Deaths is the number of people who die in an area each year. This page shows total deaths over time and a breakdown by age and sex.
Estimated death figures come from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, which compiles records from state and territory death registries. Each death is linked to the person's age, sex, and usual place of residence.
Projected deaths use mortality rates carried forward from the jump-off year by the cohort-component method.
Deaths are one of the four components of population change, along with births, in-migration, and out-migration. More deaths than births means natural decrease, which can only be offset by net migration.
| 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 | 21.94 | 30.35 | 14.94 | 16.39 | 17.07 | 18.03 | 18.51 | 19.04 | 19.53 | 19.93 | 20.18 | 20.41 | 20.66 | 20.90 | 21.14 | 21.37 | 21.59 | 21.80 | 22.02 | 22.28 | 22.54 | 22.79 | 23.05 | 23.29 | 23.54 | 23.79 | 24.04 | 24.29 | 24.54 | 24.80 | 25.05 | 25.30 | 25.55 | 25.79 |
| 5-9 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 4.96 | 5.98 | 5.83 | 5.80 | 5.68 | 5.62 | 5.55 | 5.53 | 5.54 | 5.64 | 5.72 | 5.82 | 5.89 | 5.97 | 6.03 | 6.09 | 6.15 | 6.20 | 6.26 | 6.31 | 6.37 | 6.43 | 6.49 | 6.55 | 6.61 | 6.67 | 6.73 | 6.79 | 6.85 | 6.91 | 6.97 | 7.03 |
| 10-14 | 0.64 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.91 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.83 | 0.82 | 0.83 | 0.85 | 0.88 | 0.91 | 0.93 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.96 | 0.96 | 0.96 | 0.97 | 0.97 | 0.98 | 0.98 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 15-19 | 10.00 | 12.97 | 2.91 | 10.00 | 9.99 | 9.96 | 10.18 | 10.44 | 10.49 | 10.39 | 10.41 | 10.40 | 10.41 | 10.53 | 10.63 | 10.70 | 10.79 | 10.88 | 10.97 | 11.09 | 11.21 | 11.31 | 11.41 | 11.52 | 11.63 | 11.73 | 11.84 | 11.95 | 12.07 | 12.18 | 12.30 | 12.41 | 12.53 | 12.64 |
| 20-24 | 11.84 | 9.98 | 14.98 | 7.88 | 7.77 | 7.56 | 7.23 | 7.04 | 6.91 | 7.00 | 7.05 | 7.27 | 7.37 | 7.42 | 7.43 | 7.46 | 7.43 | 7.50 | 7.59 | 7.67 | 7.77 | 7.91 | 8.00 | 8.10 | 8.20 | 8.29 | 8.36 | 8.45 | 8.53 | 8.61 | 8.69 | 8.77 | 8.85 | 8.93 |
| 25-29 | 9.00 | 14.00 | 7.96 | 22.94 | 23.70 | 23.36 | 22.58 | 22.12 | 21.84 | 21.50 | 21.19 | 21.16 | 21.24 | 21.35 | 21.46 | 21.61 | 21.73 | 21.88 | 21.93 | 22.04 | 22.17 | 22.25 | 22.33 | 22.48 | 22.64 | 22.80 | 22.97 | 23.13 | 23.29 | 23.45 | 23.62 | 23.78 | 23.94 | 24.11 |
| 30-34 | 16.84 | 25.94 | 25.83 | 16.96 | 16.93 | 17.42 | 18.14 | 18.45 | 18.87 | 19.17 | 19.31 | 19.18 | 19.03 | 18.91 | 18.80 | 18.87 | 19.02 | 19.13 | 19.26 | 19.49 | 19.65 | 19.85 | 20.08 | 20.32 | 20.53 | 20.76 | 20.96 | 21.18 | 21.39 | 21.60 | 21.80 | 22.01 | 22.22 | 22.42 |
| 35-39 | 16.43 | 13.95 | 14.00 | 14.00 | 13.99 | 14.35 | 14.61 | 14.21 | 14.19 | 14.40 | 14.62 | 14.72 | 14.86 | 14.90 | 14.95 | 15.00 | 15.05 | 15.16 | 15.21 | 15.26 | 15.32 | 15.38 | 15.46 | 15.56 | 15.67 | 15.79 | 15.92 | 16.04 | 16.15 | 16.27 | 16.38 | 16.49 | 16.59 | 16.71 |
| 40-44 | 22.91 | 31.78 | 26.93 | 14.91 | 14.56 | 14.49 | 14.58 | 14.82 | 15.03 | 15.42 | 15.44 | 15.55 | 15.61 | 15.70 | 15.82 | 16.03 | 16.17 | 16.28 | 16.38 | 16.47 | 16.56 | 16.63 | 16.74 | 16.84 | 16.94 | 17.04 | 17.16 | 17.29 | 17.42 | 17.56 | 17.70 | 17.84 | 17.98 | 18.12 |
| 45-49 | 42.78 | 35.77 | 38.39 | 36.05 | 35.92 | 37.37 | 37.99 | 38.18 | 38.89 | 39.56 | 39.84 | 40.09 | 40.32 | 40.56 | 40.85 | 41.10 | 41.39 | 41.56 | 41.73 | 42.06 | 42.40 | 42.71 | 43.01 | 43.25 | 43.49 | 43.76 | 44.02 | 44.33 | 44.65 | 44.96 | 45.27 | 45.59 | 45.92 | 46.26 |
| 50-54 | 49.79 | 38.82 | 55.66 | 50.87 | 49.12 | 49.46 | 49.55 | 49.29 | 49.92 | 50.04 | 51.13 | 51.86 | 53.05 | 53.87 | 54.92 | 55.22 | 55.56 | 55.76 | 56.12 | 56.51 | 57.20 | 57.67 | 58.11 | 58.76 | 59.35 | 59.89 | 60.49 | 61.08 | 61.61 | 62.05 | 62.51 | 62.84 | 63.17 | 63.52 |
| 55-59 | 67.41 | 72.04 | 58.64 | 43.15 | 42.76 | 43.28 | 43.70 | 43.86 | 43.77 | 43.63 | 43.87 | 43.87 | 43.81 | 43.92 | 44.33 | 44.66 | 45.27 | 45.88 | 46.54 | 46.93 | 47.22 | 47.46 | 47.77 | 48.12 | 48.47 | 48.85 | 49.21 | 49.51 | 49.83 | 50.23 | 50.62 | 51.00 | 51.38 | 51.72 |
| 60-64 | 63.79 | 61.58 | 99.83 | 66.79 | 66.18 | 66.17 | 65.85 | 65.03 | 65.08 | 65.57 | 66.63 | 67.10 | 67.60 | 67.97 | 67.82 | 67.95 | 68.31 | 68.54 | 69.10 | 69.89 | 70.46 | 71.32 | 72.26 | 73.19 | 73.98 | 74.73 | 75.42 | 76.05 | 76.63 | 77.32 | 78.06 | 78.71 | 79.33 | 80.04 |
| 65-69 | 80.61 | 102.50 | 104.22 | 100.45 | 103.04 | 107.11 | 109.77 | 111.40 | 111.29 | 110.92 | 110.65 | 111.00 | 111.26 | 111.78 | 112.88 | 113.99 | 114.34 | 114.94 | 115.87 | 116.45 | 117.05 | 117.52 | 118.15 | 119.19 | 120.21 | 121.24 | 122.76 | 124.38 | 125.96 | 127.35 | 128.56 | 129.65 | 130.64 | 131.62 |
| 70-74 | 112.89 | 129.89 | 141.70 | 128.37 | 130.01 | 135.51 | 141.06 | 145.60 | 149.74 | 154.73 | 158.91 | 161.33 | 163.39 | 163.87 | 163.81 | 164.18 | 165.09 | 165.14 | 166.04 | 167.99 | 169.65 | 170.71 | 171.94 | 172.97 | 173.29 | 174.14 | 174.69 | 175.37 | 176.67 | 177.84 | 178.82 | 180.61 | 182.54 | 184.40 |
| 75-79 | 153.32 | 177.56 | 170.07 | 155.47 | 169.21 | 177.04 | 178.76 | 184.10 | 190.34 | 195.11 | 200.48 | 210.04 | 215.46 | 221.74 | 226.81 | 231.15 | 236.65 | 239.45 | 240.53 | 240.94 | 242.01 | 242.52 | 242.65 | 243.67 | 247.01 | 248.79 | 250.98 | 252.70 | 254.99 | 256.37 | 257.81 | 259.01 | 260.81 | 263.21 |
| 80-84 | 210.76 | 224.98 | 200.92 | 190.26 | 192.59 | 200.65 | 212.85 | 224.03 | 236.36 | 254.52 | 265.34 | 272.97 | 285.08 | 294.26 | 302.97 | 307.68 | 317.44 | 326.00 | 333.74 | 339.29 | 347.52 | 350.92 | 354.34 | 355.57 | 355.52 | 356.12 | 357.47 | 359.30 | 361.07 | 364.38 | 368.60 | 371.59 | 373.99 | 377.08 |
| 85+ | 501.67 | 659.34 | 634.10 | 523.22 | 387.59 | 419.90 | 441.26 | 465.13 | 486.83 | 505.64 | 534.54 | 566.66 | 598.19 | 629.18 | 663.56 | 698.00 | 726.41 | 759.91 | 791.04 | 823.53 | 852.51 | 884.92 | 918.26 | 947.27 | 976.70 | 1004.95 | 1029.94 | 1054.76 | 1074.63 | 1093.09 | 1111.05 | 1128.89 | 1146.26 | 1161.57 |
| Total | 1393.60 | 1641.46 | 1616.03 | 1404.69 | 1287.18 | 1348.31 | 1393.13 | 1439.22 | 1485.49 | 1533.93 | 1585.96 | 1640.09 | 1693.90 | 1743.54 | 1794.96 | 1841.84 | 1889.20 | 1936.85 | 1981.18 | 2025.02 | 2068.44 | 2109.15 | 2150.89 | 2187.47 | 2224.61 | 2260.19 | 2293.83 | 2327.47 | 2357.14 | 2385.82 | 2414.68 | 2442.38 | 2469.69 | 2496.17 |