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 | 36.00 | 34.38 | 32.97 | 31.60 | 26.20 | 42.98 | 38.35 | 38.40 | 38.45 | 38.52 | 38.71 | 38.90 | 39.34 | 39.80 | 40.28 | 40.91 | 41.33 | 41.76 | 42.25 | 42.83 | 43.37 | 44.01 | 44.53 | 45.09 | 45.59 | 46.17 | 46.68 | 47.19 | 47.69 | 48.19 | 48.65 | 49.08 | 49.52 | 49.95 |
| 5-9 | 28.74 | 23.70 | 19.90 | 19.31 | 20.92 | 34.31 | 30.62 | 30.66 | 30.69 | 30.75 | 30.90 | 31.05 | 31.41 | 31.77 | 32.16 | 32.65 | 32.99 | 33.33 | 33.73 | 34.19 | 34.62 | 35.14 | 35.55 | 35.99 | 36.40 | 36.86 | 37.27 | 37.67 | 38.07 | 38.47 | 38.84 | 39.18 | 39.53 | 39.88 |
| 10-14 | 24.16 | 19.07 | 20.24 | 18.39 | 17.58 | 28.85 | 25.74 | 25.77 | 25.80 | 25.85 | 25.98 | 26.10 | 26.40 | 26.71 | 27.03 | 27.45 | 27.74 | 28.02 | 28.35 | 28.74 | 29.11 | 29.54 | 29.88 | 30.26 | 30.60 | 30.98 | 31.33 | 31.67 | 32.01 | 32.34 | 32.65 | 32.94 | 33.24 | 33.52 |
| 15-19 | 21.47 | 19.75 | 19.68 | 17.71 | 15.63 | 25.63 | 22.87 | 22.90 | 22.93 | 22.97 | 23.08 | 23.20 | 23.46 | 23.73 | 24.02 | 24.39 | 24.65 | 24.90 | 25.20 | 25.54 | 25.87 | 26.25 | 26.56 | 26.89 | 27.19 | 27.53 | 27.84 | 28.15 | 28.44 | 28.74 | 29.01 | 29.27 | 29.53 | 29.79 |
| 20-24 | 36.45 | 33.48 | 23.03 | 26.24 | 26.53 | 43.52 | 38.83 | 38.88 | 38.93 | 39.00 | 39.19 | 39.38 | 39.83 | 40.29 | 40.78 | 41.42 | 41.84 | 42.28 | 42.78 | 43.36 | 43.91 | 44.56 | 45.09 | 45.65 | 46.16 | 46.74 | 47.27 | 47.78 | 48.29 | 48.79 | 49.25 | 49.69 | 50.14 | 50.58 |
| 25-29 | 32.51 | 32.61 | 29.22 | 27.72 | 23.67 | 38.82 | 34.64 | 34.69 | 34.73 | 34.79 | 34.96 | 35.13 | 35.54 | 35.95 | 36.38 | 36.95 | 37.33 | 37.72 | 38.16 | 38.68 | 39.17 | 39.75 | 40.22 | 40.73 | 41.18 | 41.70 | 42.17 | 42.63 | 43.08 | 43.53 | 43.94 | 44.33 | 44.73 | 45.12 |
| 30-34 | 32.11 | 21.34 | 31.67 | 26.39 | 23.37 | 38.34 | 34.21 | 34.26 | 34.30 | 34.36 | 34.53 | 34.70 | 35.10 | 35.50 | 35.93 | 36.49 | 36.87 | 37.25 | 37.69 | 38.20 | 38.69 | 39.26 | 39.72 | 40.22 | 40.67 | 41.18 | 41.64 | 42.10 | 42.54 | 42.99 | 43.40 | 43.78 | 44.18 | 44.56 |
| 35-39 | 35.10 | 25.60 | 26.34 | 29.52 | 25.55 | 41.92 | 37.40 | 37.45 | 37.49 | 37.56 | 37.74 | 37.93 | 38.37 | 38.81 | 39.28 | 39.89 | 40.30 | 40.72 | 41.20 | 41.76 | 42.29 | 42.92 | 43.42 | 43.97 | 44.46 | 45.02 | 45.52 | 46.02 | 46.51 | 46.99 | 47.44 | 47.86 | 48.29 | 48.71 |
| 40-44 | 28.75 | 25.76 | 24.90 | 26.97 | 20.93 | 34.34 | 30.64 | 30.68 | 30.71 | 30.77 | 30.92 | 31.07 | 31.43 | 31.79 | 32.18 | 32.68 | 33.01 | 33.36 | 33.75 | 34.21 | 34.65 | 35.16 | 35.57 | 36.02 | 36.42 | 36.88 | 37.29 | 37.70 | 38.10 | 38.50 | 38.86 | 39.21 | 39.56 | 39.90 |
| 45-49 | 28.88 | 2.72 | 4.25 | 8.29 | 21.02 | 34.48 | 30.77 | 30.81 | 30.84 | 30.90 | 31.05 | 31.20 | 31.56 | 31.93 | 32.31 | 32.82 | 33.15 | 33.50 | 33.89 | 34.36 | 34.80 | 35.31 | 35.72 | 36.17 | 36.58 | 37.04 | 37.45 | 37.86 | 38.26 | 38.66 | 39.03 | 39.38 | 39.73 | 40.07 |
| 50-54 | 31.05 | 26.40 | 28.53 | 23.05 | 22.60 | 37.08 | 33.08 | 33.13 | 33.16 | 33.23 | 33.39 | 33.55 | 33.94 | 34.33 | 34.75 | 35.28 | 35.65 | 36.02 | 36.44 | 36.94 | 37.41 | 37.97 | 38.41 | 38.89 | 39.33 | 39.82 | 40.27 | 40.71 | 41.14 | 41.57 | 41.96 | 42.34 | 42.72 | 43.09 |
| 55-59 | 35.21 | 29.14 | 26.51 | 24.20 | 25.63 | 42.04 | 37.51 | 37.56 | 37.60 | 37.67 | 37.86 | 38.04 | 38.48 | 38.92 | 39.40 | 40.01 | 40.42 | 40.84 | 41.32 | 41.89 | 42.42 | 43.05 | 43.55 | 44.10 | 44.59 | 45.15 | 45.66 | 46.16 | 46.65 | 47.14 | 47.58 | 48.00 | 48.44 | 48.86 |
| 60-64 | 31.77 | 36.24 | 31.43 | 31.76 | 23.13 | 37.94 | 33.86 | 33.90 | 33.94 | 34.00 | 34.17 | 34.33 | 34.73 | 35.13 | 35.56 | 36.11 | 36.48 | 36.86 | 37.29 | 37.80 | 38.29 | 38.85 | 39.31 | 39.80 | 40.25 | 40.75 | 41.21 | 41.66 | 42.10 | 42.54 | 42.94 | 43.32 | 43.71 | 44.09 |
| 65-69 | 23.20 | 12.76 | 19.91 | 16.31 | 16.89 | 27.70 | 24.72 | 24.75 | 24.78 | 24.83 | 24.95 | 25.07 | 25.36 | 25.65 | 25.96 | 26.36 | 26.64 | 26.91 | 27.23 | 27.60 | 27.95 | 28.37 | 28.70 | 29.06 | 29.39 | 29.76 | 30.09 | 30.42 | 30.74 | 31.06 | 31.35 | 31.63 | 31.92 | 32.20 |
| 70-74 | 21.33 | 2.50 | 7.52 | 6.99 | 15.53 | 25.47 | 22.73 | 22.76 | 22.79 | 22.83 | 22.94 | 23.05 | 23.32 | 23.59 | 23.87 | 24.24 | 24.49 | 24.75 | 25.04 | 25.38 | 25.70 | 26.09 | 26.39 | 26.72 | 27.02 | 27.36 | 27.67 | 27.97 | 28.26 | 28.56 | 28.83 | 29.09 | 29.35 | 29.60 |
| 75-79 | 9.37 | 2.36 | 4.35 | 3.13 | 6.82 | 11.19 | 9.99 | 10.00 | 10.01 | 10.03 | 10.08 | 10.13 | 10.25 | 10.36 | 10.49 | 10.65 | 10.76 | 10.87 | 11.00 | 11.15 | 11.29 | 11.46 | 11.60 | 11.74 | 11.87 | 12.02 | 12.16 | 12.29 | 12.42 | 12.55 | 12.67 | 12.78 | 12.90 | 13.01 |
| 80-84 | 3.60 | 3.33 | 5.11 | 4.89 | 2.62 | 4.30 | 3.84 | 3.85 | 3.85 | 3.86 | 3.88 | 3.90 | 3.94 | 3.99 | 4.03 | 4.10 | 4.14 | 4.18 | 4.23 | 4.29 | 4.34 | 4.41 | 4.46 | 4.52 | 4.57 | 4.62 | 4.68 | 4.73 | 4.78 | 4.83 | 4.87 | 4.92 | 4.96 | 5.00 |
| 85+ | 1.12 | 3.87 | 4.20 | 11.09 | 0.81 | 1.34 | 1.19 | 1.19 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.21 | 1.22 | 1.24 | 1.25 | 1.27 | 1.28 | 1.30 | 1.31 | 1.33 | 1.35 | 1.37 | 1.38 | 1.40 | 1.42 | 1.44 | 1.45 | 1.47 | 1.48 | 1.50 | 1.51 | 1.53 | 1.54 | 1.55 |
| Total | 460.82 | 354.99 | 359.77 | 353.57 | 335.43 | 550.29 | 491.01 | 491.65 | 492.18 | 493.13 | 495.50 | 497.94 | 503.67 | 509.49 | 515.66 | 523.67 | 529.06 | 534.57 | 540.88 | 548.24 | 555.25 | 563.47 | 570.06 | 577.23 | 583.69 | 591.03 | 597.65 | 604.17 | 610.54 | 616.96 | 622.78 | 628.34 | 633.98 | 639.48 |