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 | 34.23 | 29.34 | 30.30 | 31.43 | 28.41 | 33.31 | 34.27 | 35.79 | 35.59 | 35.84 | 35.61 | 35.60 | 35.17 | 34.95 | 35.00 | 34.96 | 34.97 | 34.98 | 34.84 | 34.93 | 35.08 | 35.17 | 35.42 | 35.43 | 35.53 | 35.52 | 35.57 | 35.69 | 35.76 | 35.88 | 35.98 | 36.04 | 36.08 | 36.07 | 36.09 |
| 5-9 | 44.36 | 41.41 | 35.37 | 31.29 | 34.29 | 34.35 | 36.11 | 35.69 | 35.05 | 32.66 | 32.90 | 33.36 | 34.09 | 34.31 | 34.67 | 34.80 | 34.83 | 34.83 | 34.79 | 34.89 | 34.98 | 35.05 | 35.33 | 35.28 | 35.41 | 35.47 | 35.50 | 35.63 | 35.69 | 35.81 | 35.90 | 35.96 | 36.00 | 36.00 | 36.03 |
| 10-14 | 54.30 | 52.21 | 47.32 | 43.36 | 49.48 | 35.98 | 35.56 | 31.24 | 30.52 | 32.86 | 31.95 | 33.47 | 34.11 | 34.03 | 33.04 | 33.36 | 33.60 | 33.84 | 33.81 | 34.00 | 34.10 | 34.17 | 34.36 | 34.43 | 34.52 | 34.59 | 34.65 | 34.76 | 34.84 | 34.94 | 35.05 | 35.10 | 35.15 | 35.18 | 35.22 |
| 15-19 | 61.36 | 63.25 | 68.27 | 56.27 | 45.21 | 54.32 | 55.43 | 54.14 | 49.35 | 46.06 | 35.36 | 35.91 | 31.17 | 30.52 | 32.19 | 31.97 | 33.53 | 34.56 | 34.58 | 33.75 | 33.95 | 34.12 | 34.36 | 34.21 | 34.40 | 34.48 | 34.55 | 34.70 | 34.77 | 34.87 | 34.97 | 35.02 | 35.10 | 35.14 | 35.22 |
| 20-24 | 76.45 | 64.43 | 69.37 | 74.34 | 81.36 | 86.05 | 79.64 | 78.16 | 69.76 | 65.50 | 71.76 | 68.89 | 69.12 | 66.56 | 64.56 | 58.79 | 58.29 | 55.34 | 55.37 | 56.96 | 56.99 | 58.06 | 59.07 | 59.19 | 58.72 | 58.86 | 58.97 | 59.14 | 59.17 | 59.41 | 59.60 | 59.72 | 59.79 | 59.81 | 59.86 |
| 25-29 | 42.43 | 47.41 | 44.34 | 46.34 | 49.32 | 53.06 | 61.72 | 63.72 | 69.91 | 74.73 | 73.71 | 71.66 | 70.04 | 65.36 | 64.27 | 67.53 | 66.22 | 66.09 | 64.39 | 63.63 | 59.05 | 59.53 | 56.89 | 56.60 | 57.72 | 57.69 | 58.76 | 59.58 | 59.79 | 59.39 | 59.60 | 59.74 | 59.78 | 59.76 | 59.89 |
| 30-34 | 41.29 | 39.29 | 42.29 | 47.32 | 41.29 | 41.19 | 42.22 | 48.71 | 59.09 | 61.62 | 65.76 | 69.20 | 71.27 | 78.17 | 79.46 | 77.83 | 76.47 | 75.02 | 73.85 | 72.72 | 75.40 | 74.15 | 73.53 | 73.38 | 71.77 | 69.25 | 69.30 | 67.59 | 68.00 | 69.24 | 69.33 | 69.74 | 70.26 | 70.41 | 70.16 |
| 35-39 | 41.37 | 38.34 | 30.25 | 25.23 | 31.29 | 38.27 | 35.10 | 37.96 | 39.13 | 40.20 | 43.48 | 44.02 | 44.97 | 47.12 | 48.21 | 51.83 | 55.60 | 58.87 | 63.30 | 65.20 | 65.09 | 64.48 | 63.51 | 61.83 | 61.41 | 62.86 | 62.18 | 62.49 | 61.80 | 61.17 | 59.32 | 59.33 | 58.01 | 57.92 | 58.50 |
| 40-44 | 43.34 | 46.29 | 40.34 | 38.34 | 38.41 | 32.55 | 46.08 | 44.98 | 42.48 | 46.50 | 52.76 | 51.40 | 54.52 | 56.11 | 56.92 | 59.53 | 59.89 | 60.47 | 62.19 | 63.21 | 65.83 | 68.82 | 71.40 | 74.77 | 76.44 | 76.31 | 76.01 | 75.36 | 74.08 | 73.89 | 74.98 | 74.60 | 74.89 | 74.30 | 74.00 |
| 45-49 | 47.39 | 49.36 | 52.23 | 56.18 | 47.18 | 45.75 | 34.81 | 33.44 | 34.15 | 35.08 | 29.04 | 36.19 | 37.88 | 38.05 | 41.17 | 44.52 | 44.12 | 46.16 | 46.37 | 46.47 | 47.91 | 47.67 | 48.53 | 49.58 | 49.98 | 51.93 | 53.30 | 54.60 | 56.44 | 56.44 | 56.09 | 55.59 | 55.54 | 55.48 | 55.21 |
| 50-54 | 67.37 | 66.30 | 61.34 | 52.41 | 53.46 | 53.19 | 54.35 | 56.34 | 60.96 | 54.84 | 54.89 | 48.74 | 45.41 | 46.76 | 47.76 | 45.99 | 49.30 | 49.82 | 49.50 | 50.48 | 51.89 | 51.51 | 52.71 | 53.34 | 53.69 | 54.51 | 54.63 | 54.90 | 55.49 | 55.90 | 56.74 | 57.70 | 58.43 | 59.40 | 59.91 |
| 55-59 | 63.30 | 64.36 | 54.27 | 60.30 | 51.29 | 52.17 | 48.10 | 43.88 | 37.36 | 37.47 | 37.69 | 35.53 | 38.41 | 38.43 | 35.68 | 35.33 | 33.13 | 32.42 | 32.95 | 33.24 | 32.40 | 33.73 | 33.93 | 33.54 | 34.26 | 35.00 | 35.00 | 35.67 | 35.88 | 36.00 | 36.44 | 36.43 | 36.60 | 36.92 | 37.05 |
| 60-64 | 51.34 | 41.34 | 55.43 | 58.41 | 64.36 | 56.20 | 53.51 | 43.24 | 43.48 | 37.87 | 37.36 | 35.61 | 34.09 | 30.65 | 28.46 | 27.75 | 23.88 | 24.42 | 24.30 | 23.26 | 22.52 | 21.71 | 21.81 | 21.65 | 21.72 | 21.22 | 22.08 | 22.26 | 22.34 | 22.87 | 23.37 | 23.42 | 23.62 | 23.62 | 23.64 |
| 65-69 | 47.39 | 48.41 | 45.36 | 43.34 | 44.37 | 42.94 | 39.54 | 50.21 | 48.91 | 49.17 | 45.99 | 46.19 | 38.42 | 38.13 | 35.91 | 35.91 | 35.76 | 33.97 | 31.53 | 29.58 | 29.34 | 26.71 | 26.66 | 27.10 | 26.72 | 26.21 | 25.72 | 25.74 | 25.62 | 25.68 | 25.52 | 26.10 | 26.25 | 26.35 | 26.60 |
| 70-74 | 53.20 | 55.21 | 47.27 | 39.37 | 38.43 | 39.10 | 39.16 | 35.57 | 38.26 | 40.31 | 38.94 | 35.99 | 43.52 | 42.87 | 42.52 | 40.17 | 39.82 | 34.09 | 34.00 | 32.57 | 32.57 | 32.55 | 31.26 | 29.57 | 28.40 | 28.38 | 26.69 | 26.69 | 27.06 | 26.78 | 26.51 | 26.16 | 26.19 | 26.14 | 26.17 |
| 75-79 | 28.25 | 30.21 | 31.18 | 38.18 | 38.14 | 45.18 | 48.41 | 44.21 | 38.49 | 38.20 | 37.95 | 37.38 | 35.50 | 37.61 | 38.81 | 37.61 | 35.37 | 40.99 | 40.82 | 40.39 | 39.04 | 38.28 | 33.65 | 33.59 | 32.20 | 32.33 | 32.12 | 31.41 | 30.24 | 29.23 | 28.97 | 27.69 | 27.74 | 28.00 | 27.79 |
| 80-84 | 13.36 | 19.34 | 27.29 | 25.27 | 25.30 | 24.13 | 23.89 | 27.98 | 33.43 | 37.56 | 43.08 | 45.55 | 42.63 | 37.69 | 37.72 | 37.14 | 36.94 | 35.95 | 37.17 | 38.25 | 36.79 | 35.02 | 39.86 | 39.36 | 39.15 | 37.69 | 36.80 | 33.25 | 33.27 | 32.18 | 32.37 | 32.11 | 31.58 | 30.75 | 29.99 |
| 85+ | 16.07 | 21.12 | 19.12 | 20.12 | 21.20 | 20.75 | 25.10 | 27.79 | 27.27 | 26.88 | 25.28 | 28.99 | 33.50 | 36.61 | 37.76 | 39.25 | 42.71 | 42.76 | 40.96 | 41.36 | 42.14 | 44.45 | 43.07 | 42.62 | 43.64 | 43.52 | 44.13 | 46.63 | 46.02 | 46.75 | 45.82 | 46.26 | 45.87 | 45.79 | 45.84 |
| Total | 826.80 | 817.62 | 801.34 | 787.50 | 782.78 | 788.51 | 792.99 | 793.04 | 793.20 | 793.35 | 793.50 | 793.66 | 793.81 | 793.96 | 794.12 | 794.27 | 794.42 | 794.58 | 794.73 | 794.88 | 795.04 | 795.19 | 795.34 | 795.50 | 795.65 | 795.80 | 795.96 | 796.11 | 796.26 | 796.42 | 796.57 | 796.72 | 796.88 | 797.03 | 797.18 |