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 | 324.26 | 303.31 | 289.47 | 268.07 | 249.26 | 259.97 | 285.23 | 309.86 | 327.51 | 341.97 | 345.12 | 347.60 | 349.28 | 350.43 | 352.72 | 354.83 | 356.85 | 358.98 | 360.89 | 363.02 | 365.12 | 367.37 | 369.86 | 372.58 | 375.56 | 378.64 | 381.83 | 385.13 | 388.50 | 391.81 | 395.12 | 398.34 | 401.59 | 404.84 | 408.11 |
| 5-9 | 330.26 | 326.13 | 338.38 | 322.15 | 303.59 | 308.64 | 285.02 | 290.69 | 290.37 | 293.07 | 302.18 | 319.13 | 330.87 | 345.95 | 356.00 | 359.24 | 362.32 | 365.00 | 367.35 | 369.93 | 372.31 | 374.67 | 377.05 | 379.57 | 382.37 | 385.25 | 388.16 | 391.17 | 394.34 | 397.52 | 400.77 | 404.03 | 407.36 | 410.70 | 414.08 |
| 10-14 | 297.44 | 306.03 | 297.48 | 311.92 | 328.44 | 298.94 | 293.43 | 305.98 | 296.35 | 291.66 | 303.19 | 293.88 | 296.95 | 294.69 | 298.45 | 305.67 | 317.90 | 326.95 | 337.97 | 344.96 | 347.84 | 350.65 | 353.20 | 355.74 | 358.50 | 361.20 | 363.85 | 366.51 | 369.26 | 372.08 | 374.96 | 377.80 | 380.73 | 383.73 | 386.79 |
| 15-19 | 234.20 | 236.91 | 248.31 | 281.41 | 301.84 | 300.21 | 290.43 | 273.52 | 266.53 | 267.42 | 254.77 | 257.39 | 265.54 | 263.40 | 263.83 | 272.88 | 270.89 | 274.18 | 273.32 | 276.55 | 281.48 | 288.53 | 294.62 | 301.84 | 306.34 | 309.02 | 311.63 | 314.13 | 316.64 | 319.09 | 321.53 | 323.86 | 326.27 | 328.73 | 331.28 |
| 20-24 | 237.33 | 237.31 | 245.58 | 257.59 | 246.08 | 273.99 | 281.88 | 305.25 | 312.19 | 311.65 | 315.31 | 315.46 | 307.78 | 308.96 | 311.68 | 308.78 | 313.13 | 318.21 | 319.67 | 321.27 | 326.13 | 326.83 | 329.91 | 331.56 | 335.53 | 339.51 | 343.91 | 348.08 | 352.70 | 356.23 | 359.18 | 361.93 | 364.72 | 367.54 | 370.43 |
| 25-29 | 264.25 | 272.78 | 263.80 | 276.34 | 309.13 | 265.83 | 263.90 | 289.66 | 305.60 | 313.08 | 325.30 | 332.64 | 338.30 | 343.76 | 347.11 | 350.09 | 352.84 | 352.05 | 354.56 | 358.33 | 359.10 | 362.45 | 366.25 | 369.30 | 372.53 | 376.66 | 379.61 | 382.93 | 385.73 | 389.14 | 393.25 | 397.22 | 400.97 | 404.63 | 408.00 |
| 30-34 | 257.55 | 248.84 | 253.86 | 247.89 | 251.14 | 269.35 | 293.38 | 295.99 | 288.47 | 281.11 | 266.67 | 267.37 | 272.76 | 278.97 | 282.38 | 289.79 | 294.25 | 298.29 | 301.85 | 304.58 | 307.19 | 309.49 | 311.07 | 313.58 | 316.48 | 318.75 | 321.70 | 324.84 | 327.63 | 330.35 | 333.48 | 335.97 | 338.73 | 341.29 | 344.13 |
| 35-39 | 265.94 | 260.67 | 250.67 | 251.81 | 261.81 | 280.54 | 267.81 | 284.92 | 287.98 | 293.43 | 304.52 | 322.88 | 323.18 | 320.22 | 317.69 | 312.34 | 314.41 | 319.39 | 324.34 | 326.91 | 332.09 | 335.44 | 338.75 | 342.21 | 345.45 | 348.62 | 351.52 | 353.94 | 356.98 | 360.09 | 362.85 | 365.91 | 369.04 | 371.97 | 374.96 |
| 40-44 | 222.70 | 238.97 | 241.24 | 256.50 | 270.06 | 259.46 | 252.58 | 242.84 | 236.15 | 246.55 | 260.54 | 255.60 | 263.24 | 267.55 | 273.40 | 279.21 | 288.65 | 289.36 | 289.42 | 289.77 | 287.77 | 289.93 | 293.38 | 296.80 | 299.20 | 303.14 | 306.18 | 309.24 | 312.15 | 314.85 | 317.57 | 320.09 | 322.47 | 325.09 | 327.78 |
| 45-49 | 212.50 | 198.24 | 201.95 | 212.98 | 225.81 | 226.64 | 236.39 | 241.65 | 243.49 | 242.01 | 239.71 | 234.40 | 224.43 | 221.67 | 226.36 | 232.49 | 230.32 | 234.24 | 237.09 | 239.79 | 244.52 | 250.85 | 252.30 | 253.19 | 253.76 | 253.53 | 255.57 | 258.41 | 261.25 | 263.62 | 266.64 | 269.09 | 271.47 | 273.83 | 276.18 |
| 50-54 | 204.34 | 213.92 | 220.50 | 212.25 | 213.97 | 206.48 | 207.65 | 225.29 | 245.34 | 249.87 | 250.90 | 258.20 | 255.61 | 254.81 | 255.47 | 255.69 | 253.48 | 247.95 | 245.81 | 250.47 | 257.32 | 257.75 | 261.33 | 263.74 | 266.93 | 270.92 | 276.81 | 278.78 | 280.24 | 281.50 | 282.18 | 284.32 | 287.10 | 289.90 | 292.28 |
| 55-59 | 170.08 | 166.82 | 183.52 | 184.92 | 199.48 | 206.21 | 204.84 | 209.00 | 202.83 | 205.88 | 201.76 | 204.61 | 216.56 | 232.39 | 235.73 | 234.89 | 238.23 | 237.78 | 240.25 | 240.17 | 240.35 | 240.81 | 237.13 | 236.13 | 240.51 | 245.53 | 246.27 | 249.60 | 251.31 | 254.37 | 257.86 | 262.27 | 263.86 | 265.43 | 267.12 |
| 60-64 | 139.83 | 137.57 | 139.28 | 151.56 | 149.27 | 144.49 | 140.30 | 145.85 | 143.00 | 140.40 | 145.70 | 144.96 | 147.54 | 143.15 | 144.36 | 144.51 | 145.31 | 150.75 | 157.51 | 160.05 | 161.65 | 164.70 | 165.96 | 167.18 | 166.99 | 166.54 | 166.28 | 165.60 | 166.27 | 168.37 | 170.87 | 171.46 | 173.44 | 175.40 | 177.02 |
| 65-69 | 109.30 | 116.28 | 117.86 | 118.31 | 125.45 | 129.46 | 129.47 | 130.49 | 142.25 | 142.55 | 141.73 | 137.84 | 139.06 | 137.54 | 136.00 | 138.67 | 139.47 | 141.42 | 139.58 | 141.48 | 140.58 | 142.30 | 147.76 | 153.30 | 153.94 | 154.81 | 157.80 | 157.78 | 158.45 | 159.48 | 160.15 | 160.77 | 160.62 | 160.99 | 163.10 |
| 70-74 | 83.67 | 97.81 | 100.80 | 102.21 | 97.92 | 102.24 | 100.35 | 102.91 | 100.55 | 107.61 | 110.07 | 112.01 | 111.41 | 117.51 | 117.53 | 117.43 | 115.61 | 117.42 | 116.93 | 116.44 | 118.59 | 118.66 | 120.43 | 119.10 | 120.73 | 120.80 | 121.89 | 125.46 | 129.15 | 130.28 | 130.89 | 132.81 | 133.62 | 134.43 | 134.99 |
| 75-79 | 55.44 | 53.73 | 68.41 | 76.57 | 82.25 | 78.17 | 90.74 | 90.71 | 92.05 | 87.49 | 89.89 | 88.98 | 90.21 | 88.99 | 93.09 | 95.20 | 95.90 | 96.04 | 100.35 | 101.64 | 101.98 | 101.60 | 102.64 | 102.31 | 102.06 | 103.47 | 103.96 | 105.13 | 104.62 | 105.85 | 106.10 | 107.11 | 109.79 | 112.57 | 113.61 |
| 80-84 | 21.09 | 25.65 | 21.37 | 26.64 | 33.08 | 39.81 | 33.85 | 40.44 | 42.92 | 46.81 | 44.52 | 49.37 | 48.08 | 49.48 | 47.13 | 47.31 | 48.07 | 48.85 | 49.81 | 51.05 | 51.60 | 52.86 | 52.64 | 55.74 | 55.88 | 55.87 | 54.29 | 54.09 | 54.97 | 55.32 | 56.16 | 56.22 | 56.84 | 56.99 | 57.63 |
| 85+ | 8.84 | 7.84 | 14.83 | 12.97 | 15.53 | 14.47 | 16.12 | 13.96 | 15.06 | 15.67 | 15.98 | 15.16 | 16.28 | 17.24 | 17.40 | 16.93 | 17.93 | 18.32 | 18.09 | 18.00 | 18.39 | 18.78 | 18.98 | 19.01 | 19.74 | 19.84 | 20.49 | 20.55 | 20.76 | 20.63 | 20.63 | 20.61 | 20.81 | 20.98 | 21.16 |
| Total | 3439.00 | 3448.83 | 3497.33 | 3572.07 | 3664.10 | 3664.89 | 3673.38 | 3799.01 | 3838.63 | 3878.24 | 3917.86 | 3957.48 | 3997.09 | 4036.71 | 4076.33 | 4115.94 | 4155.56 | 4195.18 | 4234.79 | 4274.41 | 4314.03 | 4353.64 | 4393.26 | 4432.88 | 4472.49 | 4512.11 | 4551.73 | 4591.34 | 4630.96 | 4670.58 | 4710.19 | 4749.81 | 4789.42 | 4829.04 | 4868.66 |