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 | 24.20 | 38.79 | 33.60 | 24.81 | 29.25 | 28.41 | 27.97 | 28.19 | 28.54 | 28.77 | 28.59 | 28.62 | 28.45 | 28.44 | 28.37 | 28.48 | 28.40 | 28.52 | 28.36 | 28.24 | 28.25 | 28.31 | 28.31 | 28.28 | 28.28 | 28.35 | 28.35 | 28.33 | 28.30 | 28.25 | 28.21 | 28.18 | 28.14 | 28.09 |
| 5-9 | 16.76 | 22.34 | 13.94 | 12.91 | 20.26 | 19.68 | 19.37 | 19.53 | 19.77 | 19.93 | 19.80 | 19.82 | 19.71 | 19.70 | 19.65 | 19.73 | 19.67 | 19.75 | 19.64 | 19.56 | 19.57 | 19.61 | 19.61 | 19.59 | 19.59 | 19.64 | 19.64 | 19.62 | 19.60 | 19.57 | 19.54 | 19.52 | 19.49 | 19.46 |
| 10-14 | 15.04 | 16.21 | 11.10 | 11.27 | 18.18 | 17.65 | 17.38 | 17.52 | 17.73 | 17.88 | 17.76 | 17.78 | 17.68 | 17.67 | 17.63 | 17.70 | 17.65 | 17.72 | 17.62 | 17.55 | 17.55 | 17.59 | 17.59 | 17.57 | 17.58 | 17.62 | 17.62 | 17.60 | 17.59 | 17.56 | 17.53 | 17.51 | 17.49 | 17.45 |
| 15-19 | 18.26 | 27.47 | 15.55 | 20.97 | 22.07 | 21.44 | 21.10 | 21.27 | 21.53 | 21.71 | 21.57 | 21.59 | 21.47 | 21.46 | 21.41 | 21.49 | 21.43 | 21.52 | 21.40 | 21.31 | 21.32 | 21.37 | 21.36 | 21.34 | 21.34 | 21.40 | 21.40 | 21.38 | 21.36 | 21.32 | 21.29 | 21.26 | 21.24 | 21.20 |
| 20-24 | 26.11 | 32.01 | 22.83 | 20.39 | 31.56 | 30.64 | 30.17 | 30.41 | 30.78 | 31.04 | 30.84 | 30.87 | 30.69 | 30.68 | 30.60 | 30.73 | 30.64 | 30.77 | 30.59 | 30.47 | 30.48 | 30.54 | 30.54 | 30.51 | 30.51 | 30.59 | 30.59 | 30.56 | 30.53 | 30.48 | 30.44 | 30.39 | 30.36 | 30.30 |
| 25-29 | 29.31 | 25.45 | 20.42 | 19.25 | 35.43 | 34.41 | 33.87 | 34.15 | 34.57 | 34.85 | 34.63 | 34.66 | 34.46 | 34.45 | 34.36 | 34.50 | 34.40 | 34.54 | 34.35 | 34.21 | 34.22 | 34.29 | 34.29 | 34.25 | 34.26 | 34.34 | 34.34 | 34.31 | 34.28 | 34.22 | 34.17 | 34.13 | 34.09 | 34.02 |
| 30-34 | 31.23 | 30.87 | 30.20 | 29.04 | 37.74 | 36.65 | 36.08 | 36.38 | 36.82 | 37.13 | 36.89 | 36.92 | 36.71 | 36.70 | 36.60 | 36.75 | 36.65 | 36.80 | 36.59 | 36.44 | 36.45 | 36.53 | 36.53 | 36.49 | 36.50 | 36.59 | 36.59 | 36.55 | 36.52 | 36.46 | 36.41 | 36.36 | 36.31 | 36.24 |
| 35-39 | 19.53 | 34.95 | 24.23 | 25.46 | 23.61 | 22.93 | 22.57 | 22.75 | 23.03 | 23.22 | 23.08 | 23.10 | 22.96 | 22.96 | 22.90 | 22.99 | 22.93 | 23.02 | 22.89 | 22.80 | 22.80 | 22.85 | 22.85 | 22.83 | 22.83 | 22.89 | 22.89 | 22.86 | 22.84 | 22.81 | 22.77 | 22.74 | 22.71 | 22.67 |
| 40-44 | 16.24 | 14.42 | 12.51 | 12.70 | 19.63 | 19.06 | 18.76 | 18.91 | 19.15 | 19.30 | 19.18 | 19.20 | 19.09 | 19.08 | 19.03 | 19.11 | 19.06 | 19.13 | 19.02 | 18.95 | 18.95 | 19.00 | 18.99 | 18.97 | 18.98 | 19.02 | 19.02 | 19.01 | 18.99 | 18.96 | 18.93 | 18.90 | 18.88 | 18.84 |
| 45-49 | 14.47 | 19.83 | 9.59 | 14.72 | 17.49 | 16.98 | 16.72 | 16.85 | 17.06 | 17.20 | 17.09 | 17.11 | 17.01 | 17.00 | 16.96 | 17.03 | 16.98 | 17.05 | 16.95 | 16.88 | 16.89 | 16.92 | 16.92 | 16.91 | 16.91 | 16.95 | 16.95 | 16.93 | 16.92 | 16.89 | 16.87 | 16.84 | 16.82 | 16.79 |
| 50-54 | 14.87 | 23.60 | 15.11 | 16.04 | 17.98 | 17.46 | 17.19 | 17.33 | 17.54 | 17.69 | 17.57 | 17.59 | 17.49 | 17.48 | 17.43 | 17.51 | 17.46 | 17.53 | 17.43 | 17.36 | 17.36 | 17.40 | 17.40 | 17.38 | 17.38 | 17.43 | 17.43 | 17.41 | 17.39 | 17.37 | 17.34 | 17.32 | 17.30 | 17.26 |
| 55-59 | 11.74 | 22.07 | 15.32 | 13.01 | 14.19 | 13.78 | 13.57 | 13.67 | 13.84 | 13.96 | 13.87 | 13.88 | 13.80 | 13.80 | 13.76 | 13.82 | 13.78 | 13.83 | 13.75 | 13.70 | 13.70 | 13.73 | 13.73 | 13.72 | 13.72 | 13.75 | 13.75 | 13.74 | 13.73 | 13.71 | 13.69 | 13.67 | 13.65 | 13.63 |
| 60-64 | 13.34 | 12.47 | 10.66 | 6.81 | 16.13 | 15.66 | 15.42 | 15.55 | 15.74 | 15.87 | 15.76 | 15.78 | 15.69 | 15.68 | 15.64 | 15.71 | 15.66 | 15.73 | 15.64 | 15.57 | 15.58 | 15.61 | 15.61 | 15.59 | 15.60 | 15.64 | 15.64 | 15.62 | 15.61 | 15.58 | 15.56 | 15.54 | 15.52 | 15.49 |
| 65-69 | 2.93 | 4.63 | 2.89 | 4.14 | 3.54 | 3.44 | 3.39 | 3.42 | 3.46 | 3.49 | 3.46 | 3.47 | 3.45 | 3.45 | 3.44 | 3.45 | 3.44 | 3.46 | 3.44 | 3.42 | 3.42 | 3.43 | 3.43 | 3.43 | 3.43 | 3.44 | 3.44 | 3.43 | 3.43 | 3.42 | 3.42 | 3.41 | 3.41 | 3.40 |
| 70-74 | 1.81 | 7.92 | 5.51 | 3.95 | 2.19 | 2.13 | 2.09 | 2.11 | 2.14 | 2.15 | 2.14 | 2.14 | 2.13 | 2.13 | 2.12 | 2.13 | 2.13 | 2.14 | 2.12 | 2.11 | 2.12 | 2.12 | 2.12 | 2.12 | 2.12 | 2.12 | 2.12 | 2.12 | 2.12 | 2.12 | 2.11 | 2.11 | 2.11 | 2.10 |
| 75-79 | 2.53 | 2.54 | 2.22 | 2.94 | 3.06 | 2.97 | 2.92 | 2.95 | 2.98 | 3.01 | 2.99 | 2.99 | 2.97 | 2.97 | 2.97 | 2.98 | 2.97 | 2.98 | 2.96 | 2.95 | 2.95 | 2.96 | 2.96 | 2.96 | 2.96 | 2.96 | 2.96 | 2.96 | 2.96 | 2.95 | 2.95 | 2.95 | 2.94 | 2.94 |
| 80-84 | 0.00 | 3.77 | 2.08 | 2.02 | 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 |
| 85+ | 0.00 | 2.12 | 4.85 | 4.50 | 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 | 258.38 | 341.46 | 252.61 | 244.93 | 312.31 | 303.29 | 298.58 | 300.98 | 304.68 | 307.21 | 305.22 | 305.52 | 303.76 | 303.65 | 302.86 | 304.11 | 303.25 | 304.50 | 302.74 | 301.55 | 301.62 | 302.29 | 302.26 | 301.94 | 301.97 | 302.73 | 302.73 | 302.44 | 302.16 | 301.66 | 301.23 | 300.82 | 300.46 | 299.89 |