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 | 165.90 | 192.86 | 158.06 | 132.93 | 214.71 | 213.36 | 216.25 | 218.32 | 220.06 | 222.16 | 224.49 | 227.68 | 230.59 | 233.84 | 237.41 | 240.71 | 243.81 | 246.63 | 250.08 | 253.67 | 257.27 | 260.46 | 263.76 | 267.08 | 270.36 | 273.74 | 276.99 | 280.40 | 283.80 | 287.03 | 290.35 | 293.64 | 296.99 |
| 5-9 | 172.31 | 161.11 | 118.27 | 134.98 | 113.80 | 187.49 | 184.31 | 186.55 | 187.99 | 189.48 | 191.10 | 193.03 | 195.73 | 198.04 | 200.70 | 203.64 | 206.42 | 209.03 | 211.38 | 214.21 | 217.20 | 220.19 | 222.87 | 225.64 | 228.43 | 231.19 | 234.01 | 236.75 | 239.60 | 242.45 | 245.15 | 247.94 | 250.69 | 253.50 |
| 10-14 | 185.36 | 100.59 | 113.88 | 109.76 | 122.47 | 202.37 | 198.77 | 201.20 | 202.92 | 204.84 | 206.78 | 208.99 | 212.13 | 214.67 | 217.66 | 220.95 | 224.03 | 226.96 | 229.62 | 232.80 | 236.17 | 239.47 | 242.49 | 245.55 | 248.67 | 251.78 | 254.94 | 258.03 | 261.21 | 264.39 | 267.44 | 270.59 | 273.70 | 276.86 |
| 15-19 | 193.21 | 193.57 | 163.65 | 194.32 | 126.69 | 210.85 | 206.34 | 208.79 | 210.52 | 212.63 | 214.65 | 216.97 | 220.31 | 222.89 | 226.00 | 229.40 | 232.61 | 235.67 | 238.45 | 241.76 | 245.28 | 248.68 | 251.85 | 255.03 | 258.28 | 261.53 | 264.82 | 268.07 | 271.37 | 274.69 | 277.89 | 281.17 | 284.43 | 287.73 |
| 20-24 | 267.20 | 290.06 | 199.15 | 250.90 | 179.32 | 292.78 | 289.47 | 293.27 | 296.13 | 298.98 | 302.02 | 305.35 | 310.00 | 313.91 | 318.43 | 323.38 | 327.94 | 332.29 | 336.26 | 341.06 | 346.10 | 351.03 | 355.51 | 360.06 | 364.71 | 369.31 | 374.03 | 378.62 | 383.36 | 388.09 | 392.65 | 397.32 | 401.95 | 406.66 |
| 25-29 | 247.21 | 237.46 | 211.18 | 181.79 | 166.60 | 271.29 | 268.61 | 272.21 | 274.99 | 277.71 | 280.63 | 283.77 | 288.17 | 291.85 | 296.11 | 300.75 | 305.02 | 309.10 | 312.84 | 317.36 | 322.09 | 326.71 | 330.92 | 335.18 | 339.53 | 343.86 | 348.29 | 352.59 | 357.04 | 361.48 | 365.76 | 370.15 | 374.50 | 378.92 |
| 30-34 | 209.55 | 154.44 | 173.86 | 175.31 | 138.97 | 228.54 | 224.96 | 227.75 | 229.66 | 231.63 | 233.75 | 236.18 | 239.60 | 242.49 | 245.82 | 249.50 | 252.94 | 256.20 | 259.15 | 262.70 | 266.44 | 270.15 | 273.50 | 276.93 | 280.41 | 283.86 | 287.38 | 290.81 | 294.35 | 297.90 | 301.29 | 304.77 | 308.22 | 311.73 |
| 35-39 | 213.98 | 191.14 | 146.19 | 167.37 | 140.07 | 232.35 | 227.59 | 230.24 | 231.86 | 233.66 | 235.56 | 237.89 | 241.19 | 243.94 | 247.16 | 250.72 | 254.12 | 257.30 | 260.16 | 263.58 | 267.22 | 270.86 | 274.13 | 277.51 | 280.91 | 284.28 | 287.71 | 291.06 | 294.52 | 297.99 | 301.28 | 304.68 | 308.03 | 311.45 |
| 40-44 | 209.65 | 186.66 | 149.57 | 158.15 | 137.26 | 228.20 | 223.37 | 225.99 | 227.71 | 229.74 | 231.76 | 234.16 | 237.58 | 240.33 | 243.59 | 247.19 | 250.59 | 253.81 | 256.71 | 260.18 | 263.87 | 267.50 | 270.82 | 274.20 | 277.63 | 281.04 | 284.51 | 287.91 | 291.40 | 294.90 | 298.24 | 301.69 | 305.10 | 308.56 |
| 45-49 | 192.36 | 142.07 | 108.24 | 130.41 | 125.31 | 208.88 | 204.13 | 206.46 | 207.88 | 209.61 | 211.32 | 213.44 | 216.45 | 218.90 | 221.79 | 225.00 | 228.07 | 230.94 | 233.53 | 236.61 | 239.90 | 243.16 | 246.12 | 249.15 | 252.23 | 255.28 | 258.37 | 261.41 | 264.53 | 267.66 | 270.64 | 273.71 | 276.75 | 279.84 |
| 50-54 | 208.06 | 184.65 | 167.32 | 144.06 | 137.09 | 226.61 | 222.46 | 225.14 | 226.93 | 228.88 | 230.90 | 233.29 | 236.65 | 239.44 | 242.70 | 246.30 | 249.69 | 252.89 | 255.78 | 259.24 | 262.92 | 266.55 | 269.84 | 273.22 | 276.63 | 280.02 | 283.47 | 286.85 | 290.32 | 293.81 | 297.13 | 300.56 | 303.94 | 307.39 |
| 55-59 | 237.24 | 188.77 | 151.11 | 142.08 | 151.00 | 256.09 | 247.90 | 250.40 | 251.63 | 253.57 | 255.32 | 257.74 | 261.23 | 263.92 | 267.19 | 270.88 | 274.47 | 277.83 | 280.81 | 284.31 | 288.12 | 291.89 | 295.34 | 298.90 | 302.48 | 306.04 | 309.62 | 313.17 | 316.79 | 320.44 | 323.89 | 327.45 | 330.99 | 334.57 |
| 60-64 | 281.14 | 246.28 | 191.48 | 202.59 | 179.29 | 304.54 | 294.72 | 297.76 | 299.50 | 302.25 | 304.64 | 307.72 | 312.22 | 315.51 | 319.60 | 324.14 | 328.54 | 332.71 | 336.44 | 340.81 | 345.55 | 350.15 | 354.45 | 358.79 | 363.22 | 367.64 | 372.08 | 376.50 | 380.97 | 385.47 | 389.80 | 394.24 | 398.65 | 403.12 |
| 65-69 | 255.09 | 193.41 | 136.54 | 162.90 | 159.41 | 275.44 | 264.22 | 266.66 | 267.87 | 270.45 | 272.43 | 275.15 | 279.20 | 281.93 | 285.47 | 289.44 | 293.34 | 297.03 | 300.32 | 304.12 | 308.31 | 312.32 | 316.15 | 319.97 | 323.90 | 327.82 | 331.73 | 335.68 | 339.62 | 343.59 | 347.43 | 351.36 | 355.27 | 359.23 |
| 70-74 | 235.54 | 94.96 | 77.36 | 104.23 | 146.69 | 254.08 | 243.38 | 245.57 | 246.62 | 248.96 | 250.74 | 253.22 | 256.93 | 259.40 | 262.62 | 266.23 | 269.80 | 273.18 | 276.18 | 279.64 | 283.47 | 287.13 | 290.63 | 294.13 | 297.72 | 301.31 | 304.88 | 308.49 | 312.09 | 315.72 | 319.23 | 322.83 | 326.40 | 330.02 |
| 75-79 | 116.26 | 83.42 | 59.46 | 84.35 | 70.04 | 124.50 | 117.65 | 118.48 | 118.67 | 119.75 | 120.41 | 121.52 | 123.23 | 124.24 | 125.66 | 127.27 | 128.93 | 130.49 | 131.85 | 133.38 | 135.13 | 136.78 | 138.40 | 140.01 | 141.66 | 143.32 | 144.95 | 146.62 | 148.26 | 149.93 | 151.54 | 153.18 | 154.82 | 156.48 |
| 80-84 | 59.45 | 50.01 | 44.33 | 49.56 | 36.39 | 64.02 | 60.84 | 61.34 | 61.54 | 62.18 | 62.61 | 63.24 | 64.19 | 64.77 | 65.56 | 66.45 | 67.34 | 68.18 | 68.94 | 69.79 | 70.75 | 71.65 | 72.53 | 73.40 | 74.29 | 75.19 | 76.08 | 77.00 | 77.89 | 78.80 | 79.68 | 80.58 | 81.48 | 82.39 |
| 85+ | 20.37 | 31.59 | 37.79 | 37.45 | 12.73 | 52.34 | 109.30 | 106.50 | 71.08 | 76.04 | 65.55 | 93.14 | 77.79 | 90.58 | 76.00 | 142.62 | 115.90 | 132.46 | 87.96 | 129.22 | 119.52 | 160.99 | 119.38 | 168.67 | 153.91 | 128.89 | 183.74 | 160.85 | 187.76 | 229.18 | 204.51 | 201.42 | 193.94 | 197.56 |
| Total | 3500.24 | 2896.08 | 2442.25 | 2588.28 | 2276.04 | 3835.08 | 3801.37 | 3840.55 | 3831.83 | 3870.42 | 3892.32 | 3959.30 | 4000.29 | 4057.43 | 4095.89 | 4221.28 | 4250.47 | 4319.86 | 4323.01 | 4420.86 | 4471.69 | 4572.49 | 4585.39 | 4690.09 | 4731.72 | 4762.70 | 4874.35 | 4907.40 | 4991.48 | 5090.28 | 5120.58 | 5173.99 | 5222.50 | 5283.00 |