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 | 46.71 | 50.87 | 56.51 | 52.61 | 53.36 | 53.29 | 53.22 | 52.75 | 56.25 | 60.08 | 63.83 | 66.78 | 69.56 | 72.02 | 74.27 | 76.75 | 79.12 | 81.60 | 84.01 | 86.28 | 88.41 | 90.62 | 92.83 | 94.97 | 97.06 | 99.13 | 101.21 | 103.29 | 105.40 | 107.50 | 109.61 | 111.70 | 113.81 | 115.90 | 118.02 |
| 5-9 | 61.71 | 47.41 | 44.35 | 44.51 | 49.15 | 46.79 | 48.56 | 54.01 | 47.75 | 48.58 | 48.74 | 49.22 | 49.77 | 51.91 | 53.41 | 55.29 | 57.04 | 58.89 | 60.63 | 62.21 | 63.75 | 65.32 | 66.96 | 68.59 | 70.16 | 71.71 | 73.25 | 74.79 | 76.34 | 77.87 | 79.40 | 80.92 | 82.44 | 83.94 | 85.47 |
| 10-14 | 87.82 | 95.22 | 82.06 | 82.85 | 79.78 | 71.58 | 65.49 | 67.03 | 71.16 | 73.28 | 73.86 | 75.67 | 79.80 | 78.02 | 80.30 | 81.48 | 82.92 | 84.22 | 86.98 | 89.11 | 91.54 | 93.91 | 96.32 | 98.64 | 100.87 | 103.14 | 105.38 | 107.62 | 109.91 | 112.16 | 114.41 | 116.64 | 118.88 | 121.09 | 123.32 |
| 15-19 | 58.25 | 66.01 | 79.30 | 79.19 | 93.34 | 93.61 | 93.98 | 84.89 | 84.86 | 83.15 | 79.90 | 80.36 | 79.64 | 84.60 | 86.30 | 88.71 | 91.45 | 93.67 | 94.56 | 96.72 | 98.40 | 100.52 | 102.87 | 105.40 | 107.83 | 110.31 | 112.75 | 115.16 | 117.59 | 119.99 | 122.42 | 124.81 | 127.21 | 129.60 | 132.00 |
| 20-24 | 39.93 | 36.25 | 29.53 | 39.05 | 43.25 | 48.51 | 61.41 | 63.02 | 59.52 | 57.80 | 56.95 | 56.14 | 55.78 | 56.90 | 58.01 | 59.17 | 60.58 | 62.04 | 63.69 | 64.92 | 66.22 | 67.80 | 69.49 | 70.99 | 72.50 | 73.93 | 75.33 | 76.79 | 78.35 | 79.88 | 81.43 | 82.94 | 84.46 | 85.96 | 87.48 |
| 25-29 | 38.22 | 42.95 | 36.09 | 32.23 | 41.77 | 43.23 | 42.30 | 44.43 | 55.38 | 59.98 | 63.24 | 66.48 | 67.73 | 67.59 | 67.87 | 68.90 | 70.18 | 71.65 | 73.41 | 75.07 | 76.66 | 78.32 | 80.04 | 81.83 | 83.49 | 85.25 | 87.01 | 88.79 | 90.50 | 92.25 | 93.99 | 95.73 | 97.47 | 99.21 | 100.97 |
| 30-34 | 55.66 | 58.41 | 60.83 | 62.10 | 59.18 | 51.76 | 58.08 | 62.75 | 63.82 | 68.89 | 73.86 | 71.61 | 74.15 | 79.05 | 81.65 | 84.65 | 87.94 | 90.12 | 91.62 | 93.32 | 95.15 | 97.13 | 99.23 | 101.42 | 103.57 | 105.73 | 107.88 | 110.04 | 112.24 | 114.42 | 116.63 | 118.82 | 121.03 | 123.19 | 125.39 |
| 35-39 | 62.10 | 64.92 | 57.15 | 58.51 | 66.46 | 70.32 | 82.02 | 91.50 | 98.14 | 101.69 | 98.53 | 104.91 | 108.14 | 110.61 | 116.17 | 122.27 | 122.11 | 126.27 | 131.78 | 135.36 | 139.23 | 143.27 | 146.48 | 149.24 | 152.25 | 155.41 | 158.60 | 161.81 | 165.14 | 168.44 | 171.77 | 175.07 | 178.39 | 181.68 | 185.00 |
| 40-44 | 63.08 | 62.21 | 68.26 | 71.43 | 74.51 | 78.33 | 79.88 | 80.61 | 83.09 | 85.57 | 94.18 | 100.72 | 106.96 | 113.42 | 118.01 | 117.81 | 126.09 | 129.29 | 131.42 | 136.36 | 142.46 | 143.28 | 148.16 | 153.44 | 157.11 | 160.98 | 164.92 | 168.26 | 171.38 | 174.76 | 178.26 | 181.77 | 185.28 | 188.81 | 192.35 |
| 45-49 | 64.74 | 70.22 | 65.91 | 69.61 | 72.59 | 79.25 | 79.82 | 82.32 | 81.38 | 82.16 | 84.33 | 85.02 | 87.65 | 89.84 | 92.48 | 97.65 | 101.47 | 106.08 | 110.84 | 114.05 | 114.71 | 120.74 | 123.11 | 125.28 | 129.06 | 133.10 | 134.99 | 138.57 | 142.34 | 145.32 | 148.38 | 151.47 | 154.35 | 157.12 | 160.03 |
| 50-54 | 76.75 | 75.86 | 77.76 | 72.12 | 74.85 | 76.00 | 89.79 | 89.25 | 97.30 | 98.19 | 103.80 | 102.57 | 105.55 | 107.55 | 109.32 | 112.21 | 113.90 | 116.91 | 120.03 | 123.03 | 127.34 | 131.27 | 135.23 | 139.62 | 143.09 | 145.16 | 149.74 | 153.08 | 155.71 | 159.42 | 163.40 | 166.05 | 169.65 | 173.35 | 176.66 |
| 55-59 | 102.64 | 116.35 | 108.73 | 104.75 | 113.05 | 109.29 | 121.83 | 133.18 | 137.85 | 144.57 | 151.76 | 160.28 | 163.03 | 172.37 | 175.05 | 182.00 | 182.77 | 187.80 | 192.22 | 196.41 | 200.84 | 204.64 | 209.37 | 214.15 | 219.00 | 224.59 | 230.06 | 235.66 | 241.50 | 246.90 | 251.23 | 257.11 | 261.98 | 266.80 | 272.11 |
| 60-64 | 166.97 | 179.28 | 180.93 | 161.50 | 169.81 | 163.28 | 169.14 | 169.73 | 176.47 | 192.59 | 199.35 | 209.51 | 222.09 | 228.04 | 237.58 | 244.81 | 255.54 | 260.93 | 271.06 | 276.72 | 285.46 | 289.54 | 296.27 | 302.61 | 309.06 | 315.92 | 322.18 | 329.04 | 335.96 | 343.05 | 350.80 | 358.39 | 366.16 | 373.92 | 381.39 |
| 65-69 | 202.38 | 206.99 | 222.59 | 239.37 | 233.89 | 242.17 | 260.25 | 264.36 | 257.15 | 261.20 | 263.80 | 267.21 | 270.56 | 279.52 | 296.43 | 305.37 | 316.88 | 330.59 | 339.66 | 350.41 | 360.44 | 372.18 | 379.80 | 391.96 | 399.57 | 410.47 | 417.00 | 426.27 | 435.22 | 444.02 | 453.11 | 461.64 | 470.74 | 479.87 | 489.15 |
| 70-74 | 207.05 | 240.09 | 237.76 | 220.52 | 244.99 | 254.82 | 267.31 | 296.31 | 332.09 | 333.25 | 352.96 | 369.04 | 376.10 | 372.75 | 379.42 | 384.53 | 391.07 | 397.87 | 410.16 | 429.52 | 441.37 | 455.73 | 471.97 | 483.73 | 497.46 | 510.18 | 524.69 | 535.38 | 550.03 | 560.77 | 574.34 | 583.98 | 596.11 | 607.91 | 619.69 |
| 75-79 | 118.88 | 134.14 | 157.56 | 176.06 | 207.10 | 220.52 | 242.25 | 241.99 | 238.68 | 258.19 | 272.83 | 281.52 | 305.58 | 335.21 | 337.25 | 352.91 | 366.14 | 373.67 | 373.71 | 380.27 | 386.64 | 394.27 | 402.09 | 413.70 | 430.50 | 441.60 | 455.07 | 469.38 | 479.97 | 492.84 | 504.02 | 517.73 | 527.86 | 540.75 | 550.95 |
| 80-84 | 47.85 | 52.42 | 67.70 | 79.99 | 93.48 | 103.38 | 116.15 | 133.77 | 150.63 | 162.45 | 170.36 | 184.71 | 184.83 | 182.71 | 196.59 | 207.24 | 214.06 | 228.77 | 247.15 | 249.30 | 260.69 | 270.32 | 275.48 | 275.66 | 280.32 | 285.74 | 291.62 | 297.39 | 305.22 | 316.10 | 323.63 | 332.69 | 342.54 | 349.95 | 358.90 |
| 85+ | 28.62 | 35.15 | 34.07 | 40.03 | 47.66 | 53.94 | 61.40 | 69.87 | 79.17 | 87.95 | 96.22 | 105.66 | 119.37 | 133.11 | 144.02 | 151.27 | 162.65 | 170.47 | 176.84 | 189.57 | 198.23 | 207.61 | 219.67 | 233.06 | 240.27 | 249.73 | 259.30 | 268.58 | 275.97 | 282.01 | 289.78 | 298.05 | 306.05 | 314.27 | 323.34 |
| Total | 1529.36 | 1634.75 | 1667.09 | 1686.44 | 1818.22 | 1860.07 | 1992.87 | 2081.78 | 2170.68 | 2259.59 | 2348.49 | 2437.40 | 2526.31 | 2615.21 | 2704.12 | 2793.02 | 2881.93 | 2970.83 | 3059.74 | 3148.64 | 3237.55 | 3326.45 | 3415.36 | 3504.27 | 3593.17 | 3682.08 | 3770.98 | 3859.89 | 3948.79 | 4037.70 | 4126.60 | 4215.51 | 4304.41 | 4393.32 | 4482.23 |