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 | 1015.24 | 957.13 | 898.98 | 898.01 | 956.84 | 1003.94 | 1026.44 | 1037.39 | 1042.82 | 1032.46 | 1020.63 | 1009.79 | 1001.39 | 994.94 | 990.59 | 987.50 | 985.73 | 985.18 | 985.74 | 987.09 | 989.01 | 991.45 | 994.34 | 997.74 | 1001.36 | 1005.31 | 1009.46 | 1013.82 | 1018.41 | 1023.04 | 1027.68 | 1032.49 | 1037.46 | 1042.57 | 1047.77 |
| 5-9 | 1163.72 | 1080.80 | 998.46 | 998.28 | 940.22 | 992.82 | 994.98 | 1002.28 | 988.75 | 996.74 | 995.02 | 1005.36 | 1010.74 | 1012.35 | 1007.79 | 1003.46 | 999.64 | 997.09 | 995.80 | 995.77 | 996.42 | 997.80 | 999.81 | 1002.54 | 1005.63 | 1009.14 | 1012.91 | 1016.99 | 1021.35 | 1025.81 | 1030.33 | 1035.05 | 1039.97 | 1045.07 | 1050.26 |
| 10-14 | 1174.58 | 1112.35 | 1110.34 | 1119.12 | 1123.95 | 1182.37 | 1153.60 | 1108.85 | 1108.13 | 1064.77 | 1056.80 | 1057.13 | 1064.84 | 1061.35 | 1067.71 | 1067.52 | 1073.95 | 1077.91 | 1080.27 | 1079.59 | 1079.24 | 1079.31 | 1080.15 | 1081.82 | 1084.17 | 1087.09 | 1090.44 | 1094.24 | 1098.45 | 1102.85 | 1107.41 | 1112.24 | 1117.29 | 1122.55 | 1127.97 |
| 15-19 | 1210.53 | 1174.46 | 1137.53 | 1205.10 | 1233.45 | 1306.91 | 1325.96 | 1364.66 | 1358.01 | 1372.73 | 1375.58 | 1355.52 | 1326.71 | 1322.63 | 1298.90 | 1297.87 | 1299.44 | 1304.88 | 1304.18 | 1309.23 | 1311.60 | 1317.46 | 1322.28 | 1326.58 | 1329.44 | 1332.64 | 1336.17 | 1340.26 | 1344.88 | 1349.85 | 1355.04 | 1360.65 | 1366.62 | 1372.89 | 1379.35 |
| 20-24 | 1283.90 | 1196.09 | 1244.09 | 1418.10 | 1528.70 | 1541.86 | 1497.36 | 1432.47 | 1428.30 | 1424.00 | 1422.03 | 1424.77 | 1438.70 | 1432.33 | 1439.13 | 1438.79 | 1429.34 | 1419.41 | 1421.43 | 1417.16 | 1420.81 | 1424.70 | 1429.57 | 1433.13 | 1438.99 | 1444.38 | 1450.95 | 1457.32 | 1463.68 | 1469.52 | 1475.39 | 1481.59 | 1488.15 | 1495.03 | 1502.15 |
| 25-29 | 1379.47 | 1252.48 | 1228.27 | 1364.61 | 1468.09 | 1512.42 | 1415.90 | 1365.22 | 1332.32 | 1329.11 | 1300.83 | 1285.21 | 1266.16 | 1265.78 | 1268.93 | 1269.32 | 1271.85 | 1276.76 | 1277.35 | 1283.28 | 1285.77 | 1285.85 | 1286.14 | 1290.98 | 1294.15 | 1299.82 | 1304.96 | 1310.64 | 1316.24 | 1322.43 | 1328.32 | 1334.68 | 1341.16 | 1347.78 | 1354.39 |
| 30-34 | 1313.58 | 1223.29 | 1141.30 | 1227.75 | 1249.94 | 1413.19 | 1391.38 | 1345.08 | 1307.20 | 1271.41 | 1238.14 | 1211.05 | 1198.58 | 1191.43 | 1189.95 | 1184.03 | 1181.60 | 1179.31 | 1181.42 | 1185.00 | 1188.35 | 1192.37 | 1197.12 | 1201.16 | 1206.25 | 1211.06 | 1215.39 | 1219.86 | 1225.49 | 1230.69 | 1236.36 | 1242.20 | 1248.29 | 1254.45 | 1260.85 |
| 35-39 | 1258.47 | 1230.14 | 1160.95 | 1203.85 | 1193.22 | 1237.94 | 1245.25 | 1255.59 | 1249.55 | 1227.20 | 1244.25 | 1232.94 | 1218.03 | 1207.64 | 1198.37 | 1187.81 | 1179.77 | 1177.11 | 1177.11 | 1179.39 | 1180.21 | 1182.53 | 1185.03 | 1189.21 | 1193.77 | 1198.62 | 1203.75 | 1209.30 | 1214.70 | 1220.35 | 1225.88 | 1231.42 | 1237.14 | 1243.31 | 1249.43 |
| 40-44 | 1213.75 | 1167.79 | 1140.55 | 1138.59 | 1187.72 | 1233.13 | 1264.84 | 1267.66 | 1281.96 | 1263.97 | 1251.24 | 1250.30 | 1253.35 | 1250.47 | 1240.53 | 1247.76 | 1242.82 | 1237.02 | 1234.86 | 1233.48 | 1231.65 | 1230.87 | 1232.75 | 1235.78 | 1239.90 | 1243.70 | 1248.18 | 1252.89 | 1258.35 | 1263.86 | 1269.49 | 1275.40 | 1281.62 | 1287.83 | 1294.28 |
| 45-49 | 1283.68 | 1213.63 | 1181.70 | 1190.64 | 1183.82 | 1236.53 | 1239.47 | 1231.26 | 1207.14 | 1236.49 | 1232.66 | 1246.29 | 1249.18 | 1261.39 | 1255.80 | 1250.89 | 1250.55 | 1252.36 | 1252.02 | 1248.09 | 1253.51 | 1253.27 | 1252.52 | 1254.63 | 1257.36 | 1259.96 | 1262.89 | 1267.14 | 1271.87 | 1277.31 | 1282.43 | 1288.00 | 1293.77 | 1299.97 | 1306.22 |
| 50-54 | 1343.62 | 1296.67 | 1240.11 | 1229.24 | 1246.27 | 1302.49 | 1259.35 | 1233.65 | 1236.98 | 1239.78 | 1238.14 | 1242.99 | 1246.93 | 1236.19 | 1255.68 | 1258.60 | 1267.75 | 1270.67 | 1279.18 | 1279.82 | 1279.24 | 1281.52 | 1284.94 | 1287.18 | 1287.39 | 1292.79 | 1295.83 | 1298.47 | 1302.81 | 1307.41 | 1312.02 | 1316.88 | 1322.51 | 1328.36 | 1334.73 |
| 55-59 | 1312.32 | 1311.26 | 1307.44 | 1297.72 | 1294.83 | 1370.17 | 1415.58 | 1412.59 | 1391.33 | 1402.54 | 1401.83 | 1377.80 | 1361.78 | 1364.70 | 1367.01 | 1366.71 | 1375.37 | 1382.03 | 1379.19 | 1391.66 | 1396.31 | 1404.15 | 1409.46 | 1418.69 | 1421.92 | 1425.08 | 1429.13 | 1434.44 | 1439.24 | 1442.77 | 1449.22 | 1454.34 | 1459.39 | 1465.70 | 1472.25 |
| 60-64 | 1184.24 | 1248.72 | 1252.52 | 1254.26 | 1235.13 | 1296.91 | 1350.47 | 1426.23 | 1487.29 | 1535.11 | 1573.45 | 1606.57 | 1599.36 | 1582.41 | 1594.82 | 1594.08 | 1576.61 | 1563.57 | 1566.62 | 1570.49 | 1570.80 | 1579.46 | 1586.59 | 1586.94 | 1598.54 | 1604.38 | 1612.71 | 1619.32 | 1629.78 | 1634.57 | 1639.87 | 1645.43 | 1652.08 | 1658.61 | 1664.08 |
| 65-69 | 1005.16 | 1023.26 | 1083.55 | 1100.71 | 1120.07 | 1223.42 | 1286.51 | 1336.32 | 1386.14 | 1402.99 | 1437.33 | 1478.03 | 1541.06 | 1588.39 | 1621.06 | 1649.06 | 1673.98 | 1671.43 | 1659.04 | 1668.11 | 1670.25 | 1659.23 | 1651.72 | 1656.50 | 1661.45 | 1664.17 | 1672.94 | 1680.84 | 1683.11 | 1694.83 | 1701.72 | 1710.62 | 1717.92 | 1728.14 | 1734.44 |
| 70-74 | 745.29 | 760.22 | 777.97 | 854.25 | 916.11 | 979.93 | 1034.07 | 1084.72 | 1125.20 | 1154.57 | 1216.39 | 1266.70 | 1304.59 | 1342.96 | 1357.61 | 1382.56 | 1415.06 | 1463.96 | 1503.04 | 1529.25 | 1553.60 | 1571.98 | 1571.49 | 1564.64 | 1573.69 | 1576.23 | 1570.16 | 1565.44 | 1570.64 | 1576.13 | 1579.62 | 1587.99 | 1595.90 | 1599.22 | 1609.78 |
| 75-79 | 551.49 | 544.68 | 566.68 | 572.77 | 596.04 | 645.47 | 660.43 | 702.09 | 771.38 | 841.75 | 872.42 | 904.20 | 938.82 | 969.97 | 989.24 | 1036.56 | 1078.13 | 1102.10 | 1131.36 | 1143.06 | 1158.74 | 1181.90 | 1219.65 | 1247.87 | 1267.96 | 1291.00 | 1300.26 | 1299.79 | 1298.27 | 1308.83 | 1316.08 | 1316.29 | 1313.50 | 1320.09 | 1325.76 |
| 80-84 | 355.77 | 382.89 | 386.84 | 391.74 | 387.89 | 410.50 | 439.85 | 487.72 | 507.44 | 536.11 | 566.54 | 578.35 | 610.89 | 658.46 | 710.39 | 732.95 | 753.47 | 785.16 | 807.72 | 822.07 | 858.62 | 891.47 | 909.22 | 930.60 | 939.70 | 947.81 | 971.08 | 1001.17 | 1021.00 | 1034.99 | 1052.71 | 1059.97 | 1063.37 | 1063.52 | 1072.66 |
| 85+ | 353.74 | 361.88 | 356.08 | 389.08 | 426.14 | 464.48 | 520.78 | 547.00 | 582.43 | 612.26 | 652.31 | 714.21 | 767.70 | 807.03 | 848.51 | 898.17 | 950.17 | 1010.89 | 1072.12 | 1137.52 | 1187.52 | 1237.96 | 1302.09 | 1360.49 | 1416.43 | 1476.53 | 1534.07 | 1590.96 | 1646.26 | 1690.89 | 1738.18 | 1794.12 | 1854.80 | 1907.45 | 1947.78 |
| Total | 19148.55 | 18537.76 | 18213.35 | 18853.81 | 19288.44 | 20354.48 | 20522.23 | 20640.77 | 20792.37 | 20943.98 | 21095.59 | 21247.20 | 21398.80 | 21550.41 | 21702.02 | 21853.62 | 22005.23 | 22156.84 | 22308.44 | 22460.05 | 22611.66 | 22763.27 | 22914.87 | 23066.48 | 23218.09 | 23369.69 | 23521.30 | 23672.91 | 23824.51 | 23976.12 | 24127.73 | 24279.34 | 24430.94 | 24582.55 | 24734.16 |