In-migration is the number of people who move into an area each year. It covers people from abroad and from other parts of the country. This page shows total in-migration over time and a split by age and sex.
Estimated figures come from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
In projected years, in-migration is set using dwelling-based target scaling and an in-migration age profile.
In-migration is one of the four parts of how the population changes. Along with births, it adds people to the area. The gap between people moving in and people moving out 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 | 196.26 | 170.16 | 194.68 | 157.58 | 130.83 | 214.44 | 207.91 | 209.33 | 211.10 | 212.85 | 215.52 | 217.68 | 220.52 | 223.54 | 226.42 | 229.48 | 232.52 | 235.61 | 238.62 | 241.90 | 245.19 | 248.35 | 251.55 | 254.59 | 257.63 | 260.83 | 263.98 | 267.13 | 270.29 | 273.37 | 276.45 | 279.51 | 282.61 | 285.67 |
| 5-9 | 172.31 | 156.45 | 110.37 | 132.91 | 112.51 | 186.68 | 180.87 | 182.01 | 183.41 | 184.85 | 187.14 | 188.98 | 191.38 | 193.94 | 196.41 | 198.98 | 201.58 | 204.23 | 206.81 | 209.58 | 212.37 | 215.08 | 217.83 | 220.45 | 223.06 | 225.81 | 228.51 | 231.23 | 233.94 | 236.59 | 239.23 | 241.86 | 244.53 | 247.16 |
| 10-14 | 185.36 | 109.60 | 118.77 | 115.87 | 121.83 | 201.12 | 196.83 | 198.35 | 200.21 | 202.08 | 204.80 | 207.08 | 209.89 | 212.88 | 215.80 | 218.79 | 221.80 | 224.82 | 227.78 | 230.95 | 234.19 | 237.31 | 240.48 | 243.50 | 246.52 | 249.67 | 252.80 | 255.94 | 259.10 | 262.18 | 265.26 | 268.33 | 271.44 | 274.50 |
| 15-19 | 193.21 | 181.79 | 155.60 | 189.41 | 126.53 | 209.21 | 205.50 | 207.16 | 209.20 | 211.24 | 214.16 | 216.64 | 219.63 | 222.81 | 225.93 | 229.09 | 232.29 | 235.49 | 238.62 | 241.98 | 245.41 | 248.72 | 252.08 | 255.30 | 258.51 | 261.86 | 265.18 | 268.52 | 271.89 | 275.17 | 278.45 | 281.73 | 285.04 | 288.32 |
| 20-24 | 267.20 | 296.70 | 211.54 | 259.78 | 177.98 | 291.48 | 285.68 | 288.02 | 290.91 | 293.74 | 297.77 | 301.16 | 305.34 | 309.78 | 314.08 | 318.54 | 322.97 | 327.41 | 331.76 | 336.48 | 341.27 | 345.88 | 350.52 | 354.97 | 359.40 | 364.05 | 368.65 | 373.26 | 377.91 | 382.44 | 386.97 | 391.49 | 396.06 | 400.57 |
| 25-29 | 247.21 | 255.92 | 220.95 | 185.47 | 165.49 | 270.14 | 265.31 | 267.58 | 270.38 | 273.11 | 276.92 | 280.15 | 284.09 | 288.28 | 292.34 | 296.55 | 300.72 | 304.89 | 308.97 | 313.42 | 317.94 | 322.26 | 326.62 | 330.80 | 334.97 | 339.34 | 343.66 | 347.99 | 352.37 | 356.62 | 360.90 | 365.15 | 369.45 | 373.70 |
| 30-34 | 209.55 | 132.93 | 153.77 | 155.76 | 137.67 | 227.47 | 221.41 | 222.96 | 224.86 | 226.79 | 229.72 | 232.11 | 235.17 | 238.42 | 241.57 | 244.82 | 248.10 | 251.42 | 254.66 | 258.15 | 261.68 | 265.09 | 268.55 | 271.85 | 275.14 | 278.59 | 282.00 | 285.43 | 288.85 | 292.20 | 295.54 | 298.87 | 302.25 | 305.58 |
| 35-39 | 213.98 | 177.80 | 135.43 | 149.76 | 138.61 | 231.10 | 223.70 | 225.05 | 226.69 | 228.41 | 231.20 | 233.43 | 236.36 | 239.48 | 242.51 | 245.63 | 248.82 | 252.07 | 255.24 | 258.61 | 262.01 | 265.34 | 268.72 | 271.93 | 275.14 | 278.50 | 281.81 | 285.15 | 288.47 | 291.73 | 294.97 | 298.19 | 301.46 | 304.69 |
| 40-44 | 209.65 | 189.08 | 152.72 | 159.60 | 136.43 | 226.65 | 221.03 | 222.60 | 224.50 | 226.45 | 229.41 | 231.84 | 234.90 | 238.15 | 241.34 | 244.58 | 247.88 | 251.21 | 254.46 | 257.93 | 261.45 | 264.89 | 268.36 | 271.69 | 275.00 | 278.47 | 281.89 | 285.35 | 288.81 | 292.18 | 295.55 | 298.91 | 302.32 | 305.68 |
| 45-49 | 192.36 | 119.02 | 90.60 | 112.92 | 124.28 | 207.48 | 201.44 | 202.72 | 204.27 | 205.90 | 208.49 | 210.58 | 213.27 | 216.12 | 218.92 | 221.77 | 224.69 | 227.66 | 230.55 | 233.62 | 236.73 | 239.78 | 242.87 | 245.82 | 248.76 | 251.83 | 254.87 | 257.93 | 260.99 | 263.98 | 266.95 | 269.91 | 272.92 | 275.89 |
| 50-54 | 208.06 | 153.91 | 145.48 | 121.35 | 135.92 | 225.35 | 219.31 | 220.82 | 222.67 | 224.56 | 227.45 | 229.81 | 232.82 | 236.01 | 239.13 | 242.32 | 245.57 | 248.84 | 252.04 | 255.47 | 258.95 | 262.32 | 265.74 | 269.00 | 272.26 | 275.67 | 279.03 | 282.42 | 285.81 | 289.12 | 292.42 | 295.72 | 299.05 | 302.35 |
| 55-59 | 237.24 | 209.77 | 164.63 | 157.76 | 150.03 | 253.81 | 245.40 | 246.72 | 248.29 | 250.04 | 253.04 | 255.42 | 258.52 | 261.83 | 265.10 | 268.36 | 271.81 | 275.31 | 278.73 | 282.28 | 285.90 | 289.49 | 293.14 | 296.63 | 300.10 | 303.72 | 307.29 | 310.92 | 314.51 | 318.03 | 321.52 | 325.00 | 328.54 | 332.04 |
| 60-64 | 281.14 | 261.11 | 205.11 | 219.60 | 179.34 | 301.40 | 294.35 | 296.36 | 298.76 | 301.32 | 305.27 | 308.53 | 312.56 | 316.83 | 321.09 | 325.30 | 329.70 | 334.11 | 338.42 | 342.95 | 347.58 | 352.14 | 356.77 | 361.21 | 365.63 | 370.23 | 374.78 | 379.40 | 384.01 | 388.52 | 393.00 | 397.49 | 402.04 | 406.53 |
| 65-69 | 255.09 | 187.86 | 136.66 | 164.70 | 160.28 | 271.75 | 266.00 | 267.82 | 269.95 | 272.28 | 275.90 | 278.91 | 282.55 | 286.41 | 290.30 | 294.08 | 298.07 | 302.07 | 305.98 | 310.04 | 314.22 | 318.36 | 322.57 | 326.63 | 330.66 | 334.83 | 338.97 | 343.19 | 347.41 | 351.52 | 355.61 | 359.71 | 363.87 | 367.98 |
| 70-74 | 235.54 | 95.61 | 78.90 | 105.56 | 147.62 | 250.65 | 245.18 | 246.81 | 248.73 | 250.84 | 254.15 | 256.89 | 260.22 | 263.75 | 267.31 | 270.75 | 274.42 | 278.08 | 281.67 | 285.38 | 289.20 | 293.00 | 296.86 | 300.57 | 304.27 | 308.09 | 311.88 | 315.75 | 319.61 | 323.37 | 327.12 | 330.88 | 334.68 | 338.45 |
| 75-79 | 116.26 | 84.90 | 56.34 | 82.18 | 70.76 | 122.36 | 119.29 | 119.97 | 120.73 | 121.65 | 123.19 | 124.45 | 125.99 | 127.61 | 129.29 | 130.86 | 132.59 | 134.32 | 136.02 | 137.72 | 139.49 | 141.28 | 143.11 | 144.88 | 146.63 | 148.43 | 150.22 | 152.06 | 153.88 | 155.66 | 157.43 | 159.20 | 161.00 | 162.78 |
| 80-84 | 59.45 | 46.99 | 44.48 | 50.78 | 36.88 | 62.96 | 61.89 | 62.33 | 62.84 | 63.41 | 64.28 | 65.00 | 65.86 | 66.77 | 67.70 | 68.58 | 69.53 | 70.47 | 71.39 | 72.34 | 73.32 | 74.30 | 75.29 | 76.25 | 77.21 | 78.19 | 79.17 | 80.17 | 81.18 | 82.15 | 83.12 | 84.10 | 85.09 | 86.07 |
| 85+ | 20.37 | 26.34 | 29.23 | 20.33 | 12.76 | 21.62 | 21.25 | 21.41 | 21.59 | 21.78 | 22.08 | 22.32 | 22.62 | 22.93 | 23.24 | 23.54 | 23.87 | 24.19 | 24.51 | 24.83 | 25.17 | 25.50 | 25.84 | 26.16 | 26.49 | 26.82 | 27.16 | 27.50 | 27.84 | 28.17 | 28.50 | 28.83 | 29.17 | 29.50 |
| Total | 3500.24 | 2855.95 | 2405.27 | 2541.32 | 2265.77 | 3775.69 | 3682.37 | 3708.02 | 3739.09 | 3771.31 | 3820.49 | 3860.97 | 3911.68 | 3965.55 | 4018.51 | 4072.05 | 4126.92 | 4182.19 | 4236.23 | 4293.63 | 4352.07 | 4409.10 | 4466.92 | 4522.25 | 4577.37 | 4634.92 | 4691.85 | 4749.37 | 4806.85 | 4863.01 | 4918.99 | 4974.89 | 5031.52 | 5087.45 |