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 | 43.87 | 33.53 | 30.06 | 29.84 | 64.15 | 65.79 | 65.84 | 67.50 | 68.12 | 68.82 | 69.01 | 70.18 | 70.66 | 71.13 | 71.93 | 72.01 | 72.85 | 73.46 | 74.11 | 74.68 | 75.35 | 76.02 | 76.70 | 77.51 | 78.03 | 78.65 | 79.30 | 80.05 | 80.74 | 81.50 | 82.15 | 82.85 | 83.57 | 84.24 |
| 5-9 | 34.88 | 50.56 | 31.83 | 31.62 | 51.01 | 52.32 | 52.36 | 53.68 | 54.17 | 54.73 | 54.88 | 55.81 | 56.19 | 56.56 | 57.20 | 57.26 | 57.93 | 58.42 | 58.93 | 59.39 | 59.92 | 60.46 | 60.99 | 61.64 | 62.06 | 62.55 | 63.06 | 63.66 | 64.21 | 64.81 | 65.33 | 65.88 | 66.46 | 66.99 |
| 10-14 | 28.15 | 46.23 | 35.83 | 31.33 | 41.17 | 42.22 | 42.25 | 43.32 | 43.72 | 44.17 | 44.28 | 45.04 | 45.35 | 45.64 | 46.16 | 46.21 | 46.75 | 47.14 | 47.56 | 47.93 | 48.35 | 48.79 | 49.22 | 49.74 | 50.08 | 50.47 | 50.89 | 51.37 | 51.81 | 52.30 | 52.72 | 53.17 | 53.63 | 54.06 |
| 15-19 | 32.57 | 64.11 | 42.83 | 48.48 | 47.63 | 48.85 | 48.88 | 50.12 | 50.57 | 51.10 | 51.23 | 52.11 | 52.46 | 52.81 | 53.40 | 53.46 | 54.09 | 54.54 | 55.02 | 55.45 | 55.94 | 56.44 | 56.94 | 57.54 | 57.93 | 58.39 | 58.88 | 59.43 | 59.94 | 60.51 | 60.99 | 61.51 | 62.05 | 62.54 |
| 20-24 | 69.34 | 90.60 | 97.50 | 100.38 | 101.40 | 104.00 | 104.07 | 106.70 | 107.68 | 108.79 | 109.08 | 110.94 | 111.69 | 112.43 | 113.69 | 113.82 | 115.15 | 116.11 | 117.14 | 118.05 | 119.10 | 120.16 | 121.23 | 122.51 | 123.35 | 124.32 | 125.35 | 126.54 | 127.62 | 128.83 | 129.85 | 130.95 | 132.10 | 133.15 |
| 25-29 | 68.25 | 91.35 | 95.59 | 97.15 | 99.81 | 102.36 | 102.44 | 105.03 | 105.99 | 107.08 | 107.36 | 109.20 | 109.94 | 110.66 | 111.91 | 112.03 | 113.35 | 114.29 | 115.30 | 116.20 | 117.23 | 118.28 | 119.33 | 120.59 | 121.41 | 122.37 | 123.38 | 124.55 | 125.62 | 126.81 | 127.81 | 128.90 | 130.03 | 131.06 |
| 30-34 | 49.94 | 76.13 | 67.41 | 57.78 | 73.03 | 74.90 | 74.95 | 76.85 | 77.55 | 78.35 | 78.56 | 79.90 | 80.44 | 80.97 | 81.88 | 81.97 | 82.93 | 83.63 | 84.36 | 85.02 | 85.78 | 86.54 | 87.31 | 88.24 | 88.83 | 89.54 | 90.28 | 91.13 | 91.92 | 92.79 | 93.52 | 94.31 | 95.14 | 95.90 |
| 35-39 | 35.19 | 34.56 | 31.45 | 33.80 | 51.46 | 52.78 | 52.82 | 54.15 | 54.65 | 55.21 | 55.36 | 56.30 | 56.69 | 57.06 | 57.70 | 57.77 | 58.44 | 58.93 | 59.45 | 59.91 | 60.45 | 60.99 | 61.53 | 62.18 | 62.60 | 63.09 | 63.62 | 64.22 | 64.77 | 65.38 | 65.90 | 66.46 | 67.04 | 67.58 |
| 40-44 | 31.86 | 19.11 | 19.43 | 19.07 | 46.59 | 47.79 | 47.82 | 49.03 | 49.48 | 49.99 | 50.12 | 50.98 | 51.32 | 51.66 | 52.24 | 52.30 | 52.91 | 53.35 | 53.82 | 54.24 | 54.73 | 55.22 | 55.71 | 56.30 | 56.68 | 57.12 | 57.60 | 58.14 | 58.64 | 59.20 | 59.67 | 60.17 | 60.70 | 61.18 |
| 45-49 | 25.93 | 21.57 | 21.39 | 17.57 | 37.92 | 38.89 | 38.92 | 39.90 | 40.27 | 40.68 | 40.79 | 41.49 | 41.77 | 42.04 | 42.52 | 42.56 | 43.06 | 43.42 | 43.80 | 44.14 | 44.54 | 44.94 | 45.34 | 45.81 | 46.13 | 46.49 | 46.88 | 47.32 | 47.73 | 48.18 | 48.56 | 48.97 | 49.40 | 49.79 |
| 50-54 | 17.23 | 18.24 | 7.66 | 8.94 | 25.20 | 25.84 | 25.86 | 26.52 | 26.76 | 27.03 | 27.11 | 27.57 | 27.76 | 27.94 | 28.25 | 28.29 | 28.62 | 28.85 | 29.11 | 29.34 | 29.60 | 29.86 | 30.13 | 30.45 | 30.65 | 30.89 | 31.15 | 31.45 | 31.72 | 32.02 | 32.27 | 32.54 | 32.83 | 33.09 |
| 55-59 | 15.80 | 22.80 | 19.34 | 17.26 | 23.11 | 23.70 | 23.72 | 24.32 | 24.54 | 24.79 | 24.86 | 25.28 | 25.45 | 25.62 | 25.91 | 25.94 | 26.24 | 26.46 | 26.69 | 26.90 | 27.14 | 27.38 | 27.63 | 27.92 | 28.11 | 28.33 | 28.56 | 28.84 | 29.08 | 29.36 | 29.59 | 29.84 | 30.10 | 30.34 |
| 60-64 | 11.61 | 12.50 | 13.20 | 5.73 | 16.97 | 17.41 | 17.42 | 17.86 | 18.02 | 18.21 | 18.26 | 18.57 | 18.70 | 18.82 | 19.03 | 19.05 | 19.28 | 19.44 | 19.61 | 19.76 | 19.94 | 20.11 | 20.29 | 20.51 | 20.65 | 20.81 | 20.98 | 21.18 | 21.36 | 21.56 | 21.74 | 21.92 | 22.11 | 22.29 |
| 65-69 | 5.45 | 17.61 | 10.78 | 13.78 | 7.97 | 8.17 | 8.18 | 8.38 | 8.46 | 8.55 | 8.57 | 8.72 | 8.78 | 8.83 | 8.93 | 8.94 | 9.05 | 9.12 | 9.20 | 9.28 | 9.36 | 9.44 | 9.53 | 9.63 | 9.69 | 9.77 | 9.85 | 9.94 | 10.03 | 10.12 | 10.20 | 10.29 | 10.38 | 10.46 |
| 70-74 | 6.51 | 11.69 | 8.84 | 6.45 | 9.53 | 9.77 | 9.78 | 10.02 | 10.12 | 10.22 | 10.25 | 10.42 | 10.49 | 10.56 | 10.68 | 10.69 | 10.82 | 10.91 | 11.00 | 11.09 | 11.19 | 11.29 | 11.39 | 11.51 | 11.59 | 11.68 | 11.78 | 11.89 | 11.99 | 12.10 | 12.20 | 12.30 | 12.41 | 12.51 |
| 75-79 | 1.81 | 7.15 | 4.67 | 9.16 | 2.65 | 2.72 | 2.72 | 2.79 | 2.82 | 2.85 | 2.85 | 2.90 | 2.92 | 2.94 | 2.98 | 2.98 | 3.01 | 3.04 | 3.07 | 3.09 | 3.12 | 3.14 | 3.17 | 3.21 | 3.23 | 3.25 | 3.28 | 3.31 | 3.34 | 3.37 | 3.40 | 3.43 | 3.46 | 3.48 |
| 80-84 | 1.06 | 4.84 | 8.32 | 9.94 | 1.55 | 1.59 | 1.59 | 1.63 | 1.65 | 1.67 | 1.67 | 1.70 | 1.71 | 1.72 | 1.74 | 1.74 | 1.76 | 1.78 | 1.79 | 1.81 | 1.82 | 1.84 | 1.86 | 1.88 | 1.89 | 1.90 | 1.92 | 1.94 | 1.96 | 1.97 | 1.99 | 2.01 | 2.02 | 2.04 |
| 85+ | 1.16 | 6.01 | 10.35 | 5.39 | 1.70 | 1.74 | 1.74 | 1.79 | 1.80 | 1.82 | 1.83 | 1.86 | 1.87 | 1.88 | 1.91 | 1.91 | 1.93 | 1.95 | 1.96 | 1.98 | 2.00 | 2.01 | 2.03 | 2.05 | 2.07 | 2.08 | 2.10 | 2.12 | 2.14 | 2.16 | 2.18 | 2.19 | 2.21 | 2.23 |
| Total | 480.60 | 628.57 | 556.47 | 543.68 | 702.83 | 720.85 | 721.38 | 739.60 | 746.36 | 754.05 | 756.06 | 768.96 | 774.21 | 779.27 | 788.06 | 788.94 | 798.18 | 804.83 | 811.92 | 818.25 | 825.56 | 832.92 | 840.31 | 849.20 | 854.97 | 861.71 | 868.86 | 877.10 | 884.62 | 892.98 | 900.04 | 907.69 | 915.66 | 922.95 |