Population is the number of people who usually live in an area. Place Forecast uses this term as shorthand for the estimated resident population. It is a key indicator for the population domain.
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 | 593.67 | 559.91 | 552.74 | 529.72 | 525.52 | 511.49 | 502.29 | 510.94 | 518.34 | 526.83 | 535.22 | 541.99 | 546.45 | 549.03 | 550.42 | 551.25 | 552.06 | 552.82 | 554.14 | 555.97 | 558.43 | 561.43 | 564.62 | 567.98 | 571.53 | 575.14 | 578.74 | 582.32 | 585.88 | 589.37 | 592.80 | 596.18 | 599.53 | 602.90 | 606.19 |
| 5-9 | 626.09 | 618.85 | 571.88 | 589.72 | 573.69 | 580.02 | 584.06 | 582.40 | 572.19 | 572.97 | 564.58 | 560.15 | 566.02 | 570.73 | 576.63 | 583.08 | 589.16 | 594.13 | 598.11 | 601.57 | 604.65 | 607.50 | 610.13 | 613.08 | 616.28 | 619.79 | 623.59 | 627.60 | 631.63 | 635.61 | 639.51 | 643.31 | 647.00 | 650.70 | 654.31 |
| 10-14 | 645.27 | 629.88 | 613.82 | 593.66 | 603.29 | 627.53 | 652.00 | 637.74 | 658.07 | 657.06 | 662.02 | 663.93 | 668.42 | 665.23 | 669.74 | 666.63 | 665.86 | 671.71 | 676.75 | 683.02 | 689.73 | 696.00 | 701.44 | 706.27 | 710.66 | 714.74 | 718.67 | 722.60 | 726.69 | 730.82 | 735.08 | 739.48 | 743.93 | 748.38 | 752.76 |
| 15-19 | 738.22 | 712.31 | 712.31 | 707.35 | 660.46 | 677.19 | 679.39 | 696.67 | 710.92 | 742.60 | 761.60 | 778.05 | 771.68 | 787.77 | 788.32 | 794.50 | 799.18 | 805.16 | 805.65 | 810.50 | 810.82 | 813.09 | 819.44 | 825.38 | 832.22 | 839.35 | 846.16 | 852.51 | 858.34 | 863.71 | 868.76 | 873.64 | 878.41 | 883.29 | 888.16 |
| 20-24 | 832.29 | 776.22 | 787.45 | 808.42 | 830.36 | 751.28 | 698.47 | 677.88 | 660.01 | 631.52 | 638.16 | 643.13 | 658.01 | 664.67 | 680.21 | 692.19 | 702.55 | 701.47 | 711.44 | 714.07 | 720.45 | 725.44 | 729.36 | 732.17 | 736.58 | 739.38 | 743.08 | 748.62 | 754.03 | 759.59 | 765.09 | 770.30 | 775.20 | 779.90 | 784.35 |
| 25-29 | 745.42 | 704.17 | 711.04 | 708.29 | 740.24 | 806.63 | 819.56 | 786.33 | 729.80 | 696.70 | 653.97 | 628.84 | 624.32 | 618.38 | 610.65 | 617.16 | 620.16 | 626.60 | 631.76 | 642.06 | 649.73 | 657.09 | 659.27 | 666.47 | 670.15 | 675.33 | 679.92 | 684.64 | 688.23 | 692.71 | 696.20 | 700.07 | 704.48 | 708.76 | 713.07 |
| 30-34 | 658.92 | 684.99 | 660.23 | 635.60 | 641.36 | 654.60 | 697.81 | 771.06 | 832.92 | 876.24 | 913.46 | 916.45 | 894.65 | 864.62 | 846.54 | 825.07 | 815.64 | 817.34 | 817.00 | 814.66 | 820.92 | 825.77 | 833.01 | 839.95 | 849.72 | 857.76 | 865.59 | 870.65 | 878.32 | 883.80 | 889.92 | 895.51 | 901.18 | 906.16 | 911.43 |
| 35-39 | 603.42 | 592.16 | 584.01 | 598.81 | 594.96 | 611.52 | 626.45 | 612.03 | 617.09 | 642.81 | 650.84 | 672.64 | 711.34 | 742.13 | 764.64 | 786.38 | 791.28 | 783.34 | 770.70 | 764.24 | 755.47 | 753.14 | 756.74 | 758.52 | 759.69 | 765.43 | 769.86 | 775.68 | 781.50 | 788.98 | 795.32 | 801.45 | 805.99 | 812.01 | 816.71 |
| 40-44 | 602.16 | 564.02 | 546.94 | 537.10 | 542.20 | 535.42 | 539.13 | 556.49 | 558.58 | 546.52 | 552.82 | 562.64 | 556.10 | 559.39 | 578.46 | 587.48 | 601.26 | 626.57 | 646.65 | 662.30 | 678.19 | 682.75 | 679.29 | 672.21 | 668.95 | 664.43 | 664.03 | 667.99 | 670.31 | 672.12 | 676.84 | 680.48 | 684.93 | 689.67 | 695.61 |
| 45-49 | 653.96 | 618.95 | 578.82 | 587.55 | 577.34 | 569.75 | 574.47 | 578.21 | 580.31 | 586.69 | 582.94 | 584.96 | 599.37 | 604.01 | 598.34 | 604.10 | 614.03 | 611.37 | 616.59 | 632.94 | 641.51 | 653.20 | 672.33 | 688.26 | 701.06 | 713.53 | 718.10 | 716.65 | 713.07 | 712.05 | 710.11 | 711.37 | 715.60 | 718.41 | 720.85 |
| 50-54 | 667.02 | 675.98 | 663.17 | 613.86 | 609.86 | 614.04 | 574.62 | 560.17 | 573.55 | 577.96 | 569.86 | 573.40 | 580.19 | 583.24 | 589.28 | 588.60 | 591.29 | 603.90 | 608.13 | 606.03 | 612.26 | 620.77 | 619.95 | 624.46 | 637.66 | 645.25 | 654.43 | 669.35 | 681.63 | 691.92 | 702.49 | 707.15 | 707.43 | 705.95 | 706.19 |
| 55-59 | 814.46 | 765.31 | 729.10 | 711.31 | 671.94 | 658.06 | 673.26 | 655.98 | 620.99 | 618.59 | 621.87 | 590.29 | 579.60 | 591.08 | 595.39 | 590.07 | 593.89 | 600.39 | 604.17 | 609.80 | 610.14 | 613.22 | 624.27 | 628.93 | 628.05 | 633.69 | 641.46 | 642.00 | 646.77 | 658.13 | 665.03 | 673.26 | 685.96 | 696.69 | 705.68 |
| 60-64 | 756.10 | 752.12 | 766.23 | 767.00 | 755.86 | 730.03 | 689.57 | 659.73 | 645.32 | 621.57 | 609.84 | 620.04 | 607.65 | 582.91 | 583.87 | 588.85 | 566.37 | 560.25 | 570.10 | 574.94 | 572.07 | 576.15 | 582.63 | 586.69 | 592.05 | 593.58 | 596.89 | 606.19 | 610.41 | 610.83 | 616.23 | 622.96 | 624.04 | 628.17 | 637.46 |
| 65-69 | 573.08 | 605.46 | 633.71 | 659.73 | 657.77 | 663.83 | 651.92 | 660.79 | 651.32 | 637.30 | 613.34 | 580.56 | 557.13 | 546.11 | 528.22 | 518.48 | 526.34 | 516.72 | 497.94 | 497.88 | 501.85 | 484.75 | 481.10 | 488.85 | 492.95 | 490.86 | 494.88 | 500.32 | 503.82 | 508.42 | 510.48 | 513.56 | 521.11 | 524.50 | 525.22 |
| 70-74 | 431.17 | 485.16 | 489.24 | 505.47 | 521.78 | 540.58 | 578.89 | 604.93 | 630.75 | 624.88 | 627.66 | 614.13 | 623.71 | 616.55 | 608.15 | 590.07 | 562.03 | 542.76 | 531.64 | 518.82 | 510.97 | 516.79 | 509.31 | 493.93 | 495.87 | 500.38 | 484.97 | 483.20 | 490.11 | 495.00 | 493.08 | 497.31 | 503.44 | 506.71 | 511.29 |
| 75-79 | 248.58 | 253.57 | 254.65 | 275.78 | 327.85 | 381.30 | 448.57 | 457.45 | 475.26 | 491.34 | 508.59 | 544.73 | 566.98 | 588.67 | 582.28 | 583.01 | 573.13 | 581.63 | 577.06 | 568.05 | 552.72 | 528.28 | 511.82 | 502.56 | 491.06 | 483.75 | 489.68 | 482.35 | 469.53 | 470.84 | 475.89 | 462.70 | 461.96 | 468.50 | 473.31 |
| 80-84 | 159.31 | 172.56 | 198.54 | 226.29 | 228.37 | 208.81 | 192.12 | 209.21 | 233.82 | 278.36 | 323.09 | 378.42 | 384.50 | 400.20 | 413.40 | 428.78 | 459.03 | 476.19 | 492.81 | 486.81 | 486.40 | 479.31 | 486.86 | 484.35 | 476.25 | 464.68 | 445.16 | 432.34 | 424.71 | 415.25 | 409.00 | 414.30 | 407.63 | 397.75 | 398.86 |
| 85+ | 144.15 | 160.05 | 175.17 | 166.25 | 168.26 | 201.87 | 224.93 | 242.26 | 258.76 | 265.78 | 273.60 | 276.85 | 302.81 | 331.93 | 369.83 | 406.38 | 446.58 | 465.21 | 494.69 | 529.36 | 564.47 | 613.82 | 634.66 | 663.87 | 680.96 | 702.37 | 731.93 | 749.86 | 767.63 | 771.18 | 776.22 | 782.76 | 785.71 | 792.80 | 787.53 |
| Total | 10493.28 | 10331.68 | 10229.04 | 10221.91 | 10231.11 | 10323.96 | 10407.51 | 10460.27 | 10528.00 | 10595.73 | 10663.46 | 10731.19 | 10798.92 | 10866.65 | 10934.38 | 11002.11 | 11069.84 | 11137.57 | 11205.31 | 11273.04 | 11340.77 | 11408.50 | 11476.23 | 11543.96 | 11611.69 | 11679.42 | 11747.15 | 11814.88 | 11882.61 | 11950.34 | 12018.07 | 12085.80 | 12153.53 | 12221.26 | 12288.99 |