Population is the number of people who usually live in an area. Place Forecast uses this term as shorthand for the estimated resident population. It is a key indicator for the population domain.
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 | 15623.62 | 15754.38 | 16136.15 | 16664.91 | 17277.42 | 17722.98 | 17971.12 | 18172.39 | 18275.90 | 18377.97 | 18592.81 | 18801.70 | 19025.11 | 19265.95 | 19521.06 | 19784.34 | 20054.87 | 20330.86 | 20613.40 | 20901.55 | 21194.23 | 21489.24 | 21785.45 | 22081.68 | 22376.86 | 22671.93 | 22965.63 | 23258.47 | 23550.54 | 23842.19 | 24133.05 | 24423.21 | 24713.06 | 25002.73 | 25292.91 |
| 5-9 | 16171.30 | 16565.55 | 16692.31 | 16725.58 | 16750.83 | 16866.80 | 17323.00 | 17929.08 | 18578.17 | 19137.89 | 19512.51 | 19778.89 | 20011.44 | 20158.28 | 20322.44 | 20610.11 | 20892.61 | 21183.31 | 21484.50 | 21795.66 | 22113.74 | 22437.10 | 22763.65 | 23093.41 | 23425.27 | 23758.20 | 24090.43 | 24422.09 | 24752.55 | 25082.13 | 25411.14 | 25739.56 | 26067.44 | 26395.02 | 26722.60 |
| 10-14 | 15605.37 | 16073.82 | 16324.55 | 16593.79 | 16980.03 | 17278.48 | 17644.66 | 17812.19 | 17963.69 | 18152.58 | 18436.61 | 18884.38 | 19399.22 | 19958.22 | 20456.99 | 20800.10 | 21071.64 | 21328.29 | 21522.68 | 21733.61 | 22053.66 | 22370.24 | 22692.17 | 23019.90 | 23352.72 | 23688.26 | 24025.82 | 24364.77 | 24705.39 | 25047.58 | 25390.02 | 25732.28 | 26074.20 | 26415.40 | 26756.04 |
| 15-19 | 15449.63 | 15197.40 | 15621.92 | 16224.64 | 16851.88 | 16883.40 | 17027.39 | 17171.32 | 17431.73 | 17756.41 | 18035.82 | 18301.12 | 18494.54 | 18728.00 | 18960.28 | 19270.94 | 19667.11 | 20076.38 | 20531.57 | 20931.01 | 21198.54 | 21435.10 | 21671.05 | 21890.76 | 22136.05 | 22428.76 | 22720.22 | 23014.89 | 23312.14 | 23612.05 | 23912.89 | 24215.04 | 24518.32 | 24822.84 | 25128.62 |
| 20-24 | 18618.32 | 17548.33 | 17280.32 | 17604.57 | 17997.61 | 17981.68 | 17799.60 | 17911.82 | 18015.23 | 18117.25 | 18268.34 | 18452.87 | 18664.55 | 18893.08 | 19165.94 | 19401.97 | 19639.71 | 19868.38 | 20101.14 | 20352.81 | 20619.48 | 20913.46 | 21203.77 | 21508.09 | 21786.00 | 22017.03 | 22249.74 | 22487.29 | 22722.79 | 22964.40 | 23218.35 | 23472.75 | 23728.24 | 23984.50 | 24242.25 |
| 25-29 | 19972.36 | 19671.37 | 19852.85 | 20124.84 | 20350.08 | 20150.72 | 20161.70 | 20374.86 | 20603.69 | 20805.64 | 21028.48 | 21249.90 | 21508.69 | 21770.95 | 22038.95 | 22313.99 | 22592.46 | 22875.60 | 23169.63 | 23471.20 | 23768.09 | 24066.10 | 24361.75 | 24657.63 | 24954.82 | 25252.64 | 25552.81 | 25851.29 | 26152.51 | 26448.66 | 26732.77 | 27017.89 | 27304.51 | 27590.18 | 27878.94 |
| 30-34 | 18877.35 | 19144.86 | 19855.39 | 20552.38 | 21036.59 | 21400.53 | 21543.86 | 21647.10 | 21777.46 | 21964.76 | 22151.19 | 22396.84 | 22699.57 | 23019.69 | 23344.51 | 23659.31 | 23988.61 | 24327.42 | 24670.58 | 25017.05 | 25365.43 | 25715.55 | 26068.10 | 26424.68 | 26779.65 | 27128.98 | 27476.14 | 27821.46 | 28164.44 | 28508.04 | 28853.15 | 29199.44 | 29545.49 | 29892.82 | 30239.04 |
| 35-39 | 17573.33 | 18331.09 | 18994.09 | 19708.84 | 20462.62 | 20861.82 | 21254.19 | 21677.80 | 22049.45 | 22334.94 | 22675.91 | 22962.83 | 23237.12 | 23535.20 | 23845.19 | 24159.67 | 24488.51 | 24842.76 | 25211.57 | 25588.35 | 25961.52 | 26347.01 | 26734.77 | 27123.62 | 27512.78 | 27901.05 | 28286.51 | 28671.63 | 29058.02 | 29443.98 | 29825.51 | 30206.74 | 30586.67 | 30965.65 | 31345.67 |
| 40-44 | 15549.83 | 16051.11 | 16718.35 | 17364.84 | 18401.85 | 19234.82 | 19925.37 | 20363.19 | 20815.28 | 21277.79 | 21682.88 | 22071.49 | 22491.36 | 22847.95 | 23173.36 | 23535.03 | 23865.40 | 24198.22 | 24536.28 | 24882.28 | 25233.54 | 25591.60 | 25966.46 | 26346.79 | 26735.13 | 27116.88 | 27506.81 | 27897.39 | 28287.33 | 28677.67 | 29066.88 | 29454.63 | 29842.34 | 30231.27 | 30620.12 |
| 45-49 | 16640.80 | 16826.81 | 16602.08 | 16540.08 | 16567.57 | 16797.94 | 17346.91 | 18092.49 | 18824.05 | 19497.32 | 20175.39 | 20765.09 | 21159.05 | 21570.78 | 22004.42 | 22390.78 | 22778.99 | 23179.67 | 23545.64 | 23894.74 | 24266.19 | 24609.04 | 24957.60 | 25313.47 | 25668.78 | 26025.16 | 26382.28 | 26751.31 | 27123.16 | 27500.94 | 27873.54 | 28253.83 | 28634.58 | 29015.26 | 29396.14 |
| 50-54 | 15203.89 | 15984.85 | 16602.58 | 16957.82 | 17291.31 | 17599.58 | 17793.26 | 17877.16 | 18120.63 | 18378.44 | 18731.94 | 19200.53 | 19799.02 | 20399.65 | 20955.65 | 21536.24 | 22042.64 | 22430.55 | 22836.21 | 23250.12 | 23636.93 | 24029.77 | 24424.37 | 24793.91 | 25146.27 | 25518.68 | 25871.26 | 26224.69 | 26579.88 | 26930.60 | 27281.95 | 27634.24 | 27995.41 | 28361.12 | 28729.98 |
| 55-59 | 15848.77 | 15968.01 | 15830.32 | 15718.57 | 15718.85 | 15919.14 | 16619.10 | 17230.22 | 17587.82 | 17948.54 | 18250.29 | 18457.03 | 18597.81 | 18873.63 | 19144.57 | 19467.41 | 19890.58 | 20399.38 | 20909.48 | 21396.68 | 21896.56 | 22354.41 | 22728.65 | 23109.94 | 23498.37 | 23869.07 | 24246.82 | 24632.23 | 24998.88 | 25346.60 | 25707.21 | 26048.74 | 26390.90 | 26733.70 | 27073.86 |
| 60-64 | 15566.44 | 15982.20 | 16344.68 | 16510.16 | 16682.43 | 16739.33 | 16677.55 | 16773.74 | 16985.85 | 17222.70 | 17527.23 | 18068.46 | 18566.33 | 18881.34 | 19232.05 | 19539.19 | 19775.65 | 19973.66 | 20269.91 | 20552.37 | 20881.51 | 21278.45 | 21741.30 | 22213.42 | 22668.90 | 23129.22 | 23556.37 | 23918.44 | 24290.63 | 24672.66 | 25040.79 | 25411.55 | 25785.12 | 26147.74 | 26495.47 |
| 65-69 | 14495.42 | 15097.40 | 15520.89 | 15894.17 | 16179.41 | 16497.57 | 16830.30 | 17205.40 | 17458.08 | 17707.94 | 17879.51 | 17889.99 | 18017.57 | 18230.97 | 18448.86 | 18737.36 | 19210.82 | 19648.12 | 19954.89 | 20285.96 | 20588.89 | 20847.52 | 21067.02 | 21359.37 | 21642.60 | 21960.65 | 22342.16 | 22769.69 | 23197.23 | 23613.65 | 24029.71 | 24426.19 | 24773.27 | 25124.69 | 25484.08 |
| 70-74 | 13103.42 | 13871.93 | 13956.41 | 14177.90 | 14481.63 | 14858.81 | 15369.13 | 15777.65 | 16217.35 | 16591.77 | 16977.81 | 17284.08 | 17626.34 | 17869.40 | 18125.30 | 18325.71 | 18405.30 | 18569.75 | 18797.70 | 19032.66 | 19329.33 | 19763.44 | 20174.99 | 20483.34 | 20802.70 | 21113.54 | 21377.09 | 21616.41 | 21923.37 | 22211.89 | 22534.02 | 22904.65 | 23310.56 | 23715.35 | 24114.75 |
| 75-79 | 8918.66 | 9597.90 | 10590.61 | 11380.09 | 12032.39 | 12573.18 | 13013.57 | 13123.54 | 13451.14 | 13861.84 | 14237.56 | 14665.79 | 15012.27 | 15372.94 | 15716.37 | 16060.52 | 16329.41 | 16630.14 | 16854.93 | 17104.03 | 17288.68 | 17388.19 | 17560.25 | 17775.42 | 18008.88 | 18281.45 | 18654.62 | 19005.80 | 19278.65 | 19571.10 | 19857.75 | 20098.70 | 20326.04 | 20605.47 | 20870.71 |
| 80-84 | 6329.00 | 6595.73 | 6859.25 | 7010.25 | 7370.70 | 7760.04 | 8200.51 | 8917.02 | 9505.82 | 9921.82 | 10296.52 | 10602.84 | 10700.19 | 10948.66 | 11235.45 | 11506.21 | 11820.79 | 12062.32 | 12312.00 | 12553.36 | 12798.89 | 12986.63 | 13196.96 | 13364.18 | 13548.80 | 13670.19 | 13739.30 | 13865.43 | 14015.53 | 14186.25 | 14377.48 | 14638.11 | 14884.66 | 15072.44 | 15276.17 |
| 85+ | 6481.22 | 6662.49 | 6743.22 | 6892.22 | 7020.71 | 7505.53 | 7988.09 | 8516.80 | 8952.70 | 9477.96 | 9992.31 | 10538.84 | 11282.02 | 11887.05 | 12439.88 | 12951.95 | 13455.28 | 13965.10 | 14487.36 | 14985.56 | 15453.35 | 15945.21 | 16389.31 | 16847.57 | 17282.13 | 17714.57 | 18121.77 | 18512.05 | 18891.81 | 19264.00 | 19597.74 | 19885.94 | 20202.22 | 20526.41 | 20854.75 |
| Total | 266028.75 | 270925.23 | 276525.96 | 282645.67 | 289453.92 | 294632.37 | 300489.29 | 306573.75 | 312614.03 | 318533.57 | 324453.11 | 330372.66 | 336292.20 | 342211.74 | 348131.28 | 354050.82 | 359970.37 | 365889.91 | 371809.45 | 377728.99 | 383648.53 | 389568.08 | 395487.62 | 401407.16 | 407326.70 | 413246.25 | 419165.79 | 425085.33 | 431004.87 | 436924.41 | 442843.96 | 448763.50 | 454683.04 | 460602.58 | 466522.12 |