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 | 567.26 | 443.46 | 370.02 | 378.38 | 355.56 | 623.56 | 606.30 | 614.73 | 622.62 | 632.65 | 640.25 | 648.59 | 657.21 | 666.63 | 676.14 | 685.79 | 695.46 | 705.10 | 714.70 | 724.23 | 733.64 | 743.10 | 752.52 | 762.00 | 771.40 | 780.84 | 790.31 | 799.76 | 809.24 | 818.72 | 828.24 | 837.75 | 847.26 | 856.78 |
| 5-9 | 523.50 | 405.36 | 332.42 | 341.84 | 312.66 | 526.21 | 524.78 | 546.72 | 552.74 | 550.24 | 559.74 | 561.55 | 571.38 | 578.24 | 586.92 | 595.06 | 603.18 | 611.52 | 620.01 | 628.51 | 637.04 | 645.60 | 654.21 | 662.80 | 671.39 | 679.99 | 688.63 | 697.26 | 705.88 | 714.47 | 723.10 | 731.70 | 740.32 | 748.93 |
| 10-14 | 514.85 | 381.78 | 315.68 | 315.11 | 285.54 | 512.40 | 503.00 | 486.51 | 501.15 | 505.55 | 511.39 | 520.34 | 521.99 | 532.59 | 540.00 | 547.63 | 553.59 | 561.50 | 568.99 | 576.67 | 584.16 | 591.75 | 599.42 | 607.20 | 614.94 | 622.74 | 630.57 | 638.40 | 646.24 | 654.09 | 661.94 | 669.78 | 677.62 | 685.46 |
| 15-19 | 668.60 | 571.93 | 502.08 | 540.50 | 519.63 | 863.45 | 823.63 | 807.21 | 806.44 | 807.24 | 827.90 | 829.73 | 850.68 | 873.35 | 876.66 | 882.51 | 889.97 | 901.97 | 917.65 | 925.97 | 937.80 | 949.10 | 962.55 | 975.57 | 988.51 | 1001.06 | 1013.70 | 1026.36 | 1039.10 | 1051.89 | 1064.71 | 1077.48 | 1090.25 | 1103.05 |
| 20-24 | 799.00 | 596.11 | 464.15 | 516.72 | 504.79 | 915.53 | 893.77 | 874.88 | 871.37 | 855.57 | 852.50 | 852.24 | 862.78 | 875.28 | 890.70 | 906.77 | 917.85 | 927.96 | 938.03 | 951.65 | 963.59 | 976.12 | 989.07 | 1001.92 | 1015.16 | 1029.02 | 1042.41 | 1056.11 | 1069.52 | 1083.02 | 1096.56 | 1110.08 | 1123.57 | 1137.06 |
| 25-29 | 664.17 | 499.06 | 386.91 | 411.11 | 371.32 | 642.62 | 664.14 | 686.43 | 711.68 | 724.30 | 737.73 | 746.26 | 757.37 | 764.95 | 776.42 | 785.88 | 797.37 | 808.20 | 818.60 | 829.18 | 840.72 | 852.02 | 862.35 | 873.77 | 884.71 | 895.97 | 907.23 | 918.87 | 930.57 | 941.71 | 953.52 | 964.86 | 976.35 | 987.84 |
| 30-34 | 542.44 | 403.16 | 349.72 | 353.24 | 346.76 | 580.92 | 568.56 | 558.85 | 560.34 | 572.61 | 590.20 | 604.75 | 617.89 | 628.95 | 637.29 | 647.83 | 657.58 | 667.35 | 675.56 | 684.08 | 692.22 | 701.28 | 710.40 | 719.32 | 728.68 | 737.78 | 746.79 | 755.55 | 764.43 | 773.72 | 782.75 | 791.77 | 801.11 | 810.13 |
| 35-39 | 485.86 | 369.29 | 314.18 | 327.72 | 315.99 | 537.69 | 545.83 | 537.85 | 546.72 | 547.17 | 551.28 | 554.96 | 564.54 | 571.65 | 584.84 | 593.28 | 603.05 | 613.58 | 624.02 | 634.55 | 643.10 | 652.18 | 661.23 | 669.70 | 678.39 | 686.13 | 694.78 | 703.57 | 712.33 | 721.04 | 729.44 | 738.21 | 746.87 | 755.42 |
| 40-44 | 310.00 | 260.08 | 232.87 | 240.24 | 232.19 | 398.17 | 391.31 | 383.07 | 389.31 | 399.82 | 404.12 | 411.40 | 414.85 | 419.22 | 423.45 | 430.17 | 436.76 | 440.87 | 448.36 | 453.40 | 460.04 | 465.93 | 472.81 | 478.91 | 485.72 | 492.41 | 498.40 | 504.84 | 510.95 | 517.03 | 523.35 | 529.25 | 535.44 | 541.48 |
| 45-49 | 394.84 | 296.09 | 261.27 | 261.17 | 239.75 | 424.47 | 417.65 | 428.13 | 416.88 | 422.51 | 420.51 | 432.61 | 431.65 | 440.25 | 451.08 | 455.93 | 461.24 | 466.28 | 472.36 | 479.77 | 486.06 | 492.24 | 497.82 | 504.33 | 511.49 | 518.10 | 524.99 | 531.41 | 538.05 | 544.83 | 551.39 | 558.12 | 564.57 | 570.91 |
| 50-54 | 406.67 | 359.89 | 295.72 | 298.60 | 275.48 | 466.72 | 435.70 | 436.18 | 449.36 | 465.57 | 464.14 | 470.25 | 482.24 | 489.14 | 491.15 | 496.87 | 505.23 | 511.82 | 517.96 | 520.72 | 527.74 | 533.83 | 541.84 | 547.51 | 554.11 | 560.52 | 567.74 | 574.04 | 581.46 | 588.27 | 595.00 | 601.81 | 608.69 | 615.50 |
| 55-59 | 436.93 | 365.20 | 298.14 | 306.32 | 288.34 | 496.26 | 499.28 | 495.60 | 495.92 | 498.51 | 494.51 | 497.40 | 501.94 | 511.18 | 517.81 | 526.42 | 530.35 | 539.30 | 545.24 | 551.07 | 555.65 | 562.74 | 568.35 | 574.87 | 581.86 | 588.42 | 595.38 | 602.44 | 609.21 | 616.47 | 623.50 | 630.59 | 637.34 | 644.90 |
| 60-64 | 371.03 | 317.13 | 270.01 | 270.99 | 241.19 | 414.74 | 419.13 | 421.32 | 431.70 | 437.33 | 441.75 | 454.39 | 458.60 | 465.44 | 469.69 | 472.37 | 481.64 | 481.80 | 488.99 | 494.15 | 499.67 | 506.55 | 514.14 | 520.40 | 525.04 | 530.47 | 535.60 | 541.45 | 548.61 | 555.57 | 561.30 | 567.69 | 573.82 | 580.08 |
| 65-69 | 261.91 | 223.56 | 198.88 | 192.28 | 182.45 | 326.86 | 323.54 | 335.19 | 349.08 | 348.24 | 346.76 | 339.37 | 341.94 | 345.77 | 353.37 | 360.17 | 362.82 | 367.45 | 369.80 | 374.47 | 378.01 | 382.97 | 387.34 | 393.17 | 397.87 | 402.11 | 407.77 | 411.93 | 416.94 | 421.26 | 426.20 | 430.50 | 435.46 | 440.43 |
| 70-74 | 214.12 | 196.16 | 172.30 | 173.74 | 147.21 | 260.58 | 265.02 | 270.60 | 281.97 | 293.53 | 303.61 | 310.95 | 317.99 | 318.87 | 317.32 | 320.48 | 320.43 | 321.56 | 325.84 | 329.92 | 334.50 | 339.50 | 343.48 | 347.75 | 351.10 | 354.86 | 359.15 | 363.37 | 368.17 | 372.90 | 377.08 | 381.19 | 385.63 | 389.83 |
| 75-79 | 158.66 | 158.62 | 140.83 | 148.93 | 109.91 | 200.67 | 200.86 | 197.41 | 206.68 | 215.81 | 222.69 | 231.46 | 238.32 | 242.06 | 246.57 | 254.04 | 263.55 | 266.27 | 265.32 | 268.37 | 267.39 | 266.55 | 270.59 | 272.12 | 275.92 | 279.70 | 282.60 | 285.66 | 287.77 | 290.28 | 293.05 | 295.66 | 298.11 | 301.47 |
| 80-84 | 72.32 | 107.37 | 95.32 | 90.65 | 73.51 | 133.63 | 138.07 | 140.53 | 142.22 | 144.95 | 154.08 | 153.73 | 159.40 | 166.22 | 166.39 | 169.86 | 173.69 | 180.00 | 182.10 | 184.03 | 190.17 | 193.02 | 194.59 | 196.41 | 197.98 | 200.37 | 200.69 | 202.60 | 204.92 | 208.70 | 210.65 | 213.11 | 215.66 | 217.78 |
| 85+ | 75.21 | 66.92 | 64.00 | 57.88 | 39.89 | 74.49 | 76.72 | 77.43 | 79.74 | 83.55 | 86.53 | 92.49 | 96.24 | 97.23 | 100.14 | 104.28 | 106.75 | 110.10 | 112.94 | 115.78 | 118.76 | 122.58 | 126.40 | 129.80 | 132.86 | 135.69 | 138.75 | 141.38 | 143.66 | 145.43 | 147.71 | 149.61 | 151.59 | 153.66 |
| Total | 7467.37 | 6021.18 | 5064.51 | 5225.41 | 4842.18 | 8398.98 | 8297.28 | 8298.62 | 8415.93 | 8505.15 | 8609.67 | 8712.46 | 8847.01 | 8987.03 | 9105.94 | 9235.35 | 9360.51 | 9482.62 | 9606.47 | 9726.52 | 9850.27 | 9977.07 | 10109.11 | 10237.56 | 10367.15 | 10496.17 | 10625.49 | 10755.01 | 10887.08 | 11019.40 | 11149.49 | 11279.19 | 11409.64 | 11540.71 |