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 | 232.43 | 263.33 | 318.14 | 342.00 | 374.88 | 337.50 | 335.10 | 332.47 | 317.66 | 298.49 | 303.07 | 308.52 | 314.31 | 321.19 | 328.67 | 336.34 | 345.11 | 354.04 | 362.71 | 371.99 | 381.31 | 390.98 | 400.72 | 410.42 | 419.98 | 428.99 | 437.76 | 446.49 | 455.19 | 463.62 | 472.15 | 481.12 | 490.10 | 498.82 | 507.44 |
| 5-9 | 215.51 | 244.45 | 272.31 | 306.15 | 300.25 | 337.13 | 373.73 | 411.86 | 438.04 | 475.78 | 455.66 | 452.65 | 455.10 | 445.30 | 430.31 | 438.38 | 448.34 | 458.26 | 468.39 | 479.37 | 490.74 | 502.59 | 514.51 | 526.74 | 538.80 | 550.94 | 563.01 | 575.14 | 587.32 | 599.62 | 611.54 | 623.58 | 635.60 | 647.32 | 658.73 |
| 10-14 | 144.75 | 190.58 | 221.42 | 258.35 | 294.21 | 320.80 | 343.08 | 361.13 | 390.17 | 401.10 | 443.22 | 475.98 | 511.38 | 540.54 | 577.83 | 562.98 | 564.43 | 569.48 | 562.53 | 553.36 | 564.66 | 577.24 | 589.81 | 602.96 | 616.33 | 630.14 | 644.14 | 658.16 | 672.52 | 686.89 | 701.45 | 716.22 | 731.01 | 745.63 | 760.35 |
| 15-19 | 112.76 | 139.63 | 163.56 | 189.48 | 230.37 | 233.15 | 260.72 | 270.02 | 283.24 | 307.75 | 333.54 | 346.55 | 354.49 | 379.78 | 391.97 | 428.10 | 450.77 | 475.64 | 500.77 | 526.71 | 518.24 | 518.86 | 521.38 | 519.72 | 519.26 | 529.56 | 540.55 | 551.61 | 563.13 | 574.77 | 586.79 | 599.36 | 611.72 | 623.98 | 636.14 |
| 20-24 | 166.56 | 169.57 | 190.45 | 197.40 | 210.36 | 212.10 | 262.39 | 274.42 | 285.21 | 302.34 | 315.39 | 328.96 | 341.63 | 355.69 | 374.69 | 392.81 | 405.66 | 413.60 | 431.59 | 445.98 | 469.67 | 483.86 | 503.36 | 521.00 | 535.09 | 531.63 | 535.38 | 541.00 | 545.16 | 549.62 | 559.87 | 571.04 | 581.96 | 592.51 | 602.92 |
| 25-29 | 267.24 | 299.12 | 352.83 | 388.68 | 384.74 | 355.34 | 373.59 | 392.58 | 402.69 | 424.98 | 447.67 | 478.68 | 494.56 | 512.07 | 536.18 | 554.22 | 574.23 | 595.62 | 613.94 | 636.14 | 658.69 | 677.58 | 692.90 | 713.39 | 731.99 | 755.43 | 775.08 | 798.70 | 818.90 | 836.36 | 841.58 | 851.91 | 863.42 | 873.08 | 883.12 |
| 30-34 | 276.21 | 311.12 | 378.81 | 415.62 | 472.41 | 508.20 | 529.99 | 550.18 | 569.91 | 551.18 | 536.56 | 548.25 | 565.63 | 580.04 | 606.83 | 634.82 | 672.23 | 694.52 | 716.20 | 744.77 | 767.90 | 792.02 | 817.66 | 840.77 | 866.34 | 892.33 | 914.54 | 933.43 | 956.90 | 979.22 | 1006.00 | 1030.25 | 1058.18 | 1082.27 | 1103.53 |
| 35-39 | 197.46 | 250.28 | 287.09 | 344.89 | 396.72 | 444.58 | 482.82 | 524.36 | 549.46 | 589.79 | 631.92 | 647.01 | 666.91 | 689.98 | 680.74 | 673.29 | 689.79 | 709.75 | 728.36 | 758.55 | 789.72 | 828.90 | 855.83 | 881.27 | 912.60 | 938.38 | 964.68 | 992.67 | 1018.00 | 1046.06 | 1074.64 | 1100.01 | 1121.95 | 1148.09 | 1173.28 |
| 40-44 | 160.56 | 190.43 | 234.24 | 277.09 | 307.98 | 309.37 | 347.68 | 370.95 | 411.06 | 456.58 | 503.61 | 533.16 | 571.80 | 593.02 | 630.79 | 673.63 | 687.67 | 709.58 | 733.94 | 725.50 | 724.28 | 740.26 | 760.98 | 782.54 | 810.06 | 841.76 | 879.32 | 902.57 | 927.70 | 956.22 | 981.68 | 1008.34 | 1034.84 | 1059.42 | 1086.44 |
| 45-49 | 114.67 | 138.57 | 164.47 | 173.44 | 205.34 | 237.49 | 260.55 | 281.95 | 309.06 | 323.42 | 331.68 | 357.82 | 378.55 | 412.08 | 448.57 | 487.43 | 510.92 | 542.38 | 565.00 | 599.14 | 632.79 | 645.21 | 661.00 | 682.23 | 682.35 | 682.40 | 696.67 | 716.03 | 733.89 | 758.14 | 782.36 | 813.16 | 835.89 | 857.33 | 882.54 |
| 50-54 | 83.81 | 98.76 | 127.58 | 160.44 | 166.46 | 161.03 | 185.19 | 202.05 | 206.61 | 228.40 | 260.09 | 276.32 | 294.10 | 316.80 | 327.70 | 336.18 | 359.27 | 376.53 | 405.37 | 436.91 | 470.35 | 494.10 | 521.69 | 537.90 | 564.42 | 594.91 | 607.89 | 625.41 | 642.54 | 641.61 | 645.48 | 657.85 | 674.17 | 691.23 | 712.11 |
| 55-59 | 56.92 | 68.91 | 77.85 | 81.81 | 110.69 | 120.70 | 126.06 | 142.00 | 169.48 | 170.21 | 165.47 | 181.42 | 195.89 | 198.87 | 213.85 | 238.12 | 251.27 | 264.74 | 282.66 | 293.42 | 301.20 | 318.73 | 332.96 | 354.11 | 377.77 | 400.69 | 415.21 | 435.05 | 450.92 | 473.30 | 494.93 | 502.28 | 511.57 | 526.77 | 530.80 |
| 60-64 | 33.00 | 48.94 | 68.86 | 80.81 | 83.79 | 84.53 | 96.43 | 101.60 | 103.26 | 123.97 | 138.05 | 142.37 | 154.93 | 176.47 | 177.05 | 173.13 | 183.82 | 196.66 | 200.89 | 212.58 | 232.29 | 245.39 | 255.61 | 271.23 | 279.75 | 284.25 | 298.02 | 309.97 | 323.26 | 342.28 | 363.22 | 374.95 | 391.47 | 405.71 | 421.08 |
| 65-69 | 30.00 | 33.99 | 31.98 | 32.99 | 38.99 | 52.35 | 62.36 | 69.95 | 75.01 | 74.62 | 80.38 | 86.77 | 88.95 | 90.33 | 109.40 | 123.04 | 127.40 | 135.54 | 149.96 | 149.64 | 145.97 | 152.58 | 162.62 | 165.56 | 174.41 | 189.54 | 199.16 | 205.50 | 217.68 | 222.85 | 224.80 | 234.76 | 242.89 | 250.29 | 264.40 |
| 70-74 | 24.97 | 34.96 | 48.90 | 48.93 | 43.95 | 41.39 | 47.04 | 42.86 | 43.39 | 50.28 | 59.43 | 64.44 | 68.54 | 71.69 | 72.30 | 77.40 | 82.19 | 83.00 | 83.89 | 97.56 | 106.85 | 109.08 | 112.49 | 121.09 | 122.39 | 121.17 | 125.66 | 131.99 | 134.36 | 140.57 | 150.01 | 155.85 | 159.61 | 167.15 | 170.45 |
| 75-79 | 14.95 | 14.95 | 19.94 | 21.95 | 31.92 | 35.31 | 42.08 | 47.98 | 48.31 | 46.87 | 46.34 | 49.05 | 46.75 | 47.61 | 52.13 | 58.01 | 62.00 | 64.58 | 65.74 | 66.48 | 70.16 | 73.77 | 74.83 | 75.38 | 82.69 | 89.05 | 90.83 | 92.09 | 96.42 | 98.54 | 99.07 | 101.92 | 105.78 | 107.94 | 111.73 |
| 80-84 | 9.01 | 7.02 | 4.00 | 10.97 | 13.96 | 14.91 | 15.79 | 17.06 | 18.56 | 24.31 | 26.40 | 29.67 | 32.05 | 32.15 | 32.46 | 32.41 | 33.76 | 33.30 | 33.90 | 36.26 | 38.52 | 40.58 | 42.55 | 43.02 | 43.36 | 45.10 | 46.93 | 47.73 | 48.37 | 51.25 | 53.85 | 55.37 | 56.50 | 57.78 | 58.84 |
| 85+ | 1.00 | 3.99 | 8.99 | 6.00 | 6.01 | 4.34 | 4.32 | 4.11 | 5.25 | 5.18 | 5.63 | 5.34 | 6.22 | 7.04 | 8.02 | 8.06 | 8.31 | 8.81 | 9.05 | 9.37 | 9.26 | 9.73 | 9.41 | 9.83 | 10.44 | 10.58 | 10.89 | 11.02 | 11.13 | 11.35 | 11.67 | 11.98 | 12.16 | 12.33 | 12.63 |
| Total | 2141.82 | 2508.61 | 2971.44 | 3337.01 | 3673.01 | 3810.22 | 4148.91 | 4397.53 | 4626.38 | 4855.23 | 5084.08 | 5312.94 | 5541.79 | 5770.64 | 5999.49 | 6228.34 | 6457.19 | 6686.04 | 6914.89 | 7143.74 | 7372.60 | 7601.45 | 7830.30 | 8059.15 | 8288.00 | 8516.85 | 8745.70 | 8974.55 | 9203.40 | 9432.26 | 9661.11 | 9889.96 | 10118.81 | 10347.66 | 10576.51 |