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 | 528.37 | 533.43 | 532.49 | 527.59 | 492.87 | 500.06 | 517.00 | 537.12 | 542.71 | 558.88 | 564.18 | 569.14 | 573.68 | 578.32 | 581.48 | 584.40 | 586.73 | 588.83 | 590.49 | 592.17 | 593.73 | 595.30 | 597.35 | 599.20 | 601.20 | 603.26 | 605.50 | 607.98 | 610.54 | 613.12 | 615.78 | 618.66 | 621.64 | 624.61 | 627.72 |
| 5-9 | 637.86 | 612.56 | 608.72 | 571.49 | 578.15 | 582.33 | 565.39 | 551.57 | 562.52 | 557.28 | 560.75 | 568.64 | 578.81 | 583.65 | 592.45 | 596.90 | 600.89 | 604.75 | 608.34 | 611.28 | 614.17 | 616.90 | 619.80 | 622.39 | 625.02 | 627.58 | 630.26 | 633.06 | 635.78 | 638.51 | 641.26 | 644.13 | 647.08 | 650.04 | 653.10 |
| 10-14 | 728.03 | 732.42 | 706.89 | 697.52 | 682.92 | 653.31 | 649.49 | 648.33 | 621.12 | 613.43 | 617.03 | 609.53 | 605.03 | 613.26 | 612.48 | 616.24 | 620.47 | 627.36 | 630.89 | 636.75 | 640.54 | 644.21 | 648.16 | 651.87 | 655.29 | 658.65 | 661.98 | 665.33 | 668.54 | 671.71 | 674.82 | 678.01 | 681.24 | 684.40 | 687.65 |
| 15-19 | 699.52 | 702.40 | 731.42 | 753.10 | 778.81 | 792.73 | 789.95 | 773.79 | 765.76 | 762.25 | 745.39 | 738.77 | 741.62 | 724.29 | 720.46 | 724.68 | 722.82 | 722.45 | 728.65 | 729.27 | 732.62 | 737.34 | 743.64 | 747.72 | 753.51 | 757.86 | 762.22 | 766.61 | 770.86 | 774.90 | 778.87 | 782.84 | 786.76 | 790.58 | 794.47 |
| 20-24 | 715.79 | 685.47 | 712.14 | 737.58 | 760.58 | 746.20 | 755.96 | 744.46 | 754.73 | 754.74 | 760.57 | 758.44 | 748.05 | 744.83 | 742.16 | 732.21 | 731.07 | 731.65 | 724.31 | 723.98 | 727.25 | 726.89 | 727.97 | 732.79 | 735.16 | 739.19 | 743.86 | 749.10 | 753.33 | 758.14 | 762.23 | 766.38 | 770.52 | 774.56 | 778.59 |
| 25-29 | 695.96 | 680.99 | 657.50 | 727.24 | 758.54 | 688.73 | 662.42 | 655.24 | 653.26 | 643.77 | 636.26 | 638.37 | 638.74 | 645.44 | 645.95 | 650.46 | 651.37 | 648.81 | 650.81 | 652.54 | 650.04 | 651.47 | 654.51 | 654.33 | 656.39 | 659.93 | 662.35 | 665.13 | 668.82 | 671.67 | 675.08 | 678.97 | 682.86 | 686.38 | 690.22 |
| 30-34 | 582.81 | 593.16 | 588.14 | 593.10 | 590.32 | 626.33 | 643.24 | 637.11 | 638.59 | 636.77 | 616.06 | 608.43 | 606.60 | 606.34 | 605.91 | 604.61 | 607.49 | 610.02 | 613.47 | 615.12 | 618.69 | 621.28 | 622.26 | 624.55 | 627.40 | 628.36 | 631.04 | 634.23 | 636.29 | 639.13 | 642.31 | 645.08 | 648.04 | 651.42 | 654.54 |
| 35-39 | 621.25 | 627.23 | 594.58 | 581.26 | 586.55 | 603.80 | 628.97 | 652.19 | 669.92 | 676.49 | 691.64 | 704.02 | 703.13 | 707.97 | 708.08 | 697.15 | 695.47 | 695.83 | 697.42 | 698.17 | 699.60 | 702.80 | 706.16 | 709.98 | 712.79 | 717.17 | 720.65 | 723.57 | 726.68 | 730.29 | 732.96 | 736.32 | 740.03 | 743.17 | 746.63 |
| 40-44 | 590.36 | 580.93 | 591.64 | 636.27 | 630.72 | 651.41 | 639.55 | 639.57 | 639.25 | 664.44 | 676.42 | 695.15 | 713.25 | 726.87 | 733.35 | 746.72 | 756.29 | 757.77 | 763.47 | 766.32 | 762.35 | 763.79 | 765.93 | 768.77 | 770.80 | 773.16 | 776.90 | 780.91 | 785.07 | 788.50 | 793.17 | 797.11 | 800.53 | 804.01 | 808.04 |
| 45-49 | 614.31 | 621.88 | 602.53 | 571.97 | 595.90 | 593.14 | 568.29 | 570.05 | 585.81 | 572.46 | 587.26 | 578.86 | 578.73 | 579.62 | 598.56 | 605.32 | 618.66 | 631.74 | 640.85 | 645.41 | 655.30 | 662.21 | 664.12 | 669.05 | 672.37 | 671.19 | 673.35 | 675.59 | 678.68 | 681.05 | 683.36 | 686.67 | 690.31 | 693.96 | 696.97 |
| 50-54 | 590.18 | 596.27 | 586.59 | 593.24 | 611.76 | 599.12 | 603.55 | 587.16 | 572.18 | 589.82 | 587.82 | 569.45 | 572.70 | 584.24 | 575.98 | 587.27 | 583.41 | 585.86 | 586.94 | 600.33 | 605.06 | 615.48 | 624.95 | 632.40 | 637.22 | 643.74 | 650.10 | 652.61 | 656.80 | 660.32 | 660.06 | 662.30 | 664.73 | 667.70 | 670.38 |
| 55-59 | 676.72 | 658.29 | 645.55 | 618.32 | 575.94 | 598.31 | 612.92 | 619.05 | 614.15 | 616.44 | 604.64 | 604.05 | 590.37 | 581.50 | 595.91 | 594.05 | 579.48 | 583.42 | 593.96 | 589.21 | 598.19 | 597.28 | 599.23 | 600.93 | 610.81 | 615.88 | 624.38 | 632.54 | 639.86 | 643.59 | 649.52 | 655.34 | 657.89 | 662.12 | 665.14 |
| 60-64 | 643.77 | 661.17 | 667.92 | 661.50 | 671.38 | 653.57 | 661.03 | 664.25 | 650.71 | 624.03 | 642.89 | 653.68 | 658.81 | 653.64 | 655.40 | 647.38 | 648.49 | 637.04 | 631.75 | 646.22 | 646.77 | 635.89 | 637.60 | 647.61 | 644.28 | 651.83 | 649.89 | 651.27 | 653.40 | 663.73 | 669.03 | 677.29 | 684.85 | 691.41 | 695.52 |
| 65-69 | 481.81 | 506.77 | 532.01 | 579.46 | 606.15 | 619.93 | 633.92 | 643.25 | 644.04 | 658.14 | 645.10 | 650.17 | 652.31 | 641.42 | 620.40 | 635.70 | 642.64 | 647.83 | 644.98 | 647.54 | 641.04 | 641.75 | 634.75 | 631.09 | 643.76 | 644.45 | 635.83 | 637.85 | 645.74 | 642.59 | 649.29 | 648.16 | 650.04 | 652.67 | 662.21 |
| 70-74 | 351.32 | 384.71 | 386.20 | 398.42 | 418.81 | 449.24 | 460.02 | 482.91 | 520.22 | 537.81 | 548.86 | 558.83 | 566.01 | 566.47 | 579.58 | 569.63 | 574.89 | 576.99 | 568.00 | 549.65 | 562.32 | 568.29 | 572.70 | 569.85 | 571.54 | 566.28 | 567.76 | 562.84 | 559.99 | 571.02 | 572.03 | 564.89 | 566.40 | 572.96 | 569.84 |
| 75-79 | 209.90 | 219.88 | 254.83 | 281.53 | 297.29 | 310.30 | 335.75 | 333.27 | 344.28 | 356.39 | 380.83 | 390.73 | 409.31 | 439.61 | 452.60 | 461.02 | 468.30 | 473.91 | 475.92 | 486.64 | 478.48 | 482.45 | 483.95 | 476.56 | 462.05 | 472.12 | 477.66 | 481.67 | 479.49 | 479.54 | 475.31 | 477.44 | 474.55 | 472.25 | 480.71 |
| 80-84 | 119.57 | 128.01 | 140.76 | 149.47 | 160.25 | 165.68 | 182.27 | 207.43 | 222.55 | 229.98 | 240.03 | 258.25 | 257.75 | 265.58 | 273.80 | 291.50 | 298.78 | 312.53 | 335.73 | 345.06 | 351.94 | 358.17 | 362.03 | 363.23 | 370.81 | 364.29 | 367.83 | 368.73 | 364.02 | 353.30 | 360.45 | 364.67 | 367.92 | 366.58 | 366.48 |
| 85+ | 174.05 | 176.54 | 164.78 | 158.79 | 158.76 | 174.99 | 183.99 | 197.36 | 208.44 | 223.23 | 236.74 | 254.10 | 279.82 | 297.82 | 312.42 | 327.88 | 351.99 | 368.58 | 385.51 | 401.94 | 425.64 | 448.37 | 470.86 | 499.79 | 517.83 | 539.39 | 558.91 | 577.59 | 598.82 | 617.74 | 629.45 | 646.83 | 661.82 | 674.53 | 681.25 |
| Total | 9661.58 | 9702.11 | 9704.68 | 9837.85 | 9955.69 | 10009.17 | 10093.72 | 10144.11 | 10210.23 | 10276.36 | 10342.48 | 10408.61 | 10474.73 | 10540.86 | 10606.98 | 10673.10 | 10739.23 | 10805.35 | 10871.48 | 10937.60 | 11003.72 | 11069.85 | 11135.97 | 11202.10 | 11268.22 | 11334.35 | 11400.47 | 11466.59 | 11532.72 | 11598.84 | 11664.97 | 11731.09 | 11797.22 | 11863.34 | 11929.46 |