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 | 425.00 | 406.00 | 450.00 | 425.00 | 436.00 | 449.23 | 456.34 | 468.26 | 495.00 | 511.84 | 528.49 | 543.78 | 558.25 | 572.49 | 586.47 | 600.42 | 614.26 | 628.05 | 641.92 | 655.93 | 670.05 | 684.18 | 698.41 | 712.62 | 726.89 | 741.19 | 755.54 | 769.87 | 784.21 | 798.52 | 812.85 | 827.17 | 841.48 | 855.80 | 870.10 |
| 5-9 | 491.00 | 485.00 | 456.00 | 434.00 | 424.00 | 434.44 | 462.51 | 501.55 | 500.90 | 515.72 | 526.41 | 535.09 | 546.10 | 565.39 | 580.20 | 595.31 | 609.81 | 624.05 | 638.27 | 652.54 | 666.90 | 681.20 | 695.53 | 709.84 | 724.23 | 738.61 | 753.06 | 767.52 | 782.00 | 796.45 | 810.93 | 825.39 | 839.86 | 854.33 | 868.79 |
| 10-14 | 478.00 | 475.00 | 483.00 | 496.00 | 488.00 | 505.74 | 506.06 | 491.69 | 503.70 | 517.38 | 531.96 | 555.21 | 580.94 | 589.46 | 602.67 | 617.17 | 631.99 | 645.75 | 663.58 | 679.40 | 695.19 | 710.66 | 726.01 | 741.32 | 756.69 | 772.10 | 787.51 | 802.92 | 818.32 | 833.72 | 849.14 | 864.57 | 880.01 | 895.46 | 910.90 |
| 15-19 | 442.00 | 416.00 | 440.00 | 462.00 | 486.00 | 461.83 | 453.20 | 462.70 | 475.31 | 481.51 | 495.01 | 499.76 | 501.36 | 513.83 | 528.75 | 542.50 | 557.64 | 574.39 | 585.11 | 598.30 | 611.56 | 624.93 | 638.37 | 652.55 | 666.24 | 679.90 | 693.52 | 707.07 | 720.62 | 734.16 | 747.73 | 761.28 | 774.82 | 788.38 | 801.93 |
| 20-24 | 341.00 | 336.00 | 336.00 | 354.00 | 363.00 | 401.45 | 405.66 | 399.77 | 396.17 | 395.24 | 394.38 | 401.95 | 411.60 | 421.35 | 429.76 | 439.34 | 448.13 | 456.25 | 466.81 | 477.40 | 487.91 | 498.69 | 509.46 | 519.26 | 529.59 | 539.99 | 550.49 | 560.91 | 571.42 | 581.82 | 592.24 | 602.63 | 613.02 | 623.41 | 633.79 |
| 25-29 | 393.00 | 383.00 | 380.00 | 378.00 | 353.00 | 376.32 | 404.45 | 422.83 | 437.94 | 452.46 | 467.12 | 479.10 | 489.82 | 500.21 | 510.17 | 520.33 | 531.47 | 542.93 | 554.72 | 566.51 | 578.53 | 590.33 | 602.08 | 614.05 | 626.15 | 638.19 | 650.31 | 662.42 | 674.40 | 686.38 | 698.43 | 710.45 | 722.46 | 734.50 | 746.51 |
| 30-34 | 375.00 | 377.00 | 373.00 | 397.00 | 417.00 | 428.51 | 449.22 | 462.15 | 481.56 | 495.12 | 513.39 | 530.66 | 545.35 | 559.43 | 573.31 | 587.24 | 600.88 | 614.19 | 627.47 | 640.70 | 654.11 | 667.66 | 681.30 | 694.98 | 708.74 | 722.54 | 736.32 | 750.08 | 763.88 | 777.65 | 791.44 | 805.21 | 819.00 | 832.77 | 846.53 |
| 35-39 | 399.00 | 409.00 | 418.00 | 436.00 | 430.00 | 423.63 | 446.02 | 471.89 | 489.22 | 512.23 | 529.25 | 545.45 | 559.24 | 575.46 | 589.41 | 605.08 | 620.73 | 635.40 | 649.93 | 664.48 | 679.18 | 693.74 | 708.18 | 722.59 | 737.04 | 751.53 | 766.11 | 780.70 | 795.32 | 809.91 | 824.55 | 839.15 | 853.75 | 868.37 | 882.98 |
| 40-44 | 366.00 | 378.00 | 423.00 | 400.00 | 418.00 | 469.62 | 473.74 | 469.22 | 496.67 | 511.72 | 517.33 | 538.25 | 558.04 | 572.83 | 589.80 | 605.84 | 621.98 | 636.31 | 651.97 | 666.31 | 681.98 | 697.61 | 712.74 | 727.75 | 742.76 | 757.88 | 772.99 | 788.04 | 803.08 | 818.09 | 833.11 | 848.15 | 863.21 | 878.27 | 893.34 |
| 45-49 | 443.00 | 434.00 | 423.00 | 427.00 | 422.00 | 407.57 | 430.18 | 471.35 | 465.15 | 482.70 | 520.91 | 528.92 | 531.54 | 554.42 | 569.46 | 578.91 | 597.43 | 615.30 | 630.59 | 647.20 | 663.15 | 679.13 | 694.01 | 709.65 | 724.58 | 740.33 | 756.04 | 771.43 | 786.76 | 802.07 | 817.45 | 832.80 | 848.13 | 863.45 | 878.75 |
| 50-54 | 475.00 | 489.00 | 473.00 | 486.00 | 487.00 | 493.12 | 509.72 | 525.71 | 553.25 | 572.21 | 580.26 | 601.58 | 633.50 | 638.14 | 657.30 | 688.94 | 701.81 | 711.90 | 734.31 | 751.87 | 766.28 | 785.92 | 805.22 | 823.05 | 841.69 | 859.88 | 878.22 | 895.86 | 913.91 | 931.52 | 949.64 | 967.71 | 985.60 | 1003.46 | 1021.30 |
| 55-59 | 526.00 | 522.00 | 536.00 | 540.00 | 534.00 | 535.00 | 569.40 | 589.91 | 619.40 | 646.56 | 668.21 | 687.33 | 705.95 | 733.30 | 755.04 | 769.52 | 791.59 | 820.64 | 833.64 | 855.41 | 884.86 | 902.34 | 918.11 | 941.92 | 962.57 | 981.07 | 1003.17 | 1024.90 | 1045.75 | 1067.06 | 1088.07 | 1109.21 | 1129.83 | 1150.74 | 1171.38 |
| 60-64 | 596.00 | 610.00 | 640.00 | 651.00 | 632.00 | 639.49 | 640.08 | 659.03 | 680.08 | 706.30 | 725.00 | 755.99 | 778.49 | 805.37 | 831.90 | 854.47 | 876.42 | 897.59 | 924.43 | 947.82 | 966.45 | 990.56 | 1018.75 | 1036.66 | 1059.98 | 1088.33 | 1109.19 | 1129.11 | 1153.97 | 1176.94 | 1198.40 | 1222.05 | 1245.57 | 1268.48 | 1291.71 |
| 65-69 | 720.00 | 757.00 | 752.00 | 737.00 | 716.00 | 719.92 | 753.72 | 787.72 | 818.70 | 826.13 | 847.46 | 857.70 | 880.55 | 906.07 | 934.75 | 957.76 | 988.13 | 1013.56 | 1041.56 | 1070.13 | 1096.55 | 1121.93 | 1147.19 | 1175.30 | 1202.02 | 1225.90 | 1252.77 | 1282.17 | 1305.02 | 1331.30 | 1361.20 | 1386.18 | 1410.30 | 1437.78 | 1463.93 |
| 70-74 | 732.00 | 743.00 | 731.00 | 737.00 | 782.00 | 812.22 | 870.98 | 911.84 | 932.83 | 952.95 | 986.33 | 1021.42 | 1058.56 | 1097.28 | 1115.19 | 1143.38 | 1161.98 | 1190.07 | 1220.46 | 1254.36 | 1282.39 | 1317.58 | 1348.37 | 1382.02 | 1416.03 | 1448.51 | 1479.50 | 1510.63 | 1543.57 | 1575.76 | 1606.18 | 1638.36 | 1672.58 | 1701.59 | 1733.61 |
| 75-79 | 538.00 | 587.00 | 611.00 | 642.00 | 649.00 | 677.02 | 691.02 | 705.48 | 740.67 | 804.89 | 848.08 | 897.53 | 933.06 | 952.04 | 975.52 | 1007.42 | 1041.35 | 1075.97 | 1110.04 | 1128.75 | 1156.56 | 1177.34 | 1205.61 | 1235.13 | 1266.42 | 1293.96 | 1327.32 | 1357.42 | 1389.58 | 1421.76 | 1452.33 | 1482.40 | 1512.24 | 1544.00 | 1574.83 |
| 80-84 | 373.00 | 393.00 | 420.00 | 419.00 | 447.00 | 463.79 | 505.97 | 538.48 | 573.72 | 581.76 | 605.15 | 617.83 | 630.59 | 658.14 | 707.14 | 741.58 | 781.20 | 810.02 | 827.28 | 846.66 | 873.05 | 900.73 | 928.67 | 956.79 | 973.48 | 996.61 | 1014.26 | 1037.63 | 1062.02 | 1088.11 | 1111.12 | 1138.30 | 1163.07 | 1189.44 | 1215.75 |
| 85+ | 395.00 | 393.00 | 382.00 | 390.00 | 398.00 | 442.29 | 473.28 | 524.34 | 564.03 | 617.98 | 660.35 | 707.93 | 762.93 | 811.06 | 849.82 | 891.85 | 930.63 | 975.50 | 1026.14 | 1084.85 | 1134.32 | 1184.87 | 1231.80 | 1274.71 | 1325.47 | 1374.45 | 1425.04 | 1473.09 | 1518.32 | 1561.32 | 1608.13 | 1652.31 | 1698.79 | 1743.88 | 1788.38 |
| Total | 8508.00 | 8593.00 | 8727.00 | 8811.00 | 8882.00 | 9141.17 | 9501.56 | 9863.92 | 10224.31 | 10584.70 | 10945.10 | 11305.49 | 11665.88 | 12026.27 | 12386.66 | 12747.06 | 13107.45 | 13467.84 | 13828.23 | 14188.62 | 14549.02 | 14909.41 | 15269.80 | 15630.19 | 15990.59 | 16350.98 | 16711.37 | 17071.76 | 17432.15 | 17792.55 | 18152.94 | 18513.33 | 18873.72 | 19234.11 | 19594.51 |