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 | 1675.34 | 1299.26 | 1292.59 | 2077.65 | 2060.71 | 2011.87 | 2080.75 | 2096.16 | 2112.84 | 2129.14 | 2147.08 | 2163.52 | 2180.93 | 2198.92 | 2216.86 | 2235.86 | 2254.94 | 2274.80 | 2294.77 | 2314.25 | 2333.98 | 2353.47 | 2373.80 | 2393.67 | 2413.66 | 2434.05 | 2454.31 | 2474.32 | 2494.17 | 2514.07 | 2533.93 | 2554.06 | 2574.16 |
| 5-9 | 1584.66 | 1800.77 | 1185.32 | 1309.36 | 2023.46 | 2003.55 | 1955.03 | 2019.66 | 2034.06 | 2049.73 | 2064.98 | 2081.50 | 2096.98 | 2113.29 | 2130.42 | 2147.57 | 2165.48 | 2183.45 | 2202.35 | 2221.29 | 2239.64 | 2258.32 | 2276.73 | 2296.05 | 2314.87 | 2333.78 | 2353.12 | 2372.35 | 2391.37 | 2410.17 | 2429.01 | 2447.79 | 2466.90 | 2485.92 |
| 10-14 | 1337.10 | 1609.70 | 1303.79 | 1356.34 | 1704.41 | 1686.76 | 1647.05 | 1701.01 | 1712.68 | 1726.01 | 1738.88 | 1752.90 | 1765.90 | 1779.40 | 1793.66 | 1808.03 | 1823.01 | 1838.13 | 1853.90 | 1869.82 | 1885.28 | 1900.96 | 1916.53 | 1932.72 | 1948.57 | 1964.49 | 1980.74 | 1996.89 | 2012.88 | 2028.70 | 2044.58 | 2060.39 | 2076.45 | 2092.50 |
| 15-19 | 1522.60 | 1658.26 | 1583.88 | 1579.71 | 1970.99 | 1930.77 | 1885.28 | 1944.14 | 1956.35 | 1970.18 | 1983.88 | 1998.55 | 2012.33 | 2027.18 | 2042.57 | 2058.24 | 2074.54 | 2091.10 | 2108.28 | 2125.66 | 2142.63 | 2159.84 | 2177.00 | 2194.83 | 2212.36 | 2229.91 | 2247.88 | 2265.87 | 2283.51 | 2301.06 | 2318.69 | 2336.31 | 2354.23 | 2372.07 |
| 20-24 | 2087.37 | 3118.95 | 2889.04 | 2807.73 | 2719.00 | 2668.35 | 2606.99 | 2696.21 | 2715.07 | 2735.21 | 2754.86 | 2777.08 | 2797.25 | 2819.46 | 2841.89 | 2864.20 | 2887.99 | 2911.91 | 2936.70 | 2961.65 | 2986.31 | 3011.27 | 3035.88 | 3061.63 | 3086.73 | 3111.97 | 3137.86 | 3163.72 | 3189.10 | 3214.41 | 3239.74 | 3265.15 | 3290.89 | 3316.53 |
| 25-29 | 2336.96 | 2946.81 | 3015.02 | 2946.03 | 3023.79 | 2973.15 | 2904.64 | 3002.68 | 3023.05 | 3046.15 | 3068.22 | 3093.36 | 3116.27 | 3140.47 | 3165.64 | 3190.64 | 3217.22 | 3243.97 | 3271.72 | 3299.65 | 3327.10 | 3354.82 | 3382.46 | 3411.09 | 3439.12 | 3467.25 | 3496.05 | 3524.75 | 3553.00 | 3581.00 | 3609.18 | 3637.32 | 3665.88 | 3694.34 |
| 30-34 | 1998.19 | 2292.33 | 2011.28 | 1993.10 | 2588.22 | 2542.28 | 2483.24 | 2563.97 | 2580.98 | 2599.82 | 2618.02 | 2638.39 | 2657.36 | 2677.63 | 2698.69 | 2719.61 | 2741.70 | 2764.02 | 2787.37 | 2810.86 | 2833.68 | 2856.87 | 2879.86 | 2903.84 | 2927.29 | 2950.82 | 2974.97 | 2999.02 | 3022.69 | 3046.11 | 3069.69 | 3093.25 | 3117.20 | 3141.01 |
| 35-39 | 1561.66 | 1634.38 | 1530.09 | 1581.84 | 2022.79 | 1982.06 | 1935.10 | 1996.36 | 2009.62 | 2023.69 | 2037.60 | 2052.76 | 2067.14 | 2082.55 | 2098.59 | 2114.64 | 2131.41 | 2148.31 | 2166.12 | 2184.02 | 2201.47 | 2219.34 | 2236.76 | 2255.19 | 2273.10 | 2291.13 | 2309.62 | 2328.01 | 2346.18 | 2364.14 | 2382.19 | 2400.21 | 2418.54 | 2436.82 |
| 40-44 | 1231.64 | 1293.00 | 1159.10 | 1204.66 | 1600.78 | 1568.32 | 1532.67 | 1583.55 | 1593.86 | 1605.97 | 1617.33 | 1630.26 | 1641.94 | 1654.55 | 1667.48 | 1680.48 | 1694.21 | 1708.18 | 1722.64 | 1737.27 | 1751.54 | 1765.97 | 1780.41 | 1795.35 | 1810.01 | 1824.68 | 1839.75 | 1854.80 | 1869.62 | 1884.35 | 1899.14 | 1913.94 | 1928.95 | 1943.89 |
| 45-49 | 1092.56 | 1237.69 | 956.72 | 1018.07 | 1426.20 | 1392.92 | 1359.63 | 1402.99 | 1411.89 | 1422.23 | 1431.87 | 1442.72 | 1452.95 | 1463.74 | 1475.05 | 1486.31 | 1498.21 | 1510.30 | 1522.86 | 1535.42 | 1547.77 | 1560.20 | 1572.73 | 1585.69 | 1598.39 | 1611.11 | 1624.14 | 1637.23 | 1650.06 | 1662.76 | 1675.57 | 1688.38 | 1701.39 | 1714.32 |
| 50-54 | 1026.19 | 1114.80 | 866.00 | 947.41 | 1350.97 | 1313.13 | 1282.00 | 1320.31 | 1328.74 | 1337.66 | 1346.59 | 1356.01 | 1365.04 | 1375.06 | 1385.11 | 1395.38 | 1406.04 | 1417.07 | 1428.61 | 1440.25 | 1451.51 | 1463.05 | 1474.31 | 1486.24 | 1497.91 | 1509.62 | 1521.64 | 1533.62 | 1545.47 | 1557.22 | 1569.04 | 1580.89 | 1592.87 | 1604.87 |
| 55-59 | 794.38 | 841.47 | 678.77 | 668.37 | 1051.76 | 1015.78 | 991.55 | 1021.77 | 1027.81 | 1034.76 | 1041.49 | 1048.92 | 1055.92 | 1063.52 | 1071.34 | 1079.30 | 1087.58 | 1096.10 | 1104.98 | 1113.90 | 1122.60 | 1131.44 | 1140.27 | 1149.46 | 1158.48 | 1167.50 | 1176.78 | 1186.06 | 1195.18 | 1204.21 | 1213.33 | 1222.47 | 1231.74 | 1240.96 |
| 60-64 | 606.16 | 687.60 | 582.05 | 585.26 | 778.74 | 764.97 | 747.40 | 770.09 | 774.79 | 780.10 | 785.34 | 790.91 | 796.27 | 801.96 | 807.94 | 813.99 | 820.28 | 826.70 | 833.33 | 840.06 | 846.65 | 853.33 | 859.98 | 866.88 | 873.68 | 880.49 | 887.46 | 894.45 | 901.32 | 908.13 | 914.98 | 921.83 | 928.80 | 935.75 |
| 65-69 | 484.15 | 537.47 | 397.01 | 494.62 | 637.01 | 616.95 | 602.60 | 620.19 | 623.95 | 628.17 | 632.13 | 636.57 | 640.83 | 645.30 | 649.98 | 654.69 | 659.64 | 664.72 | 670.15 | 675.60 | 680.75 | 686.10 | 691.32 | 696.83 | 702.22 | 707.60 | 713.15 | 718.68 | 724.17 | 729.54 | 735.00 | 740.43 | 745.95 | 751.46 |
| 70-74 | 274.12 | 362.38 | 267.59 | 309.56 | 368.46 | 354.81 | 347.05 | 357.81 | 359.89 | 362.51 | 364.80 | 367.58 | 370.07 | 372.83 | 375.56 | 378.33 | 381.22 | 384.24 | 387.42 | 390.62 | 393.67 | 396.74 | 399.88 | 403.10 | 406.28 | 409.43 | 412.67 | 415.93 | 419.15 | 422.33 | 425.55 | 428.77 | 432.03 | 435.26 |
| 75-79 | 131.37 | 269.48 | 208.04 | 222.85 | 180.74 | 173.03 | 169.02 | 174.21 | 175.37 | 176.56 | 177.84 | 179.22 | 180.40 | 181.93 | 183.29 | 184.74 | 186.17 | 187.73 | 189.41 | 191.09 | 192.60 | 194.16 | 195.69 | 197.31 | 198.91 | 200.49 | 202.14 | 203.74 | 205.34 | 206.93 | 208.53 | 210.14 | 211.76 | 213.37 |
| 80-84 | 77.42 | 186.30 | 157.39 | 156.73 | 98.85 | 97.21 | 95.26 | 98.01 | 98.56 | 99.24 | 99.83 | 100.54 | 101.22 | 101.91 | 102.65 | 103.39 | 104.14 | 104.91 | 105.75 | 106.59 | 107.36 | 108.14 | 108.94 | 109.76 | 110.57 | 111.36 | 112.17 | 113.00 | 113.83 | 114.62 | 115.43 | 116.23 | 117.05 | 117.86 |
| 85+ | 64.92 | 134.24 | 141.29 | 94.82 | 83.58 | 82.20 | 80.75 | 82.52 | 82.90 | 83.34 | 83.76 | 84.22 | 84.71 | 85.20 | 85.71 | 86.23 | 86.76 | 87.31 | 87.90 | 88.50 | 89.07 | 89.65 | 90.24 | 90.85 | 91.46 | 92.05 | 92.64 | 93.26 | 93.88 | 94.47 | 95.08 | 95.69 | 96.30 | 96.92 |
| Total | 19833.76 | 23400.97 | 20231.64 | 20569.05 | 25707.39 | 25226.96 | 24637.13 | 25436.24 | 25605.74 | 25794.15 | 25976.54 | 26178.57 | 26366.09 | 26566.91 | 26774.50 | 26982.64 | 27201.46 | 27423.09 | 27654.29 | 27887.00 | 28113.89 | 28344.19 | 28572.47 | 28810.62 | 29043.61 | 29277.35 | 29516.82 | 29755.71 | 29991.08 | 30224.32 | 30458.81 | 30693.11 | 30930.98 | 31168.01 |