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 | 177.00 | 167.00 | 180.00 | 183.00 | 170.00 | 165.56 | 182.79 | 190.08 | 195.98 | 200.70 | 202.70 | 203.48 | 204.00 | 204.23 | 204.71 | 204.90 | 205.25 | 205.58 | 206.09 | 206.46 | 206.83 | 206.92 | 207.04 | 207.11 | 207.32 | 207.59 | 207.96 | 208.37 | 208.86 | 209.39 | 209.95 | 210.56 | 211.11 | 211.70 | 212.25 |
| 5-9 | 208.00 | 196.00 | 170.00 | 178.00 | 177.00 | 184.52 | 167.93 | 167.91 | 157.25 | 146.07 | 144.45 | 150.49 | 153.04 | 155.21 | 157.12 | 157.85 | 158.16 | 158.52 | 158.86 | 159.15 | 159.40 | 159.52 | 159.69 | 159.86 | 160.12 | 160.38 | 160.66 | 160.93 | 161.26 | 161.60 | 161.98 | 162.41 | 162.79 | 163.23 | 163.64 |
| 10-14 | 223.00 | 234.00 | 258.00 | 240.00 | 240.00 | 221.56 | 215.75 | 192.91 | 204.20 | 205.24 | 210.41 | 202.00 | 201.07 | 195.78 | 189.98 | 188.20 | 191.03 | 192.19 | 193.43 | 194.67 | 195.34 | 195.59 | 195.85 | 196.05 | 196.32 | 196.60 | 196.94 | 197.31 | 197.76 | 198.23 | 198.73 | 199.26 | 199.75 | 200.26 | 200.75 |
| 15-19 | 197.00 | 186.00 | 188.00 | 199.00 | 223.00 | 230.41 | 218.88 | 223.74 | 206.11 | 202.40 | 192.47 | 189.25 | 181.48 | 185.35 | 187.09 | 189.07 | 185.03 | 184.43 | 182.06 | 180.04 | 180.04 | 181.51 | 182.29 | 182.94 | 183.57 | 183.99 | 184.32 | 184.66 | 185.02 | 185.42 | 185.83 | 186.29 | 186.71 | 187.20 | 187.66 |
| 20-24 | 179.00 | 153.00 | 146.00 | 136.00 | 128.00 | 138.68 | 151.08 | 150.09 | 150.82 | 149.25 | 147.37 | 146.06 | 146.91 | 143.35 | 144.13 | 142.55 | 142.64 | 141.53 | 142.58 | 143.15 | 143.33 | 142.48 | 142.58 | 142.42 | 142.41 | 142.78 | 143.35 | 143.80 | 144.30 | 144.76 | 145.18 | 145.61 | 145.95 | 146.34 | 146.68 |
| 25-29 | 182.00 | 167.00 | 167.00 | 166.00 | 144.00 | 146.06 | 131.83 | 131.43 | 133.70 | 134.66 | 136.88 | 138.93 | 138.93 | 138.80 | 138.79 | 138.73 | 138.92 | 139.40 | 139.28 | 139.46 | 139.65 | 139.61 | 139.56 | 139.67 | 140.03 | 140.30 | 140.51 | 140.83 | 141.22 | 141.61 | 142.04 | 142.52 | 142.88 | 143.29 | 143.65 |
| 30-34 | 171.00 | 184.00 | 186.00 | 174.00 | 185.00 | 174.86 | 177.96 | 179.42 | 181.15 | 173.43 | 175.58 | 172.82 | 172.69 | 173.36 | 174.28 | 175.37 | 176.08 | 176.18 | 176.58 | 176.89 | 177.16 | 177.25 | 177.41 | 177.47 | 177.72 | 177.99 | 178.35 | 178.72 | 179.19 | 179.69 | 180.20 | 180.74 | 181.21 | 181.72 | 182.18 |
| 35-39 | 166.00 | 154.00 | 162.00 | 165.00 | 175.00 | 176.19 | 174.78 | 169.77 | 166.50 | 173.43 | 171.98 | 173.19 | 172.21 | 173.25 | 169.36 | 169.64 | 168.60 | 168.52 | 168.94 | 169.27 | 169.68 | 169.93 | 170.10 | 170.28 | 170.53 | 170.80 | 171.09 | 171.40 | 171.76 | 172.17 | 172.61 | 173.09 | 173.53 | 174.01 | 174.48 |
| 40-44 | 148.00 | 161.00 | 147.00 | 157.00 | 166.00 | 160.38 | 155.83 | 165.79 | 163.66 | 160.34 | 160.40 | 161.32 | 159.95 | 158.90 | 161.95 | 162.42 | 162.56 | 161.45 | 162.93 | 160.44 | 161.06 | 160.47 | 160.22 | 160.37 | 160.63 | 160.91 | 161.25 | 161.52 | 161.86 | 162.20 | 162.57 | 162.96 | 163.34 | 163.75 | 164.15 |
| 45-49 | 223.00 | 204.00 | 193.00 | 176.00 | 173.00 | 170.56 | 181.36 | 182.97 | 198.79 | 208.51 | 207.92 | 204.00 | 211.42 | 209.35 | 208.12 | 209.20 | 210.48 | 210.17 | 210.20 | 212.77 | 213.57 | 213.65 | 212.90 | 213.92 | 212.15 | 212.71 | 212.50 | 212.52 | 212.92 | 213.38 | 213.89 | 214.44 | 214.92 | 215.44 | 215.95 |
| 50-54 | 243.00 | 262.00 | 254.00 | 243.00 | 222.00 | 223.05 | 212.05 | 209.74 | 200.36 | 202.44 | 202.04 | 207.70 | 207.60 | 219.59 | 224.53 | 224.51 | 222.18 | 227.47 | 225.31 | 225.59 | 226.99 | 229.31 | 229.96 | 230.54 | 233.12 | 234.06 | 234.48 | 233.87 | 234.99 | 233.76 | 234.39 | 234.46 | 234.65 | 235.15 | 235.68 |
| 55-59 | 251.00 | 248.00 | 237.00 | 228.00 | 231.00 | 232.10 | 250.77 | 249.15 | 247.48 | 237.71 | 240.37 | 234.23 | 232.64 | 225.58 | 226.97 | 226.98 | 231.05 | 232.12 | 240.18 | 243.88 | 243.30 | 242.02 | 245.49 | 244.58 | 244.99 | 246.24 | 247.82 | 249.08 | 249.40 | 251.63 | 252.41 | 252.65 | 252.86 | 253.51 | 253.09 |
| 60-64 | 251.00 | 268.00 | 277.00 | 280.00 | 271.00 | 255.54 | 257.81 | 258.16 | 261.62 | 269.69 | 275.05 | 286.63 | 286.08 | 284.90 | 278.62 | 280.07 | 274.77 | 273.62 | 269.35 | 270.52 | 270.20 | 273.08 | 273.89 | 280.25 | 282.58 | 282.89 | 282.01 | 285.03 | 284.37 | 284.96 | 285.95 | 287.46 | 288.23 | 288.98 | 290.67 |
| 65-69 | 240.00 | 238.00 | 244.00 | 241.00 | 247.00 | 254.15 | 249.18 | 244.24 | 240.32 | 232.59 | 223.82 | 225.98 | 226.71 | 229.26 | 234.93 | 236.82 | 243.89 | 243.33 | 242.98 | 239.02 | 240.92 | 238.33 | 238.00 | 234.96 | 236.24 | 236.31 | 238.51 | 238.80 | 243.11 | 244.66 | 244.99 | 244.56 | 246.78 | 246.55 | 247.19 |
| 70-74 | 174.00 | 180.00 | 186.00 | 201.00 | 220.00 | 222.35 | 229.19 | 237.99 | 233.41 | 233.22 | 235.88 | 234.27 | 232.16 | 229.98 | 224.55 | 218.53 | 221.13 | 220.93 | 222.36 | 225.71 | 227.67 | 232.40 | 232.24 | 232.23 | 229.80 | 231.41 | 229.57 | 229.54 | 227.90 | 229.18 | 229.17 | 230.52 | 230.87 | 234.21 | 235.40 |
| 75-79 | 79.00 | 104.00 | 110.00 | 129.00 | 136.00 | 152.90 | 148.73 | 152.50 | 162.57 | 176.77 | 178.23 | 180.84 | 185.72 | 183.11 | 183.75 | 186.35 | 184.38 | 183.08 | 181.89 | 178.85 | 174.80 | 176.28 | 176.66 | 178.03 | 180.44 | 181.35 | 184.70 | 184.68 | 184.61 | 182.91 | 184.04 | 183.26 | 183.43 | 182.14 | 182.96 |
| 80-84 | 60.00 | 63.00 | 70.00 | 74.00 | 69.00 | 68.51 | 81.97 | 83.61 | 92.37 | 93.44 | 99.69 | 96.89 | 99.89 | 104.98 | 111.51 | 113.41 | 115.15 | 117.42 | 115.68 | 116.50 | 117.69 | 116.18 | 116.69 | 116.28 | 114.71 | 112.98 | 114.05 | 114.28 | 114.95 | 116.26 | 116.85 | 118.46 | 118.53 | 118.51 | 117.83 |
| 85+ | 59.00 | 55.00 | 59.00 | 62.00 | 74.00 | 79.51 | 78.87 | 87.12 | 90.18 | 96.43 | 100.94 | 107.94 | 113.35 | 120.73 | 125.17 | 130.82 | 133.95 | 139.18 | 146.27 | 152.45 | 157.02 | 159.96 | 163.79 | 167.25 | 171.37 | 174.61 | 175.68 | 178.27 | 179.97 | 181.50 | 182.37 | 183.77 | 185.30 | 186.71 | 188.34 |
| Total | 3231.00 | 3224.00 | 3234.00 | 3232.00 | 3251.00 | 3256.91 | 3266.76 | 3276.61 | 3286.46 | 3296.31 | 3306.16 | 3316.01 | 3325.86 | 3335.71 | 3345.56 | 3355.41 | 3365.26 | 3375.11 | 3384.96 | 3394.81 | 3404.66 | 3414.51 | 3424.36 | 3434.21 | 3444.06 | 3453.91 | 3463.76 | 3473.61 | 3483.46 | 3493.31 | 3503.16 | 3513.01 | 3522.86 | 3532.71 | 3542.56 |