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 | 502.30 | 509.64 | 517.05 | 525.62 | 534.05 | 540.90 | 545.39 | 548.02 | 549.48 | 550.37 | 551.22 | 552.03 | 553.39 | 555.25 | 557.74 | 560.77 | 563.98 | 567.37 | 570.93 | 574.56 | 578.18 | 581.78 | 585.34 | 588.85 | 592.30 | 595.70 | 599.06 | 602.43 | 605.74 |
| 5-9 | 626.09 | 618.85 | 571.88 | 589.72 | 573.69 | 580.02 | 584.08 | 580.90 | 570.74 | 571.58 | 563.34 | 558.99 | 564.98 | 569.71 | 575.67 | 582.15 | 588.27 | 593.26 | 597.27 | 600.77 | 603.88 | 606.77 | 609.42 | 612.40 | 615.62 | 619.16 | 622.97 | 627.01 | 631.06 | 635.06 | 638.97 | 642.79 | 646.49 | 650.20 | 653.82 |
| 10-14 | 645.27 | 629.88 | 613.82 | 593.66 | 603.29 | 627.53 | 652.01 | 636.70 | 657.06 | 656.02 | 660.82 | 662.68 | 667.06 | 663.89 | 668.44 | 665.44 | 664.75 | 670.69 | 675.75 | 682.07 | 688.80 | 695.10 | 700.56 | 705.43 | 709.85 | 713.95 | 717.91 | 721.87 | 725.98 | 730.14 | 734.42 | 738.84 | 743.31 | 747.78 | 752.18 |
| 15-19 | 738.22 | 712.31 | 712.31 | 707.35 | 660.46 | 677.19 | 679.40 | 695.41 | 709.76 | 741.39 | 760.40 | 776.78 | 770.52 | 786.64 | 787.16 | 793.26 | 797.90 | 803.80 | 804.31 | 809.21 | 809.62 | 811.96 | 818.38 | 824.34 | 831.23 | 838.38 | 845.22 | 851.59 | 857.45 | 862.85 | 867.94 | 872.84 | 877.64 | 882.55 | 887.44 |
| 20-24 | 832.29 | 776.22 | 787.45 | 808.42 | 830.36 | 751.28 | 698.48 | 676.26 | 658.35 | 630.11 | 636.91 | 642.12 | 656.99 | 663.69 | 679.24 | 691.23 | 701.58 | 700.57 | 710.56 | 713.17 | 719.51 | 724.49 | 728.39 | 731.24 | 735.67 | 738.52 | 742.26 | 747.84 | 753.27 | 758.86 | 764.37 | 769.60 | 774.52 | 779.25 | 783.71 |
| 25-29 | 745.42 | 704.17 | 711.04 | 708.29 | 740.24 | 806.63 | 819.58 | 784.37 | 728.31 | 695.31 | 652.82 | 627.66 | 623.21 | 617.27 | 609.64 | 616.22 | 619.33 | 625.79 | 630.99 | 641.29 | 648.98 | 656.33 | 658.54 | 665.76 | 669.44 | 674.63 | 679.22 | 683.93 | 687.55 | 692.04 | 695.57 | 699.46 | 703.89 | 708.18 | 712.51 |
| 30-34 | 658.92 | 684.99 | 660.23 | 635.60 | 641.36 | 654.60 | 697.83 | 769.34 | 831.10 | 874.37 | 911.62 | 914.65 | 892.99 | 863.22 | 845.21 | 823.89 | 814.45 | 816.19 | 815.86 | 813.60 | 819.91 | 824.84 | 832.11 | 839.07 | 848.85 | 856.90 | 864.74 | 869.84 | 877.53 | 883.02 | 889.15 | 894.76 | 900.43 | 905.43 | 910.71 |
| 35-39 | 603.42 | 592.16 | 584.01 | 598.81 | 594.96 | 611.52 | 626.46 | 610.73 | 615.66 | 641.49 | 649.47 | 671.28 | 710.04 | 740.80 | 763.33 | 785.08 | 790.02 | 782.15 | 769.64 | 763.24 | 754.55 | 752.21 | 755.84 | 757.64 | 758.84 | 764.62 | 769.10 | 774.94 | 780.78 | 788.28 | 794.63 | 800.77 | 805.33 | 811.38 | 816.08 |
| 40-44 | 602.16 | 564.02 | 546.94 | 537.10 | 542.20 | 535.42 | 539.13 | 555.70 | 557.82 | 545.63 | 552.00 | 561.77 | 555.12 | 558.34 | 577.46 | 586.46 | 600.23 | 625.57 | 645.64 | 661.32 | 677.22 | 681.80 | 678.38 | 671.40 | 668.16 | 663.71 | 663.30 | 667.28 | 669.61 | 671.45 | 676.20 | 679.87 | 684.34 | 689.10 | 695.04 |
| 45-49 | 653.96 | 618.95 | 578.82 | 587.55 | 577.34 | 569.75 | 574.48 | 577.18 | 579.26 | 585.77 | 581.97 | 584.08 | 598.56 | 603.23 | 597.47 | 603.29 | 613.20 | 610.48 | 615.64 | 632.01 | 640.57 | 652.26 | 671.41 | 687.35 | 700.17 | 712.65 | 717.25 | 715.83 | 712.32 | 711.32 | 709.43 | 710.70 | 714.94 | 717.76 | 720.23 |
| 50-54 | 667.02 | 675.98 | 663.17 | 613.86 | 609.86 | 614.04 | 574.63 | 559.71 | 572.90 | 577.17 | 569.02 | 572.51 | 579.23 | 582.28 | 588.42 | 587.71 | 590.46 | 603.13 | 607.39 | 605.23 | 611.52 | 620.01 | 619.15 | 623.62 | 636.84 | 644.43 | 653.61 | 668.54 | 680.83 | 691.16 | 701.73 | 706.41 | 706.72 | 705.29 | 705.55 |
| 55-59 | 814.46 | 765.31 | 729.10 | 711.31 | 671.94 | 658.06 | 673.26 | 655.36 | 620.51 | 618.10 | 621.35 | 589.71 | 579.06 | 590.38 | 594.59 | 589.24 | 593.03 | 599.47 | 603.25 | 608.96 | 609.29 | 612.42 | 623.52 | 628.21 | 627.28 | 632.96 | 640.73 | 641.24 | 645.98 | 657.37 | 664.26 | 672.50 | 685.22 | 695.96 | 704.97 |
| 60-64 | 756.10 | 752.12 | 766.23 | 767.00 | 755.86 | 730.03 | 689.57 | 659.41 | 644.84 | 620.98 | 609.13 | 619.37 | 607.00 | 582.38 | 583.33 | 588.31 | 565.78 | 559.70 | 569.44 | 574.21 | 571.32 | 575.38 | 581.83 | 585.89 | 591.32 | 592.84 | 596.18 | 605.52 | 609.76 | 610.16 | 615.60 | 622.33 | 623.38 | 627.50 | 636.81 |
| 65-69 | 573.08 | 605.46 | 633.71 | 659.73 | 657.77 | 663.83 | 651.92 | 660.69 | 651.22 | 637.20 | 613.26 | 580.42 | 556.83 | 545.68 | 527.70 | 517.88 | 525.77 | 516.17 | 497.47 | 497.42 | 501.38 | 484.25 | 480.62 | 488.28 | 492.34 | 490.22 | 494.23 | 499.65 | 503.15 | 507.80 | 509.86 | 512.96 | 520.55 | 523.96 | 524.66 |
| 70-74 | 431.17 | 485.16 | 489.24 | 505.47 | 521.78 | 540.58 | 578.89 | 604.74 | 630.54 | 624.66 | 627.35 | 613.80 | 623.54 | 616.38 | 607.98 | 589.93 | 561.84 | 542.45 | 531.21 | 518.31 | 510.39 | 516.23 | 508.76 | 493.46 | 495.40 | 499.92 | 484.48 | 482.73 | 489.57 | 494.42 | 492.49 | 496.70 | 502.81 | 506.08 | 510.71 |
| 75-79 | 248.58 | 253.57 | 254.65 | 275.78 | 327.85 | 381.30 | 448.57 | 457.36 | 475.17 | 491.24 | 508.49 | 544.71 | 566.77 | 588.45 | 582.06 | 582.71 | 572.81 | 581.46 | 576.89 | 567.89 | 552.56 | 528.08 | 511.52 | 502.15 | 490.58 | 483.20 | 489.17 | 481.83 | 469.08 | 470.40 | 475.45 | 462.24 | 461.51 | 467.98 | 472.76 |
| 80-84 | 159.31 | 172.56 | 198.54 | 226.29 | 228.37 | 208.81 | 192.12 | 209.21 | 233.82 | 278.36 | 323.09 | 378.34 | 384.41 | 400.11 | 413.31 | 428.69 | 459.00 | 476.00 | 492.62 | 486.62 | 486.15 | 479.04 | 486.71 | 484.21 | 476.12 | 464.54 | 444.98 | 432.08 | 424.37 | 414.84 | 408.54 | 413.86 | 407.19 | 397.37 | 398.49 |
| 85+ | 144.15 | 160.05 | 175.17 | 166.25 | 168.26 | 201.87 | 224.93 | 242.26 | 258.76 | 265.77 | 273.60 | 276.85 | 302.81 | 331.92 | 369.83 | 406.38 | 446.51 | 465.15 | 494.63 | 529.29 | 564.40 | 613.76 | 634.48 | 663.68 | 680.78 | 702.15 | 731.71 | 749.64 | 767.41 | 770.96 | 775.98 | 782.48 | 785.38 | 792.41 | 787.10 |
| Total | 10493.28 | 10331.68 | 10229.04 | 10221.91 | 10231.11 | 10323.96 | 10407.67 | 10444.96 | 10512.87 | 10580.78 | 10648.69 | 10716.60 | 10784.51 | 10852.42 | 10920.33 | 10988.24 | 11056.15 | 11124.06 | 11191.97 | 11259.88 | 11327.79 | 11395.70 | 11463.61 | 11531.51 | 11599.42 | 11667.33 | 11735.24 | 11803.15 | 11871.06 | 11938.97 | 12006.88 | 12074.79 | 12142.70 | 12210.61 | 12278.52 |