Out-migration is the number of people who move out of the area each year. It covers moves abroad and moves to other parts of the country. This page shows total out-migration over time and a breakdown by age and sex.
Estimated figures come from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Projected out-migration is initially driven by out-migration rates from the jump-off year. Migration balancing is then applied to align all components with the total population.
Out-migration is one of the four components of population change. Along with deaths, it takes people away from 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 | 996.15 | 995.48 | 809.52 | 850.64 | 804.71 | 1072.17 | 1086.02 | 1096.44 | 1104.25 | 1104.78 | 1108.92 | 1116.55 | 1124.95 | 1134.82 | 1145.05 | 1156.35 | 1168.35 | 1180.86 | 1193.60 | 1205.89 | 1218.48 | 1231.17 | 1243.54 | 1256.12 | 1268.63 | 1281.03 | 1293.24 | 1305.56 | 1317.83 | 1330.16 | 1342.32 | 1354.42 | 1366.41 | 1378.37 |
| 5-9 | 800.17 | 781.53 | 672.00 | 730.91 | 703.73 | 886.21 | 854.19 | 852.51 | 848.66 | 865.72 | 878.50 | 892.83 | 898.48 | 907.88 | 915.06 | 923.51 | 932.65 | 941.95 | 951.71 | 961.72 | 972.29 | 983.00 | 993.59 | 1004.43 | 1015.29 | 1026.14 | 1036.96 | 1047.74 | 1058.46 | 1069.26 | 1079.90 | 1090.50 | 1100.99 | 1111.42 |
| 10-14 | 631.72 | 642.92 | 556.29 | 595.23 | 621.17 | 812.43 | 813.05 | 825.68 | 837.96 | 830.40 | 820.77 | 819.90 | 821.29 | 839.15 | 844.06 | 858.45 | 866.99 | 880.11 | 883.11 | 890.59 | 898.96 | 907.62 | 916.39 | 925.46 | 934.84 | 944.50 | 954.23 | 964.04 | 973.91 | 983.76 | 993.57 | 1003.37 | 1013.10 | 1022.83 |
| 15-19 | 780.86 | 901.20 | 811.68 | 864.85 | 919.50 | 1055.34 | 1069.88 | 1080.77 | 1112.15 | 1146.81 | 1185.91 | 1211.15 | 1224.87 | 1251.12 | 1258.37 | 1263.79 | 1287.64 | 1298.64 | 1323.98 | 1342.12 | 1363.21 | 1380.51 | 1397.92 | 1409.21 | 1427.83 | 1447.30 | 1466.75 | 1486.27 | 1505.93 | 1525.77 | 1545.70 | 1565.63 | 1585.55 | 1605.43 |
| 20-24 | 1355.26 | 1276.80 | 1067.41 | 1100.19 | 1142.48 | 1426.96 | 1481.60 | 1543.34 | 1576.85 | 1596.60 | 1624.68 | 1652.90 | 1679.49 | 1705.35 | 1738.78 | 1769.41 | 1790.47 | 1809.83 | 1832.35 | 1846.11 | 1861.45 | 1876.38 | 1887.90 | 1909.08 | 1929.00 | 1945.18 | 1965.61 | 1987.08 | 2006.99 | 2026.65 | 2046.59 | 2066.93 | 2087.25 | 2107.44 |
| 25-29 | 1285.38 | 1335.72 | 1117.79 | 1217.48 | 1248.42 | 1536.72 | 1479.67 | 1488.11 | 1481.67 | 1501.50 | 1519.65 | 1537.22 | 1558.04 | 1569.80 | 1589.58 | 1604.73 | 1621.85 | 1637.08 | 1649.87 | 1667.72 | 1685.60 | 1699.73 | 1713.01 | 1725.66 | 1737.51 | 1749.95 | 1763.06 | 1775.27 | 1789.28 | 1803.23 | 1817.48 | 1831.83 | 1846.11 | 1859.92 |
| 30-34 | 1125.30 | 1116.06 | 919.03 | 965.31 | 989.23 | 1202.47 | 1205.52 | 1220.09 | 1231.96 | 1236.59 | 1238.00 | 1239.09 | 1252.50 | 1261.47 | 1277.46 | 1295.30 | 1313.37 | 1328.93 | 1346.88 | 1361.26 | 1378.12 | 1394.16 | 1408.82 | 1424.65 | 1441.33 | 1456.28 | 1472.38 | 1487.54 | 1501.01 | 1516.93 | 1530.30 | 1545.19 | 1560.14 | 1574.94 |
| 35-39 | 797.55 | 856.66 | 728.93 | 748.52 | 738.07 | 901.42 | 934.30 | 943.10 | 965.85 | 971.21 | 967.70 | 976.30 | 984.67 | 994.64 | 997.89 | 1005.36 | 1017.88 | 1026.09 | 1038.77 | 1048.86 | 1063.92 | 1077.22 | 1090.77 | 1102.51 | 1115.08 | 1127.89 | 1140.29 | 1152.75 | 1165.24 | 1177.72 | 1189.95 | 1202.57 | 1213.86 | 1226.26 |
| 40-44 | 576.09 | 637.15 | 550.44 | 596.09 | 627.01 | 802.00 | 785.33 | 781.38 | 781.01 | 786.09 | 788.55 | 796.91 | 805.11 | 812.50 | 815.29 | 821.49 | 826.41 | 834.67 | 846.34 | 851.93 | 861.11 | 868.68 | 876.59 | 886.80 | 897.12 | 908.30 | 920.26 | 930.39 | 941.84 | 952.29 | 962.42 | 973.10 | 983.35 | 993.43 |
| 45-49 | 392.24 | 464.65 | 397.88 | 440.47 | 421.15 | 529.23 | 559.48 | 594.43 | 622.31 | 642.74 | 658.70 | 662.87 | 664.93 | 667.81 | 668.18 | 668.17 | 669.40 | 673.14 | 678.90 | 682.32 | 689.74 | 696.01 | 700.71 | 704.57 | 710.99 | 719.07 | 725.09 | 730.80 | 737.23 | 746.37 | 754.32 | 762.11 | 770.18 | 778.27 |
| 50-54 | 309.24 | 410.21 | 357.70 | 355.36 | 329.23 | 404.02 | 399.99 | 412.51 | 429.88 | 453.16 | 475.15 | 490.10 | 515.85 | 531.52 | 543.60 | 553.72 | 565.83 | 567.91 | 571.57 | 577.84 | 585.99 | 597.88 | 609.37 | 614.72 | 621.60 | 627.25 | 636.41 | 645.61 | 651.12 | 658.14 | 667.36 | 675.56 | 684.05 | 693.22 |
| 55-59 | 260.23 | 402.75 | 316.57 | 348.13 | 312.38 | 367.96 | 376.67 | 383.39 | 383.78 | 400.25 | 415.88 | 430.53 | 435.39 | 452.46 | 474.55 | 500.87 | 517.67 | 538.65 | 557.27 | 577.09 | 591.65 | 591.49 | 598.43 | 603.16 | 612.72 | 621.16 | 629.43 | 638.77 | 643.73 | 650.86 | 663.89 | 670.09 | 673.57 | 682.14 |
| 60-64 | 226.13 | 339.84 | 285.62 | 294.12 | 263.54 | 317.76 | 321.17 | 322.32 | 325.40 | 336.25 | 346.77 | 362.97 | 367.32 | 372.08 | 376.65 | 389.54 | 402.30 | 411.61 | 425.55 | 438.16 | 453.82 | 468.58 | 487.87 | 504.69 | 516.23 | 522.47 | 522.74 | 525.35 | 526.84 | 529.50 | 533.80 | 539.12 | 541.94 | 547.76 |
| 65-69 | 224.79 | 258.52 | 223.11 | 252.09 | 202.48 | 263.87 | 269.85 | 277.69 | 290.64 | 292.71 | 286.52 | 291.08 | 293.42 | 295.36 | 301.74 | 308.25 | 317.49 | 323.09 | 329.34 | 335.99 | 342.22 | 348.58 | 356.42 | 368.85 | 378.60 | 388.88 | 399.65 | 411.97 | 422.38 | 430.61 | 436.14 | 437.83 | 440.49 | 441.94 |
| 70-74 | 131.92 | 185.00 | 153.30 | 156.35 | 114.40 | 148.02 | 149.91 | 154.03 | 154.39 | 161.18 | 166.11 | 165.72 | 170.24 | 172.47 | 173.32 | 173.34 | 171.83 | 172.61 | 174.15 | 178.33 | 180.87 | 183.65 | 185.11 | 188.34 | 188.36 | 189.12 | 190.44 | 192.14 | 194.60 | 198.19 | 201.74 | 205.59 | 208.08 | 210.62 |
| 75-79 | 80.71 | 128.95 | 114.51 | 136.52 | 89.69 | 117.99 | 118.88 | 123.01 | 125.05 | 126.40 | 128.99 | 131.53 | 143.95 | 142.58 | 150.17 | 157.61 | 158.99 | 166.69 | 168.93 | 166.83 | 172.34 | 173.99 | 180.76 | 184.13 | 186.25 | 191.54 | 195.19 | 199.89 | 201.54 | 205.71 | 209.84 | 214.41 | 218.98 | 224.03 |
| 80-84 | 36.96 | 100.20 | 84.45 | 93.46 | 53.07 | 71.73 | 73.03 | 84.03 | 89.56 | 90.23 | 95.03 | 93.46 | 96.15 | 95.35 | 95.14 | 94.97 | 98.29 | 98.76 | 97.36 | 102.77 | 102.77 | 104.73 | 106.17 | 108.76 | 110.18 | 108.66 | 108.52 | 111.32 | 113.62 | 114.46 | 114.44 | 116.68 | 118.78 | 120.17 |
| 85+ | 77.25 | 78.71 | 65.66 | 75.79 | 64.30 | 91.64 | 88.94 | 83.04 | 81.64 | 80.93 | 79.50 | 80.91 | 82.01 | 83.39 | 83.77 | 86.06 | 85.99 | 87.12 | 88.26 | 88.90 | 88.94 | 89.70 | 90.49 | 90.26 | 91.99 | 92.89 | 94.72 | 94.96 | 95.90 | 96.67 | 96.84 | 97.40 | 97.95 | 98.51 |
| Total | 10087.94 | 10912.37 | 9231.88 | 9821.52 | 9644.59 | 12007.94 | 12067.50 | 12265.88 | 12443.02 | 12623.56 | 12785.33 | 12951.99 | 13118.65 | 13289.76 | 13448.64 | 13630.90 | 13813.41 | 13977.72 | 14157.95 | 14324.43 | 14511.46 | 14673.08 | 14843.87 | 15011.40 | 15183.54 | 15347.61 | 15514.98 | 15687.45 | 15847.46 | 16016.28 | 16186.59 | 16352.33 | 16510.78 | 16676.71 |