Population is the number of people who usually live in an area. Place Forecast uses this term as shorthand for the estimated resident population. It is a key indicator for the population domain.
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 | 11475.20 | 11070.45 | 10702.59 | 10563.97 | 10289.52 | 10576.15 | 10945.72 | 11083.91 | 11246.04 | 11394.50 | 11468.67 | 11527.81 | 11591.37 | 11659.79 | 11732.75 | 11810.58 | 11892.04 | 11978.12 | 12068.92 | 12164.66 | 12264.44 | 12367.15 | 12472.54 | 12579.47 | 12688.93 | 12799.82 | 12911.87 | 13025.39 | 13139.89 | 13254.70 | 13369.91 | 13485.35 | 13600.82 | 13716.46 | 13832.30 |
| 5-9 | 13349.30 | 12824.00 | 12376.04 | 11814.33 | 11618.01 | 11667.17 | 11765.34 | 11989.74 | 12215.59 | 12390.97 | 12633.45 | 12876.53 | 13026.13 | 13163.52 | 13302.54 | 13406.76 | 13503.44 | 13602.22 | 13704.72 | 13810.89 | 13920.74 | 14032.80 | 14147.54 | 14264.50 | 14384.60 | 14506.51 | 14630.18 | 14755.71 | 14882.64 | 15010.69 | 15139.32 | 15268.24 | 15397.45 | 15527.17 | 15657.17 |
| 10-14 | 14254.48 | 13846.90 | 13619.14 | 13610.43 | 13470.45 | 13377.99 | 13336.44 | 13109.33 | 12965.94 | 13048.00 | 13127.11 | 13234.86 | 13451.49 | 13630.67 | 13780.87 | 13964.19 | 14138.44 | 14267.88 | 14394.95 | 14526.18 | 14641.99 | 14754.10 | 14868.11 | 14984.01 | 15102.16 | 15222.27 | 15343.98 | 15467.67 | 15593.11 | 15719.95 | 15847.77 | 15976.47 | 16105.86 | 16236.00 | 16366.82 |
| 15-19 | 14648.16 | 14516.98 | 14601.17 | 14909.52 | 14993.08 | 15086.22 | 15258.97 | 15478.62 | 15649.61 | 15670.07 | 15674.29 | 15706.51 | 15634.73 | 15607.42 | 15724.15 | 15837.03 | 15960.11 | 16151.42 | 16326.11 | 16481.68 | 16658.39 | 16831.78 | 16980.57 | 17125.11 | 17277.45 | 17418.35 | 17557.03 | 17697.28 | 17839.09 | 17981.99 | 18125.95 | 18270.76 | 18416.46 | 18563.26 | 18711.05 |
| 20-24 | 15769.09 | 14913.48 | 15024.52 | 16181.58 | 16817.13 | 16474.82 | 16011.91 | 15664.64 | 15634.40 | 15648.10 | 15775.83 | 15895.39 | 16090.37 | 16237.92 | 16299.34 | 16353.64 | 16434.90 | 16469.11 | 16537.64 | 16676.52 | 16805.04 | 16943.27 | 17111.95 | 17272.79 | 17419.60 | 17580.62 | 17741.20 | 17893.53 | 18044.93 | 18197.30 | 18344.90 | 18491.57 | 18638.71 | 18786.77 | 18935.47 |
| 25-29 | 15022.36 | 14409.19 | 14266.86 | 15193.50 | 15800.24 | 15766.20 | 15599.40 | 15295.27 | 15219.92 | 15127.05 | 14998.87 | 14920.47 | 14907.71 | 14973.43 | 15056.76 | 15188.07 | 15307.23 | 15458.62 | 15599.66 | 15702.31 | 15806.74 | 15920.31 | 16018.80 | 16136.00 | 16276.57 | 16412.42 | 16551.21 | 16701.38 | 16847.40 | 16989.54 | 17135.98 | 17281.59 | 17423.76 | 17565.97 | 17708.97 |
| 30-34 | 13584.37 | 13061.68 | 12782.46 | 13019.95 | 13163.99 | 13582.24 | 13817.60 | 13955.16 | 14038.16 | 14061.03 | 14043.81 | 14055.46 | 14038.86 | 14069.52 | 14096.82 | 14119.21 | 14167.07 | 14242.01 | 14337.02 | 14437.73 | 14564.79 | 14686.28 | 14818.09 | 14946.94 | 15065.45 | 15185.87 | 15310.22 | 15426.68 | 15551.31 | 15683.16 | 15812.68 | 15943.02 | 16077.00 | 16209.16 | 16339.74 |
| 35-39 | 13251.17 | 12774.49 | 12139.60 | 12233.87 | 12374.32 | 12649.20 | 12751.50 | 12822.31 | 12869.52 | 12934.14 | 13075.48 | 13234.25 | 13381.38 | 13505.46 | 13585.55 | 13643.67 | 13717.36 | 13772.62 | 13850.77 | 13926.67 | 14001.46 | 14090.36 | 14190.37 | 14295.88 | 14406.82 | 14530.42 | 14651.74 | 14778.18 | 14902.63 | 15025.01 | 15146.80 | 15270.42 | 15388.91 | 15511.47 | 15637.21 |
| 40-44 | 12470.26 | 12282.85 | 12149.00 | 12351.37 | 12652.38 | 12853.47 | 12933.84 | 12963.30 | 13059.90 | 13164.12 | 13319.11 | 13419.33 | 13537.41 | 13619.49 | 13711.41 | 13842.91 | 13984.76 | 14121.72 | 14249.23 | 14351.45 | 14444.54 | 14544.56 | 14631.35 | 14731.60 | 14830.21 | 14928.22 | 15034.16 | 15148.78 | 15264.97 | 15384.30 | 15511.09 | 15635.99 | 15764.19 | 15891.22 | 16018.02 |
| 45-49 | 13679.80 | 13351.30 | 12821.00 | 12544.62 | 12395.63 | 12509.67 | 12691.92 | 12912.22 | 13191.54 | 13506.21 | 13691.56 | 13779.41 | 13854.63 | 13938.77 | 14025.58 | 14163.52 | 14287.20 | 14422.07 | 14524.19 | 14631.34 | 14757.69 | 14892.00 | 15030.39 | 15161.45 | 15279.46 | 15390.20 | 15505.05 | 15607.54 | 15720.21 | 15830.16 | 15940.57 | 16056.88 | 16179.88 | 16303.69 | 16428.48 |
| 50-54 | 13918.13 | 13821.65 | 13722.28 | 13695.16 | 13651.75 | 13548.63 | 13504.28 | 13444.29 | 13469.50 | 13559.93 | 13696.85 | 13850.44 | 14074.81 | 14319.04 | 14577.11 | 14754.51 | 14859.01 | 14949.59 | 15047.51 | 15159.12 | 15298.85 | 15435.03 | 15573.13 | 15689.89 | 15810.27 | 15941.61 | 16079.22 | 16221.65 | 16358.21 | 16486.82 | 16608.67 | 16733.85 | 16849.39 | 16971.45 | 17092.77 |
| 55-59 | 14308.42 | 14153.17 | 13775.47 | 13548.83 | 13370.43 | 13581.87 | 13770.73 | 13886.34 | 13952.59 | 14030.11 | 13970.38 | 13979.76 | 13980.06 | 14026.12 | 14134.52 | 14257.33 | 14401.57 | 14608.79 | 14827.47 | 15039.80 | 15210.71 | 15323.22 | 15426.70 | 15529.85 | 15641.54 | 15780.35 | 15916.38 | 16053.05 | 16175.64 | 16301.42 | 16434.35 | 16570.93 | 16711.90 | 16849.07 | 16978.98 |
| 60-64 | 13419.04 | 13719.84 | 13697.60 | 13724.39 | 13711.84 | 13666.99 | 13644.03 | 13635.39 | 13611.05 | 13646.05 | 13827.85 | 13994.22 | 14103.08 | 14170.98 | 14235.38 | 14221.40 | 14255.15 | 14272.01 | 14326.00 | 14437.95 | 14547.92 | 14675.50 | 14852.29 | 15045.20 | 15228.98 | 15386.75 | 15498.71 | 15603.89 | 15708.89 | 15820.32 | 15950.10 | 16084.64 | 16216.16 | 16337.46 | 16461.32 |
| 65-69 | 10802.08 | 11136.75 | 11532.18 | 11861.19 | 12210.84 | 12610.65 | 12976.23 | 13133.60 | 13264.32 | 13322.26 | 13292.15 | 13298.37 | 13342.09 | 13343.18 | 13390.70 | 13542.99 | 13683.16 | 13792.09 | 13867.87 | 13942.33 | 13961.08 | 14008.78 | 14044.14 | 14110.79 | 14223.80 | 14330.73 | 14450.45 | 14609.03 | 14776.91 | 14939.96 | 15086.06 | 15193.42 | 15297.08 | 15400.47 | 15509.57 |
| 70-74 | 8379.48 | 8820.49 | 8958.35 | 9282.40 | 9634.24 | 10003.64 | 10249.43 | 10705.69 | 11051.55 | 11349.18 | 11629.66 | 11911.78 | 12055.54 | 12161.14 | 12223.64 | 12205.91 | 12211.80 | 12250.17 | 12257.51 | 12306.73 | 12437.01 | 12560.01 | 12657.22 | 12734.21 | 12808.66 | 12840.95 | 12892.90 | 12930.13 | 12994.81 | 13098.63 | 13196.18 | 13304.92 | 13445.95 | 13593.57 | 13736.25 |
| 75-79 | 5613.89 | 5735.67 | 6052.18 | 6430.70 | 6857.42 | 7405.06 | 7754.81 | 7920.53 | 8260.05 | 8556.21 | 8837.68 | 9031.94 | 9392.45 | 9679.38 | 9913.79 | 10135.36 | 10373.10 | 10478.85 | 10566.47 | 10614.46 | 10595.31 | 10591.47 | 10627.86 | 10637.06 | 10682.33 | 10791.34 | 10896.13 | 10985.19 | 11056.58 | 11119.64 | 11153.29 | 11200.29 | 11238.96 | 11300.75 | 11391.93 |
| 80-84 | 3998.38 | 4254.48 | 4296.29 | 4408.66 | 4472.77 | 4492.29 | 4624.03 | 4968.94 | 5247.21 | 5556.45 | 5950.66 | 6229.82 | 6373.61 | 6632.63 | 6856.26 | 7071.25 | 7212.35 | 7493.98 | 7712.44 | 7885.70 | 8055.73 | 8235.62 | 8317.71 | 8390.59 | 8426.07 | 8413.18 | 8416.74 | 8451.19 | 8460.83 | 8498.53 | 8585.20 | 8668.06 | 8738.06 | 8792.74 | 8841.94 |
| 85+ | 4170.14 | 4341.06 | 4261.92 | 4279.09 | 4448.54 | 4829.40 | 5258.92 | 5543.37 | 5880.12 | 6176.98 | 6442.27 | 6823.69 | 7248.67 | 7660.25 | 8065.89 | 8509.08 | 8953.05 | 9324.79 | 9771.94 | 10189.24 | 10626.70 | 11021.22 | 11459.04 | 11906.79 | 12303.59 | 12711.23 | 13098.01 | 13443.23 | 13795.82 | 14086.07 | 14353.71 | 14620.48 | 14880.68 | 15128.87 | 15351.93 |
| Total | 212113.75 | 209034.42 | 206778.65 | 209653.57 | 211932.60 | 214681.67 | 216895.08 | 218512.66 | 220827.00 | 223141.35 | 225455.69 | 227770.03 | 230084.37 | 232398.72 | 234713.06 | 237027.40 | 239341.74 | 241656.09 | 243970.43 | 246284.77 | 248599.11 | 250913.46 | 253227.80 | 255542.14 | 257856.48 | 260170.83 | 262485.17 | 264799.51 | 267113.85 | 269428.20 | 271742.54 | 274056.88 | 276371.22 | 278685.57 | 280999.91 |