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 | 117.69 | 112.27 | 110.47 | 127.35 | 131.24 | 124.33 | 108.20 | 105.32 | 106.97 | 108.65 | 111.86 | 114.14 | 115.53 | 116.93 | 118.07 | 118.91 | 119.91 | 120.99 | 121.98 | 123.23 | 124.47 | 125.79 | 127.18 | 128.72 | 130.10 | 131.57 | 133.00 | 134.45 | 135.93 | 137.43 | 138.95 | 140.46 | 141.97 | 143.51 | 145.07 |
| 5-9 | 149.36 | 143.26 | 148.24 | 139.75 | 129.55 | 132.68 | 136.68 | 137.11 | 138.65 | 135.37 | 133.56 | 133.25 | 134.81 | 137.21 | 139.01 | 141.34 | 143.52 | 145.46 | 147.02 | 148.60 | 149.99 | 151.39 | 152.89 | 154.62 | 156.22 | 158.01 | 159.74 | 161.52 | 163.31 | 165.11 | 166.93 | 168.74 | 170.55 | 172.39 | 174.26 |
| 10-14 | 161.06 | 158.13 | 155.33 | 153.75 | 155.95 | 150.29 | 145.49 | 136.03 | 126.59 | 117.68 | 119.16 | 119.25 | 119.35 | 121.42 | 122.36 | 122.55 | 123.22 | 124.40 | 125.85 | 127.26 | 128.74 | 130.18 | 131.65 | 133.28 | 134.72 | 136.26 | 137.70 | 139.20 | 140.72 | 142.27 | 143.85 | 145.40 | 146.96 | 148.54 | 150.15 |
| 15-19 | 156.78 | 151.60 | 166.86 | 170.05 | 165.06 | 157.25 | 146.86 | 148.65 | 151.25 | 154.74 | 155.09 | 154.32 | 152.80 | 150.07 | 148.14 | 150.15 | 151.66 | 152.81 | 154.61 | 156.20 | 157.81 | 159.25 | 160.95 | 162.90 | 164.71 | 166.65 | 168.54 | 170.42 | 172.31 | 174.21 | 176.13 | 178.03 | 179.94 | 181.88 | 183.84 |
| 20-24 | 96.66 | 112.59 | 101.00 | 110.50 | 126.41 | 135.32 | 138.64 | 146.50 | 147.52 | 146.10 | 145.93 | 144.57 | 146.02 | 147.70 | 149.06 | 148.79 | 149.09 | 150.15 | 149.94 | 149.85 | 151.76 | 153.27 | 154.69 | 156.69 | 158.31 | 160.05 | 161.65 | 163.36 | 165.15 | 166.99 | 168.85 | 170.69 | 172.54 | 174.40 | 176.30 |
| 25-29 | 121.55 | 120.35 | 116.74 | 103.35 | 114.72 | 116.83 | 144.26 | 160.12 | 176.34 | 189.55 | 200.87 | 208.19 | 216.41 | 220.62 | 221.07 | 223.39 | 225.12 | 226.46 | 228.81 | 230.06 | 232.01 | 234.19 | 236.10 | 237.48 | 238.53 | 241.37 | 243.96 | 246.41 | 249.38 | 252.07 | 254.82 | 257.46 | 260.18 | 262.97 | 265.83 |
| 30-34 | 119.21 | 132.35 | 132.56 | 142.38 | 142.75 | 144.52 | 141.14 | 150.48 | 154.97 | 178.13 | 189.66 | 209.44 | 218.44 | 230.68 | 241.82 | 251.28 | 258.87 | 267.44 | 272.36 | 275.12 | 278.46 | 281.38 | 283.62 | 286.78 | 288.83 | 291.37 | 294.17 | 296.80 | 298.87 | 301.01 | 304.43 | 307.72 | 310.88 | 314.46 | 317.82 |
| 35-39 | 124.49 | 120.57 | 125.99 | 117.11 | 122.17 | 130.57 | 133.67 | 136.35 | 140.79 | 144.15 | 148.55 | 148.38 | 156.72 | 160.43 | 173.88 | 179.51 | 191.16 | 196.24 | 204.16 | 211.64 | 216.60 | 221.57 | 227.72 | 231.63 | 234.40 | 236.79 | 239.50 | 241.88 | 244.63 | 246.65 | 248.63 | 251.27 | 253.80 | 255.79 | 257.95 |
| 40-44 | 160.86 | 159.23 | 167.04 | 172.45 | 154.73 | 136.27 | 126.04 | 125.25 | 130.35 | 136.17 | 140.98 | 145.58 | 147.23 | 150.30 | 154.31 | 157.53 | 159.62 | 166.01 | 170.65 | 180.11 | 186.08 | 194.18 | 198.69 | 204.76 | 210.95 | 216.29 | 220.42 | 225.63 | 229.21 | 231.92 | 234.76 | 237.14 | 239.49 | 242.09 | 244.27 |
| 45-49 | 204.25 | 213.69 | 218.67 | 191.23 | 188.64 | 194.95 | 198.55 | 206.13 | 213.17 | 201.12 | 188.35 | 180.76 | 181.38 | 184.27 | 188.33 | 194.34 | 197.94 | 200.61 | 203.74 | 207.63 | 211.13 | 213.44 | 219.33 | 223.22 | 231.32 | 236.24 | 243.46 | 247.62 | 253.19 | 258.61 | 263.48 | 267.82 | 272.52 | 276.25 | 279.43 |
| 50-54 | 191.20 | 203.06 | 207.24 | 237.07 | 241.23 | 241.34 | 241.40 | 234.13 | 212.83 | 219.26 | 228.59 | 233.03 | 236.58 | 241.22 | 233.44 | 228.40 | 225.80 | 227.91 | 232.18 | 236.67 | 241.04 | 244.33 | 247.64 | 250.79 | 254.71 | 258.32 | 261.31 | 266.38 | 270.44 | 277.02 | 281.71 | 287.74 | 291.81 | 296.77 | 301.66 |
| 55-59 | 230.11 | 229.11 | 218.35 | 213.79 | 228.28 | 211.30 | 221.24 | 221.87 | 235.31 | 233.49 | 232.54 | 235.07 | 234.31 | 224.75 | 229.18 | 236.18 | 238.53 | 241.86 | 244.87 | 241.87 | 240.85 | 242.51 | 245.24 | 248.60 | 251.69 | 255.41 | 258.65 | 261.71 | 265.27 | 268.50 | 272.00 | 274.90 | 279.34 | 283.27 | 288.36 |
| 60-64 | 243.60 | 263.29 | 281.56 | 284.03 | 268.70 | 271.57 | 242.02 | 227.45 | 230.53 | 240.23 | 234.96 | 240.83 | 239.29 | 246.77 | 248.86 | 250.94 | 253.73 | 253.81 | 249.96 | 253.23 | 258.52 | 261.67 | 264.88 | 268.34 | 268.72 | 269.05 | 270.57 | 273.41 | 276.40 | 279.71 | 283.42 | 286.74 | 289.86 | 293.29 | 296.56 |
| 65-69 | 205.79 | 205.95 | 207.56 | 222.42 | 233.29 | 245.95 | 267.05 | 284.99 | 288.32 | 276.62 | 276.60 | 258.61 | 249.93 | 252.55 | 259.76 | 256.67 | 261.87 | 262.44 | 267.91 | 270.88 | 273.75 | 276.50 | 278.24 | 277.12 | 280.05 | 284.59 | 288.02 | 291.65 | 295.37 | 297.15 | 298.53 | 300.82 | 304.07 | 307.28 | 310.88 |
| 70-74 | 156.75 | 167.34 | 170.28 | 167.75 | 170.64 | 182.09 | 184.94 | 184.87 | 197.07 | 206.00 | 216.20 | 230.04 | 242.22 | 242.64 | 235.06 | 236.72 | 225.69 | 220.98 | 223.77 | 228.83 | 227.68 | 230.88 | 232.25 | 236.89 | 239.46 | 242.01 | 244.42 | 246.08 | 246.23 | 249.10 | 252.87 | 255.79 | 258.76 | 261.87 | 263.69 |
| 75-79 | 113.29 | 122.27 | 130.89 | 134.26 | 144.26 | 137.71 | 142.86 | 145.40 | 140.88 | 143.24 | 150.06 | 153.24 | 153.86 | 164.01 | 169.99 | 175.85 | 184.71 | 192.98 | 193.24 | 189.78 | 191.55 | 185.13 | 181.94 | 184.08 | 187.81 | 187.41 | 189.93 | 191.56 | 194.83 | 196.85 | 199.02 | 201.09 | 202.75 | 203.36 | 205.76 |
| 80-84 | 56.79 | 58.34 | 66.13 | 69.95 | 70.84 | 81.40 | 88.34 | 95.82 | 96.85 | 100.63 | 94.77 | 99.10 | 100.22 | 96.78 | 98.08 | 102.61 | 105.41 | 105.36 | 111.76 | 115.23 | 118.79 | 125.25 | 130.62 | 130.79 | 128.62 | 129.84 | 125.88 | 123.73 | 125.04 | 127.66 | 127.40 | 129.31 | 130.38 | 132.48 | 133.83 |
| 85+ | 29.66 | 35.03 | 40.10 | 41.93 | 52.33 | 60.36 | 66.87 | 76.71 | 83.76 | 89.98 | 102.32 | 111.20 | 122.87 | 128.57 | 135.49 | 139.68 | 147.93 | 156.84 | 158.90 | 164.47 | 170.38 | 177.65 | 183.91 | 189.80 | 196.27 | 203.15 | 212.44 | 220.49 | 224.98 | 227.94 | 233.38 | 237.03 | 241.28 | 245.44 | 249.34 |
| Total | 2639.10 | 2708.44 | 2765.03 | 2799.13 | 2840.78 | 2854.74 | 2874.23 | 2923.19 | 2972.14 | 3021.10 | 3070.06 | 3119.01 | 3167.97 | 3216.92 | 3265.88 | 3314.84 | 3363.79 | 3412.75 | 3461.70 | 3510.66 | 3559.62 | 3608.57 | 3657.53 | 3706.48 | 3755.44 | 3804.40 | 3853.35 | 3902.31 | 3951.26 | 4000.22 | 4049.18 | 4098.13 | 4147.09 | 4196.04 | 4245.00 |