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 | 1622.32 | 1649.16 | 1297.75 | 1297.71 | 1626.50 | 2066.34 | 2024.14 | 2092.57 | 2109.97 | 2128.33 | 2146.04 | 2165.23 | 2183.03 | 2201.68 | 2220.82 | 2240.08 | 2260.06 | 2280.59 | 2301.59 | 2322.99 | 2343.71 | 2364.71 | 2385.39 | 2406.96 | 2428.08 | 2449.36 | 2470.97 | 2492.51 | 2513.73 | 2534.85 | 2555.96 | 2577.01 | 2598.37 | 2619.71 |
| 5-9 | 1584.66 | 1772.03 | 1183.70 | 1315.00 | 1588.92 | 2008.90 | 1966.72 | 2031.40 | 2047.75 | 2065.09 | 2081.75 | 2099.49 | 2116.32 | 2133.83 | 2152.10 | 2170.56 | 2189.47 | 2208.87 | 2228.91 | 2249.27 | 2268.84 | 2288.78 | 2308.38 | 2328.92 | 2348.98 | 2369.18 | 2389.72 | 2410.22 | 2430.43 | 2450.50 | 2470.54 | 2490.49 | 2510.82 | 2531.07 |
| 10-14 | 1337.10 | 1584.89 | 1302.27 | 1361.58 | 1338.57 | 1691.20 | 1656.91 | 1711.33 | 1724.69 | 1739.42 | 1753.48 | 1768.59 | 1782.76 | 1797.33 | 1812.56 | 1828.05 | 1843.92 | 1860.26 | 1877.04 | 1894.16 | 1910.69 | 1927.47 | 1944.06 | 1961.31 | 1978.25 | 1995.27 | 2012.57 | 2029.82 | 2046.85 | 2063.76 | 2080.68 | 2097.52 | 2114.64 | 2131.75 |
| 15-19 | 1522.60 | 1634.87 | 1582.72 | 1584.59 | 1549.05 | 1936.01 | 1896.10 | 1954.90 | 1968.84 | 1984.12 | 1999.06 | 2014.81 | 2029.77 | 2045.70 | 2062.08 | 2078.91 | 2096.09 | 2113.94 | 2132.15 | 2150.77 | 2168.84 | 2187.17 | 2205.39 | 2224.30 | 2242.93 | 2261.62 | 2280.67 | 2299.79 | 2318.50 | 2337.17 | 2355.86 | 2374.54 | 2393.54 | 2412.48 |
| 20-24 | 2087.37 | 3075.42 | 2886.58 | 2817.96 | 2129.55 | 2675.99 | 2622.00 | 2710.69 | 2732.00 | 2754.24 | 2775.68 | 2799.36 | 2821.16 | 2844.86 | 2868.73 | 2892.68 | 2917.62 | 2943.34 | 2969.51 | 2996.20 | 3022.35 | 3048.86 | 3074.94 | 3102.19 | 3128.81 | 3155.63 | 3183.00 | 3210.41 | 3237.27 | 3264.12 | 3290.92 | 3317.77 | 3345.01 | 3372.17 |
| 25-29 | 2336.96 | 2893.21 | 3011.85 | 2958.08 | 2372.20 | 2981.33 | 2921.64 | 3019.03 | 3042.09 | 3067.44 | 3091.39 | 3118.24 | 3142.97 | 3168.89 | 3195.58 | 3222.37 | 3250.29 | 3279.01 | 3308.32 | 3338.14 | 3367.29 | 3396.72 | 3425.97 | 3456.28 | 3486.01 | 3515.89 | 3546.34 | 3576.77 | 3606.66 | 3636.38 | 3666.20 | 3695.96 | 3726.19 | 3756.32 |
| 30-34 | 1998.19 | 2249.13 | 2008.64 | 2002.26 | 2027.80 | 2549.32 | 2497.63 | 2577.28 | 2596.48 | 2617.19 | 2636.92 | 2658.64 | 2679.09 | 2700.71 | 2723.02 | 2745.40 | 2768.57 | 2792.49 | 2817.10 | 2842.15 | 2866.35 | 2890.95 | 2915.25 | 2940.59 | 2965.42 | 2990.38 | 3015.87 | 3041.35 | 3066.36 | 3091.18 | 3116.09 | 3140.96 | 3166.28 | 3191.46 |
| 35-39 | 1561.66 | 1602.50 | 1528.03 | 1588.54 | 1587.90 | 1987.60 | 1946.14 | 2007.79 | 2022.90 | 2038.58 | 2053.87 | 2070.16 | 2085.83 | 2102.35 | 2119.50 | 2136.83 | 2154.55 | 2172.82 | 2191.73 | 2210.98 | 2229.60 | 2248.68 | 2267.23 | 2286.83 | 2305.93 | 2325.21 | 2344.85 | 2364.47 | 2383.78 | 2402.95 | 2422.14 | 2441.29 | 2460.80 | 2480.25 |
| 40-44 | 1231.64 | 1270.61 | 1157.76 | 1209.43 | 1260.31 | 1572.52 | 1541.28 | 1592.39 | 1604.18 | 1617.51 | 1629.90 | 1643.73 | 1656.40 | 1669.92 | 1683.69 | 1697.65 | 1712.12 | 1727.16 | 1742.47 | 1758.13 | 1773.31 | 1788.67 | 1803.99 | 1819.84 | 1835.42 | 1851.04 | 1867.00 | 1882.99 | 1898.70 | 1914.36 | 1930.05 | 1945.72 | 1961.63 | 1977.49 |
| 45-49 | 1092.56 | 1218.02 | 955.59 | 1022.11 | 1122.91 | 1396.69 | 1367.57 | 1410.92 | 1421.03 | 1432.40 | 1442.95 | 1454.61 | 1465.69 | 1477.27 | 1489.29 | 1501.41 | 1513.95 | 1526.96 | 1540.26 | 1553.73 | 1566.88 | 1580.11 | 1593.40 | 1607.15 | 1620.66 | 1634.20 | 1648.02 | 1661.91 | 1675.53 | 1689.04 | 1702.62 | 1716.19 | 1729.99 | 1743.71 |
| 50-54 | 1026.19 | 1095.90 | 864.91 | 951.24 | 1060.07 | 1316.82 | 1289.04 | 1328.11 | 1337.76 | 1347.79 | 1357.66 | 1367.81 | 1377.71 | 1388.44 | 1399.25 | 1410.38 | 1421.67 | 1433.63 | 1445.90 | 1458.49 | 1470.53 | 1482.89 | 1494.93 | 1507.64 | 1520.11 | 1532.66 | 1545.46 | 1558.28 | 1570.90 | 1583.47 | 1596.07 | 1608.67 | 1621.45 | 1634.25 |
| 55-59 | 794.38 | 827.86 | 678.02 | 671.20 | 829.66 | 1018.56 | 996.81 | 1027.44 | 1034.35 | 1042.07 | 1049.46 | 1057.45 | 1065.06 | 1073.20 | 1081.55 | 1090.11 | 1098.85 | 1108.04 | 1117.45 | 1127.03 | 1136.31 | 1145.73 | 1155.11 | 1164.86 | 1174.46 | 1184.08 | 1193.93 | 1203.80 | 1213.47 | 1223.09 | 1232.77 | 1242.45 | 1252.29 | 1262.09 |
| 60-64 | 606.16 | 676.18 | 581.33 | 587.88 | 606.56 | 767.11 | 752.00 | 774.80 | 780.21 | 786.13 | 791.88 | 797.92 | 803.79 | 809.94 | 816.34 | 822.88 | 829.56 | 836.51 | 843.59 | 850.84 | 857.90 | 865.06 | 872.16 | 879.53 | 886.79 | 894.09 | 901.52 | 908.99 | 916.31 | 923.60 | 930.91 | 938.20 | 945.63 | 953.05 |
| 65-69 | 484.15 | 528.80 | 396.42 | 496.61 | 504.20 | 618.60 | 605.57 | 623.26 | 627.53 | 632.19 | 636.50 | 641.22 | 645.83 | 650.57 | 655.54 | 660.57 | 665.78 | 671.23 | 676.94 | 682.76 | 688.22 | 693.90 | 699.42 | 705.25 | 710.95 | 716.67 | 722.52 | 728.38 | 734.19 | 739.88 | 745.64 | 751.38 | 757.22 | 763.04 |
| 70-74 | 274.12 | 357.73 | 267.28 | 310.63 | 291.30 | 355.79 | 348.58 | 359.43 | 361.80 | 364.65 | 367.13 | 370.07 | 372.74 | 375.66 | 378.54 | 381.48 | 384.51 | 387.72 | 391.05 | 394.44 | 397.65 | 400.90 | 404.20 | 407.59 | 410.94 | 414.26 | 417.67 | 421.10 | 424.49 | 427.84 | 431.22 | 434.60 | 438.02 | 441.43 |
| 75-79 | 131.37 | 266.30 | 207.87 | 223.46 | 140.06 | 173.54 | 169.61 | 174.80 | 176.10 | 177.42 | 178.79 | 180.21 | 181.48 | 183.05 | 184.49 | 186.01 | 187.48 | 189.13 | 190.87 | 192.65 | 194.23 | 195.87 | 197.47 | 199.15 | 200.83 | 202.49 | 204.21 | 205.90 | 207.57 | 209.23 | 210.91 | 212.58 | 214.27 | 215.96 |
| 80-84 | 77.42 | 184.59 | 157.29 | 157.08 | 75.47 | 97.50 | 95.73 | 98.50 | 99.14 | 99.89 | 100.53 | 101.28 | 102.01 | 102.75 | 103.53 | 104.32 | 105.11 | 105.94 | 106.82 | 107.71 | 108.53 | 109.37 | 110.22 | 111.08 | 111.94 | 112.78 | 113.64 | 114.52 | 115.39 | 116.24 | 117.10 | 117.94 | 118.81 | 119.67 |
| 85+ | 64.92 | 132.94 | 141.21 | 95.09 | 63.16 | 82.49 | 81.17 | 82.86 | 83.28 | 83.77 | 84.21 | 84.69 | 85.21 | 85.73 | 86.26 | 86.82 | 87.36 | 87.94 | 88.55 | 89.19 | 89.79 | 90.40 | 91.02 | 91.65 | 92.29 | 92.91 | 93.53 | 94.18 | 94.82 | 95.45 | 96.08 | 96.72 | 97.36 | 98.01 |
| Total | 19833.76 | 23020.13 | 20209.21 | 20650.44 | 20174.18 | 25296.30 | 24778.62 | 25577.49 | 25770.10 | 25978.22 | 26177.19 | 26393.51 | 26596.86 | 26811.88 | 27032.84 | 27256.50 | 27486.95 | 27725.57 | 27970.26 | 28219.62 | 28461.02 | 28706.25 | 28948.54 | 29201.11 | 29448.79 | 29697.73 | 29951.50 | 30205.39 | 30454.96 | 30703.10 | 30951.76 | 31200.00 | 31452.34 | 31703.90 |