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 breakdown by age and sex.
Estimated figures come from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Projected in-migration uses the in-migration age profile carried forward from the jump-off year by the cohort-component method.
In-migration is one of the four components of population change. Along with births, it adds people to the area. The gap between in-migration and out-migration is net migration. This is often the biggest 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 | 226.73 | 164.65 | 158.28 | 132.58 | 177.04 | 182.73 | 230.59 | 226.18 | 232.56 | 236.49 | 241.74 | 245.89 | 251.29 | 256.26 | 260.75 | 265.50 | 270.29 | 275.36 | 280.77 | 285.76 | 290.38 | 295.61 | 301.20 | 306.87 | 312.10 | 317.31 | 322.29 | 327.51 | 332.66 | 337.15 | 342.06 | 346.45 | 350.92 | 355.64 |
| 5-9 | 193.75 | 234.06 | 268.31 | 195.56 | 151.29 | 156.16 | 197.05 | 193.29 | 198.74 | 202.10 | 206.58 | 210.13 | 214.75 | 218.99 | 222.83 | 226.89 | 230.98 | 235.32 | 239.93 | 244.20 | 248.15 | 252.62 | 257.39 | 262.24 | 266.71 | 271.16 | 275.41 | 279.88 | 284.28 | 288.11 | 292.31 | 296.06 | 299.89 | 303.92 |
| 10-14 | 132.24 | 145.10 | 136.89 | 148.67 | 103.26 | 106.58 | 134.49 | 131.92 | 135.64 | 137.93 | 140.99 | 143.41 | 146.56 | 149.46 | 152.08 | 154.85 | 157.64 | 160.60 | 163.75 | 166.67 | 169.36 | 172.41 | 175.67 | 178.98 | 182.03 | 185.07 | 187.97 | 191.02 | 194.02 | 196.64 | 199.50 | 202.06 | 204.67 | 207.42 |
| 15-19 | 115.52 | 78.24 | 126.64 | 112.56 | 90.20 | 93.10 | 117.49 | 115.24 | 118.49 | 120.49 | 123.16 | 125.28 | 128.03 | 130.56 | 132.85 | 135.27 | 137.71 | 140.30 | 143.05 | 145.60 | 147.95 | 150.61 | 153.46 | 156.35 | 159.02 | 161.67 | 164.20 | 166.87 | 169.49 | 171.78 | 174.28 | 176.51 | 178.80 | 181.20 |
| 20-24 | 174.96 | 147.28 | 157.02 | 163.25 | 136.61 | 141.01 | 177.94 | 174.53 | 179.46 | 182.49 | 186.54 | 189.75 | 193.91 | 197.74 | 201.21 | 204.88 | 208.57 | 212.49 | 216.66 | 220.51 | 224.08 | 228.11 | 232.42 | 236.80 | 240.83 | 244.86 | 248.69 | 252.73 | 256.70 | 260.16 | 263.95 | 267.34 | 270.79 | 274.43 |
| 25-29 | 286.73 | 253.48 | 286.94 | 215.29 | 223.89 | 231.09 | 291.62 | 286.04 | 294.11 | 299.08 | 305.71 | 310.97 | 317.80 | 324.08 | 329.76 | 335.77 | 341.82 | 348.24 | 355.07 | 361.39 | 367.23 | 373.84 | 380.91 | 388.09 | 394.70 | 401.29 | 407.58 | 414.19 | 420.69 | 426.37 | 432.59 | 438.13 | 443.79 | 449.76 |
| 30-34 | 286.89 | 308.80 | 305.52 | 224.42 | 224.02 | 231.23 | 291.78 | 286.20 | 294.28 | 299.25 | 305.89 | 311.15 | 317.98 | 324.26 | 329.94 | 335.96 | 342.02 | 348.44 | 355.28 | 361.59 | 367.44 | 374.06 | 381.13 | 388.31 | 394.92 | 401.52 | 407.81 | 414.42 | 420.93 | 426.61 | 432.84 | 438.38 | 444.05 | 450.02 |
| 35-39 | 246.58 | 245.65 | 239.45 | 154.88 | 192.54 | 198.73 | 250.78 | 245.98 | 252.92 | 257.20 | 262.90 | 267.42 | 273.29 | 278.69 | 283.58 | 288.74 | 293.95 | 299.47 | 305.35 | 310.78 | 315.80 | 321.49 | 327.57 | 333.74 | 339.42 | 345.09 | 350.50 | 356.18 | 361.78 | 366.66 | 372.01 | 376.78 | 381.64 | 386.78 |
| 40-44 | 123.05 | 148.81 | 179.38 | 172.55 | 96.08 | 99.17 | 125.15 | 122.75 | 126.22 | 128.35 | 131.19 | 133.45 | 136.38 | 139.08 | 141.51 | 144.09 | 146.69 | 149.44 | 152.38 | 155.09 | 157.60 | 160.43 | 163.46 | 166.55 | 169.38 | 172.21 | 174.91 | 177.75 | 180.54 | 182.97 | 185.64 | 188.02 | 190.45 | 193.01 |
| 45-49 | 82.16 | 78.11 | 95.17 | 57.26 | 64.16 | 66.22 | 83.56 | 81.96 | 84.28 | 85.70 | 87.60 | 89.11 | 91.06 | 92.86 | 94.49 | 96.21 | 97.95 | 99.79 | 101.75 | 103.56 | 105.23 | 107.12 | 109.15 | 111.21 | 113.10 | 114.99 | 116.79 | 118.69 | 120.55 | 122.18 | 123.96 | 125.55 | 127.17 | 128.88 |
| 50-54 | 42.19 | 25.42 | 40.58 | 35.46 | 32.95 | 34.01 | 42.91 | 42.09 | 43.28 | 44.01 | 44.99 | 45.76 | 46.77 | 47.69 | 48.53 | 49.41 | 50.30 | 51.25 | 52.25 | 53.18 | 54.04 | 55.01 | 56.05 | 57.11 | 58.08 | 59.05 | 59.98 | 60.95 | 61.91 | 62.74 | 63.66 | 64.47 | 65.31 | 66.18 |
| 55-59 | 29.02 | 17.79 | 30.54 | 22.60 | 22.66 | 23.39 | 29.52 | 28.95 | 29.77 | 30.27 | 30.94 | 31.48 | 32.17 | 32.80 | 33.38 | 33.99 | 34.60 | 35.25 | 35.94 | 36.58 | 37.17 | 37.84 | 38.56 | 39.28 | 39.95 | 40.62 | 41.25 | 41.92 | 42.58 | 43.16 | 43.79 | 44.35 | 44.92 | 45.52 |
| 60-64 | 28.38 | 23.04 | 53.48 | 38.70 | 22.16 | 22.87 | 28.86 | 28.31 | 29.11 | 29.60 | 30.26 | 30.78 | 31.45 | 32.07 | 32.63 | 33.23 | 33.83 | 34.46 | 35.14 | 35.77 | 36.34 | 37.00 | 37.70 | 38.41 | 39.06 | 39.71 | 40.34 | 40.99 | 41.63 | 42.20 | 42.81 | 43.36 | 43.92 | 44.51 |
| 65-69 | 32.91 | 20.67 | 35.59 | 31.47 | 25.69 | 26.52 | 33.47 | 32.83 | 33.75 | 34.32 | 35.08 | 35.69 | 36.47 | 37.19 | 37.84 | 38.53 | 39.23 | 39.97 | 40.75 | 41.47 | 42.14 | 42.90 | 43.71 | 44.54 | 45.30 | 46.05 | 46.78 | 47.53 | 48.28 | 48.93 | 49.65 | 50.28 | 50.93 | 51.62 |
| 70-74 | 4.87 | 1.74 | 30.62 | 11.16 | 3.80 | 3.93 | 4.96 | 4.86 | 5.00 | 5.08 | 5.20 | 5.28 | 5.40 | 5.51 | 5.60 | 5.71 | 5.81 | 5.92 | 6.03 | 6.14 | 6.24 | 6.35 | 6.47 | 6.59 | 6.71 | 6.82 | 6.93 | 7.04 | 7.15 | 7.25 | 7.35 | 7.45 | 7.54 | 7.64 |
| 75-79 | 1.67 | 2.43 | 11.93 | 11.65 | 1.30 | 1.34 | 1.70 | 1.66 | 1.71 | 1.74 | 1.78 | 1.81 | 1.85 | 1.88 | 1.92 | 1.95 | 1.99 | 2.02 | 2.06 | 2.10 | 2.14 | 2.17 | 2.21 | 2.26 | 2.29 | 2.33 | 2.37 | 2.41 | 2.45 | 2.48 | 2.52 | 2.55 | 2.58 | 2.62 |
| 80-84 | 6.81 | 8.84 | 12.71 | 9.59 | 5.32 | 5.49 | 6.93 | 6.79 | 6.99 | 7.10 | 7.26 | 7.39 | 7.55 | 7.70 | 7.83 | 7.97 | 8.12 | 8.27 | 8.43 | 8.58 | 8.72 | 8.88 | 9.05 | 9.22 | 9.37 | 9.53 | 9.68 | 9.84 | 9.99 | 10.13 | 10.27 | 10.41 | 10.54 | 10.68 |
| 85+ | 0.00 | 4.83 | 3.46 | 4.11 | 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 | 2014.45 | 1908.93 | 2172.52 | 1741.76 | 1572.98 | 1623.57 | 2048.78 | 2009.60 | 2066.30 | 2101.22 | 2147.80 | 2184.74 | 2232.71 | 2276.84 | 2316.74 | 2358.95 | 2401.50 | 2446.59 | 2494.60 | 2538.96 | 2580.02 | 2626.46 | 2676.11 | 2726.55 | 2772.98 | 2819.28 | 2863.48 | 2909.92 | 2955.63 | 2995.51 | 3039.19 | 3078.13 | 3117.92 | 3159.84 |