Out-migration is the number of people who move out of the area each year. It covers moves abroad and moves to other parts of the country. This page shows total out-migration over time and a breakdown by age and sex.
Estimated figures come from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
In projected years, out-migration rates are applied first. Migration balancing then adjusts the result so all parts stay in line.
Out-migration is one of the four parts of how the population changes. Along with deaths, it takes people away from the area. The gap between in-migration and out-migration 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 | 309.81 | 226.36 | 186.38 | 189.27 | 160.35 | 333.63 | 342.24 | 351.60 | 361.22 | 367.16 | 371.93 | 376.65 | 381.64 | 387.00 | 392.26 | 397.40 | 402.45 | 407.66 | 413.09 | 418.54 | 424.01 | 429.42 | 434.80 | 440.16 | 445.57 | 450.97 | 456.42 | 461.89 | 467.41 | 472.94 | 478.49 | 484.00 | 489.51 | 495.01 |
| 5-9 | 247.38 | 169.69 | 144.56 | 133.51 | 126.70 | 239.08 | 249.11 | 250.88 | 252.78 | 254.72 | 260.43 | 265.62 | 269.45 | 274.46 | 278.06 | 281.15 | 284.19 | 287.36 | 290.63 | 293.89 | 297.15 | 300.41 | 303.67 | 306.96 | 310.29 | 313.59 | 316.94 | 320.31 | 323.70 | 327.09 | 330.50 | 333.89 | 337.28 | 340.67 |
| 10-14 | 217.10 | 157.49 | 134.38 | 128.54 | 115.42 | 229.87 | 222.88 | 227.80 | 230.12 | 236.44 | 243.60 | 249.84 | 254.59 | 253.00 | 258.31 | 262.75 | 267.77 | 271.78 | 276.06 | 280.02 | 283.65 | 287.30 | 290.92 | 294.58 | 298.23 | 301.87 | 305.53 | 309.21 | 312.91 | 316.62 | 320.35 | 324.05 | 327.78 | 331.49 |
| 15-19 | 315.13 | 212.00 | 190.39 | 185.38 | 178.52 | 345.60 | 335.19 | 332.88 | 337.08 | 340.05 | 341.26 | 344.65 | 349.78 | 356.05 | 361.64 | 365.66 | 374.32 | 376.98 | 381.76 | 385.05 | 392.88 | 397.98 | 404.32 | 409.76 | 415.13 | 420.21 | 425.29 | 430.41 | 435.57 | 440.73 | 445.91 | 451.07 | 456.24 | 461.42 |
| 20-24 | 476.67 | 312.36 | 261.37 | 259.47 | 263.25 | 534.41 | 508.55 | 496.53 | 485.71 | 478.85 | 474.65 | 474.68 | 482.05 | 489.64 | 491.53 | 496.30 | 502.14 | 509.63 | 516.45 | 523.43 | 528.40 | 535.45 | 541.11 | 547.43 | 553.93 | 561.49 | 568.53 | 575.02 | 581.52 | 588.00 | 594.43 | 600.77 | 607.12 | 613.45 |
| 25-29 | 479.19 | 312.89 | 246.01 | 235.25 | 209.97 | 422.54 | 435.93 | 447.99 | 460.13 | 466.55 | 471.09 | 474.58 | 478.89 | 482.68 | 487.25 | 492.02 | 497.17 | 503.13 | 509.79 | 515.56 | 522.49 | 528.51 | 534.98 | 541.36 | 547.47 | 553.52 | 559.90 | 566.40 | 572.83 | 579.25 | 585.84 | 592.22 | 598.58 | 604.93 |
| 30-34 | 340.03 | 249.51 | 205.86 | 204.46 | 196.59 | 386.88 | 382.64 | 376.39 | 381.98 | 386.78 | 394.03 | 400.36 | 407.04 | 412.76 | 417.40 | 422.52 | 426.94 | 431.66 | 436.28 | 441.05 | 445.96 | 451.04 | 455.96 | 460.97 | 465.93 | 470.96 | 476.02 | 481.22 | 486.44 | 491.67 | 496.85 | 502.07 | 507.27 | 512.44 |
| 35-39 | 257.51 | 195.66 | 170.57 | 160.22 | 158.96 | 296.76 | 285.40 | 282.60 | 285.19 | 292.67 | 297.50 | 298.12 | 299.16 | 302.25 | 306.00 | 310.49 | 314.71 | 318.60 | 322.56 | 326.47 | 330.34 | 334.27 | 338.16 | 342.07 | 346.02 | 349.94 | 353.90 | 357.88 | 361.91 | 365.93 | 370.00 | 374.04 | 378.07 | 382.12 |
| 40-44 | 109.84 | 126.24 | 93.86 | 95.08 | 94.42 | 171.82 | 178.18 | 173.01 | 179.99 | 184.24 | 182.12 | 187.68 | 189.84 | 194.72 | 195.09 | 198.29 | 199.78 | 201.60 | 204.49 | 206.65 | 209.79 | 212.45 | 215.21 | 217.83 | 220.59 | 223.31 | 226.06 | 228.83 | 231.60 | 234.36 | 237.13 | 239.88 | 242.63 | 245.40 |
| 45-49 | 123.89 | 95.32 | 87.05 | 78.63 | 67.71 | 133.83 | 145.28 | 147.01 | 147.48 | 149.00 | 149.18 | 154.46 | 159.92 | 162.52 | 162.59 | 163.27 | 163.80 | 166.81 | 168.93 | 170.38 | 172.57 | 174.26 | 176.20 | 178.19 | 180.18 | 182.61 | 184.84 | 187.04 | 189.22 | 191.40 | 193.59 | 195.78 | 197.98 | 200.18 |
| 50-54 | 142.02 | 120.49 | 95.70 | 95.08 | 79.21 | 150.05 | 146.85 | 159.51 | 159.16 | 158.35 | 165.87 | 172.95 | 176.91 | 178.42 | 180.65 | 180.67 | 185.36 | 188.88 | 191.31 | 193.55 | 193.77 | 195.03 | 198.52 | 200.95 | 203.53 | 206.13 | 208.44 | 210.76 | 213.14 | 215.61 | 218.23 | 220.73 | 223.23 | 225.73 |
| 55-59 | 148.76 | 101.28 | 81.70 | 76.31 | 67.88 | 134.98 | 137.45 | 139.66 | 142.12 | 144.68 | 141.44 | 141.44 | 146.48 | 146.46 | 148.12 | 150.24 | 154.11 | 156.92 | 159.13 | 161.26 | 164.01 | 165.64 | 166.98 | 171.73 | 171.88 | 174.77 | 177.51 | 180.34 | 182.11 | 184.79 | 186.81 | 188.60 | 191.30 | 193.08 |
| 60-64 | 147.40 | 103.12 | 90.16 | 83.33 | 74.43 | 147.14 | 147.96 | 145.76 | 150.21 | 154.14 | 161.48 | 165.25 | 167.06 | 169.47 | 173.90 | 173.25 | 174.16 | 176.80 | 179.29 | 181.24 | 185.74 | 188.49 | 190.99 | 193.39 | 197.65 | 200.27 | 202.73 | 206.49 | 208.90 | 211.83 | 214.41 | 216.97 | 219.55 | 222.30 |
| 65-69 | 121.90 | 95.19 | 84.37 | 81.52 | 72.84 | 146.33 | 147.45 | 148.08 | 148.77 | 153.16 | 154.97 | 158.31 | 158.36 | 159.98 | 162.43 | 166.37 | 169.59 | 171.10 | 171.17 | 173.49 | 174.55 | 175.96 | 178.60 | 179.45 | 180.76 | 184.52 | 187.16 | 189.28 | 191.77 | 194.39 | 196.42 | 198.87 | 201.20 | 203.56 |
| 70-74 | 62.31 | 69.49 | 53.14 | 46.29 | 37.91 | 72.48 | 75.39 | 76.75 | 79.08 | 80.82 | 81.88 | 84.97 | 85.52 | 84.67 | 84.30 | 84.73 | 87.64 | 90.55 | 91.80 | 93.03 | 93.38 | 93.39 | 93.90 | 94.58 | 95.42 | 95.79 | 95.68 | 96.88 | 97.95 | 98.67 | 100.07 | 101.41 | 102.22 | 103.41 |
| 75-79 | 47.48 | 60.84 | 57.89 | 50.72 | 40.70 | 80.41 | 80.81 | 79.47 | 81.52 | 83.58 | 87.64 | 88.60 | 90.80 | 92.27 | 94.22 | 96.40 | 96.23 | 99.09 | 100.93 | 102.88 | 103.57 | 105.07 | 105.58 | 107.32 | 109.21 | 110.69 | 112.33 | 113.61 | 114.76 | 116.59 | 116.97 | 118.72 | 120.25 | 121.32 |
| 80-84 | 49.98 | 62.28 | 41.28 | 47.01 | 28.59 | 54.59 | 59.89 | 63.27 | 61.96 | 66.95 | 70.76 | 67.05 | 67.41 | 70.22 | 71.12 | 70.98 | 73.71 | 76.61 | 77.70 | 77.79 | 79.95 | 81.77 | 84.34 | 84.34 | 85.69 | 84.52 | 85.81 | 87.39 | 89.93 | 90.56 | 90.88 | 91.58 | 91.88 | 93.02 |
| 85+ | 46.66 | 45.84 | 34.59 | 41.98 | 24.56 | 50.72 | 51.87 | 54.28 | 55.87 | 57.73 | 59.16 | 62.23 | 64.44 | 65.96 | 68.05 | 69.50 | 70.42 | 71.86 | 73.88 | 75.71 | 77.13 | 78.74 | 80.46 | 82.42 | 83.99 | 86.12 | 87.83 | 89.79 | 91.25 | 93.04 | 94.59 | 96.27 | 97.99 | 99.67 |
| Total | 3643.07 | 2716.05 | 2259.26 | 2192.05 | 1998.00 | 3931.13 | 3933.05 | 3953.48 | 4000.37 | 4055.89 | 4108.99 | 4167.45 | 4229.34 | 4282.53 | 4332.92 | 4381.98 | 4444.49 | 4507.01 | 4565.24 | 4620.00 | 4679.34 | 4735.19 | 4794.71 | 4853.49 | 4911.47 | 4971.29 | 5030.93 | 5092.76 | 5152.94 | 5213.49 | 5271.47 | 5330.93 | 5390.08 | 5449.20 |