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.
In projected years, out-migration rates are applied first. Migration balancing then adjusts the result so all parts stay in line.
Out-migration is one of the four parts of how the population changes. Along with deaths, it takes people away from the area. The gap between in-migration and out-migration 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 | 162.64 | 111.75 | 85.18 | 83.52 | 74.67 | 149.19 | 146.22 | 139.98 | 139.55 | 138.98 | 139.03 | 139.40 | 140.13 | 140.99 | 141.91 | 143.02 | 144.18 | 145.43 | 146.68 | 147.96 | 149.23 | 150.54 | 151.85 | 153.18 | 154.50 | 155.84 | 157.15 | 158.48 | 159.80 | 161.13 | 162.47 | 163.83 | 165.19 | 166.57 |
| 5-9 | 124.71 | 84.42 | 62.29 | 68.37 | 55.02 | 110.60 | 113.20 | 113.68 | 112.64 | 113.87 | 113.75 | 113.44 | 112.64 | 113.10 | 113.61 | 114.33 | 115.16 | 116.10 | 117.07 | 118.06 | 119.08 | 120.13 | 121.20 | 122.27 | 123.36 | 124.44 | 125.52 | 126.59 | 127.67 | 128.74 | 129.83 | 130.92 | 132.02 | 133.12 |
| 10-14 | 102.01 | 77.75 | 58.69 | 62.06 | 54.78 | 114.41 | 113.49 | 113.15 | 114.39 | 113.02 | 113.67 | 113.27 | 115.65 | 113.50 | 114.53 | 114.03 | 114.50 | 114.57 | 115.36 | 116.18 | 117.10 | 118.06 | 119.08 | 120.12 | 121.17 | 122.23 | 123.30 | 124.37 | 125.44 | 126.52 | 127.60 | 128.69 | 129.77 | 130.87 |
| 15-19 | 128.16 | 98.19 | 80.43 | 84.12 | 75.31 | 172.29 | 164.74 | 169.18 | 173.07 | 173.56 | 174.74 | 178.04 | 175.55 | 179.65 | 178.53 | 176.84 | 180.71 | 181.84 | 180.72 | 182.54 | 183.55 | 184.93 | 185.05 | 186.52 | 187.90 | 189.40 | 190.96 | 192.59 | 194.24 | 195.90 | 197.58 | 199.28 | 200.99 | 202.70 |
| 20-24 | 237.44 | 159.97 | 123.74 | 145.20 | 129.41 | 271.14 | 262.55 | 250.57 | 244.19 | 245.63 | 249.69 | 248.30 | 253.31 | 255.11 | 258.47 | 261.10 | 261.02 | 262.87 | 266.23 | 266.62 | 268.41 | 270.67 | 272.99 | 274.25 | 276.31 | 278.28 | 280.23 | 282.17 | 284.45 | 286.76 | 289.14 | 291.57 | 294.04 | 296.54 |
| 25-29 | 276.60 | 166.32 | 117.96 | 123.60 | 104.88 | 222.18 | 225.03 | 224.99 | 225.72 | 222.09 | 217.70 | 217.90 | 218.46 | 219.55 | 221.92 | 224.53 | 225.93 | 228.59 | 230.70 | 233.01 | 235.41 | 237.15 | 239.34 | 241.74 | 243.42 | 245.25 | 247.40 | 249.64 | 251.63 | 253.71 | 255.80 | 257.89 | 260.01 | 262.17 |
| 30-34 | 220.77 | 152.49 | 108.52 | 110.57 | 92.22 | 186.55 | 180.36 | 182.44 | 183.31 | 183.40 | 184.73 | 185.92 | 186.96 | 188.52 | 189.79 | 191.20 | 192.89 | 194.60 | 196.33 | 198.16 | 200.01 | 201.81 | 203.72 | 205.55 | 207.41 | 209.24 | 210.99 | 212.78 | 214.58 | 216.34 | 218.13 | 219.97 | 221.82 | 223.66 |
| 35-39 | 156.15 | 113.30 | 86.12 | 88.73 | 72.79 | 144.96 | 147.39 | 142.68 | 143.91 | 144.22 | 144.58 | 144.94 | 146.80 | 147.95 | 148.79 | 149.97 | 151.39 | 152.78 | 154.21 | 155.56 | 156.91 | 158.34 | 159.78 | 161.22 | 162.68 | 164.14 | 165.56 | 166.99 | 168.40 | 169.83 | 171.27 | 172.70 | 174.15 | 175.61 |
| 40-44 | 162.08 | 104.76 | 82.93 | 92.65 | 83.36 | 176.94 | 174.99 | 176.64 | 174.98 | 172.56 | 171.05 | 172.52 | 170.47 | 172.38 | 173.99 | 175.53 | 176.50 | 178.20 | 179.75 | 181.18 | 182.81 | 184.50 | 186.15 | 187.86 | 189.54 | 191.22 | 192.90 | 194.58 | 196.25 | 197.94 | 199.64 | 201.33 | 203.04 | 204.75 |
| 45-49 | 97.53 | 70.50 | 50.83 | 53.38 | 46.40 | 100.31 | 104.57 | 107.40 | 109.64 | 112.30 | 113.14 | 112.14 | 113.74 | 112.28 | 113.14 | 112.66 | 114.25 | 113.78 | 115.13 | 116.10 | 117.08 | 117.87 | 119.07 | 120.19 | 121.22 | 122.26 | 123.35 | 124.44 | 125.53 | 126.61 | 127.70 | 128.79 | 129.89 | 130.99 |
| 50-54 | 95.20 | 68.24 | 54.18 | 60.77 | 53.88 | 111.64 | 109.68 | 110.53 | 111.79 | 113.76 | 117.22 | 120.62 | 123.85 | 126.50 | 128.06 | 129.09 | 129.39 | 130.36 | 130.90 | 131.10 | 131.71 | 132.65 | 133.29 | 134.53 | 135.69 | 136.85 | 137.97 | 139.24 | 140.46 | 141.65 | 142.86 | 144.10 | 145.35 | 146.60 |
| 55-59 | 99.09 | 62.72 | 43.88 | 47.47 | 42.61 | 92.58 | 98.99 | 105.35 | 107.98 | 110.01 | 110.12 | 108.61 | 108.72 | 110.40 | 112.51 | 116.03 | 118.69 | 120.87 | 122.57 | 124.01 | 125.41 | 126.14 | 127.16 | 128.00 | 128.54 | 129.36 | 130.50 | 131.25 | 132.46 | 133.60 | 134.70 | 135.74 | 136.91 | 138.09 |
| 60-64 | 73.40 | 58.98 | 42.37 | 45.51 | 39.16 | 79.60 | 79.91 | 78.26 | 79.61 | 82.08 | 85.71 | 89.99 | 93.47 | 94.35 | 96.04 | 96.25 | 96.58 | 97.46 | 98.32 | 99.42 | 100.94 | 102.66 | 104.15 | 105.66 | 106.72 | 107.63 | 108.23 | 109.26 | 109.84 | 110.58 | 111.36 | 112.30 | 113.01 | 114.01 |
| 65-69 | 54.45 | 34.74 | 26.64 | 32.20 | 23.97 | 51.56 | 53.32 | 53.78 | 53.53 | 54.22 | 53.02 | 52.49 | 52.05 | 52.91 | 54.38 | 56.32 | 57.86 | 59.46 | 59.95 | 61.05 | 61.71 | 62.05 | 62.15 | 62.62 | 63.08 | 64.17 | 65.27 | 66.07 | 66.82 | 67.37 | 68.01 | 68.50 | 69.16 | 69.57 |
| 70-74 | 49.59 | 39.81 | 30.23 | 33.60 | 28.84 | 60.79 | 62.00 | 64.91 | 67.84 | 68.59 | 70.46 | 71.20 | 70.90 | 70.90 | 71.57 | 71.57 | 71.82 | 71.66 | 72.41 | 73.75 | 75.46 | 77.38 | 79.28 | 80.21 | 81.16 | 81.64 | 82.10 | 82.88 | 83.77 | 84.59 | 85.57 | 86.61 | 87.63 | 88.67 |
| 75-79 | 39.85 | 30.06 | 24.53 | 29.02 | 27.98 | 62.34 | 63.49 | 63.61 | 65.29 | 66.36 | 67.72 | 68.58 | 70.78 | 72.47 | 74.07 | 76.53 | 77.38 | 77.01 | 77.55 | 78.26 | 78.20 | 78.34 | 78.34 | 79.05 | 80.53 | 81.89 | 83.73 | 85.23 | 86.52 | 87.70 | 88.42 | 88.66 | 89.43 | 90.15 |
| 80-84 | 29.56 | 26.37 | 21.10 | 23.02 | 23.01 | 52.92 | 55.48 | 59.10 | 62.38 | 66.78 | 70.03 | 72.26 | 71.17 | 72.46 | 73.66 | 74.78 | 76.60 | 78.31 | 79.74 | 80.89 | 83.40 | 84.41 | 84.98 | 85.30 | 86.11 | 85.98 | 85.85 | 85.97 | 87.09 | 88.54 | 90.20 | 91.81 | 93.19 | 94.34 |
| 85+ | 8.54 | 8.72 | 5.99 | 6.43 | 5.23 | 11.85 | 13.90 | 15.30 | 16.09 | 17.33 | 18.11 | 19.58 | 21.21 | 22.06 | 22.59 | 22.98 | 23.61 | 24.31 | 24.72 | 25.26 | 25.61 | 26.10 | 26.84 | 27.52 | 27.81 | 28.31 | 28.68 | 28.84 | 28.96 | 29.11 | 29.35 | 29.71 | 29.99 | 30.34 |
| Total | 2117.76 | 1469.09 | 1105.63 | 1190.20 | 1033.53 | 2171.84 | 2169.31 | 2171.55 | 2185.93 | 2198.78 | 2214.47 | 2229.20 | 2245.86 | 2265.07 | 2287.57 | 2306.77 | 2328.45 | 2348.20 | 2368.33 | 2389.11 | 2412.03 | 2433.72 | 2454.42 | 2475.81 | 2497.16 | 2518.13 | 2539.70 | 2561.38 | 2583.92 | 2606.63 | 2629.61 | 2652.41 | 2675.59 | 2698.76 |