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 | 164.00 | 167.00 | 175.00 | 171.00 | 183.00 | 182.93 | 187.59 | 186.61 | 193.71 | 195.00 | 197.51 | 197.90 | 198.81 | 200.24 | 202.04 | 204.19 | 206.25 | 208.54 | 210.85 | 213.39 | 215.73 | 218.31 | 220.66 | 222.97 | 225.20 | 227.29 | 229.31 | 231.29 | 233.31 | 235.35 | 237.38 | 239.32 | 241.28 | 243.17 | 244.96 |
| 5-9 | 176.00 | 176.00 | 182.00 | 170.00 | 162.00 | 181.23 | 204.63 | 217.78 | 220.55 | 228.77 | 226.90 | 227.70 | 227.79 | 233.37 | 235.48 | 238.09 | 239.45 | 241.32 | 243.43 | 245.92 | 248.39 | 251.22 | 253.70 | 256.19 | 258.77 | 261.15 | 263.54 | 265.99 | 268.49 | 270.96 | 273.41 | 275.69 | 277.93 | 280.07 | 282.15 |
| 10-14 | 180.00 | 192.00 | 180.00 | 177.00 | 187.00 | 186.11 | 192.74 | 211.01 | 211.17 | 215.70 | 231.91 | 245.60 | 254.13 | 256.61 | 264.46 | 264.14 | 266.52 | 267.95 | 272.75 | 275.36 | 278.20 | 280.76 | 283.10 | 285.65 | 288.30 | 291.03 | 293.65 | 296.35 | 299.07 | 301.80 | 304.52 | 307.16 | 309.85 | 312.41 | 314.90 |
| 15-19 | 163.00 | 157.00 | 167.00 | 176.00 | 162.00 | 164.17 | 158.86 | 151.75 | 164.55 | 173.66 | 173.79 | 179.16 | 187.25 | 191.08 | 194.72 | 204.70 | 213.56 | 218.51 | 220.59 | 224.13 | 225.84 | 228.21 | 230.87 | 234.03 | 236.07 | 238.23 | 240.19 | 242.22 | 244.38 | 246.57 | 248.84 | 250.98 | 253.17 | 255.31 | 257.41 |
| 20-24 | 131.00 | 120.00 | 116.00 | 108.00 | 120.00 | 118.51 | 111.89 | 111.84 | 106.28 | 98.86 | 100.11 | 98.04 | 97.17 | 100.85 | 102.48 | 103.08 | 103.14 | 105.45 | 107.14 | 108.46 | 111.28 | 113.15 | 114.62 | 115.37 | 116.95 | 117.72 | 118.51 | 119.45 | 120.59 | 121.74 | 122.79 | 123.70 | 124.68 | 125.60 | 126.48 |
| 25-29 | 153.00 | 136.00 | 126.00 | 137.00 | 125.00 | 128.34 | 130.46 | 124.71 | 124.22 | 125.17 | 125.18 | 125.08 | 125.82 | 126.55 | 126.23 | 127.28 | 127.94 | 129.18 | 130.61 | 132.22 | 133.17 | 134.89 | 136.15 | 137.28 | 138.60 | 139.92 | 141.14 | 142.41 | 143.66 | 144.86 | 146.09 | 147.14 | 148.27 | 149.31 | 150.28 |
| 30-34 | 157.00 | 154.00 | 167.00 | 169.00 | 156.00 | 152.80 | 149.09 | 155.68 | 161.09 | 160.71 | 160.40 | 159.91 | 158.66 | 159.75 | 161.39 | 162.83 | 163.94 | 165.65 | 167.18 | 168.75 | 170.18 | 172.19 | 173.61 | 175.21 | 176.83 | 178.18 | 179.60 | 181.13 | 182.72 | 184.31 | 185.95 | 187.39 | 188.90 | 190.24 | 191.49 |
| 35-39 | 146.00 | 156.00 | 164.00 | 140.00 | 141.00 | 157.83 | 152.66 | 159.58 | 163.49 | 159.89 | 156.46 | 155.43 | 155.37 | 158.68 | 160.27 | 161.46 | 162.84 | 163.44 | 164.58 | 166.12 | 167.64 | 169.53 | 171.22 | 172.76 | 174.31 | 175.75 | 177.18 | 178.65 | 180.18 | 181.75 | 183.30 | 184.77 | 186.25 | 187.65 | 188.98 |
| 40-44 | 134.00 | 143.00 | 135.00 | 159.00 | 165.00 | 157.96 | 158.46 | 149.33 | 129.57 | 134.26 | 143.79 | 145.11 | 154.65 | 158.55 | 157.35 | 156.51 | 155.95 | 157.01 | 159.63 | 161.31 | 162.49 | 163.96 | 164.75 | 165.93 | 167.38 | 168.90 | 170.42 | 171.97 | 173.53 | 175.00 | 176.46 | 177.83 | 179.25 | 180.64 | 182.01 |
| 45-49 | 197.00 | 198.00 | 180.00 | 163.00 | 154.00 | 143.03 | 162.51 | 164.29 | 191.30 | 197.92 | 200.74 | 201.65 | 201.50 | 187.44 | 188.10 | 196.65 | 196.62 | 203.45 | 208.57 | 209.57 | 209.52 | 210.83 | 211.99 | 214.87 | 217.03 | 218.74 | 220.59 | 222.06 | 223.74 | 225.58 | 227.57 | 229.56 | 231.54 | 233.43 | 235.20 |
| 50-54 | 247.00 | 231.00 | 235.00 | 227.00 | 218.00 | 217.67 | 198.12 | 174.57 | 157.86 | 154.44 | 147.73 | 163.11 | 165.91 | 189.03 | 195.20 | 195.69 | 197.07 | 196.17 | 185.90 | 188.43 | 195.64 | 196.64 | 203.24 | 207.87 | 208.90 | 209.21 | 210.44 | 211.76 | 214.44 | 216.50 | 218.25 | 220.03 | 221.54 | 223.17 | 224.95 |
| 55-59 | 279.00 | 268.00 | 265.00 | 257.00 | 257.00 | 253.57 | 244.87 | 251.17 | 241.77 | 229.56 | 223.97 | 211.29 | 194.72 | 182.60 | 182.19 | 177.52 | 190.66 | 192.70 | 208.64 | 212.35 | 214.81 | 215.64 | 216.06 | 210.51 | 210.73 | 216.54 | 218.59 | 222.63 | 225.26 | 226.69 | 227.64 | 229.35 | 231.14 | 233.44 | 235.41 |
| 60-64 | 246.00 | 287.00 | 296.00 | 283.00 | 273.00 | 277.79 | 272.96 | 284.77 | 286.44 | 291.28 | 289.12 | 281.01 | 283.22 | 274.93 | 266.28 | 264.65 | 255.23 | 242.34 | 235.23 | 234.87 | 231.78 | 241.66 | 244.25 | 256.79 | 262.35 | 264.91 | 265.99 | 267.20 | 262.86 | 264.12 | 268.80 | 270.42 | 274.37 | 277.83 | 279.62 |
| 65-69 | 215.00 | 212.00 | 218.00 | 243.00 | 253.00 | 251.07 | 267.49 | 271.57 | 275.03 | 274.67 | 281.63 | 278.87 | 285.94 | 288.06 | 291.18 | 289.77 | 285.24 | 288.70 | 283.43 | 277.51 | 276.48 | 269.83 | 261.29 | 256.16 | 256.80 | 255.86 | 264.15 | 266.86 | 277.24 | 281.57 | 283.94 | 285.95 | 287.16 | 284.62 | 286.37 |
| 70-74 | 168.00 | 179.00 | 177.00 | 180.00 | 191.00 | 194.79 | 195.22 | 198.82 | 214.30 | 218.82 | 216.47 | 228.53 | 230.97 | 233.66 | 232.48 | 236.78 | 234.43 | 242.09 | 243.33 | 245.78 | 243.49 | 239.38 | 242.45 | 238.86 | 236.10 | 236.70 | 232.30 | 227.11 | 224.12 | 225.06 | 224.45 | 230.66 | 232.92 | 240.91 | 244.46 |
| 75-79 | 106.00 | 115.00 | 117.00 | 114.00 | 126.00 | 146.44 | 152.16 | 146.23 | 138.52 | 147.56 | 149.18 | 148.56 | 150.37 | 159.87 | 164.51 | 162.70 | 171.05 | 172.44 | 174.39 | 174.25 | 178.57 | 177.69 | 181.33 | 182.44 | 183.64 | 182.98 | 181.50 | 184.00 | 182.07 | 179.50 | 179.44 | 176.85 | 173.02 | 170.83 | 171.58 |
| 80-84 | 59.00 | 61.00 | 68.00 | 87.00 | 94.00 | 83.50 | 83.12 | 86.20 | 85.87 | 86.01 | 97.36 | 100.11 | 98.14 | 92.86 | 95.57 | 96.41 | 97.32 | 100.20 | 106.25 | 108.01 | 107.45 | 112.98 | 112.72 | 114.16 | 113.52 | 114.56 | 114.09 | 117.77 | 118.43 | 118.93 | 117.08 | 114.96 | 116.64 | 115.34 | 114.80 |
| 85+ | 33.00 | 31.00 | 44.00 | 45.00 | 48.00 | 55.35 | 57.46 | 61.64 | 69.03 | 69.66 | 66.94 | 69.31 | 73.19 | 76.68 | 78.10 | 82.80 | 85.27 | 84.55 | 84.42 | 87.70 | 90.67 | 91.65 | 93.76 | 95.94 | 98.70 | 99.74 | 103.44 | 103.00 | 104.98 | 105.99 | 107.58 | 108.94 | 110.04 | 111.17 | 111.32 |
| Total | 2954.00 | 2983.00 | 3012.00 | 3006.00 | 3015.00 | 3053.09 | 3080.30 | 3107.52 | 3134.74 | 3161.95 | 3189.17 | 3216.39 | 3243.60 | 3270.82 | 3298.04 | 3325.25 | 3352.47 | 3379.68 | 3406.90 | 3434.12 | 3461.33 | 3488.55 | 3515.77 | 3542.98 | 3570.20 | 3597.42 | 3624.63 | 3651.85 | 3679.07 | 3706.28 | 3733.50 | 3760.72 | 3787.93 | 3815.15 | 3842.36 |