Deaths is the number of people who die in an area each year. This page shows total deaths over time and a breakdown by age and sex.
Estimated death figures come from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, which compiles records from state and territory death registries. Each death is linked to the person's age, sex, and usual place of residence.
Projected deaths use mortality rates carried forward from the jump-off year by the cohort-component method.
Deaths are one of the four components of population change, along with births, in-migration, and out-migration. More deaths than births means natural decrease, which can only be offset by net migration.
| 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 | 21.94 | 30.35 | 14.94 | 16.39 | 17.07 | 18.03 | 18.51 | 19.03 | 19.57 | 20.01 | 20.30 | 20.57 | 20.84 | 21.11 | 21.38 | 21.64 | 21.89 | 22.12 | 22.37 | 22.65 | 22.94 | 23.21 | 23.50 | 23.76 | 24.03 | 24.31 | 24.58 | 24.86 | 25.14 | 25.41 | 25.69 | 25.96 | 26.23 | 26.50 |
| 5-9 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 4.96 | 5.98 | 5.83 | 5.80 | 5.68 | 5.62 | 5.56 | 5.54 | 5.55 | 5.66 | 5.74 | 5.83 | 5.91 | 5.98 | 6.05 | 6.11 | 6.17 | 6.23 | 6.29 | 6.34 | 6.40 | 6.46 | 6.52 | 6.58 | 6.64 | 6.71 | 6.77 | 6.83 | 6.90 | 6.96 | 7.02 | 7.08 |
| 10-14 | 0.64 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.91 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.83 | 0.82 | 0.83 | 0.85 | 0.88 | 0.91 | 0.93 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.96 | 0.96 | 0.96 | 0.97 | 0.97 | 0.98 | 0.98 | 0.98 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 1.01 |
| 15-19 | 10.00 | 12.97 | 2.91 | 10.00 | 9.99 | 9.96 | 10.18 | 10.45 | 10.52 | 10.44 | 10.48 | 10.49 | 10.51 | 10.65 | 10.77 | 10.85 | 10.96 | 11.06 | 11.17 | 11.31 | 11.44 | 11.56 | 11.67 | 11.80 | 11.92 | 12.04 | 12.17 | 12.29 | 12.42 | 12.55 | 12.68 | 12.81 | 12.94 | 13.07 |
| 20-24 | 11.84 | 9.98 | 14.98 | 7.88 | 7.77 | 7.56 | 7.23 | 7.05 | 6.92 | 7.01 | 7.07 | 7.29 | 7.40 | 7.46 | 7.47 | 7.50 | 7.48 | 7.56 | 7.65 | 7.74 | 7.84 | 7.98 | 8.08 | 8.18 | 8.29 | 8.39 | 8.47 | 8.55 | 8.64 | 8.72 | 8.81 | 8.90 | 8.98 | 9.07 |
| 25-29 | 9.00 | 14.00 | 7.96 | 22.94 | 23.70 | 23.36 | 22.58 | 22.14 | 21.88 | 21.56 | 21.27 | 21.26 | 21.36 | 21.48 | 21.60 | 21.77 | 21.91 | 22.07 | 22.14 | 22.26 | 22.39 | 22.49 | 22.59 | 22.75 | 22.93 | 23.10 | 23.28 | 23.46 | 23.62 | 23.80 | 23.98 | 24.16 | 24.33 | 24.51 |
| 30-34 | 16.84 | 25.94 | 25.83 | 16.96 | 16.93 | 17.42 | 18.14 | 18.47 | 18.91 | 19.23 | 19.39 | 19.28 | 19.14 | 19.03 | 18.93 | 19.01 | 19.17 | 19.30 | 19.44 | 19.68 | 19.85 | 20.06 | 20.30 | 20.55 | 20.78 | 21.02 | 21.23 | 21.47 | 21.68 | 21.90 | 22.12 | 22.33 | 22.55 | 22.77 |
| 35-39 | 16.43 | 13.95 | 14.00 | 14.00 | 13.99 | 14.35 | 14.61 | 14.23 | 14.23 | 14.46 | 14.70 | 14.83 | 14.99 | 15.05 | 15.12 | 15.19 | 15.26 | 15.38 | 15.46 | 15.52 | 15.60 | 15.67 | 15.77 | 15.89 | 16.02 | 16.15 | 16.30 | 16.43 | 16.55 | 16.69 | 16.82 | 16.94 | 17.06 | 17.19 |
| 40-44 | 22.91 | 31.78 | 26.93 | 14.91 | 14.56 | 14.49 | 14.58 | 14.83 | 15.06 | 15.47 | 15.50 | 15.62 | 15.71 | 15.81 | 15.94 | 16.17 | 16.32 | 16.44 | 16.55 | 16.65 | 16.76 | 16.84 | 16.96 | 17.07 | 17.18 | 17.30 | 17.43 | 17.57 | 17.71 | 17.85 | 18.01 | 18.16 | 18.31 | 18.46 |
| 45-49 | 42.78 | 35.77 | 38.39 | 36.05 | 35.92 | 37.37 | 37.99 | 38.18 | 38.91 | 39.60 | 39.89 | 40.16 | 40.41 | 40.66 | 40.97 | 41.24 | 41.56 | 41.75 | 41.94 | 42.29 | 42.64 | 42.98 | 43.29 | 43.55 | 43.81 | 44.10 | 44.37 | 44.70 | 45.04 | 45.36 | 45.69 | 46.02 | 46.37 | 46.72 |
| 50-54 | 49.79 | 38.82 | 55.66 | 50.87 | 49.12 | 49.46 | 49.55 | 49.30 | 49.93 | 50.07 | 51.17 | 51.90 | 53.10 | 53.93 | 54.99 | 55.29 | 55.64 | 55.84 | 56.20 | 56.60 | 57.29 | 57.77 | 58.22 | 58.87 | 59.46 | 60.00 | 60.61 | 61.20 | 61.73 | 62.17 | 62.63 | 62.96 | 63.29 | 63.64 |
| 55-59 | 67.41 | 72.04 | 58.64 | 43.15 | 42.76 | 43.28 | 43.70 | 43.87 | 43.79 | 43.66 | 43.92 | 43.94 | 43.91 | 44.04 | 44.47 | 44.82 | 45.45 | 46.08 | 46.77 | 47.17 | 47.49 | 47.76 | 48.09 | 48.46 | 48.83 | 49.23 | 49.62 | 49.94 | 50.29 | 50.71 | 51.12 | 51.52 | 51.92 | 52.28 |
| 60-64 | 63.79 | 61.58 | 99.83 | 66.79 | 66.18 | 66.17 | 65.85 | 65.05 | 65.12 | 65.64 | 66.73 | 67.23 | 67.76 | 68.16 | 68.04 | 68.19 | 68.58 | 68.86 | 69.45 | 70.28 | 70.89 | 71.78 | 72.76 | 73.73 | 74.56 | 75.34 | 76.07 | 76.73 | 77.35 | 78.08 | 78.86 | 79.55 | 80.21 | 80.95 |
| 65-69 | 80.61 | 102.50 | 104.22 | 100.45 | 103.04 | 107.11 | 109.77 | 111.41 | 111.34 | 111.02 | 110.80 | 111.20 | 111.51 | 112.09 | 113.25 | 114.43 | 114.84 | 115.52 | 116.51 | 117.16 | 117.84 | 118.38 | 119.11 | 120.23 | 121.33 | 122.45 | 124.05 | 125.74 | 127.41 | 128.88 | 130.18 | 131.34 | 132.42 | 133.48 |
| 70-74 | 112.89 | 129.89 | 141.70 | 128.37 | 130.01 | 135.51 | 141.06 | 145.61 | 149.77 | 154.79 | 158.99 | 161.43 | 163.52 | 164.02 | 164.00 | 164.42 | 165.38 | 165.49 | 166.44 | 168.45 | 170.17 | 171.30 | 172.59 | 173.68 | 174.07 | 174.99 | 175.60 | 176.35 | 177.72 | 178.97 | 180.02 | 181.88 | 183.88 | 185.80 |
| 75-79 | 153.32 | 177.56 | 170.07 | 155.47 | 169.21 | 177.04 | 178.76 | 184.12 | 190.39 | 195.18 | 200.59 | 210.19 | 215.67 | 222.01 | 227.15 | 231.56 | 237.15 | 240.04 | 241.22 | 241.75 | 242.94 | 243.58 | 243.84 | 245.00 | 248.49 | 250.43 | 252.77 | 254.65 | 257.10 | 258.66 | 260.26 | 261.63 | 263.62 | 266.20 |
| 80-84 | 210.76 | 224.98 | 200.92 | 190.26 | 192.59 | 200.65 | 212.85 | 224.04 | 236.39 | 254.58 | 265.43 | 273.09 | 285.25 | 294.49 | 303.26 | 308.02 | 317.85 | 326.49 | 334.31 | 339.95 | 348.30 | 351.81 | 355.35 | 356.71 | 356.80 | 357.56 | 359.06 | 361.05 | 363.00 | 366.48 | 370.88 | 374.05 | 376.65 | 379.92 |
| 85+ | 501.67 | 659.34 | 634.10 | 523.22 | 387.59 | 419.90 | 441.26 | 465.16 | 486.90 | 505.75 | 534.70 | 566.89 | 598.48 | 629.53 | 664.02 | 698.58 | 727.10 | 760.73 | 791.99 | 824.62 | 853.75 | 886.35 | 919.88 | 949.08 | 978.73 | 1007.23 | 1032.47 | 1057.59 | 1077.77 | 1096.56 | 1114.87 | 1133.10 | 1150.88 | 1166.62 |
| Total | 1393.60 | 1641.46 | 1616.03 | 1404.69 | 1287.18 | 1348.31 | 1393.13 | 1439.40 | 1486.04 | 1534.88 | 1587.30 | 1641.85 | 1696.10 | 1746.22 | 1798.15 | 1845.57 | 1893.52 | 1941.78 | 1986.74 | 2031.25 | 2075.39 | 2116.84 | 2159.35 | 2196.74 | 2234.71 | 2271.16 | 2305.70 | 2340.28 | 2370.92 | 2400.61 | 2430.50 | 2459.27 | 2487.67 | 2515.29 |