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 split by age and sex.
Estimated figures come from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
In projected years, in-migration is set using dwelling-based target scaling and an in-migration age profile.
In-migration is one of the four parts of how the population changes. Along with births, it adds people to the area. The gap between people moving in and people moving out is net migration. Net migration is often the main 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 | 25.04 | 30.40 | 23.60 | 29.54 | 18.44 | 29.29 | 29.04 | 28.98 | 29.22 | 29.51 | 29.38 | 29.77 | 30.03 | 30.26 | 30.64 | 30.74 | 30.94 | 31.35 | 31.59 | 32.05 | 32.46 | 32.79 | 33.12 | 33.43 | 33.76 | 34.10 | 34.47 | 34.86 | 35.23 | 35.59 | 35.93 | 36.27 | 36.61 | 36.97 |
| 5-9 | 24.35 | 28.12 | 33.78 | 26.88 | 17.93 | 28.48 | 28.24 | 28.19 | 28.42 | 28.70 | 28.57 | 28.95 | 29.20 | 29.43 | 29.79 | 29.89 | 30.09 | 30.49 | 30.72 | 31.16 | 31.57 | 31.88 | 32.21 | 32.51 | 32.83 | 33.16 | 33.52 | 33.91 | 34.26 | 34.61 | 34.94 | 35.27 | 35.61 | 35.96 |
| 10-14 | 20.75 | 25.55 | 21.86 | 20.32 | 15.28 | 24.27 | 24.06 | 24.01 | 24.21 | 24.45 | 24.35 | 24.67 | 24.88 | 25.07 | 25.38 | 25.47 | 25.64 | 25.98 | 26.17 | 26.55 | 26.90 | 27.17 | 27.44 | 27.70 | 27.98 | 28.25 | 28.56 | 28.89 | 29.19 | 29.49 | 29.77 | 30.05 | 30.34 | 30.63 |
| 15-19 | 21.55 | 27.97 | 26.56 | 26.53 | 15.87 | 25.20 | 24.99 | 24.94 | 25.15 | 25.40 | 25.29 | 25.62 | 25.84 | 26.04 | 26.36 | 26.45 | 26.63 | 26.98 | 27.18 | 27.58 | 27.93 | 28.21 | 28.50 | 28.77 | 29.05 | 29.34 | 29.66 | 30.00 | 30.32 | 30.62 | 30.92 | 31.21 | 31.51 | 31.82 |
| 20-24 | 26.39 | 21.25 | 24.47 | 21.55 | 19.43 | 30.87 | 30.60 | 30.54 | 30.80 | 31.10 | 30.97 | 31.37 | 31.65 | 31.89 | 32.29 | 32.40 | 32.61 | 33.04 | 33.29 | 33.77 | 34.21 | 34.55 | 34.90 | 35.23 | 35.58 | 35.93 | 36.33 | 36.74 | 37.13 | 37.50 | 37.86 | 38.22 | 38.58 | 38.96 |
| 25-29 | 30.14 | 15.19 | 19.14 | 18.07 | 22.20 | 35.26 | 34.96 | 34.89 | 35.18 | 35.53 | 35.37 | 35.84 | 36.15 | 36.43 | 36.88 | 37.01 | 37.25 | 37.74 | 38.02 | 38.58 | 39.08 | 39.47 | 39.87 | 40.24 | 40.64 | 41.05 | 41.50 | 41.97 | 42.42 | 42.84 | 43.25 | 43.66 | 44.08 | 44.51 |
| 30-34 | 26.44 | 24.69 | 28.50 | 19.68 | 19.47 | 30.93 | 30.67 | 30.61 | 30.87 | 31.17 | 31.03 | 31.44 | 31.72 | 31.96 | 32.36 | 32.47 | 32.68 | 33.11 | 33.36 | 33.85 | 34.28 | 34.63 | 34.98 | 35.31 | 35.66 | 36.01 | 36.41 | 36.82 | 37.21 | 37.59 | 37.94 | 38.30 | 38.67 | 39.05 |
| 35-39 | 24.37 | 15.66 | 19.04 | 13.99 | 17.94 | 28.50 | 28.26 | 28.21 | 28.44 | 28.72 | 28.60 | 28.97 | 29.23 | 29.45 | 29.82 | 29.92 | 30.11 | 30.51 | 30.74 | 31.19 | 31.59 | 31.91 | 32.23 | 32.53 | 32.86 | 33.18 | 33.55 | 33.93 | 34.29 | 34.63 | 34.96 | 35.29 | 35.63 | 35.98 |
| 40-44 | 21.24 | 20.98 | 19.74 | 15.13 | 15.64 | 24.84 | 24.63 | 24.59 | 24.79 | 25.04 | 24.92 | 25.25 | 25.47 | 25.67 | 25.99 | 26.08 | 26.25 | 26.59 | 26.79 | 27.18 | 27.53 | 27.81 | 28.10 | 28.36 | 28.64 | 28.92 | 29.24 | 29.57 | 29.89 | 30.19 | 30.47 | 30.76 | 31.06 | 31.36 |
| 45-49 | 21.47 | 15.08 | 11.36 | 10.62 | 15.81 | 25.11 | 24.90 | 24.85 | 25.06 | 25.31 | 25.20 | 25.53 | 25.75 | 25.95 | 26.27 | 26.36 | 26.53 | 26.88 | 27.08 | 27.48 | 27.83 | 28.11 | 28.40 | 28.66 | 28.95 | 29.24 | 29.56 | 29.90 | 30.21 | 30.51 | 30.81 | 31.10 | 31.40 | 31.70 |
| 50-54 | 25.72 | 21.80 | 18.57 | 12.66 | 18.94 | 30.09 | 29.83 | 29.77 | 30.02 | 30.32 | 30.18 | 30.58 | 30.85 | 31.08 | 31.47 | 31.58 | 31.79 | 32.20 | 32.45 | 32.92 | 33.34 | 33.68 | 34.02 | 34.34 | 34.68 | 35.03 | 35.41 | 35.81 | 36.19 | 36.55 | 36.90 | 37.25 | 37.61 | 37.98 |
| 55-59 | 29.91 | 10.40 | 18.03 | 13.12 | 22.03 | 34.99 | 34.69 | 34.63 | 34.91 | 35.26 | 35.10 | 35.57 | 35.88 | 36.15 | 36.60 | 36.73 | 36.97 | 37.45 | 37.74 | 38.29 | 38.78 | 39.17 | 39.57 | 39.94 | 40.34 | 40.74 | 41.18 | 41.65 | 42.09 | 42.52 | 42.92 | 43.33 | 43.74 | 44.17 |
| 60-64 | 25.62 | 14.95 | 17.69 | 11.96 | 18.87 | 29.97 | 29.71 | 29.65 | 29.90 | 30.20 | 30.06 | 30.46 | 30.73 | 30.96 | 31.35 | 31.45 | 31.66 | 32.08 | 32.32 | 32.79 | 33.21 | 33.55 | 33.89 | 34.20 | 34.55 | 34.89 | 35.27 | 35.67 | 36.05 | 36.41 | 36.76 | 37.11 | 37.46 | 37.83 |
| 65-69 | 17.14 | 12.56 | 12.70 | 8.89 | 12.62 | 20.04 | 19.87 | 19.83 | 20.00 | 20.20 | 20.11 | 20.37 | 20.55 | 20.71 | 20.97 | 21.04 | 21.18 | 21.45 | 21.62 | 21.93 | 22.21 | 22.44 | 22.67 | 22.88 | 23.11 | 23.34 | 23.59 | 23.86 | 24.11 | 24.35 | 24.59 | 24.82 | 25.06 | 25.30 |
| 70-74 | 11.83 | 13.09 | 14.42 | 7.11 | 8.71 | 13.83 | 13.72 | 13.69 | 13.80 | 13.94 | 13.88 | 14.06 | 14.18 | 14.29 | 14.47 | 14.52 | 14.61 | 14.81 | 14.92 | 15.14 | 15.33 | 15.48 | 15.64 | 15.79 | 15.95 | 16.10 | 16.28 | 16.47 | 16.64 | 16.81 | 16.97 | 17.13 | 17.29 | 17.46 |
| 75-79 | 4.46 | 9.27 | 9.75 | 3.71 | 3.29 | 5.22 | 5.18 | 5.16 | 5.21 | 5.26 | 5.24 | 5.31 | 5.35 | 5.39 | 5.46 | 5.48 | 5.51 | 5.59 | 5.63 | 5.71 | 5.78 | 5.84 | 5.90 | 5.96 | 6.02 | 6.08 | 6.14 | 6.21 | 6.28 | 6.34 | 6.40 | 6.46 | 6.52 | 6.59 |
| 80-84 | 0.61 | 5.21 | 9.96 | 4.77 | 0.45 | 0.71 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.72 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.78 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.80 | 0.81 | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.83 | 0.84 | 0.85 | 0.86 | 0.87 | 0.88 | 0.89 | 0.89 |
| 85+ | 0.40 | 1.19 | 2.87 | 2.92 | 0.29 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.58 | 0.58 |
| Total | 357.41 | 313.37 | 332.03 | 267.46 | 263.19 | 418.07 | 414.53 | 413.71 | 417.15 | 421.29 | 419.43 | 424.96 | 428.68 | 431.96 | 437.32 | 438.81 | 441.69 | 447.49 | 450.87 | 457.45 | 463.35 | 467.99 | 472.78 | 477.17 | 481.95 | 486.72 | 492.05 | 497.67 | 502.95 | 507.97 | 512.82 | 517.67 | 522.63 | 527.77 |