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 | 29.65 | 40.44 | 42.69 | 33.25 | 30.43 | 36.38 | 35.50 | 35.90 | 36.40 | 36.54 | 36.16 | 36.48 | 36.98 | 37.16 | 37.54 | 37.72 | 37.83 | 37.90 | 38.23 | 38.52 | 38.77 | 38.96 | 39.17 | 39.34 | 39.58 | 39.71 | 39.90 | 40.08 | 40.30 | 40.45 | 40.62 | 40.75 | 40.94 | 41.11 |
| 5-9 | 33.98 | 34.30 | 20.35 | 20.96 | 34.87 | 41.69 | 40.68 | 41.14 | 41.71 | 41.87 | 41.44 | 41.80 | 42.38 | 42.58 | 43.02 | 43.22 | 43.36 | 43.44 | 43.81 | 44.14 | 44.42 | 44.65 | 44.88 | 45.09 | 45.35 | 45.51 | 45.73 | 45.93 | 46.18 | 46.36 | 46.54 | 46.70 | 46.92 | 47.11 |
| 10-14 | 29.23 | 44.61 | 33.27 | 25.06 | 30.00 | 35.86 | 34.99 | 35.39 | 35.88 | 36.02 | 35.64 | 35.96 | 36.46 | 36.63 | 37.01 | 37.18 | 37.30 | 37.36 | 37.68 | 37.97 | 38.21 | 38.41 | 38.61 | 38.78 | 39.01 | 39.15 | 39.33 | 39.51 | 39.73 | 39.88 | 40.04 | 40.17 | 40.36 | 40.52 |
| 15-19 | 19.72 | 19.97 | 22.70 | 22.45 | 20.23 | 24.19 | 23.60 | 23.87 | 24.20 | 24.29 | 24.04 | 24.25 | 24.59 | 24.71 | 24.96 | 25.08 | 25.16 | 25.20 | 25.42 | 25.61 | 25.77 | 25.91 | 26.04 | 26.16 | 26.31 | 26.40 | 26.53 | 26.65 | 26.80 | 26.90 | 27.00 | 27.09 | 27.22 | 27.33 |
| 20-24 | 25.17 | 54.46 | 59.81 | 57.07 | 25.83 | 30.88 | 30.13 | 30.47 | 30.90 | 31.01 | 30.69 | 30.96 | 31.39 | 31.54 | 31.87 | 32.01 | 32.11 | 32.17 | 32.45 | 32.69 | 32.90 | 33.07 | 33.24 | 33.40 | 33.59 | 33.71 | 33.87 | 34.02 | 34.21 | 34.34 | 34.47 | 34.59 | 34.75 | 34.89 |
| 25-29 | 45.40 | 72.49 | 59.58 | 53.69 | 46.59 | 55.70 | 54.35 | 54.96 | 55.73 | 55.94 | 55.36 | 55.85 | 56.62 | 56.89 | 57.48 | 57.74 | 57.92 | 58.03 | 58.52 | 58.97 | 59.35 | 59.65 | 59.96 | 60.23 | 60.59 | 60.80 | 61.09 | 61.36 | 61.70 | 61.93 | 62.18 | 62.39 | 62.68 | 62.93 |
| 30-34 | 39.69 | 44.24 | 36.55 | 48.95 | 40.73 | 48.69 | 47.52 | 48.05 | 48.72 | 48.91 | 48.40 | 48.83 | 49.50 | 49.74 | 50.25 | 50.48 | 50.64 | 50.73 | 51.16 | 51.55 | 51.89 | 52.15 | 52.42 | 52.66 | 52.97 | 53.15 | 53.41 | 53.65 | 53.94 | 54.14 | 54.36 | 54.54 | 54.80 | 55.02 |
| 35-39 | 30.52 | 29.59 | 25.63 | 27.46 | 31.32 | 37.44 | 36.54 | 36.95 | 37.46 | 37.61 | 37.21 | 37.54 | 38.06 | 38.25 | 38.64 | 38.82 | 38.94 | 39.01 | 39.34 | 39.64 | 39.90 | 40.10 | 40.31 | 40.49 | 40.73 | 40.87 | 41.07 | 41.25 | 41.48 | 41.63 | 41.80 | 41.94 | 42.14 | 42.31 |
| 40-44 | 20.79 | 28.83 | 14.92 | 18.85 | 21.33 | 25.50 | 24.89 | 25.16 | 25.52 | 25.61 | 25.35 | 25.57 | 25.93 | 26.05 | 26.32 | 26.44 | 26.52 | 26.57 | 26.80 | 27.00 | 27.18 | 27.31 | 27.46 | 27.58 | 27.74 | 27.84 | 27.97 | 28.10 | 28.25 | 28.36 | 28.47 | 28.57 | 28.70 | 28.82 |
| 45-49 | 22.54 | 28.65 | 17.98 | 24.46 | 23.13 | 27.66 | 26.99 | 27.29 | 27.67 | 27.78 | 27.49 | 27.73 | 28.11 | 28.25 | 28.54 | 28.67 | 28.76 | 28.81 | 29.06 | 29.28 | 29.47 | 29.62 | 29.77 | 29.91 | 30.08 | 30.19 | 30.33 | 30.47 | 30.64 | 30.75 | 30.87 | 30.98 | 31.12 | 31.25 |
| 50-54 | 13.12 | 29.98 | 18.67 | 16.37 | 13.47 | 16.10 | 15.71 | 15.89 | 16.11 | 16.17 | 16.00 | 16.15 | 16.37 | 16.45 | 16.62 | 16.69 | 16.75 | 16.78 | 16.92 | 17.05 | 17.16 | 17.24 | 17.33 | 17.41 | 17.52 | 17.58 | 17.66 | 17.74 | 17.84 | 17.90 | 17.98 | 18.04 | 18.12 | 18.19 |
| 55-59 | 12.58 | 26.79 | 16.16 | 24.12 | 12.91 | 15.43 | 15.06 | 15.23 | 15.44 | 15.50 | 15.34 | 15.47 | 15.69 | 15.76 | 15.93 | 16.00 | 16.05 | 16.08 | 16.21 | 16.34 | 16.44 | 16.53 | 16.61 | 16.69 | 16.79 | 16.84 | 16.93 | 17.00 | 17.10 | 17.16 | 17.23 | 17.29 | 17.37 | 17.44 |
| 60-64 | 9.87 | 32.27 | 26.64 | 13.44 | 10.13 | 12.11 | 11.82 | 11.95 | 12.12 | 12.16 | 12.04 | 12.14 | 12.31 | 12.37 | 12.50 | 12.56 | 12.60 | 12.62 | 12.73 | 12.82 | 12.91 | 12.97 | 13.04 | 13.10 | 13.18 | 13.22 | 13.28 | 13.34 | 13.42 | 13.47 | 13.52 | 13.57 | 13.63 | 13.69 |
| 65-69 | 14.91 | 13.27 | 12.22 | 8.98 | 15.30 | 18.29 | 17.85 | 18.05 | 18.30 | 18.37 | 18.18 | 18.34 | 18.60 | 18.68 | 18.88 | 18.96 | 19.02 | 19.06 | 19.22 | 19.37 | 19.49 | 19.59 | 19.69 | 19.78 | 19.90 | 19.97 | 20.06 | 20.15 | 20.26 | 20.34 | 20.42 | 20.49 | 20.59 | 20.67 |
| 70-74 | 6.32 | 3.19 | 1.36 | 4.23 | 6.48 | 7.75 | 7.56 | 7.65 | 7.76 | 7.78 | 7.70 | 7.77 | 7.88 | 7.92 | 8.00 | 8.04 | 8.06 | 8.08 | 8.14 | 8.21 | 8.26 | 8.30 | 8.34 | 8.38 | 8.43 | 8.46 | 8.50 | 8.54 | 8.59 | 8.62 | 8.65 | 8.68 | 8.72 | 8.76 |
| 75-79 | 0.00 | 6.97 | 8.72 | 3.55 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 80-84 | 3.85 | 7.15 | 7.00 | 5.24 | 3.96 | 4.73 | 4.61 | 4.67 | 4.73 | 4.75 | 4.70 | 4.74 | 4.81 | 4.83 | 4.88 | 4.90 | 4.92 | 4.93 | 4.97 | 5.01 | 5.04 | 5.06 | 5.09 | 5.11 | 5.14 | 5.16 | 5.19 | 5.21 | 5.24 | 5.26 | 5.28 | 5.30 | 5.32 | 5.34 |
| 85+ | 2.14 | 3.45 | 8.31 | 3.85 | 2.19 | 2.62 | 2.56 | 2.58 | 2.62 | 2.63 | 2.60 | 2.63 | 2.66 | 2.68 | 2.70 | 2.72 | 2.72 | 2.73 | 2.75 | 2.77 | 2.79 | 2.81 | 2.82 | 2.83 | 2.85 | 2.86 | 2.87 | 2.89 | 2.90 | 2.91 | 2.92 | 2.93 | 2.95 | 2.96 |
| Total | 359.49 | 520.65 | 432.55 | 411.97 | 368.92 | 441.04 | 430.36 | 435.19 | 441.29 | 442.96 | 438.34 | 442.23 | 448.34 | 450.48 | 455.14 | 457.22 | 458.66 | 459.50 | 463.40 | 466.93 | 469.96 | 472.34 | 474.81 | 476.96 | 479.77 | 481.42 | 483.72 | 485.91 | 488.58 | 490.39 | 492.37 | 494.02 | 496.34 | 498.34 |