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 | 340.72 | 332.31 | 329.41 | 346.61 | 335.02 | 350.69 | 363.70 | 353.26 | 353.80 | 367.22 | 380.17 | 390.13 | 399.78 | 413.10 | 428.39 | 443.25 | 459.18 | 474.40 | 491.75 | 503.84 | 518.36 | 530.29 | 543.91 | 556.94 | 569.77 | 578.37 | 591.03 | 598.78 | 603.18 | 606.90 | 614.37 | 619.58 | 623.60 | 630.50 | 638.88 |
| 5-9 | 377.02 | 359.92 | 358.92 | 362.61 | 356.41 | 354.64 | 347.05 | 352.43 | 369.26 | 360.05 | 374.42 | 389.33 | 380.00 | 379.77 | 394.17 | 408.07 | 417.86 | 426.31 | 438.72 | 453.28 | 468.34 | 484.65 | 499.47 | 516.96 | 527.89 | 541.61 | 553.38 | 566.12 | 578.47 | 591.68 | 599.76 | 611.76 | 620.17 | 623.36 | 626.01 |
| 10-14 | 419.43 | 431.43 | 425.43 | 397.43 | 391.92 | 375.45 | 383.96 | 401.46 | 413.79 | 415.84 | 416.60 | 407.39 | 416.01 | 436.30 | 431.13 | 449.76 | 465.17 | 455.37 | 455.95 | 472.10 | 487.07 | 496.94 | 505.14 | 518.11 | 534.02 | 550.36 | 568.74 | 585.15 | 603.50 | 616.46 | 631.62 | 643.52 | 657.88 | 671.53 | 685.72 |
| 15-19 | 372.64 | 355.12 | 383.72 | 383.02 | 410.33 | 426.81 | 421.20 | 435.06 | 408.53 | 406.08 | 387.36 | 398.06 | 413.75 | 434.27 | 434.20 | 437.78 | 430.72 | 435.45 | 460.20 | 452.03 | 469.44 | 487.83 | 476.42 | 472.90 | 486.02 | 499.03 | 508.34 | 515.66 | 528.62 | 544.88 | 560.59 | 577.66 | 594.08 | 611.77 | 623.69 |
| 20-24 | 303.20 | 287.20 | 261.61 | 298.51 | 288.82 | 327.36 | 361.72 | 390.64 | 425.07 | 454.00 | 467.89 | 466.64 | 478.51 | 445.12 | 444.45 | 425.17 | 436.56 | 461.21 | 470.40 | 475.05 | 472.94 | 460.89 | 472.61 | 493.02 | 485.62 | 502.00 | 512.11 | 501.78 | 496.55 | 508.63 | 518.98 | 525.66 | 534.04 | 545.93 | 560.87 |
| 25-29 | 255.33 | 232.02 | 213.82 | 212.72 | 225.41 | 213.51 | 225.04 | 225.49 | 250.52 | 250.65 | 290.65 | 318.87 | 347.78 | 376.00 | 400.71 | 409.43 | 401.97 | 409.44 | 381.01 | 381.24 | 362.58 | 370.25 | 388.49 | 394.40 | 397.27 | 394.17 | 382.54 | 388.37 | 406.70 | 401.19 | 412.46 | 421.16 | 410.11 | 402.80 | 410.23 |
| 30-34 | 309.51 | 301.82 | 287.02 | 248.92 | 238.23 | 227.65 | 204.60 | 202.96 | 191.65 | 208.69 | 199.17 | 208.33 | 205.21 | 234.50 | 230.23 | 264.88 | 286.41 | 313.36 | 337.66 | 357.79 | 369.37 | 364.32 | 372.49 | 348.09 | 343.05 | 325.49 | 331.81 | 343.80 | 352.96 | 349.22 | 351.00 | 341.48 | 341.96 | 361.45 | 353.12 |
| 35-39 | 272.12 | 271.53 | 270.23 | 285.92 | 298.61 | 307.59 | 322.28 | 308.99 | 294.74 | 284.88 | 268.71 | 240.38 | 236.17 | 219.87 | 236.84 | 220.03 | 231.51 | 227.40 | 255.93 | 254.34 | 285.72 | 311.56 | 337.50 | 362.88 | 385.70 | 396.04 | 390.92 | 397.93 | 370.39 | 366.05 | 346.77 | 351.11 | 363.87 | 372.57 | 371.99 |
| 40-44 | 286.51 | 284.51 | 287.41 | 284.82 | 268.82 | 276.08 | 274.90 | 282.51 | 291.49 | 310.17 | 320.72 | 337.78 | 327.06 | 308.17 | 298.82 | 278.31 | 244.84 | 239.24 | 222.99 | 231.06 | 217.12 | 229.61 | 224.41 | 255.45 | 248.35 | 281.16 | 305.51 | 332.93 | 359.22 | 379.16 | 390.26 | 384.80 | 393.24 | 365.40 | 359.78 |
| 45-49 | 353.12 | 351.12 | 349.23 | 329.12 | 323.92 | 306.23 | 302.09 | 299.25 | 303.71 | 291.88 | 300.72 | 298.99 | 306.75 | 317.46 | 334.82 | 347.18 | 364.77 | 347.30 | 326.60 | 316.82 | 294.12 | 259.72 | 252.97 | 232.28 | 245.65 | 231.39 | 244.01 | 240.75 | 271.13 | 269.73 | 305.04 | 332.07 | 358.95 | 385.46 | 404.36 |
| 50-54 | 348.43 | 346.84 | 343.74 | 342.53 | 338.64 | 352.82 | 344.31 | 332.95 | 311.44 | 307.27 | 288.21 | 283.84 | 281.00 | 284.30 | 274.37 | 285.86 | 285.28 | 293.08 | 298.98 | 317.03 | 328.96 | 343.35 | 328.34 | 308.93 | 301.60 | 279.90 | 245.79 | 243.25 | 225.38 | 236.57 | 220.81 | 233.42 | 229.66 | 260.97 | 255.46 |
| 55-59 | 458.64 | 429.74 | 403.64 | 384.43 | 367.02 | 351.20 | 362.92 | 368.21 | 373.79 | 372.42 | 386.85 | 378.50 | 365.68 | 343.83 | 336.34 | 316.46 | 312.92 | 312.90 | 322.33 | 310.98 | 321.22 | 318.72 | 325.70 | 330.35 | 348.07 | 361.97 | 376.44 | 357.61 | 336.62 | 327.68 | 303.36 | 266.88 | 261.90 | 241.01 | 254.05 |
| 60-64 | 412.53 | 436.12 | 470.33 | 480.43 | 478.94 | 461.21 | 428.21 | 404.63 | 387.64 | 371.46 | 355.38 | 366.38 | 376.71 | 382.23 | 381.74 | 396.45 | 386.96 | 373.68 | 350.45 | 343.37 | 322.37 | 318.09 | 318.72 | 328.15 | 317.27 | 326.41 | 325.31 | 333.20 | 334.22 | 352.00 | 365.13 | 381.71 | 360.81 | 338.85 | 331.62 |
| 65-69 | 424.92 | 419.33 | 412.43 | 418.74 | 418.64 | 439.74 | 467.55 | 494.96 | 506.80 | 508.96 | 488.42 | 456.36 | 432.68 | 413.08 | 396.28 | 382.91 | 394.99 | 408.71 | 414.05 | 414.73 | 431.65 | 422.15 | 404.37 | 378.35 | 366.96 | 346.58 | 341.85 | 343.84 | 357.61 | 348.10 | 357.24 | 352.92 | 359.94 | 359.91 | 378.91 |
| 70-74 | 416.74 | 423.74 | 415.12 | 419.02 | 428.92 | 427.23 | 421.52 | 407.16 | 401.63 | 401.37 | 421.26 | 445.01 | 472.61 | 487.54 | 490.98 | 468.80 | 438.79 | 414.18 | 396.25 | 381.75 | 367.96 | 380.01 | 391.28 | 398.39 | 396.69 | 411.61 | 401.59 | 385.50 | 360.03 | 346.67 | 327.13 | 323.94 | 325.03 | 339.10 | 326.26 |
| 75-79 | 294.31 | 306.31 | 333.61 | 364.02 | 370.43 | 368.96 | 383.30 | 389.46 | 400.38 | 414.06 | 412.12 | 408.99 | 391.55 | 387.04 | 384.85 | 406.30 | 430.87 | 453.41 | 467.85 | 471.25 | 448.87 | 417.41 | 392.12 | 374.77 | 362.13 | 347.48 | 358.57 | 369.70 | 376.58 | 375.64 | 386.64 | 376.12 | 362.03 | 336.53 | 324.70 |
| 80-84 | 213.23 | 224.33 | 196.33 | 196.92 | 211.82 | 245.00 | 254.59 | 275.92 | 296.41 | 301.24 | 300.92 | 314.67 | 320.21 | 331.84 | 343.09 | 340.19 | 336.58 | 321.68 | 317.71 | 311.55 | 330.74 | 350.97 | 370.48 | 379.15 | 382.00 | 361.99 | 334.57 | 314.29 | 302.70 | 294.65 | 281.90 | 292.09 | 299.47 | 304.62 | 300.58 |
| 85+ | 223.61 | 224.31 | 244.72 | 249.92 | 238.82 | 233.72 | 234.52 | 236.14 | 238.84 | 251.29 | 276.00 | 283.92 | 300.14 | 315.21 | 326.24 | 344.84 | 358.34 | 374.60 | 390.94 | 409.58 | 418.96 | 427.07 | 427.44 | 440.76 | 449.84 | 470.36 | 491.45 | 503.32 | 516.13 | 522.82 | 522.99 | 518.19 | 515.34 | 518.36 | 521.91 |
| Total | 6082.02 | 6017.71 | 5986.71 | 6005.71 | 5990.71 | 6045.89 | 6103.46 | 6161.49 | 6219.51 | 6277.54 | 6335.56 | 6393.59 | 6451.61 | 6509.63 | 6567.66 | 6625.68 | 6683.71 | 6741.73 | 6799.75 | 6857.78 | 6915.80 | 6973.83 | 7031.85 | 7089.88 | 7147.90 | 7205.92 | 7263.95 | 7321.97 | 7380.00 | 7438.02 | 7496.04 | 7554.07 | 7612.09 | 7670.12 | 7728.14 |