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 | 195.04 | 177.69 | 135.41 | 141.15 | 184.68 | 182.17 | 188.06 | 193.44 | 194.66 | 197.11 | 199.60 | 201.17 | 203.31 | 205.30 | 207.03 | 208.60 | 210.46 | 212.80 | 214.83 | 217.02 | 218.82 | 220.35 | 221.85 | 223.34 | 224.93 | 226.53 | 228.23 | 229.93 | 231.53 | 233.20 | 234.83 | 236.54 | 238.24 | 239.92 |
| 5-9 | 160.05 | 132.70 | 144.71 | 158.64 | 151.55 | 149.49 | 154.33 | 158.74 | 159.74 | 161.75 | 163.80 | 165.09 | 166.84 | 168.47 | 169.89 | 171.18 | 172.71 | 174.63 | 176.29 | 178.09 | 179.57 | 180.82 | 182.05 | 183.27 | 184.58 | 185.89 | 187.29 | 188.68 | 190.00 | 191.36 | 192.70 | 194.11 | 195.50 | 196.88 |
| 10-14 | 143.00 | 132.95 | 115.88 | 119.11 | 135.40 | 133.57 | 137.88 | 141.83 | 142.72 | 144.52 | 146.35 | 147.50 | 149.06 | 150.52 | 151.79 | 152.94 | 154.31 | 156.02 | 157.51 | 159.11 | 160.44 | 161.55 | 162.66 | 163.75 | 164.91 | 166.09 | 167.34 | 168.58 | 169.76 | 170.98 | 172.17 | 173.43 | 174.67 | 175.90 |
| 15-19 | 59.54 | 96.35 | 87.01 | 91.54 | 56.38 | 55.61 | 57.41 | 59.05 | 59.42 | 60.17 | 60.94 | 61.41 | 62.07 | 62.67 | 63.20 | 63.68 | 64.25 | 64.96 | 65.58 | 66.25 | 66.80 | 67.27 | 67.73 | 68.18 | 68.67 | 69.15 | 69.67 | 70.19 | 70.68 | 71.19 | 71.69 | 72.21 | 72.73 | 73.24 |
| 20-24 | 112.78 | 138.40 | 150.25 | 171.02 | 106.78 | 105.34 | 108.74 | 111.85 | 112.56 | 113.97 | 115.42 | 116.32 | 117.56 | 118.71 | 119.71 | 120.62 | 121.69 | 123.05 | 124.22 | 125.49 | 126.53 | 127.41 | 128.28 | 129.14 | 130.06 | 130.99 | 131.97 | 132.95 | 133.88 | 134.84 | 135.78 | 136.77 | 137.75 | 138.73 |
| 25-29 | 180.59 | 163.64 | 229.77 | 210.89 | 171.00 | 168.68 | 174.13 | 179.12 | 180.24 | 182.51 | 184.82 | 186.28 | 188.25 | 190.09 | 191.70 | 193.15 | 194.87 | 197.04 | 198.92 | 200.95 | 202.62 | 204.03 | 205.42 | 206.80 | 208.27 | 209.75 | 211.33 | 212.90 | 214.39 | 215.93 | 217.44 | 219.02 | 220.59 | 222.15 |
| 30-34 | 225.01 | 210.84 | 256.26 | 189.56 | 213.06 | 210.17 | 216.96 | 223.17 | 224.57 | 227.40 | 230.28 | 232.09 | 234.55 | 236.85 | 238.85 | 240.66 | 242.80 | 245.51 | 247.84 | 250.37 | 252.45 | 254.21 | 255.95 | 257.66 | 259.49 | 261.34 | 263.31 | 265.27 | 267.12 | 269.03 | 270.92 | 272.89 | 274.85 | 276.79 |
| 35-39 | 227.77 | 188.13 | 191.92 | 189.76 | 215.67 | 212.75 | 219.62 | 225.91 | 227.33 | 230.19 | 233.10 | 234.94 | 237.43 | 239.75 | 241.77 | 243.61 | 245.78 | 248.52 | 250.88 | 253.44 | 255.55 | 257.33 | 259.08 | 260.82 | 262.67 | 264.55 | 266.54 | 268.52 | 270.39 | 272.33 | 274.24 | 276.24 | 278.22 | 280.18 |
| 40-44 | 120.44 | 128.13 | 151.57 | 126.15 | 114.04 | 112.50 | 116.13 | 119.45 | 120.21 | 121.72 | 123.26 | 124.23 | 125.55 | 126.78 | 127.84 | 128.81 | 129.96 | 131.41 | 132.66 | 134.01 | 135.13 | 136.07 | 137.00 | 137.92 | 138.90 | 139.89 | 140.94 | 141.99 | 142.98 | 144.00 | 145.01 | 146.07 | 147.12 | 148.16 |
| 45-49 | 39.06 | 61.11 | 52.92 | 64.01 | 36.99 | 36.48 | 37.66 | 38.74 | 38.99 | 39.48 | 39.98 | 40.29 | 40.72 | 41.12 | 41.46 | 41.78 | 42.15 | 42.62 | 43.02 | 43.46 | 43.82 | 44.13 | 44.43 | 44.73 | 45.05 | 45.37 | 45.71 | 46.05 | 46.37 | 46.70 | 47.03 | 47.37 | 47.71 | 48.05 |
| 50-54 | 38.87 | 45.94 | 43.65 | 27.80 | 36.80 | 36.30 | 37.48 | 38.55 | 38.79 | 39.28 | 39.78 | 40.09 | 40.51 | 40.91 | 41.26 | 41.57 | 41.94 | 42.41 | 42.81 | 43.25 | 43.61 | 43.91 | 44.21 | 44.51 | 44.82 | 45.14 | 45.48 | 45.82 | 46.14 | 46.47 | 46.80 | 47.14 | 47.47 | 47.81 |
| 55-59 | 33.92 | 39.46 | 20.58 | 23.44 | 32.12 | 31.68 | 32.70 | 33.64 | 33.85 | 34.28 | 34.71 | 34.98 | 35.36 | 35.70 | 36.00 | 36.28 | 36.60 | 37.01 | 37.36 | 37.74 | 38.05 | 38.32 | 38.58 | 38.84 | 39.11 | 39.39 | 39.69 | 39.98 | 40.26 | 40.55 | 40.84 | 41.13 | 41.43 | 41.72 |
| 60-64 | 26.50 | 40.87 | 29.42 | 31.60 | 25.09 | 24.75 | 25.55 | 26.28 | 26.45 | 26.78 | 27.12 | 27.33 | 27.62 | 27.89 | 28.13 | 28.34 | 28.59 | 28.91 | 29.19 | 29.49 | 29.73 | 29.94 | 30.14 | 30.34 | 30.56 | 30.78 | 31.01 | 31.24 | 31.46 | 31.68 | 31.90 | 32.14 | 32.37 | 32.60 |
| 65-69 | 29.31 | 16.07 | 26.98 | 22.67 | 27.75 | 27.38 | 28.26 | 29.07 | 29.25 | 29.62 | 30.00 | 30.23 | 30.55 | 30.85 | 31.11 | 31.35 | 31.63 | 31.98 | 32.29 | 32.62 | 32.89 | 33.12 | 33.34 | 33.56 | 33.80 | 34.04 | 34.30 | 34.56 | 34.80 | 35.05 | 35.29 | 35.55 | 35.80 | 36.06 |
| 70-74 | 15.99 | 13.62 | 13.93 | 18.20 | 15.14 | 14.94 | 15.42 | 15.86 | 15.96 | 16.16 | 16.36 | 16.49 | 16.67 | 16.83 | 16.97 | 17.10 | 17.25 | 17.45 | 17.61 | 17.79 | 17.94 | 18.06 | 18.19 | 18.31 | 18.44 | 18.57 | 18.71 | 18.85 | 18.98 | 19.12 | 19.25 | 19.39 | 19.53 | 19.67 |
| 75-79 | 7.53 | 13.12 | 18.84 | 8.51 | 7.13 | 7.03 | 7.26 | 7.47 | 7.51 | 7.61 | 7.70 | 7.76 | 7.85 | 7.92 | 7.99 | 8.05 | 8.12 | 8.21 | 8.29 | 8.38 | 8.44 | 8.50 | 8.56 | 8.62 | 8.68 | 8.74 | 8.81 | 8.87 | 8.94 | 9.00 | 9.06 | 9.13 | 9.19 | 9.26 |
| 80-84 | 0.02 | 3.01 | 3.40 | 2.81 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 85+ | 0.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 0.01 | 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 |
| Total | 1615.40 | 1611.02 | 1681.51 | 1596.86 | 1529.59 | 1508.86 | 1557.63 | 1602.19 | 1612.26 | 1632.58 | 1653.24 | 1666.23 | 1683.90 | 1700.39 | 1714.72 | 1727.73 | 1743.15 | 1762.55 | 1779.32 | 1797.47 | 1812.40 | 1825.04 | 1837.49 | 1849.80 | 1862.96 | 1876.25 | 1890.34 | 1904.40 | 1917.68 | 1931.46 | 1944.98 | 1959.15 | 1973.21 | 1987.14 |