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 | 219.75 | 225.46 | 219.44 | 210.49 | 205.40 | 233.56 | 251.00 | 268.33 | 287.30 | 287.76 | 290.14 | 291.79 | 292.98 | 293.85 | 294.44 | 295.15 | 295.89 | 296.69 | 297.54 | 298.50 | 299.47 | 300.59 | 301.81 | 303.17 | 304.57 | 306.06 | 307.66 | 309.34 | 311.02 | 312.71 | 314.41 | 316.04 | 317.61 | 319.12 | 320.57 |
| 5-9 | 227.59 | 213.75 | 210.62 | 212.53 | 213.50 | 201.77 | 206.05 | 215.08 | 227.75 | 240.52 | 262.16 | 276.32 | 285.80 | 294.94 | 295.34 | 297.14 | 298.61 | 299.81 | 300.76 | 301.69 | 302.60 | 303.64 | 304.66 | 305.74 | 306.90 | 308.15 | 309.53 | 311.00 | 312.50 | 314.05 | 315.63 | 317.23 | 318.84 | 320.45 | 322.02 |
| 10-14 | 261.36 | 254.36 | 237.65 | 220.56 | 213.68 | 204.00 | 200.48 | 196.54 | 188.12 | 189.50 | 182.04 | 184.52 | 190.57 | 197.79 | 204.40 | 216.39 | 223.69 | 229.45 | 235.39 | 235.98 | 237.28 | 238.45 | 239.45 | 240.33 | 241.20 | 242.11 | 243.09 | 244.09 | 245.10 | 246.14 | 247.23 | 248.34 | 249.49 | 250.66 | 251.83 |
| 15-19 | 317.20 | 300.32 | 282.20 | 261.51 | 247.58 | 248.98 | 250.90 | 236.22 | 223.24 | 217.89 | 213.96 | 212.96 | 208.04 | 201.77 | 203.74 | 200.18 | 203.07 | 207.11 | 212.26 | 217.32 | 224.81 | 229.80 | 233.31 | 236.81 | 237.61 | 238.93 | 240.20 | 241.37 | 242.41 | 243.45 | 244.51 | 245.54 | 246.57 | 247.58 | 248.60 |
| 20-24 | 324.47 | 301.33 | 300.45 | 329.51 | 353.57 | 341.87 | 323.17 | 314.45 | 309.31 | 308.43 | 309.04 | 306.34 | 303.72 | 301.34 | 299.39 | 298.45 | 298.37 | 298.47 | 296.93 | 300.66 | 300.93 | 302.79 | 305.94 | 308.76 | 312.13 | 315.66 | 318.31 | 320.67 | 322.93 | 324.52 | 326.21 | 327.71 | 329.12 | 330.47 | 331.79 |
| 25-29 | 360.57 | 342.35 | 343.44 | 327.53 | 320.34 | 330.64 | 337.20 | 359.85 | 372.75 | 376.82 | 375.22 | 371.27 | 369.19 | 368.27 | 368.43 | 369.55 | 370.06 | 370.79 | 371.65 | 372.93 | 373.92 | 375.33 | 376.68 | 377.93 | 380.42 | 382.19 | 384.58 | 387.11 | 389.44 | 391.89 | 394.30 | 396.35 | 398.23 | 400.06 | 401.70 |
| 30-34 | 246.44 | 262.48 | 263.50 | 300.49 | 323.60 | 315.66 | 299.59 | 291.92 | 287.39 | 290.47 | 295.57 | 298.44 | 304.08 | 307.25 | 308.05 | 307.94 | 307.53 | 308.10 | 308.98 | 310.24 | 311.38 | 312.48 | 313.64 | 315.00 | 316.44 | 317.94 | 319.57 | 321.25 | 322.79 | 324.63 | 326.30 | 327.94 | 329.57 | 331.11 | 332.66 |
| 35-39 | 239.32 | 231.24 | 225.23 | 223.29 | 227.35 | 223.33 | 229.05 | 225.46 | 230.84 | 229.56 | 225.69 | 221.34 | 218.32 | 216.53 | 217.36 | 218.93 | 219.87 | 221.67 | 223.06 | 224.18 | 224.93 | 225.75 | 226.56 | 227.46 | 228.50 | 229.62 | 230.81 | 232.00 | 233.15 | 234.33 | 235.51 | 236.64 | 237.75 | 238.81 | 239.89 |
| 40-44 | 250.78 | 246.79 | 236.70 | 223.70 | 225.64 | 232.10 | 243.83 | 252.73 | 253.96 | 249.04 | 245.27 | 245.73 | 245.16 | 249.63 | 250.97 | 249.77 | 247.03 | 245.70 | 244.88 | 245.94 | 247.25 | 248.23 | 249.72 | 251.15 | 252.45 | 253.68 | 254.92 | 256.11 | 257.30 | 258.57 | 259.90 | 261.20 | 262.44 | 263.66 | 264.86 |
| 45-49 | 317.56 | 275.59 | 260.84 | 245.90 | 227.90 | 242.81 | 229.76 | 224.83 | 220.03 | 231.28 | 237.73 | 244.53 | 249.27 | 249.02 | 246.90 | 245.30 | 246.58 | 246.35 | 249.14 | 250.45 | 250.32 | 249.36 | 248.96 | 248.88 | 250.00 | 251.39 | 252.54 | 254.04 | 255.46 | 256.79 | 258.06 | 259.31 | 260.51 | 261.69 | 262.89 |
| 50-54 | 364.61 | 390.54 | 387.50 | 374.48 | 354.63 | 309.10 | 279.78 | 277.39 | 271.59 | 260.90 | 271.63 | 261.76 | 259.07 | 255.98 | 263.84 | 268.43 | 274.55 | 278.21 | 278.88 | 277.49 | 276.67 | 277.78 | 278.92 | 281.62 | 283.28 | 283.66 | 283.51 | 283.67 | 284.19 | 285.55 | 287.08 | 288.41 | 289.96 | 291.46 | 292.86 |
| 55-59 | 358.85 | 350.78 | 333.81 | 351.80 | 343.98 | 340.82 | 371.74 | 367.28 | 345.38 | 332.89 | 300.33 | 281.34 | 279.91 | 275.12 | 269.01 | 276.77 | 270.80 | 269.11 | 267.28 | 272.56 | 275.88 | 280.54 | 283.46 | 284.68 | 284.23 | 284.21 | 285.47 | 286.79 | 289.20 | 290.86 | 291.68 | 292.05 | 292.62 | 293.41 | 294.74 |
| 60-64 | 316.02 | 329.06 | 336.11 | 352.14 | 353.26 | 361.28 | 352.05 | 335.42 | 348.14 | 339.85 | 335.87 | 359.78 | 359.14 | 341.68 | 333.60 | 311.92 | 294.79 | 293.72 | 289.59 | 284.03 | 292.02 | 287.28 | 286.63 | 285.09 | 290.08 | 292.50 | 296.59 | 299.22 | 300.95 | 301.25 | 301.77 | 302.81 | 304.17 | 306.37 | 308.32 |
| 65-69 | 336.49 | 340.79 | 335.61 | 316.26 | 330.71 | 340.92 | 340.89 | 347.63 | 358.00 | 356.95 | 365.44 | 356.65 | 342.47 | 354.23 | 347.68 | 344.13 | 364.88 | 364.10 | 349.94 | 343.18 | 324.72 | 311.74 | 311.24 | 308.48 | 304.03 | 310.94 | 307.42 | 307.40 | 306.50 | 310.99 | 313.44 | 317.28 | 319.68 | 321.37 | 321.78 |
| 70-74 | 264.87 | 287.14 | 288.98 | 312.84 | 316.99 | 324.46 | 339.71 | 348.08 | 345.13 | 358.86 | 369.24 | 370.66 | 376.70 | 386.24 | 386.92 | 394.75 | 388.18 | 376.80 | 386.27 | 380.42 | 377.12 | 395.41 | 396.08 | 384.83 | 380.47 | 365.82 | 354.74 | 354.58 | 352.34 | 349.21 | 355.82 | 353.24 | 353.66 | 353.32 | 357.45 |
| 75-79 | 213.86 | 208.47 | 218.41 | 220.79 | 237.03 | 243.70 | 252.54 | 259.65 | 279.97 | 292.38 | 300.66 | 311.09 | 317.95 | 315.05 | 327.82 | 334.75 | 335.42 | 341.34 | 347.82 | 351.88 | 358.94 | 351.92 | 343.26 | 351.66 | 347.51 | 346.53 | 360.40 | 359.05 | 351.36 | 348.00 | 337.28 | 330.67 | 330.52 | 329.69 | 327.26 |
| 80-84 | 170.55 | 172.34 | 185.80 | 190.74 | 196.53 | 182.46 | 167.50 | 172.03 | 166.84 | 172.41 | 174.15 | 182.69 | 186.63 | 199.46 | 206.99 | 213.56 | 220.03 | 224.19 | 222.17 | 230.28 | 234.73 | 236.53 | 240.79 | 245.05 | 251.27 | 256.48 | 251.97 | 247.50 | 253.00 | 249.24 | 247.49 | 257.29 | 257.43 | 252.53 | 251.29 |
| 85+ | 181.63 | 181.49 | 186.58 | 190.94 | 179.91 | 194.34 | 205.76 | 213.41 | 220.19 | 222.80 | 226.56 | 225.90 | 236.51 | 239.77 | 245.45 | 249.61 | 255.74 | 265.90 | 277.37 | 284.58 | 291.73 | 299.49 | 308.41 | 315.28 | 323.22 | 330.87 | 337.80 | 346.33 | 354.25 | 364.15 | 372.09 | 373.06 | 375.34 | 384.15 | 387.83 |
| Total | 4971.90 | 4914.26 | 4852.89 | 4865.51 | 4871.60 | 4871.81 | 4881.02 | 4906.30 | 4935.91 | 4958.31 | 4980.71 | 5003.11 | 5025.51 | 5047.91 | 5070.31 | 5092.71 | 5115.11 | 5137.51 | 5159.91 | 5182.31 | 5204.71 | 5227.11 | 5249.51 | 5271.91 | 5294.31 | 5316.71 | 5339.11 | 5361.51 | 5383.91 | 5406.31 | 5428.71 | 5451.11 | 5473.51 | 5495.91 | 5518.31 |