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 breakdown by age and sex.
Estimated figures come from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Projected in-migration uses the in-migration age profile carried forward from the jump-off year by the cohort-component method.
In-migration is one of the four components of population change. Along with births, it adds people to the area. The gap between in-migration and out-migration is net migration. This is often the biggest 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 | 82.55 | 84.59 | 82.67 | 93.76 | 101.93 | 98.70 | 97.29 | 99.16 | 99.07 | 99.09 | 99.12 | 99.20 | 99.28 | 99.60 | 99.84 | 100.26 | 100.68 | 101.07 | 101.56 | 101.89 | 102.31 | 102.76 | 103.17 | 103.75 | 104.23 | 104.68 | 105.24 | 105.85 | 106.40 | 107.02 | 107.52 | 108.00 | 108.61 | 109.18 |
| 5-9 | 98.07 | 95.19 | 53.58 | 51.18 | 121.08 | 117.25 | 115.58 | 117.80 | 117.69 | 117.72 | 117.75 | 117.84 | 117.93 | 118.32 | 118.60 | 119.10 | 119.60 | 120.06 | 120.65 | 121.04 | 121.54 | 122.07 | 122.56 | 123.25 | 123.82 | 124.35 | 125.02 | 125.74 | 126.39 | 127.14 | 127.73 | 128.30 | 129.02 | 129.70 |
| 10-14 | 75.16 | 67.48 | 67.02 | 59.55 | 92.80 | 89.86 | 88.58 | 90.28 | 90.20 | 90.22 | 90.24 | 90.31 | 90.39 | 90.68 | 90.90 | 91.28 | 91.66 | 92.02 | 92.47 | 92.76 | 93.15 | 93.55 | 93.93 | 94.46 | 94.89 | 95.30 | 95.82 | 96.37 | 96.87 | 97.44 | 97.89 | 98.33 | 98.88 | 99.40 |
| 15-19 | 99.39 | 91.92 | 95.81 | 80.33 | 122.72 | 118.84 | 117.14 | 119.39 | 119.28 | 119.31 | 119.34 | 119.43 | 119.53 | 119.92 | 120.20 | 120.71 | 121.22 | 121.68 | 122.28 | 122.67 | 123.19 | 123.72 | 124.21 | 124.92 | 125.49 | 126.03 | 126.71 | 127.44 | 128.10 | 128.85 | 129.45 | 130.04 | 130.76 | 131.45 |
| 20-24 | 138.43 | 172.74 | 154.91 | 151.30 | 170.92 | 165.51 | 163.14 | 166.27 | 166.12 | 166.16 | 166.20 | 166.34 | 166.47 | 167.01 | 167.41 | 168.12 | 168.82 | 169.47 | 170.31 | 170.85 | 171.56 | 172.30 | 172.99 | 173.98 | 174.77 | 175.53 | 176.47 | 177.49 | 178.41 | 179.46 | 180.29 | 181.10 | 182.12 | 183.08 |
| 25-29 | 130.01 | 149.51 | 162.45 | 155.65 | 160.52 | 155.44 | 153.22 | 156.16 | 156.02 | 156.06 | 156.10 | 156.22 | 156.34 | 156.85 | 157.23 | 157.90 | 158.55 | 159.16 | 159.95 | 160.46 | 161.13 | 161.82 | 162.47 | 163.40 | 164.14 | 164.85 | 165.74 | 166.69 | 167.56 | 168.54 | 169.33 | 170.09 | 171.04 | 171.94 |
| 30-34 | 115.59 | 130.12 | 98.10 | 103.43 | 142.72 | 138.21 | 136.23 | 138.84 | 138.72 | 138.75 | 138.79 | 138.90 | 139.01 | 139.46 | 139.79 | 140.39 | 140.97 | 141.52 | 142.21 | 142.67 | 143.26 | 143.88 | 144.46 | 145.28 | 145.94 | 146.57 | 147.36 | 148.21 | 148.98 | 149.85 | 150.55 | 151.23 | 152.08 | 152.88 |
| 35-39 | 106.68 | 104.12 | 102.90 | 109.26 | 131.72 | 127.55 | 125.73 | 128.14 | 128.02 | 128.06 | 128.09 | 128.19 | 128.29 | 128.71 | 129.02 | 129.57 | 130.11 | 130.61 | 131.25 | 131.67 | 132.22 | 132.79 | 133.32 | 134.08 | 134.69 | 135.27 | 136.00 | 136.78 | 137.49 | 138.30 | 138.94 | 139.57 | 140.35 | 141.09 |
| 40-44 | 72.48 | 50.80 | 73.55 | 59.20 | 89.49 | 86.66 | 85.42 | 87.06 | 86.98 | 87.00 | 87.02 | 87.09 | 87.16 | 87.44 | 87.65 | 88.02 | 88.39 | 88.73 | 89.17 | 89.45 | 89.83 | 90.21 | 90.57 | 91.09 | 91.50 | 91.90 | 92.40 | 92.93 | 93.41 | 93.96 | 94.39 | 94.82 | 95.35 | 95.85 |
| 45-49 | 63.70 | 47.56 | 35.52 | 40.30 | 78.65 | 76.17 | 75.08 | 76.52 | 76.45 | 76.47 | 76.49 | 76.55 | 76.61 | 76.86 | 77.04 | 77.37 | 77.69 | 77.99 | 78.37 | 78.62 | 78.95 | 79.29 | 79.61 | 80.06 | 80.43 | 80.78 | 81.21 | 81.68 | 82.10 | 82.59 | 82.97 | 83.34 | 83.81 | 84.25 |
| 50-54 | 59.40 | 78.50 | 66.42 | 58.29 | 73.34 | 71.02 | 70.01 | 71.35 | 71.28 | 71.30 | 71.32 | 71.38 | 71.43 | 71.67 | 71.84 | 72.14 | 72.44 | 72.72 | 73.08 | 73.31 | 73.62 | 73.94 | 74.23 | 74.65 | 75.00 | 75.32 | 75.73 | 76.16 | 76.56 | 77.01 | 77.36 | 77.71 | 78.15 | 78.56 |
| 55-59 | 48.98 | 32.21 | 34.07 | 33.14 | 60.48 | 58.57 | 57.73 | 58.84 | 58.78 | 58.80 | 58.81 | 58.86 | 58.91 | 59.10 | 59.24 | 59.49 | 59.74 | 59.97 | 60.26 | 60.46 | 60.71 | 60.97 | 61.21 | 61.56 | 61.84 | 62.11 | 62.45 | 62.81 | 63.13 | 63.50 | 63.80 | 64.08 | 64.44 | 64.78 |
| 60-64 | 41.23 | 38.68 | 41.05 | 31.50 | 50.91 | 49.30 | 48.59 | 49.52 | 49.48 | 49.49 | 49.50 | 49.54 | 49.58 | 49.74 | 49.86 | 50.08 | 50.28 | 50.48 | 50.73 | 50.89 | 51.10 | 51.32 | 51.53 | 51.82 | 52.06 | 52.28 | 52.56 | 52.86 | 53.14 | 53.45 | 53.70 | 53.94 | 54.24 | 54.53 |
| 65-69 | 24.13 | 18.95 | 17.66 | 26.54 | 29.79 | 28.85 | 28.44 | 28.98 | 28.96 | 28.96 | 28.97 | 28.99 | 29.02 | 29.11 | 29.18 | 29.31 | 29.43 | 29.54 | 29.69 | 29.78 | 29.91 | 30.03 | 30.15 | 30.33 | 30.46 | 30.60 | 30.76 | 30.94 | 31.10 | 31.28 | 31.43 | 31.57 | 31.75 | 31.91 |
| 70-74 | 10.53 | 9.51 | 10.85 | 10.12 | 13.00 | 12.58 | 12.40 | 12.64 | 12.63 | 12.63 | 12.64 | 12.65 | 12.66 | 12.70 | 12.73 | 12.78 | 12.84 | 12.89 | 12.95 | 12.99 | 13.04 | 13.10 | 13.15 | 13.23 | 13.29 | 13.35 | 13.42 | 13.50 | 13.57 | 13.64 | 13.71 | 13.77 | 13.85 | 13.92 |
| 75-79 | 2.06 | 8.33 | 8.54 | 6.09 | 2.55 | 2.47 | 2.43 | 2.48 | 2.48 | 2.48 | 2.48 | 2.48 | 2.48 | 2.49 | 2.49 | 2.50 | 2.52 | 2.53 | 2.54 | 2.55 | 2.56 | 2.57 | 2.58 | 2.59 | 2.60 | 2.62 | 2.63 | 2.64 | 2.66 | 2.67 | 2.69 | 2.70 | 2.71 | 2.73 |
| 80-84 | 4.37 | 5.02 | 7.29 | 9.64 | 5.40 | 5.23 | 5.15 | 5.25 | 5.25 | 5.25 | 5.25 | 5.25 | 5.26 | 5.28 | 5.29 | 5.31 | 5.33 | 5.35 | 5.38 | 5.40 | 5.42 | 5.44 | 5.46 | 5.50 | 5.52 | 5.54 | 5.57 | 5.61 | 5.64 | 5.67 | 5.70 | 5.72 | 5.75 | 5.78 |
| 85+ | 2.19 | 4.28 | 0.68 | 5.40 | 2.71 | 2.62 | 2.59 | 2.64 | 2.63 | 2.63 | 2.63 | 2.64 | 2.64 | 2.65 | 2.65 | 2.67 | 2.68 | 2.69 | 2.70 | 2.71 | 2.72 | 2.73 | 2.74 | 2.76 | 2.77 | 2.78 | 2.80 | 2.81 | 2.83 | 2.85 | 2.86 | 2.87 | 2.89 | 2.90 |
| Total | 1174.98 | 1189.52 | 1113.07 | 1084.67 | 1450.72 | 1404.83 | 1384.75 | 1411.32 | 1410.02 | 1410.38 | 1410.72 | 1411.85 | 1412.97 | 1417.58 | 1420.96 | 1427.00 | 1432.95 | 1438.46 | 1445.55 | 1450.15 | 1456.22 | 1462.51 | 1468.36 | 1476.70 | 1483.44 | 1489.87 | 1497.88 | 1506.51 | 1514.34 | 1523.24 | 1530.30 | 1537.20 | 1545.81 | 1553.95 |