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 | 140.21 | 126.17 | 121.08 | 110.05 | 117.06 | 117.00 | 124.79 | 125.03 | 124.65 | 120.50 | 120.95 | 121.17 | 121.20 | 121.67 | 122.32 | 123.12 | 123.91 | 124.51 | 125.02 | 125.61 | 126.21 | 126.83 | 127.55 | 128.15 | 128.74 | 129.36 | 129.97 | 130.59 | 131.17 | 131.78 | 132.33 | 132.90 | 133.50 | 134.10 | 134.71 |
| 5-9 | 156.46 | 152.48 | 144.20 | 129.05 | 118.02 | 119.65 | 119.31 | 117.59 | 115.97 | 121.08 | 120.26 | 123.53 | 124.09 | 124.50 | 122.38 | 122.98 | 123.42 | 123.77 | 124.06 | 124.43 | 124.88 | 125.41 | 126.00 | 126.51 | 127.04 | 127.57 | 128.15 | 128.77 | 129.34 | 129.93 | 130.49 | 131.06 | 131.65 | 132.27 | 132.89 |
| 10-14 | 166.50 | 168.34 | 160.52 | 157.59 | 154.46 | 145.27 | 142.69 | 148.79 | 155.34 | 158.57 | 162.38 | 162.44 | 160.26 | 159.98 | 164.24 | 164.81 | 167.39 | 167.73 | 167.95 | 166.58 | 167.12 | 167.61 | 168.20 | 168.78 | 169.39 | 170.07 | 170.78 | 171.53 | 172.25 | 173.01 | 173.75 | 174.50 | 175.29 | 176.09 | 176.90 |
| 15-19 | 194.74 | 193.65 | 189.66 | 197.65 | 176.56 | 185.03 | 195.72 | 192.11 | 192.24 | 194.10 | 189.43 | 189.21 | 194.99 | 198.84 | 201.47 | 205.36 | 205.44 | 204.31 | 204.76 | 207.68 | 208.48 | 210.55 | 211.30 | 211.52 | 210.99 | 211.76 | 212.53 | 213.37 | 214.20 | 215.08 | 215.95 | 216.86 | 217.81 | 218.79 | 219.79 |
| 20-24 | 188.74 | 190.68 | 211.70 | 245.99 | 275.03 | 265.56 | 258.44 | 257.95 | 254.62 | 244.16 | 252.28 | 256.66 | 254.32 | 254.04 | 255.51 | 252.81 | 253.27 | 257.30 | 259.54 | 260.89 | 263.16 | 263.71 | 263.96 | 264.89 | 267.19 | 267.94 | 269.65 | 270.74 | 271.68 | 272.12 | 273.19 | 274.27 | 275.43 | 276.64 | 277.88 |
| 25-29 | 184.80 | 184.75 | 163.82 | 177.80 | 191.78 | 202.18 | 193.60 | 197.05 | 198.39 | 205.44 | 199.42 | 195.88 | 196.89 | 195.41 | 193.23 | 196.52 | 198.20 | 196.46 | 196.64 | 196.61 | 196.56 | 196.95 | 198.63 | 199.74 | 200.61 | 201.51 | 201.99 | 202.82 | 203.71 | 205.00 | 205.72 | 206.59 | 207.45 | 208.35 | 209.20 |
| 30-34 | 161.80 | 135.74 | 145.52 | 143.46 | 144.55 | 156.73 | 175.84 | 170.02 | 173.94 | 176.72 | 178.67 | 175.76 | 176.64 | 177.66 | 180.11 | 178.71 | 178.18 | 178.53 | 178.12 | 177.68 | 178.64 | 179.47 | 179.35 | 179.86 | 180.10 | 180.58 | 181.12 | 182.05 | 182.84 | 183.69 | 184.42 | 185.12 | 185.95 | 186.79 | 187.72 |
| 35-39 | 172.66 | 154.43 | 146.49 | 151.42 | 136.60 | 135.31 | 116.03 | 117.85 | 113.83 | 111.36 | 112.92 | 116.19 | 115.91 | 116.62 | 117.35 | 118.04 | 118.07 | 118.55 | 118.86 | 119.39 | 119.42 | 119.56 | 120.03 | 120.33 | 120.58 | 121.09 | 121.62 | 122.02 | 122.48 | 122.92 | 123.37 | 123.85 | 124.42 | 125.00 | 125.60 |
| 40-44 | 154.34 | 162.45 | 140.52 | 133.59 | 148.47 | 151.33 | 162.75 | 165.48 | 162.77 | 149.09 | 150.59 | 141.80 | 142.90 | 140.47 | 139.43 | 140.44 | 141.83 | 141.83 | 142.35 | 143.00 | 143.52 | 143.76 | 144.37 | 144.89 | 145.50 | 145.93 | 146.48 | 147.10 | 147.64 | 148.19 | 148.82 | 149.46 | 150.06 | 150.74 | 151.41 |
| 45-49 | 185.68 | 179.43 | 182.26 | 167.36 | 149.23 | 146.29 | 162.08 | 157.10 | 159.19 | 175.34 | 176.98 | 182.21 | 182.53 | 182.31 | 174.99 | 176.51 | 171.63 | 173.02 | 172.11 | 171.79 | 172.62 | 173.82 | 174.28 | 175.03 | 175.79 | 176.47 | 176.99 | 177.74 | 178.47 | 179.27 | 179.90 | 180.61 | 181.38 | 182.14 | 182.91 |
| 50-54 | 189.24 | 176.36 | 175.48 | 182.38 | 183.49 | 186.02 | 173.33 | 181.11 | 174.90 | 167.73 | 166.59 | 175.28 | 173.38 | 175.05 | 184.02 | 185.24 | 187.88 | 188.39 | 188.52 | 184.93 | 185.95 | 183.59 | 184.80 | 184.79 | 184.98 | 185.83 | 186.89 | 187.55 | 188.34 | 189.19 | 189.95 | 190.63 | 191.45 | 192.30 | 193.18 |
| 55-59 | 195.65 | 187.52 | 173.48 | 175.34 | 173.21 | 173.49 | 183.73 | 192.80 | 207.62 | 215.41 | 223.03 | 213.84 | 215.44 | 209.79 | 205.30 | 206.07 | 212.71 | 211.74 | 211.93 | 217.51 | 219.05 | 221.74 | 222.97 | 223.54 | 221.00 | 221.97 | 220.75 | 221.93 | 222.17 | 222.70 | 223.67 | 224.76 | 225.61 | 226.60 | 227.60 |
| 60-64 | 151.61 | 164.77 | 168.81 | 174.77 | 179.82 | 168.02 | 164.67 | 159.73 | 163.69 | 170.43 | 169.89 | 177.69 | 185.58 | 197.92 | 200.83 | 203.22 | 195.53 | 196.09 | 194.96 | 193.21 | 192.92 | 196.30 | 195.56 | 196.07 | 200.63 | 201.65 | 203.72 | 204.01 | 204.81 | 203.70 | 204.32 | 203.93 | 204.93 | 205.38 | 206.01 |
| 65-69 | 153.96 | 147.00 | 156.19 | 140.34 | 142.35 | 137.30 | 148.44 | 143.83 | 144.01 | 143.90 | 134.97 | 133.07 | 133.73 | 137.08 | 143.23 | 142.37 | 147.31 | 152.93 | 159.37 | 161.35 | 165.89 | 161.25 | 160.13 | 158.52 | 157.15 | 158.02 | 160.46 | 159.88 | 159.36 | 161.73 | 162.79 | 164.49 | 165.42 | 166.27 | 165.44 |
| 70-74 | 114.78 | 110.77 | 101.77 | 118.71 | 119.83 | 134.40 | 125.26 | 129.66 | 113.78 | 116.55 | 115.23 | 123.34 | 120.83 | 121.20 | 122.16 | 117.39 | 117.51 | 119.59 | 122.44 | 128.00 | 126.31 | 130.57 | 135.53 | 140.43 | 141.50 | 144.73 | 140.87 | 139.81 | 139.20 | 138.44 | 139.07 | 140.63 | 140.22 | 139.80 | 141.75 |
| 75-79 | 81.40 | 84.39 | 90.43 | 91.51 | 90.50 | 94.79 | 93.71 | 89.43 | 103.22 | 101.18 | 110.20 | 106.46 | 110.11 | 97.86 | 100.09 | 98.89 | 105.00 | 104.07 | 105.01 | 106.56 | 102.50 | 102.21 | 104.46 | 106.75 | 111.51 | 110.33 | 113.59 | 117.72 | 121.53 | 122.20 | 125.74 | 122.92 | 121.72 | 120.96 | 120.23 |
| 80-84 | 54.39 | 56.26 | 61.24 | 65.23 | 69.30 | 60.61 | 61.47 | 60.64 | 55.99 | 52.68 | 54.85 | 54.96 | 53.25 | 65.59 | 62.81 | 69.65 | 67.10 | 69.59 | 63.20 | 64.91 | 66.18 | 70.32 | 69.34 | 69.90 | 70.96 | 69.08 | 69.87 | 71.70 | 73.46 | 77.16 | 75.52 | 78.40 | 81.50 | 84.16 | 84.61 |
| 85+ | 49.01 | 45.00 | 40.80 | 42.65 | 46.58 | 55.99 | 61.48 | 65.78 | 72.19 | 76.48 | 76.44 | 79.99 | 81.80 | 82.23 | 83.18 | 84.88 | 87.00 | 87.33 | 95.31 | 94.38 | 99.49 | 99.60 | 101.19 | 102.33 | 102.78 | 106.89 | 109.73 | 110.21 | 111.28 | 112.20 | 113.69 | 116.07 | 117.65 | 119.43 | 122.38 |
| Total | 2695.97 | 2620.17 | 2573.95 | 2604.89 | 2616.86 | 2634.95 | 2663.35 | 2671.96 | 2686.34 | 2700.72 | 2715.10 | 2729.48 | 2743.85 | 2758.23 | 2772.61 | 2786.99 | 2801.37 | 2815.75 | 2830.13 | 2844.51 | 2858.89 | 2873.27 | 2887.65 | 2902.03 | 2916.41 | 2930.79 | 2945.17 | 2959.55 | 2973.93 | 2988.30 | 3002.68 | 3017.06 | 3031.44 | 3045.82 | 3060.20 |