Out-migration is the number of people who move out of the area each year. It covers moves abroad and moves to other parts of the country. This page shows total out-migration over time and a breakdown by age and sex.
Estimated figures come from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
In projected years, out-migration rates are applied first. Migration balancing then adjusts the result so all parts stay in line.
Out-migration is one of the four parts of how the population changes. Along with deaths, it takes people away from the area. The gap between in-migration and out-migration 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 | 1713.01 | 1792.36 | 1235.07 | 1265.67 | 1151.01 | 1573.26 | 1604.46 | 1621.56 | 1642.30 | 1648.28 | 1652.92 | 1658.96 | 1666.79 | 1675.49 | 1684.80 | 1694.92 | 1705.93 | 1717.80 | 1730.53 | 1743.80 | 1757.74 | 1772.09 | 1786.75 | 1801.56 | 1816.68 | 1831.95 | 1847.37 | 1862.99 | 1878.69 | 1894.43 | 1910.21 | 1925.99 | 1941.76 | 1957.59 |
| 5-9 | 1879.44 | 1836.15 | 1249.68 | 1249.00 | 1200.13 | 1579.16 | 1599.60 | 1626.96 | 1644.38 | 1675.60 | 1707.89 | 1737.16 | 1757.86 | 1777.54 | 1792.37 | 1806.04 | 1820.18 | 1834.74 | 1849.92 | 1865.60 | 1881.65 | 1898.04 | 1914.72 | 1931.72 | 1949.09 | 1966.73 | 1984.58 | 2002.62 | 2020.83 | 2039.17 | 2057.55 | 2076.00 | 2094.47 | 2112.99 |
| 10-14 | 1573.70 | 1646.94 | 1133.82 | 1174.38 | 1117.84 | 1442.72 | 1419.70 | 1387.38 | 1404.50 | 1411.87 | 1418.40 | 1444.43 | 1471.62 | 1486.79 | 1507.87 | 1534.67 | 1550.55 | 1566.56 | 1582.60 | 1596.34 | 1609.91 | 1623.72 | 1637.83 | 1651.98 | 1666.44 | 1681.13 | 1696.02 | 1711.11 | 1726.35 | 1741.69 | 1757.14 | 1772.68 | 1788.27 | 1803.94 |
| 15-19 | 1350.41 | 1514.10 | 1046.08 | 1125.39 | 1092.26 | 1425.46 | 1456.44 | 1480.77 | 1485.08 | 1486.95 | 1491.33 | 1487.97 | 1482.37 | 1489.62 | 1497.60 | 1511.16 | 1531.09 | 1546.05 | 1560.16 | 1576.92 | 1595.77 | 1610.71 | 1624.99 | 1638.78 | 1652.22 | 1665.32 | 1678.64 | 1692.14 | 1705.78 | 1719.50 | 1733.33 | 1747.26 | 1761.30 | 1775.45 |
| 20-24 | 2815.87 | 2739.09 | 1979.69 | 2225.11 | 2242.69 | 2841.84 | 2763.22 | 2728.97 | 2735.20 | 2754.11 | 2781.94 | 2814.90 | 2841.51 | 2852.10 | 2863.25 | 2875.09 | 2880.21 | 2892.28 | 2917.64 | 2942.41 | 2966.05 | 2998.41 | 3029.04 | 3058.06 | 3086.19 | 3115.06 | 3142.68 | 3170.09 | 3198.48 | 3225.38 | 3252.12 | 3278.91 | 3305.84 | 3332.96 |
| 25-29 | 3415.17 | 3412.54 | 2339.63 | 2637.93 | 2681.96 | 3500.85 | 3412.89 | 3383.90 | 3365.38 | 3350.55 | 3323.48 | 3315.71 | 3326.38 | 3344.14 | 3376.29 | 3406.36 | 3438.33 | 3465.76 | 3490.45 | 3514.85 | 3541.87 | 3562.22 | 3585.33 | 3616.53 | 3647.49 | 3679.80 | 3713.74 | 3747.69 | 3780.13 | 3814.38 | 3848.12 | 3881.11 | 3913.55 | 3946.38 |
| 30-34 | 2669.95 | 2758.79 | 1878.85 | 2024.07 | 2071.34 | 2784.36 | 2788.33 | 2765.61 | 2761.96 | 2754.99 | 2759.61 | 2751.97 | 2758.74 | 2764.94 | 2770.04 | 2775.41 | 2788.94 | 2809.08 | 2829.75 | 2855.42 | 2878.48 | 2906.82 | 2930.63 | 2954.30 | 2976.66 | 3000.61 | 3024.43 | 3048.89 | 3074.80 | 3100.72 | 3126.94 | 3153.93 | 3180.66 | 3207.16 |
| 35-39 | 2072.72 | 2090.09 | 1390.81 | 1476.30 | 1478.29 | 1933.31 | 1958.81 | 1953.46 | 1957.24 | 2001.78 | 2027.93 | 2047.20 | 2054.44 | 2067.52 | 2079.15 | 2089.22 | 2097.54 | 2111.47 | 2125.70 | 2137.88 | 2153.05 | 2171.05 | 2188.82 | 2207.77 | 2227.02 | 2247.28 | 2268.29 | 2289.03 | 2308.87 | 2328.42 | 2349.20 | 2368.94 | 2389.05 | 2409.87 |
| 40-44 | 1348.91 | 1492.43 | 992.73 | 1090.48 | 1041.23 | 1365.88 | 1352.48 | 1367.30 | 1393.72 | 1417.35 | 1426.48 | 1433.69 | 1438.38 | 1447.65 | 1463.05 | 1479.45 | 1494.31 | 1506.28 | 1516.43 | 1526.63 | 1538.27 | 1546.90 | 1558.31 | 1569.14 | 1580.00 | 1592.35 | 1605.21 | 1618.85 | 1632.84 | 1647.08 | 1660.90 | 1675.48 | 1689.68 | 1703.93 |
| 45-49 | 1125.56 | 1333.47 | 887.19 | 915.43 | 888.09 | 1158.52 | 1160.15 | 1175.27 | 1198.18 | 1220.62 | 1226.15 | 1239.21 | 1246.40 | 1260.72 | 1269.94 | 1276.08 | 1287.49 | 1295.26 | 1310.09 | 1322.57 | 1336.86 | 1349.20 | 1360.97 | 1372.45 | 1384.62 | 1395.93 | 1407.53 | 1418.77 | 1429.94 | 1441.51 | 1452.38 | 1464.24 | 1476.78 | 1489.28 |
| 50-54 | 1152.43 | 1284.28 | 879.35 | 925.66 | 859.55 | 1101.58 | 1095.01 | 1090.48 | 1098.04 | 1105.32 | 1116.07 | 1125.45 | 1135.40 | 1156.32 | 1169.49 | 1176.56 | 1184.45 | 1193.52 | 1199.60 | 1214.10 | 1222.62 | 1234.92 | 1243.93 | 1253.02 | 1263.39 | 1275.57 | 1287.26 | 1298.55 | 1309.03 | 1319.84 | 1330.54 | 1340.63 | 1351.39 | 1362.19 |
| 55-59 | 775.91 | 1006.36 | 690.17 | 701.01 | 642.06 | 846.65 | 851.60 | 855.16 | 856.26 | 857.64 | 864.15 | 871.65 | 873.95 | 878.28 | 890.97 | 899.09 | 912.55 | 928.30 | 946.44 | 956.05 | 963.10 | 972.53 | 979.19 | 990.66 | 996.91 | 1007.47 | 1017.66 | 1026.46 | 1035.48 | 1043.44 | 1052.96 | 1062.77 | 1071.67 | 1081.66 |
| 60-64 | 664.04 | 902.14 | 624.44 | 643.62 | 562.63 | 728.32 | 730.69 | 730.88 | 730.86 | 726.52 | 736.80 | 755.65 | 759.15 | 764.35 | 756.56 | 760.04 | 763.36 | 768.76 | 773.19 | 784.17 | 791.07 | 800.21 | 811.27 | 823.90 | 832.17 | 839.59 | 846.79 | 854.45 | 860.30 | 868.58 | 875.06 | 883.53 | 891.67 | 899.17 |
| 65-69 | 578.71 | 713.41 | 502.29 | 520.44 | 481.40 | 645.62 | 647.84 | 653.82 | 660.47 | 653.09 | 654.04 | 653.04 | 660.96 | 664.60 | 669.87 | 675.81 | 679.94 | 687.07 | 689.08 | 690.81 | 693.32 | 695.50 | 698.30 | 702.72 | 710.63 | 716.95 | 726.25 | 733.95 | 741.75 | 749.30 | 755.27 | 761.52 | 767.05 | 773.38 |
| 70-74 | 293.15 | 453.61 | 333.11 | 334.79 | 262.94 | 361.00 | 373.40 | 381.21 | 390.85 | 408.74 | 420.29 | 422.72 | 428.97 | 432.83 | 436.02 | 437.70 | 439.60 | 444.83 | 451.39 | 455.07 | 460.77 | 464.36 | 467.34 | 470.48 | 472.32 | 474.38 | 478.41 | 480.96 | 485.51 | 489.04 | 494.24 | 498.99 | 504.53 | 509.51 |
| 75-79 | 138.42 | 304.30 | 228.79 | 268.72 | 180.86 | 248.54 | 254.13 | 265.27 | 273.90 | 278.55 | 290.07 | 299.18 | 305.62 | 312.61 | 318.98 | 329.42 | 333.99 | 335.68 | 337.48 | 340.68 | 339.91 | 340.03 | 341.55 | 342.97 | 347.41 | 347.97 | 348.57 | 352.97 | 355.51 | 356.54 | 357.36 | 356.51 | 359.07 | 361.43 |
| 80-84 | 35.64 | 249.38 | 180.32 | 180.49 | 98.10 | 130.10 | 138.46 | 143.08 | 155.05 | 162.87 | 168.51 | 169.63 | 177.10 | 180.44 | 186.39 | 189.97 | 200.09 | 206.19 | 210.91 | 214.38 | 219.18 | 219.63 | 221.22 | 224.11 | 225.10 | 223.74 | 222.99 | 223.14 | 225.04 | 226.68 | 228.14 | 229.89 | 233.37 | 235.43 |
| 85+ | 65.66 | 221.39 | 185.65 | 149.25 | 72.42 | 93.75 | 97.78 | 101.42 | 104.85 | 108.23 | 112.49 | 118.87 | 123.46 | 128.61 | 133.92 | 139.57 | 144.59 | 151.00 | 156.06 | 162.46 | 166.66 | 172.56 | 178.39 | 183.58 | 189.25 | 194.51 | 199.73 | 203.75 | 206.89 | 210.08 | 214.07 | 217.59 | 220.73 | 223.46 |
| Total | 23668.71 | 25750.82 | 17757.68 | 18907.73 | 18124.80 | 23760.92 | 23704.99 | 23712.50 | 23858.23 | 24023.06 | 24178.56 | 24347.38 | 24509.07 | 24684.55 | 24866.55 | 25056.58 | 25253.15 | 25460.62 | 25677.42 | 25900.14 | 26116.26 | 26338.89 | 26558.59 | 26793.71 | 27023.58 | 27256.34 | 27496.14 | 27736.43 | 27976.22 | 28215.78 | 28455.52 | 28695.98 | 28940.84 | 29185.78 |