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 | 147.76 | 142.43 | 130.69 | 130.75 | 135.88 | 148.86 | 159.30 | 165.23 | 174.46 | 179.94 | 183.14 | 185.30 | 187.11 | 188.07 | 188.81 | 189.65 | 190.40 | 191.11 | 191.85 | 192.65 | 193.49 | 194.42 | 195.46 | 196.57 | 197.60 | 198.68 | 199.68 | 200.76 | 201.83 | 202.91 | 204.00 | 205.10 | 206.22 | 207.30 | 208.38 |
| 5-9 | 211.67 | 214.62 | 211.62 | 209.70 | 194.65 | 179.02 | 179.91 | 182.13 | 182.52 | 185.13 | 192.06 | 198.87 | 202.02 | 207.91 | 211.32 | 213.36 | 214.80 | 216.23 | 217.35 | 218.45 | 219.61 | 220.80 | 221.96 | 223.10 | 224.21 | 225.35 | 226.44 | 227.58 | 228.74 | 229.88 | 231.06 | 232.24 | 233.45 | 234.66 | 235.87 |
| 10-14 | 251.00 | 255.91 | 254.73 | 244.55 | 252.63 | 264.72 | 254.77 | 251.33 | 253.26 | 246.56 | 236.18 | 237.13 | 241.06 | 242.20 | 244.56 | 250.04 | 255.38 | 258.13 | 263.09 | 266.31 | 268.47 | 270.25 | 272.00 | 273.50 | 274.96 | 276.47 | 277.92 | 279.32 | 280.69 | 282.08 | 283.50 | 284.90 | 286.35 | 287.80 | 289.25 |
| 15-19 | 231.02 | 245.94 | 258.95 | 256.08 | 284.00 | 276.29 | 275.47 | 261.14 | 250.46 | 252.92 | 262.80 | 256.97 | 255.14 | 255.99 | 252.42 | 245.98 | 246.17 | 249.64 | 251.05 | 253.14 | 257.33 | 261.66 | 264.17 | 267.94 | 270.51 | 272.41 | 274.02 | 275.64 | 277.08 | 278.53 | 280.00 | 281.45 | 282.89 | 284.28 | 285.69 |
| 20-24 | 174.71 | 184.71 | 204.63 | 229.61 | 229.63 | 221.53 | 221.96 | 234.84 | 239.73 | 241.90 | 233.35 | 232.65 | 229.79 | 226.37 | 227.91 | 233.07 | 231.35 | 230.04 | 229.86 | 229.66 | 228.13 | 229.32 | 231.49 | 232.52 | 234.68 | 237.25 | 239.59 | 241.62 | 243.71 | 245.41 | 246.83 | 248.15 | 249.49 | 250.76 | 252.05 |
| 25-29 | 99.59 | 119.52 | 118.59 | 125.73 | 152.67 | 138.96 | 149.61 | 152.37 | 153.26 | 149.55 | 151.26 | 151.07 | 152.26 | 152.91 | 154.51 | 154.16 | 154.32 | 154.44 | 154.36 | 155.62 | 157.71 | 157.64 | 158.41 | 159.16 | 159.53 | 160.01 | 160.89 | 161.84 | 162.61 | 163.52 | 164.59 | 165.61 | 166.56 | 167.49 | 168.37 |
| 30-34 | 144.00 | 124.00 | 114.05 | 112.98 | 115.96 | 132.95 | 134.24 | 123.46 | 124.30 | 128.14 | 128.53 | 131.57 | 132.66 | 133.55 | 132.94 | 133.11 | 133.58 | 134.63 | 135.49 | 136.24 | 136.88 | 137.71 | 138.41 | 139.17 | 139.98 | 140.74 | 141.31 | 141.97 | 142.66 | 143.35 | 144.07 | 144.78 | 145.57 | 146.29 | 147.03 |
| 35-39 | 176.85 | 176.00 | 179.03 | 179.05 | 182.13 | 161.70 | 143.17 | 150.43 | 145.77 | 148.19 | 152.80 | 156.67 | 154.60 | 155.52 | 156.89 | 156.78 | 157.99 | 158.93 | 159.96 | 160.51 | 161.20 | 162.05 | 163.12 | 164.13 | 165.08 | 165.99 | 166.84 | 167.66 | 168.47 | 169.33 | 170.19 | 171.02 | 171.90 | 172.75 | 173.60 |
| 40-44 | 200.68 | 209.59 | 207.65 | 202.79 | 194.98 | 202.60 | 209.47 | 206.38 | 203.67 | 201.33 | 190.04 | 180.02 | 183.82 | 180.80 | 182.57 | 184.83 | 188.36 | 187.16 | 188.48 | 189.95 | 190.29 | 191.77 | 193.09 | 194.39 | 195.26 | 196.20 | 197.16 | 198.27 | 199.34 | 200.43 | 201.48 | 202.52 | 203.53 | 204.54 | 205.57 |
| 45-49 | 265.15 | 254.16 | 228.11 | 213.99 | 203.74 | 210.91 | 228.28 | 241.06 | 249.80 | 252.66 | 258.13 | 265.01 | 264.18 | 263.15 | 261.48 | 251.75 | 243.36 | 246.69 | 244.27 | 246.30 | 248.81 | 252.54 | 252.08 | 253.80 | 255.56 | 256.38 | 258.14 | 259.76 | 261.32 | 262.53 | 263.78 | 265.09 | 266.54 | 267.95 | 269.38 |
| 50-54 | 271.21 | 287.31 | 287.22 | 296.95 | 301.06 | 293.05 | 271.56 | 253.52 | 251.32 | 249.46 | 255.53 | 269.03 | 280.33 | 289.78 | 292.74 | 297.19 | 302.37 | 300.74 | 299.85 | 299.17 | 293.17 | 287.03 | 291.00 | 289.08 | 291.18 | 293.66 | 297.25 | 297.23 | 299.03 | 301.00 | 302.14 | 304.06 | 305.85 | 307.62 | 309.08 |
| 55-59 | 239.38 | 239.53 | 258.61 | 255.63 | 263.47 | 277.01 | 275.50 | 281.21 | 291.67 | 294.44 | 289.07 | 272.64 | 259.73 | 257.47 | 258.67 | 266.45 | 276.80 | 284.15 | 289.61 | 291.17 | 295.14 | 299.74 | 298.75 | 299.55 | 298.88 | 294.60 | 290.69 | 293.68 | 293.59 | 295.53 | 297.83 | 300.44 | 301.08 | 302.75 | 304.59 |
| 60-64 | 231.24 | 243.30 | 234.52 | 221.73 | 225.76 | 224.85 | 225.04 | 237.52 | 227.45 | 225.38 | 233.52 | 230.31 | 232.61 | 240.83 | 243.27 | 239.26 | 229.30 | 222.15 | 221.98 | 223.26 | 227.04 | 232.86 | 236.99 | 239.24 | 240.63 | 243.72 | 246.86 | 247.31 | 248.35 | 248.71 | 246.10 | 244.38 | 246.41 | 246.97 | 248.44 |
| 65-69 | 149.14 | 157.93 | 157.73 | 189.87 | 193.06 | 201.41 | 219.45 | 216.35 | 212.44 | 220.78 | 221.76 | 223.02 | 232.50 | 224.22 | 221.98 | 228.39 | 226.71 | 228.90 | 235.47 | 236.85 | 234.02 | 227.12 | 222.09 | 222.44 | 222.93 | 225.65 | 230.64 | 234.40 | 236.37 | 237.81 | 240.78 | 243.31 | 244.11 | 244.77 | 245.30 |
| 70-74 | 125.08 | 126.34 | 130.39 | 127.32 | 122.21 | 123.64 | 127.05 | 122.17 | 142.55 | 145.27 | 151.47 | 164.48 | 162.02 | 158.78 | 165.97 | 166.88 | 168.24 | 175.68 | 169.81 | 168.14 | 172.78 | 171.53 | 173.13 | 177.80 | 178.67 | 176.72 | 171.77 | 168.27 | 168.96 | 169.50 | 171.47 | 174.81 | 177.17 | 178.63 | 179.73 |
| 75-79 | 99.68 | 93.60 | 92.83 | 94.98 | 105.03 | 95.53 | 90.99 | 96.24 | 92.23 | 86.91 | 88.64 | 92.77 | 91.66 | 105.53 | 105.87 | 109.25 | 117.64 | 115.36 | 113.80 | 117.73 | 116.95 | 117.89 | 121.13 | 116.70 | 115.93 | 119.49 | 119.58 | 120.77 | 122.96 | 123.28 | 122.53 | 119.64 | 117.69 | 118.33 | 118.78 |
| 80-84 | 52.14 | 62.33 | 75.28 | 71.33 | 70.45 | 71.90 | 68.04 | 61.35 | 58.53 | 60.85 | 54.23 | 52.28 | 54.88 | 52.60 | 49.52 | 50.77 | 53.81 | 52.46 | 60.67 | 60.88 | 63.52 | 67.47 | 66.47 | 65.52 | 68.03 | 67.07 | 67.07 | 68.78 | 66.25 | 65.77 | 67.68 | 67.70 | 68.42 | 69.70 | 70.01 |
| 85+ | 21.23 | 17.23 | 21.35 | 30.33 | 42.31 | 50.07 | 57.43 | 68.23 | 71.19 | 74.82 | 81.37 | 83.72 | 86.75 | 87.09 | 90.95 | 91.12 | 91.08 | 94.86 | 93.98 | 94.54 | 95.66 | 98.05 | 99.72 | 104.49 | 105.13 | 107.98 | 112.14 | 112.78 | 115.32 | 117.34 | 118.51 | 120.99 | 122.56 | 122.86 | 123.94 |
| Total | 3091.51 | 3154.46 | 3165.99 | 3193.36 | 3269.62 | 3274.99 | 3291.24 | 3304.96 | 3324.60 | 3344.23 | 3363.87 | 3383.50 | 3403.13 | 3422.77 | 3442.40 | 3462.03 | 3481.67 | 3501.30 | 3520.93 | 3540.57 | 3560.20 | 3579.84 | 3599.47 | 3619.10 | 3638.74 | 3658.37 | 3678.00 | 3697.64 | 3717.27 | 3736.91 | 3756.54 | 3776.17 | 3795.81 | 3815.44 | 3835.07 |