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 | 352.19 | 337.15 | 327.36 | 338.37 | 341.57 | 334.40 | 317.08 | 321.02 | 322.77 | 332.55 | 342.53 | 352.42 | 361.60 | 371.22 | 380.47 | 389.64 | 399.13 | 408.45 | 417.46 | 426.36 | 435.30 | 444.18 | 452.90 | 461.55 | 470.08 | 478.60 | 487.14 | 495.76 | 504.34 | 512.99 | 521.69 | 530.41 | 539.18 | 547.97 | 556.80 |
| 5-9 | 352.37 | 364.99 | 371.45 | 366.70 | 400.04 | 389.12 | 376.49 | 376.59 | 371.32 | 361.58 | 366.26 | 360.70 | 367.44 | 371.40 | 380.49 | 389.85 | 399.40 | 408.60 | 417.82 | 426.76 | 435.78 | 445.01 | 454.29 | 463.41 | 472.47 | 481.43 | 490.28 | 499.06 | 507.83 | 516.60 | 525.41 | 534.25 | 543.15 | 552.04 | 560.99 |
| 10-14 | 370.43 | 392.49 | 372.08 | 377.43 | 356.25 | 363.70 | 392.46 | 408.45 | 421.19 | 450.31 | 452.02 | 450.43 | 456.62 | 458.22 | 456.36 | 464.89 | 467.23 | 475.75 | 482.89 | 492.95 | 503.37 | 514.06 | 524.69 | 535.33 | 545.73 | 556.02 | 566.38 | 576.79 | 587.15 | 597.56 | 607.93 | 618.27 | 628.60 | 638.94 | 649.30 |
| 15-19 | 322.57 | 332.20 | 339.99 | 364.71 | 398.14 | 395.65 | 393.70 | 388.81 | 398.08 | 394.20 | 407.96 | 435.47 | 448.37 | 462.65 | 483.48 | 486.33 | 491.09 | 498.22 | 503.53 | 507.21 | 515.65 | 521.99 | 531.34 | 540.45 | 550.95 | 561.59 | 572.28 | 583.00 | 593.70 | 604.36 | 614.97 | 625.62 | 636.32 | 647.03 | 657.77 |
| 20-24 | 308.34 | 294.58 | 293.93 | 306.25 | 301.83 | 305.37 | 324.32 | 338.81 | 352.16 | 360.00 | 364.41 | 370.85 | 373.98 | 382.22 | 386.05 | 396.31 | 410.90 | 418.79 | 428.57 | 438.91 | 444.42 | 452.70 | 460.19 | 467.71 | 474.71 | 482.52 | 490.15 | 498.53 | 506.89 | 515.62 | 524.38 | 533.16 | 541.97 | 550.80 | 559.65 |
| 25-29 | 286.38 | 299.76 | 319.67 | 335.35 | 347.77 | 358.06 | 356.17 | 370.97 | 384.46 | 390.73 | 398.72 | 411.41 | 421.19 | 431.91 | 441.23 | 450.26 | 459.65 | 467.83 | 476.85 | 485.09 | 494.70 | 505.25 | 515.03 | 524.78 | 534.80 | 543.65 | 552.69 | 561.91 | 571.11 | 580.26 | 589.71 | 599.04 | 608.63 | 618.19 | 627.90 |
| 30-34 | 329.16 | 340.57 | 335.53 | 340.98 | 355.85 | 366.74 | 398.07 | 416.09 | 425.12 | 440.84 | 458.23 | 464.26 | 476.59 | 491.17 | 500.14 | 510.11 | 523.18 | 534.84 | 546.80 | 558.03 | 569.06 | 580.14 | 590.79 | 601.90 | 612.72 | 624.03 | 635.60 | 647.01 | 658.33 | 669.98 | 681.06 | 692.11 | 703.37 | 714.58 | 725.80 |
| 35-39 | 292.46 | 312.34 | 339.80 | 341.94 | 357.57 | 367.46 | 379.02 | 396.21 | 424.36 | 445.05 | 464.99 | 491.40 | 509.09 | 519.13 | 534.26 | 550.30 | 559.74 | 572.79 | 587.35 | 598.34 | 610.17 | 623.94 | 636.92 | 649.98 | 662.66 | 674.96 | 687.29 | 699.40 | 711.81 | 724.14 | 736.80 | 749.72 | 762.48 | 775.22 | 788.16 |
| 40-44 | 293.03 | 296.47 | 311.21 | 320.25 | 330.11 | 333.49 | 347.02 | 369.03 | 378.87 | 401.86 | 414.47 | 424.61 | 438.69 | 459.04 | 474.81 | 489.54 | 508.49 | 522.35 | 532.42 | 545.78 | 559.51 | 569.28 | 581.23 | 594.05 | 604.92 | 616.14 | 628.22 | 639.97 | 651.81 | 663.48 | 675.02 | 686.59 | 698.04 | 709.71 | 721.31 |
| 45-49 | 359.80 | 340.08 | 307.85 | 307.77 | 316.05 | 335.78 | 339.76 | 356.38 | 369.19 | 374.34 | 383.17 | 395.55 | 412.30 | 423.68 | 441.88 | 454.20 | 464.93 | 477.15 | 493.73 | 508.05 | 521.93 | 537.58 | 550.72 | 561.19 | 573.42 | 586.06 | 596.46 | 607.81 | 619.84 | 630.74 | 641.82 | 653.54 | 665.03 | 676.61 | 688.11 |
| 50-54 | 340.93 | 376.97 | 417.29 | 427.89 | 427.20 | 400.85 | 390.50 | 373.18 | 384.64 | 399.21 | 421.17 | 427.82 | 442.73 | 455.08 | 463.34 | 474.85 | 487.88 | 502.86 | 514.82 | 531.13 | 543.34 | 554.77 | 567.45 | 582.64 | 596.69 | 610.12 | 624.48 | 637.60 | 648.92 | 661.45 | 674.25 | 685.53 | 697.45 | 710.01 | 721.76 |
| 55-59 | 362.75 | 353.82 | 351.92 | 344.12 | 341.30 | 376.20 | 416.86 | 473.44 | 499.99 | 517.16 | 507.01 | 503.66 | 493.94 | 508.32 | 523.88 | 543.12 | 552.78 | 569.04 | 583.35 | 595.33 | 609.10 | 623.59 | 638.74 | 652.08 | 668.74 | 682.93 | 696.63 | 710.41 | 726.14 | 741.13 | 756.04 | 771.69 | 786.36 | 799.52 | 813.57 |
| 60-64 | 403.51 | 426.11 | 424.18 | 438.57 | 439.83 | 429.14 | 445.19 | 433.35 | 425.23 | 436.05 | 473.00 | 508.64 | 549.85 | 569.63 | 585.15 | 585.94 | 590.46 | 590.25 | 604.09 | 620.49 | 639.87 | 651.03 | 666.77 | 681.22 | 694.10 | 709.15 | 724.66 | 740.89 | 755.54 | 771.83 | 785.91 | 799.97 | 815.08 | 831.29 | 846.93 |
| 65-69 | 416.54 | 422.81 | 422.19 | 433.93 | 453.30 | 464.16 | 497.91 | 522.91 | 541.75 | 567.29 | 579.68 | 597.78 | 597.00 | 598.51 | 611.83 | 641.31 | 670.82 | 705.60 | 728.30 | 746.57 | 753.04 | 762.96 | 769.74 | 786.28 | 803.82 | 823.06 | 837.03 | 854.49 | 870.85 | 886.62 | 903.92 | 921.14 | 938.44 | 954.97 | 972.77 |
| 70-74 | 396.17 | 420.15 | 405.35 | 412.55 | 410.06 | 442.16 | 452.96 | 476.84 | 506.79 | 529.98 | 546.06 | 571.32 | 596.23 | 617.29 | 639.24 | 650.19 | 668.24 | 674.35 | 681.03 | 695.53 | 720.89 | 746.45 | 774.36 | 794.93 | 812.22 | 822.88 | 835.54 | 845.63 | 861.61 | 878.76 | 897.77 | 912.45 | 929.64 | 945.89 | 962.02 |
| 75-79 | 330.83 | 342.50 | 375.30 | 385.80 | 388.74 | 376.14 | 394.34 | 391.80 | 407.91 | 417.76 | 452.72 | 466.74 | 483.63 | 507.73 | 530.68 | 549.28 | 570.88 | 591.91 | 610.79 | 631.50 | 643.11 | 659.69 | 667.94 | 675.84 | 690.02 | 711.40 | 733.80 | 758.15 | 778.30 | 794.83 | 805.66 | 818.23 | 828.90 | 844.16 | 860.16 |
| 80-84 | 228.81 | 247.44 | 262.64 | 279.99 | 282.94 | 291.10 | 296.36 | 320.66 | 321.40 | 325.42 | 317.96 | 330.91 | 332.84 | 345.46 | 353.15 | 378.58 | 390.51 | 404.26 | 422.29 | 438.29 | 453.44 | 470.00 | 486.27 | 501.07 | 515.91 | 525.02 | 537.72 | 544.88 | 551.92 | 563.28 | 579.86 | 597.58 | 615.93 | 630.78 | 642.93 |
| 85+ | 191.42 | 199.83 | 199.33 | 210.11 | 205.96 | 228.77 | 243.50 | 266.24 | 291.15 | 307.63 | 327.16 | 339.13 | 366.61 | 381.62 | 393.42 | 400.76 | 415.72 | 433.56 | 450.10 | 461.45 | 480.68 | 496.30 | 515.14 | 535.66 | 551.71 | 571.69 | 590.48 | 611.12 | 631.90 | 649.95 | 666.94 | 685.44 | 701.77 | 718.19 | 735.54 |
| Total | 5937.70 | 6100.26 | 6177.07 | 6332.72 | 6454.51 | 6558.29 | 6761.70 | 7000.79 | 7226.37 | 7451.95 | 7677.53 | 7903.11 | 8128.70 | 8354.28 | 8579.86 | 8805.44 | 9031.02 | 9256.60 | 9482.18 | 9707.76 | 9933.35 | 10158.93 | 10384.51 | 10610.09 | 10835.67 | 11061.25 | 11286.83 | 11512.41 | 11738.00 | 11963.58 | 12189.16 | 12414.74 | 12640.32 | 12865.90 | 13091.48 |