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 | 80.85 | 68.95 | 74.06 | 70.80 | 67.01 | 68.55 | 73.36 | 72.57 | 84.87 | 94.18 | 102.91 | 106.47 | 107.80 | 110.71 | 115.24 | 119.77 | 125.59 | 130.81 | 135.86 | 139.08 | 142.47 | 143.27 | 145.73 | 148.64 | 151.43 | 152.68 | 157.74 | 159.59 | 160.75 | 163.43 | 170.89 | 175.85 | 181.84 | 191.49 | 202.36 |
| 5-9 | 103.63 | 96.00 | 90.75 | 94.13 | 85.50 | 77.84 | 71.20 | 79.07 | 72.50 | 68.06 | 69.71 | 74.49 | 74.39 | 89.79 | 100.25 | 109.38 | 113.03 | 113.51 | 115.98 | 120.29 | 125.13 | 131.92 | 137.62 | 143.11 | 145.91 | 148.91 | 149.59 | 151.66 | 154.52 | 157.60 | 158.88 | 164.22 | 166.89 | 167.62 | 169.72 |
| 10-14 | 121.72 | 117.81 | 115.14 | 108.50 | 110.09 | 106.43 | 108.90 | 106.11 | 105.58 | 96.85 | 88.47 | 83.06 | 91.83 | 84.57 | 82.18 | 85.98 | 91.53 | 94.85 | 114.30 | 126.62 | 137.21 | 141.05 | 141.21 | 144.12 | 148.93 | 154.71 | 163.00 | 169.63 | 176.00 | 179.69 | 183.35 | 184.08 | 186.92 | 190.42 | 193.48 |
| 15-19 | 94.84 | 93.61 | 103.10 | 109.19 | 123.09 | 116.48 | 110.51 | 110.04 | 102.09 | 105.59 | 102.28 | 106.00 | 102.49 | 103.58 | 94.68 | 86.93 | 81.38 | 90.32 | 82.02 | 80.69 | 85.25 | 92.93 | 97.07 | 115.50 | 126.37 | 135.47 | 138.64 | 138.83 | 141.95 | 147.19 | 152.89 | 160.57 | 167.54 | 173.55 | 176.54 |
| 20-24 | 63.65 | 61.92 | 60.49 | 71.32 | 65.98 | 87.19 | 95.10 | 98.97 | 107.04 | 115.42 | 110.91 | 107.14 | 107.03 | 100.14 | 103.14 | 99.84 | 101.92 | 97.03 | 95.40 | 87.21 | 80.35 | 76.18 | 85.42 | 77.17 | 75.72 | 78.57 | 82.69 | 87.71 | 102.42 | 112.45 | 120.15 | 122.45 | 124.14 | 127.18 | 131.40 |
| 25-29 | 37.76 | 26.40 | 25.19 | 26.95 | 32.80 | 34.48 | 40.76 | 42.59 | 47.81 | 42.19 | 60.69 | 66.19 | 70.05 | 73.99 | 83.65 | 79.05 | 75.14 | 74.84 | 69.28 | 70.79 | 66.02 | 67.43 | 63.58 | 62.01 | 57.05 | 52.26 | 49.18 | 53.94 | 49.84 | 47.37 | 46.83 | 49.73 | 50.00 | 58.15 | 64.63 |
| 30-34 | 55.02 | 57.87 | 54.31 | 45.33 | 45.89 | 34.68 | 26.46 | 25.43 | 25.83 | 29.16 | 32.01 | 37.92 | 40.67 | 46.09 | 40.29 | 58.22 | 63.59 | 67.15 | 70.94 | 80.31 | 75.71 | 71.93 | 71.57 | 66.69 | 66.73 | 62.59 | 63.07 | 60.13 | 57.99 | 53.99 | 49.21 | 45.91 | 50.23 | 47.34 | 43.46 |
| 35-39 | 72.31 | 72.53 | 62.90 | 68.41 | 65.52 | 69.68 | 70.75 | 67.58 | 60.20 | 61.30 | 46.74 | 34.56 | 32.02 | 29.08 | 29.16 | 31.70 | 37.60 | 40.28 | 45.59 | 39.78 | 57.52 | 62.83 | 66.33 | 70.07 | 79.19 | 74.76 | 71.02 | 70.64 | 65.81 | 65.88 | 61.88 | 62.36 | 59.46 | 57.35 | 53.40 |
| 40-44 | 66.16 | 73.08 | 79.11 | 76.17 | 81.87 | 77.86 | 79.88 | 76.83 | 79.28 | 76.30 | 81.62 | 83.24 | 79.73 | 71.61 | 72.09 | 54.91 | 40.26 | 34.86 | 30.95 | 29.12 | 31.53 | 37.34 | 39.95 | 45.20 | 39.49 | 57.01 | 62.26 | 65.79 | 69.52 | 78.68 | 74.20 | 70.52 | 70.17 | 65.39 | 65.48 |
| 45-49 | 98.91 | 99.91 | 97.06 | 91.13 | 78.21 | 78.43 | 74.87 | 80.20 | 81.03 | 86.75 | 83.09 | 85.83 | 83.10 | 86.59 | 82.35 | 87.63 | 90.13 | 85.77 | 78.14 | 77.55 | 58.18 | 42.79 | 35.71 | 30.57 | 28.76 | 31.14 | 36.88 | 39.48 | 44.68 | 39.04 | 56.41 | 61.61 | 65.06 | 68.73 | 77.70 |
| 50-54 | 89.05 | 90.40 | 90.65 | 90.63 | 94.69 | 98.71 | 98.00 | 86.65 | 79.38 | 67.51 | 68.87 | 65.78 | 69.90 | 69.83 | 75.24 | 72.45 | 75.73 | 73.05 | 75.17 | 71.67 | 77.47 | 77.41 | 73.86 | 67.50 | 68.26 | 52.61 | 38.00 | 34.16 | 30.48 | 27.98 | 30.43 | 36.12 | 38.60 | 43.59 | 37.98 |
| 55-59 | 93.59 | 88.72 | 89.53 | 85.12 | 93.57 | 91.97 | 95.47 | 99.43 | 101.74 | 105.33 | 108.23 | 108.27 | 95.86 | 88.80 | 75.28 | 75.74 | 71.71 | 76.82 | 77.29 | 83.50 | 80.20 | 83.91 | 81.03 | 81.92 | 78.22 | 84.03 | 84.54 | 82.07 | 75.26 | 75.48 | 58.76 | 42.14 | 35.67 | 31.13 | 27.28 |
| 60-64 | 82.94 | 86.69 | 97.91 | 95.10 | 94.61 | 91.80 | 90.36 | 91.03 | 86.63 | 95.25 | 93.90 | 96.91 | 103.71 | 105.14 | 109.17 | 111.27 | 111.56 | 99.06 | 91.48 | 77.32 | 78.37 | 74.02 | 79.43 | 79.52 | 85.95 | 82.23 | 86.42 | 83.36 | 83.97 | 79.94 | 85.64 | 87.74 | 83.42 | 76.92 | 77.27 |
| 65-69 | 103.62 | 97.09 | 83.67 | 89.93 | 84.03 | 86.87 | 90.23 | 102.26 | 101.89 | 101.07 | 100.16 | 98.83 | 100.33 | 98.04 | 106.54 | 104.91 | 108.42 | 115.90 | 118.48 | 123.06 | 124.92 | 124.55 | 110.00 | 102.00 | 86.58 | 86.61 | 81.61 | 87.30 | 87.98 | 95.19 | 91.38 | 95.92 | 92.85 | 92.14 | 88.18 |
| 70-74 | 71.21 | 82.20 | 85.92 | 91.14 | 98.52 | 100.73 | 98.05 | 86.71 | 94.69 | 88.61 | 91.51 | 95.54 | 108.44 | 108.48 | 109.29 | 107.58 | 105.10 | 106.53 | 101.65 | 111.43 | 110.69 | 114.12 | 120.32 | 123.45 | 125.68 | 128.01 | 127.22 | 114.20 | 105.96 | 88.74 | 89.09 | 84.77 | 91.27 | 92.55 | 99.12 |
| 75-79 | 47.65 | 53.42 | 64.03 | 64.30 | 68.16 | 65.14 | 73.91 | 77.52 | 84.98 | 92.55 | 95.42 | 93.02 | 81.74 | 90.47 | 84.55 | 87.40 | 91.93 | 102.42 | 104.37 | 104.01 | 101.11 | 98.87 | 100.47 | 96.27 | 106.58 | 104.32 | 106.89 | 111.81 | 115.33 | 118.79 | 119.83 | 117.86 | 106.15 | 98.00 | 82.58 |
| 80-84 | 19.60 | 18.37 | 22.37 | 32.83 | 32.71 | 41.15 | 47.07 | 57.37 | 53.96 | 58.34 | 56.18 | 64.17 | 67.56 | 74.44 | 81.42 | 84.12 | 82.02 | 72.17 | 79.51 | 73.93 | 75.99 | 80.31 | 90.17 | 91.02 | 90.84 | 88.13 | 86.36 | 87.48 | 82.84 | 92.11 | 90.42 | 92.87 | 96.51 | 99.14 | 101.33 |
| 85+ | 19.92 | 16.79 | 15.50 | 16.52 | 18.49 | 21.06 | 19.19 | 19.24 | 25.64 | 26.20 | 33.50 | 34.32 | 40.59 | 41.43 | 43.78 | 46.94 | 52.72 | 59.51 | 64.01 | 69.58 | 73.34 | 76.13 | 73.05 | 83.29 | 81.87 | 85.06 | 89.53 | 92.37 | 100.38 | 97.65 | 96.50 | 97.55 | 101.09 | 102.64 | 106.94 |
| Total | 1322.41 | 1301.74 | 1311.70 | 1327.49 | 1340.73 | 1349.05 | 1364.08 | 1379.61 | 1395.14 | 1410.67 | 1426.19 | 1441.72 | 1457.25 | 1472.78 | 1488.30 | 1503.83 | 1519.36 | 1534.89 | 1550.41 | 1565.94 | 1581.47 | 1597.00 | 1612.52 | 1628.05 | 1643.58 | 1659.10 | 1674.63 | 1690.16 | 1705.69 | 1721.21 | 1736.74 | 1752.27 | 1767.80 | 1783.32 | 1798.85 |