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 | 98.56 | 87.76 | 89.64 | 90.55 | 98.19 | 102.37 | 111.23 | 117.32 | 120.20 | 122.87 | 125.05 | 127.01 | 128.85 | 130.73 | 132.53 | 134.03 | 135.29 | 136.60 | 137.98 | 139.36 | 140.67 | 142.01 | 143.37 | 144.73 | 146.11 | 147.45 | 148.78 | 150.12 | 151.45 | 152.75 | 154.04 | 155.30 | 156.56 | 157.81 | 159.04 |
| 5-9 | 88.16 | 87.31 | 89.30 | 94.31 | 90.42 | 96.83 | 97.91 | 105.72 | 109.02 | 111.10 | 111.58 | 115.13 | 117.88 | 119.68 | 121.70 | 123.47 | 124.94 | 126.30 | 127.63 | 128.94 | 130.18 | 131.43 | 132.69 | 133.96 | 135.25 | 136.50 | 137.74 | 138.98 | 140.20 | 141.41 | 142.60 | 143.77 | 144.95 | 146.11 | 147.25 |
| 10-14 | 97.42 | 92.16 | 96.83 | 95.00 | 104.19 | 88.12 | 85.29 | 78.75 | 82.68 | 85.18 | 89.19 | 89.56 | 91.88 | 93.86 | 95.95 | 97.11 | 98.80 | 100.12 | 101.20 | 102.38 | 103.50 | 104.59 | 105.65 | 106.69 | 107.73 | 108.73 | 109.72 | 110.73 | 111.72 | 112.69 | 113.66 | 114.61 | 115.56 | 116.50 | 117.43 |
| 15-19 | 87.45 | 91.17 | 98.03 | 105.79 | 98.99 | 120.80 | 123.46 | 127.78 | 125.23 | 121.88 | 112.85 | 112.83 | 112.06 | 114.09 | 115.43 | 117.60 | 118.81 | 120.95 | 122.34 | 123.75 | 124.80 | 126.38 | 127.77 | 129.00 | 130.32 | 131.59 | 132.82 | 134.04 | 135.24 | 136.41 | 137.56 | 138.70 | 139.83 | 140.96 | 142.07 |
| 20-24 | 134.62 | 121.78 | 126.98 | 131.16 | 136.07 | 132.15 | 134.82 | 137.54 | 144.03 | 146.91 | 157.14 | 159.04 | 161.37 | 161.47 | 160.60 | 159.72 | 160.98 | 161.90 | 163.82 | 165.36 | 167.33 | 169.07 | 170.94 | 172.71 | 174.39 | 175.95 | 177.62 | 179.28 | 180.88 | 182.44 | 183.99 | 185.51 | 187.02 | 188.50 | 189.97 |
| 25-29 | 106.46 | 105.40 | 104.12 | 122.80 | 147.56 | 146.87 | 146.50 | 143.59 | 140.25 | 135.91 | 136.42 | 138.46 | 140.45 | 143.34 | 145.50 | 148.53 | 149.92 | 151.30 | 152.44 | 153.61 | 154.61 | 156.05 | 157.42 | 158.96 | 160.48 | 161.99 | 163.44 | 164.92 | 166.35 | 167.75 | 169.12 | 170.49 | 171.85 | 173.20 | 174.52 |
| 30-34 | 116.42 | 112.49 | 118.11 | 112.30 | 114.49 | 123.80 | 133.28 | 138.68 | 147.40 | 156.87 | 156.65 | 158.20 | 158.92 | 160.04 | 160.02 | 161.56 | 163.35 | 165.05 | 166.95 | 168.59 | 170.53 | 172.10 | 173.75 | 175.31 | 176.93 | 178.43 | 180.04 | 181.62 | 183.23 | 184.79 | 186.35 | 187.87 | 189.40 | 190.90 | 192.38 |
| 35-39 | 95.62 | 89.85 | 88.08 | 93.93 | 107.57 | 111.14 | 109.77 | 110.67 | 102.84 | 105.78 | 111.12 | 114.14 | 116.19 | 119.42 | 124.24 | 124.62 | 125.76 | 126.60 | 127.77 | 128.55 | 129.64 | 131.01 | 132.28 | 133.64 | 134.90 | 136.27 | 137.48 | 138.73 | 139.92 | 141.12 | 142.28 | 143.47 | 144.63 | 145.81 | 146.96 |
| 40-44 | 78.86 | 81.84 | 85.77 | 93.74 | 93.79 | 91.08 | 88.94 | 94.35 | 102.88 | 108.03 | 109.14 | 109.09 | 109.72 | 109.20 | 111.18 | 114.51 | 117.20 | 118.90 | 120.94 | 123.08 | 124.00 | 125.03 | 126.04 | 127.21 | 128.24 | 129.40 | 130.60 | 131.80 | 133.00 | 134.14 | 135.31 | 136.43 | 137.55 | 138.66 | 139.76 |
| 45-49 | 101.07 | 85.28 | 82.33 | 80.57 | 76.76 | 75.90 | 79.56 | 79.82 | 81.51 | 78.58 | 78.66 | 78.97 | 80.85 | 82.81 | 84.00 | 84.73 | 85.59 | 86.69 | 86.96 | 87.88 | 89.23 | 90.37 | 91.33 | 92.30 | 93.40 | 94.20 | 95.03 | 95.87 | 96.70 | 97.50 | 98.31 | 99.13 | 99.95 | 100.75 | 101.54 |
| 50-54 | 111.62 | 102.82 | 102.72 | 99.66 | 102.46 | 92.64 | 80.40 | 75.15 | 75.54 | 77.12 | 78.54 | 80.78 | 80.62 | 80.41 | 80.24 | 80.78 | 81.34 | 82.44 | 83.81 | 85.27 | 86.30 | 87.19 | 87.89 | 88.45 | 89.37 | 90.38 | 91.36 | 92.22 | 93.18 | 94.11 | 94.88 | 95.67 | 96.45 | 97.24 | 97.99 |
| 55-59 | 106.73 | 100.65 | 96.66 | 94.65 | 92.10 | 91.81 | 91.43 | 84.99 | 73.30 | 68.84 | 67.78 | 64.91 | 64.46 | 64.88 | 64.84 | 65.60 | 66.65 | 67.09 | 67.60 | 67.89 | 68.51 | 69.14 | 70.00 | 70.84 | 71.66 | 72.38 | 73.07 | 73.73 | 74.28 | 74.96 | 75.68 | 76.36 | 77.01 | 77.67 | 78.34 |
| 60-64 | 77.02 | 82.56 | 90.67 | 97.76 | 111.39 | 99.17 | 94.29 | 84.46 | 77.33 | 73.46 | 73.24 | 74.77 | 71.51 | 65.83 | 64.35 | 64.05 | 63.09 | 63.04 | 63.67 | 64.21 | 64.88 | 65.75 | 66.25 | 66.74 | 67.22 | 67.83 | 68.44 | 69.15 | 69.86 | 70.57 | 71.21 | 71.84 | 72.43 | 72.98 | 73.58 |
| 65-69 | 85.84 | 84.89 | 82.81 | 84.86 | 74.11 | 70.68 | 73.72 | 79.89 | 81.94 | 85.05 | 77.61 | 74.48 | 68.28 | 64.35 | 62.81 | 63.92 | 65.42 | 63.63 | 59.83 | 59.13 | 59.47 | 59.43 | 59.72 | 60.56 | 61.08 | 61.62 | 62.35 | 62.82 | 63.31 | 63.81 | 64.37 | 64.95 | 65.59 | 66.23 | 66.88 |
| 70-74 | 76.25 | 80.18 | 83.04 | 86.18 | 92.06 | 91.53 | 84.00 | 84.01 | 86.10 | 79.98 | 76.96 | 79.86 | 85.23 | 86.75 | 90.06 | 83.76 | 81.22 | 76.17 | 72.85 | 71.60 | 72.66 | 74.04 | 72.73 | 69.65 | 69.18 | 69.62 | 69.72 | 70.12 | 70.99 | 71.57 | 72.20 | 72.98 | 73.54 | 74.11 | 74.69 |
| 75-79 | 52.67 | 55.59 | 60.42 | 65.24 | 66.39 | 76.07 | 83.37 | 87.04 | 91.04 | 93.80 | 92.87 | 86.05 | 85.25 | 87.28 | 81.35 | 78.99 | 81.29 | 85.62 | 86.17 | 89.58 | 84.07 | 81.67 | 78.00 | 75.63 | 74.49 | 75.29 | 76.23 | 75.30 | 73.07 | 72.68 | 73.14 | 73.28 | 73.71 | 74.49 | 75.07 |
| 80-84 | 56.41 | 62.38 | 52.45 | 42.50 | 40.62 | 41.65 | 42.79 | 46.36 | 50.87 | 53.43 | 62.51 | 68.20 | 71.09 | 73.15 | 74.32 | 73.89 | 67.91 | 66.74 | 68.84 | 63.31 | 62.52 | 63.33 | 66.20 | 67.01 | 69.07 | 64.98 | 62.97 | 60.62 | 59.37 | 58.69 | 58.99 | 59.46 | 58.83 | 57.47 | 57.25 |
| 85+ | 114.42 | 130.28 | 109.40 | 84.43 | 81.50 | 84.85 | 85.31 | 85.08 | 84.25 | 86.84 | 89.50 | 90.52 | 92.59 | 95.12 | 98.48 | 105.92 | 110.42 | 114.05 | 117.58 | 121.09 | 125.86 | 125.40 | 127.15 | 130.96 | 129.74 | 132.13 | 132.53 | 135.09 | 137.60 | 138.15 | 137.06 | 136.11 | 136.26 | 136.95 | 136.80 |
| Total | 1685.59 | 1654.40 | 1657.35 | 1675.44 | 1728.66 | 1737.44 | 1746.08 | 1761.22 | 1776.42 | 1791.61 | 1806.81 | 1822.01 | 1837.20 | 1852.40 | 1867.60 | 1882.79 | 1897.99 | 1913.19 | 1928.38 | 1943.58 | 1958.78 | 1973.97 | 1989.17 | 2004.37 | 2019.56 | 2034.76 | 2049.95 | 2065.15 | 2080.35 | 2095.54 | 2110.74 | 2125.94 | 2141.13 | 2156.33 | 2171.53 |