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 | 43.05 | 46.03 | 52.03 | 50.04 | 69.05 | 58.57 | 43.61 | 40.00 | 38.59 | 37.89 | 37.22 | 37.06 | 36.90 | 36.92 | 36.92 | 37.04 | 37.15 | 37.24 | 37.44 | 37.62 | 37.82 | 38.02 | 38.19 | 38.37 | 38.54 | 38.72 | 38.92 | 39.12 | 39.30 | 39.45 | 39.60 | 39.75 | 39.90 | 40.06 | 40.21 |
| 5-9 | 69.03 | 65.06 | 59.06 | 65.05 | 57.04 | 51.92 | 56.27 | 55.03 | 49.31 | 48.04 | 46.56 | 45.95 | 45.74 | 45.79 | 45.83 | 45.97 | 46.11 | 46.22 | 46.45 | 46.67 | 46.92 | 47.17 | 47.39 | 47.61 | 47.82 | 48.04 | 48.29 | 48.54 | 48.76 | 48.96 | 49.15 | 49.33 | 49.52 | 49.71 | 49.90 |
| 10-14 | 67.08 | 63.09 | 62.08 | 67.09 | 78.09 | 74.59 | 65.95 | 62.87 | 62.94 | 61.83 | 61.44 | 62.08 | 61.89 | 61.28 | 61.25 | 61.28 | 61.36 | 61.48 | 61.74 | 62.01 | 62.31 | 62.62 | 62.91 | 63.21 | 63.50 | 63.80 | 64.12 | 64.44 | 64.75 | 65.01 | 65.28 | 65.53 | 65.79 | 66.05 | 66.31 |
| 15-19 | 80.02 | 74.00 | 69.02 | 70.04 | 67.04 | 69.43 | 55.33 | 52.13 | 49.19 | 48.78 | 44.86 | 44.00 | 43.09 | 42.69 | 42.35 | 42.34 | 42.46 | 42.54 | 42.66 | 42.82 | 43.01 | 43.21 | 43.41 | 43.62 | 43.82 | 44.02 | 44.24 | 44.46 | 44.67 | 44.86 | 45.05 | 45.23 | 45.41 | 45.59 | 45.77 |
| 20-24 | 34.03 | 45.00 | 49.00 | 65.97 | 62.00 | 74.29 | 72.17 | 63.23 | 62.15 | 59.74 | 59.84 | 56.81 | 56.79 | 56.61 | 57.52 | 54.91 | 54.98 | 54.41 | 53.88 | 53.87 | 54.03 | 54.22 | 54.46 | 54.71 | 54.95 | 55.20 | 55.47 | 55.74 | 56.00 | 56.26 | 56.51 | 56.75 | 56.98 | 57.21 | 57.44 |
| 25-29 | 52.03 | 38.04 | 35.02 | 36.05 | 46.02 | 40.44 | 44.03 | 40.67 | 37.58 | 32.34 | 34.23 | 33.47 | 33.19 | 33.14 | 32.92 | 34.18 | 33.40 | 33.55 | 33.78 | 33.76 | 33.69 | 33.83 | 33.93 | 34.04 | 34.17 | 34.33 | 34.50 | 34.68 | 34.83 | 34.97 | 35.11 | 35.24 | 35.38 | 35.53 | 35.67 |
| 30-34 | 49.01 | 59.03 | 67.02 | 71.02 | 62.02 | 60.47 | 50.94 | 50.73 | 48.43 | 48.25 | 46.63 | 46.27 | 46.02 | 46.00 | 45.92 | 46.15 | 46.27 | 46.37 | 46.61 | 46.81 | 47.11 | 47.32 | 47.54 | 47.77 | 47.96 | 48.18 | 48.43 | 48.67 | 48.89 | 49.08 | 49.27 | 49.46 | 49.65 | 49.84 | 50.04 |
| 35-39 | 56.06 | 54.04 | 47.02 | 53.02 | 75.00 | 64.80 | 64.39 | 55.81 | 54.22 | 51.54 | 50.90 | 50.01 | 49.91 | 49.79 | 49.77 | 49.86 | 49.99 | 50.11 | 50.34 | 50.55 | 50.81 | 51.07 | 51.31 | 51.55 | 51.78 | 52.02 | 52.29 | 52.56 | 52.80 | 53.01 | 53.23 | 53.43 | 53.64 | 53.85 | 54.06 |
| 40-44 | 67.02 | 71.00 | 66.03 | 56.04 | 55.05 | 68.77 | 69.09 | 68.36 | 68.46 | 71.27 | 68.98 | 68.83 | 68.01 | 67.49 | 66.92 | 66.95 | 66.94 | 67.08 | 67.29 | 67.56 | 67.87 | 68.19 | 68.51 | 68.84 | 69.15 | 69.47 | 69.81 | 70.16 | 70.50 | 70.80 | 71.10 | 71.38 | 71.66 | 71.94 | 72.23 |
| 45-49 | 102.01 | 98.02 | 98.03 | 90.03 | 87.02 | 87.35 | 94.69 | 96.72 | 90.11 | 89.98 | 92.99 | 92.87 | 93.07 | 93.49 | 94.61 | 93.99 | 93.93 | 93.80 | 93.86 | 93.94 | 94.31 | 94.69 | 95.10 | 95.52 | 95.95 | 96.39 | 96.87 | 97.35 | 97.81 | 98.24 | 98.65 | 99.05 | 99.46 | 99.86 | 100.26 |
| 50-54 | 137.94 | 130.95 | 136.91 | 152.90 | 147.97 | 133.83 | 121.69 | 117.37 | 119.24 | 117.03 | 114.81 | 114.13 | 113.72 | 112.56 | 112.22 | 113.37 | 113.91 | 114.43 | 115.04 | 115.70 | 115.97 | 116.37 | 116.75 | 117.19 | 117.64 | 118.16 | 118.73 | 119.32 | 119.87 | 120.38 | 120.89 | 121.37 | 121.86 | 122.34 | 122.84 |
| 55-59 | 210.98 | 203.97 | 205.03 | 181.05 | 186.93 | 188.76 | 199.89 | 207.85 | 214.90 | 206.10 | 197.84 | 190.20 | 183.90 | 180.03 | 179.10 | 179.35 | 180.04 | 180.36 | 180.47 | 181.18 | 182.30 | 183.17 | 184.00 | 184.86 | 185.76 | 186.54 | 187.43 | 188.33 | 189.20 | 190.01 | 190.82 | 191.59 | 192.35 | 193.11 | 193.87 |
| 60-64 | 272.01 | 284.02 | 302.95 | 315.91 | 310.94 | 299.31 | 284.96 | 277.72 | 274.09 | 283.07 | 290.21 | 296.33 | 300.96 | 305.20 | 299.20 | 294.05 | 289.69 | 286.92 | 285.62 | 286.15 | 287.14 | 288.51 | 289.76 | 290.80 | 292.07 | 293.53 | 294.93 | 296.33 | 297.73 | 299.10 | 300.37 | 301.63 | 302.87 | 304.10 | 305.33 |
| 65-69 | 335.98 | 350.98 | 363.02 | 345.05 | 369.04 | 376.35 | 395.80 | 406.39 | 411.92 | 405.74 | 395.62 | 379.95 | 371.32 | 368.65 | 373.82 | 378.76 | 382.73 | 386.46 | 390.52 | 388.18 | 386.32 | 384.48 | 383.39 | 383.18 | 384.51 | 386.12 | 387.96 | 389.74 | 391.35 | 393.12 | 394.94 | 396.64 | 398.32 | 400.00 | 401.68 |
| 70-74 | 344.07 | 373.05 | 342.04 | 346.03 | 354.02 | 368.33 | 393.20 | 419.80 | 411.84 | 431.44 | 439.14 | 448.90 | 453.90 | 458.95 | 455.54 | 449.33 | 436.80 | 430.04 | 428.40 | 432.94 | 437.35 | 441.13 | 444.48 | 448.18 | 446.97 | 446.37 | 445.81 | 445.79 | 446.30 | 448.02 | 449.95 | 451.97 | 453.92 | 455.71 | 457.66 |
| 75-79 | 229.02 | 249.02 | 275.01 | 305.01 | 311.05 | 324.68 | 327.61 | 307.56 | 326.57 | 335.19 | 349.55 | 367.43 | 385.27 | 380.55 | 392.31 | 398.72 | 407.37 | 412.51 | 415.56 | 411.17 | 405.30 | 396.86 | 393.49 | 392.82 | 396.67 | 400.42 | 403.16 | 405.96 | 409.11 | 408.87 | 408.64 | 408.46 | 408.71 | 409.43 | 411.02 |
| 80-84 | 114.01 | 121.02 | 130.02 | 133.02 | 144.00 | 160.46 | 175.32 | 198.19 | 212.14 | 209.62 | 213.51 | 214.10 | 201.48 | 211.92 | 217.56 | 225.76 | 236.87 | 247.28 | 243.37 | 252.00 | 256.04 | 261.59 | 263.96 | 265.38 | 263.43 | 260.21 | 255.43 | 252.93 | 252.35 | 254.93 | 257.45 | 259.73 | 261.62 | 263.41 | 262.95 |
| 85+ | 88.96 | 88.98 | 102.98 | 105.99 | 113.99 | 116.21 | 114.54 | 119.96 | 119.64 | 124.38 | 128.83 | 135.68 | 149.83 | 154.84 | 153.06 | 155.71 | 158.65 | 158.78 | 167.45 | 168.47 | 174.01 | 180.78 | 185.57 | 187.43 | 191.28 | 195.39 | 201.45 | 204.64 | 205.43 | 205.50 | 205.49 | 205.88 | 206.30 | 206.51 | 207.91 |
| Total | 2352.30 | 2415.28 | 2462.28 | 2509.30 | 2596.25 | 2618.56 | 2629.48 | 2640.40 | 2651.32 | 2662.23 | 2673.15 | 2684.07 | 2694.99 | 2705.90 | 2716.82 | 2727.74 | 2738.66 | 2749.57 | 2760.49 | 2771.41 | 2782.33 | 2793.24 | 2804.16 | 2815.08 | 2826.00 | 2836.91 | 2847.83 | 2858.75 | 2869.67 | 2880.58 | 2891.50 | 2902.42 | 2913.34 | 2924.25 | 2935.17 |