.20 | 312.26 | 314.34 | 316.40 | 318.45 | 320.50 | 322.59 | 324.70 | 326.81 |
| 35-39 | 300.12 | 307.02 | 314.04 | 291.17 | 278.39 | 271.21 | 264.55 | 277.36 | 284.46 | 291.21 | 294.77 | 293.31 | 290.97 | 291.16 | 291.49 | 292.26 | 295.08 | 297.10 | 299.66 | 301.82 | 304.00 | 306.10 | 308.21 | 310.33 | 312.45 | 314.61 | 316.76 | 318.89 | 321.03 | 323.16 | 325.29 | 327.41 | 329.55 | 331.71 | 333.87 |
| 40-44 | 270.18 | 264.10 | 259.03 | 264.18 | 274.15 | 285.58 | 270.25 | 258.14 | 240.68 | 237.58 | 234.14 | 234.26 | 240.03 | 242.05 | 244.52 | 246.67 | 247.16 | 248.25 | 249.89 | 251.43 | 252.76 | 254.56 | 256.22 | 258.08 | 259.85 | 261.67 | 263.48 | 265.25 | 267.03 | 268.79 | 270.56 | 272.32 | 274.11 | 275.91 | 277.71 |
| 45-49 | 319.33 | 311.34 | 309.19 | 292.08 | 284.10 | 267.90 | 267.28 | 280.20 | 290.16 | 303.98 | 316.70 | 308.26 | 301.87 | 293.18 | 292.95 | 291.69 | 292.34 | 295.46 | 297.98 | 300.63 | 303.48 | 305.32 | 306.81 | 308.83 | 310.76 | 312.65 | 314.86 | 316.97 | 319.17 | 321.31 | 323.45 | 325.58 | 327.72 | 329.87 | 332.03 |
| 50-54 | 347.41 | 367.33 | 355.28 | 365.35 | 339.15 | 329.50 | 343.51 | 345.46 | 348.80 | 348.78 | 341.60 | 342.93 | 353.06 | 362.19 | 374.13 | 384.08 | 378.88 | 375.03 | 369.37 | 370.19 | 370.96 | 372.57 | 375.68 | 378.70 | 381.68 | 384.74 | 387.30 | 389.54 | 392.07 | 394.55 | 397.04 | 399.73 | 402.37 | 405.08 | 407.75 |
| 55-59 | 310.35 | 319.35 | 305.50 | 288.69 | 308.64 | 338.46 | 360.05 | 374.98 | 400.05 | 396.98 | 395.45 | 405.93 | 408.66 | 409.83 | 410.67 | 407.92 | 411.26 | 419.06 | 424.75 | 432.83 | 440.77 | 439.32 | 438.77 | 436.46 | 438.26 | 439.96 | 442.29 | 445.75 | 449.07 | 452.35 | 455.66 | 458.62 | 461.43 | 464.46 | 467.42 |
| 60-64 | 347.50 | 323.55 | 320.59 | 327.26 | 318.31 | 310.02 | 310.17 | 298.55 | 290.34 | 312.42 | 335.60 | 349.48 | 358.24 | 372.79 | 370.74 | 370.97 | 379.90 | 382.26 | 385.93 | 386.81 | 385.43 | 388.94 | 394.86 | 400.65 | 407.05 | 412.56 | 412.18 | 412.14 | 411.48 | 413.48 | 415.58 | 418.04 | 421.08 | 424.08 | 427.06 |
| 65-69 | 336.25 | 356.28 | 360.24 | 355.38 | 326.61 | 327.88 | 316.52 | 315.36 | 324.72 | 320.61 | 315.33 | 316.60 | 311.65 | 307.13 | 321.04 | 334.94 | 343.63 | 350.61 | 360.07 | 360.42 | 361.77 | 368.24 | 371.45 | 374.27 | 375.59 | 375.74 | 378.86 | 383.92 | 388.60 | 393.39 | 397.44 | 397.93 | 398.90 | 399.43 | 401.64 |
| 70-74 | 306.22 | 315.16 | 315.03 | 296.34 | 302.33 | 302.06 | 320.76 | 334.86 | 324.04 | 305.79 | 306.10 | 298.66 | 298.29 | 305.31 | 303.60 | 300.75 | 302.07 | 298.92 | 296.49 | 306.32 | 315.65 | 322.06 | 327.57 | 334.56 | 335.51 | 336.94 | 341.59 | 344.17 | 346.40 | 347.97 | 348.75 | 351.52 | 355.32 | 358.78 | 362.39 |
| 75-79 | 218.71 | 221.82 | 239.95 | 265.88 | 265.88 | 261.56 | 248.61 | 242.17 | 240.21 | 250.58 | 254.15 | 266.98 | 277.04 | 270.68 | 259.39 | 260.13 | 256.12 | 255.71 | 260.55 | 259.72 | 257.81 | 259.57 | 258.28 | 256.31 | 263.34 | 269.52 | 274.08 | 277.87 | 282.95 | 284.02 | 285.34 | 288.35 | 290.41 | 291.90 | 293.26 |
| 80-84 | 128.34 | 135.34 | 134.45 | 140.53 | 165.67 | 177.23 | 190.24 | 197.00 | 208.94 | 205.91 | 200.16 | 190.57 | 187.57 | 189.28 | 197.71 | 200.80 | 207.86 | 213.91 | 210.29 | 202.98 | 203.45 | 200.95 | 201.64 | 205.59 | 204.49 | 203.49 | 204.31 | 204.12 | 203.54 | 208.05 | 212.38 | 215.86 | 218.22 | 221.60 | 222.46 |
| 85+ | 144.72 | 143.66 | 150.44 | 130.44 | 117.46 | 126.95 | 134.78 | 139.88 | 146.52 | 159.67 | 168.76 | 177.35 | 181.67 | 189.24 | 193.29 | 194.75 | 194.97 | 196.06 | 200.86 | 206.96 | 209.04 | 212.88 | 216.48 | 217.04 | 216.88 | 218.73 | 219.74 | 222.03 | 224.33 | 223.72 | 224.46 | 225.75 | 226.86 | 227.88 | 229.92 |
| Total | 4982.86 | 4966.52 | 4934.31 | 4881.87 | 4804.26 | 4822.30 | 4842.40 | 4851.41 | 4890.05 | 4928.68 | 4967.32 | 5005.96 | 5044.60 | 5083.24 | 5121.88 | 5160.52 | 5199.16 | 5237.80 | 5276.44 | 5315.08 | 5353.72 | 5392.36 | 5431.00 | 5469.64 | 5508.28 | 5546.92 | 5585.56 | 5624.20 | 5662.84 | 5701.48 | 5740.12 | 5778.76 | 5817.40 | 5856.04 | 5894.68 |