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 | 186.48 | 193.43 | 194.54 | 196.87 | 197.07 | 197.79 | 199.06 | 200.70 | 202.71 | 204.65 | 206.81 | 209.00 | 211.42 | 213.64 | 216.11 | 218.35 | 220.54 | 222.66 | 224.64 | 226.54 | 228.42 | 230.33 | 232.25 | 234.17 | 236.00 | 237.85 | 239.62 | 241.31 |
| 5-9 | 176.00 | 176.00 | 182.00 | 170.00 | 162.00 | 181.23 | 204.63 | 217.62 | 220.20 | 228.23 | 226.17 | 226.83 | 226.78 | 232.20 | 234.15 | 236.59 | 237.78 | 239.48 | 241.42 | 243.77 | 246.09 | 248.78 | 251.12 | 253.47 | 255.92 | 258.18 | 260.43 | 262.75 | 265.13 | 267.46 | 269.79 | 271.94 | 274.05 | 276.06 | 278.01 |
| 10-14 | 180.00 | 192.00 | 180.00 | 177.00 | 187.00 | 186.11 | 192.74 | 210.88 | 210.91 | 215.27 | 231.32 | 244.82 | 253.17 | 255.47 | 263.13 | 262.63 | 264.86 | 266.13 | 270.77 | 273.21 | 275.88 | 278.27 | 280.43 | 282.82 | 285.31 | 287.89 | 290.36 | 292.90 | 295.47 | 298.06 | 300.63 | 303.13 | 305.66 | 308.08 | 310.43 |
| 15-19 | 163.00 | 157.00 | 167.00 | 176.00 | 162.00 | 164.17 | 158.87 | 151.65 | 164.37 | 173.40 | 173.43 | 178.71 | 186.67 | 190.37 | 193.89 | 203.74 | 212.45 | 217.26 | 219.19 | 222.59 | 224.16 | 226.41 | 228.95 | 231.98 | 233.88 | 235.90 | 237.72 | 239.62 | 241.64 | 243.70 | 245.85 | 247.86 | 249.93 | 251.95 | 253.93 |
| 20-24 | 131.00 | 120.00 | 116.00 | 108.00 | 120.00 | 118.51 | 111.89 | 111.68 | 105.99 | 98.48 | 99.66 | 97.53 | 96.60 | 100.23 | 101.82 | 102.36 | 102.36 | 104.61 | 106.24 | 107.50 | 110.27 | 112.07 | 113.47 | 114.16 | 115.68 | 116.39 | 117.13 | 118.00 | 119.09 | 120.18 | 121.17 | 122.02 | 122.94 | 123.80 | 124.62 |
| 25-29 | 153.00 | 136.00 | 126.00 | 137.00 | 125.00 | 128.34 | 130.46 | 124.48 | 123.82 | 124.64 | 124.52 | 124.32 | 124.98 | 125.63 | 125.23 | 126.21 | 126.81 | 127.97 | 129.34 | 130.88 | 131.77 | 133.41 | 134.61 | 135.67 | 136.93 | 138.18 | 139.33 | 140.54 | 141.72 | 142.84 | 144.01 | 144.99 | 146.05 | 147.03 | 147.93 |
| 30-34 | 157.00 | 154.00 | 167.00 | 169.00 | 156.00 | 152.80 | 149.09 | 155.45 | 160.69 | 160.12 | 159.65 | 159.03 | 157.64 | 158.63 | 160.16 | 161.50 | 162.52 | 164.13 | 165.57 | 167.06 | 168.39 | 170.33 | 171.65 | 173.17 | 174.70 | 175.97 | 177.31 | 178.75 | 180.25 | 181.76 | 183.32 | 184.67 | 186.09 | 187.34 | 188.52 |
| 35-39 | 146.00 | 156.00 | 164.00 | 140.00 | 141.00 | 157.83 | 152.66 | 159.45 | 163.22 | 159.46 | 155.87 | 154.70 | 154.50 | 157.70 | 159.18 | 160.26 | 161.54 | 162.04 | 163.09 | 164.53 | 165.97 | 167.76 | 169.37 | 170.81 | 172.28 | 173.64 | 174.98 | 176.37 | 177.82 | 179.30 | 180.76 | 182.15 | 183.55 | 184.86 | 186.10 |
| 40-44 | 134.00 | 143.00 | 135.00 | 159.00 | 165.00 | 157.96 | 158.46 | 149.20 | 129.32 | 133.93 | 143.39 | 144.61 | 154.04 | 157.82 | 156.49 | 155.53 | 154.85 | 155.81 | 158.33 | 159.92 | 161.01 | 162.38 | 163.08 | 164.18 | 165.54 | 166.98 | 168.41 | 169.87 | 171.35 | 172.74 | 174.12 | 175.40 | 176.74 | 178.05 | 179.33 |
| 45-49 | 197.00 | 198.00 | 180.00 | 163.00 | 154.00 | 143.03 | 162.51 | 164.23 | 191.13 | 197.62 | 200.28 | 201.02 | 200.71 | 186.51 | 187.05 | 195.51 | 195.35 | 202.05 | 207.05 | 207.92 | 207.73 | 208.92 | 209.95 | 212.71 | 214.76 | 216.36 | 218.09 | 219.45 | 221.02 | 222.75 | 224.63 | 226.51 | 228.38 | 230.16 | 231.82 |
| 50-54 | 247.00 | 231.00 | 235.00 | 227.00 | 218.00 | 217.67 | 198.12 | 174.54 | 157.79 | 154.33 | 147.58 | 162.91 | 165.63 | 188.65 | 194.69 | 195.02 | 196.24 | 195.20 | 184.80 | 187.22 | 194.33 | 195.22 | 201.69 | 206.21 | 207.11 | 207.28 | 208.39 | 209.60 | 212.16 | 214.11 | 215.75 | 217.42 | 218.81 | 220.34 | 222.00 |
| 55-59 | 279.00 | 268.00 | 265.00 | 257.00 | 257.00 | 253.57 | 244.87 | 251.04 | 241.54 | 229.22 | 223.55 | 210.80 | 194.16 | 181.98 | 181.50 | 176.75 | 189.82 | 191.77 | 207.59 | 211.17 | 213.49 | 214.17 | 214.46 | 208.77 | 208.88 | 214.58 | 216.51 | 220.43 | 222.94 | 224.24 | 225.07 | 226.65 | 228.33 | 230.51 | 232.36 |
| 60-64 | 246.00 | 287.00 | 296.00 | 283.00 | 273.00 | 277.79 | 272.96 | 284.70 | 286.25 | 290.98 | 288.68 | 280.44 | 282.50 | 274.09 | 265.31 | 263.57 | 254.04 | 241.04 | 233.83 | 233.38 | 230.18 | 239.95 | 242.43 | 254.84 | 260.25 | 262.66 | 263.57 | 264.63 | 260.14 | 261.26 | 265.81 | 267.30 | 271.10 | 274.42 | 276.07 |
| 65-69 | 215.00 | 212.00 | 218.00 | 243.00 | 253.00 | 251.07 | 267.49 | 271.51 | 274.90 | 274.45 | 281.31 | 278.44 | 285.40 | 287.40 | 290.39 | 288.83 | 284.16 | 287.47 | 282.06 | 276.01 | 274.86 | 268.08 | 259.42 | 254.19 | 254.71 | 253.65 | 261.83 | 264.42 | 274.65 | 278.83 | 281.05 | 282.89 | 283.95 | 281.26 | 282.86 |
| 70-74 | 168.00 | 179.00 | 177.00 | 180.00 | 191.00 | 194.79 | 195.22 | 198.77 | 214.20 | 218.68 | 216.28 | 228.28 | 230.65 | 233.27 | 232.01 | 236.21 | 233.77 | 241.33 | 242.47 | 244.81 | 242.40 | 238.17 | 241.11 | 237.40 | 234.52 | 235.01 | 230.51 | 225.21 | 222.13 | 222.97 | 222.25 | 228.36 | 230.51 | 238.38 | 241.80 |
| 75-79 | 106.00 | 115.00 | 117.00 | 114.00 | 126.00 | 146.44 | 152.16 | 146.23 | 138.51 | 147.53 | 149.13 | 148.49 | 150.26 | 159.72 | 164.32 | 162.47 | 170.77 | 172.10 | 173.99 | 173.79 | 178.04 | 177.09 | 180.66 | 181.69 | 182.80 | 182.04 | 180.48 | 182.88 | 180.86 | 178.20 | 178.06 | 175.39 | 171.48 | 169.22 | 169.89 |
| 80-84 | 59.00 | 61.00 | 68.00 | 87.00 | 94.00 | 83.50 | 83.12 | 86.19 | 85.86 | 86.00 | 97.34 | 100.08 | 98.11 | 92.82 | 95.52 | 96.34 | 97.23 | 100.08 | 106.10 | 107.83 | 107.25 | 112.74 | 112.45 | 113.85 | 113.17 | 114.16 | 113.64 | 117.28 | 117.89 | 118.34 | 116.43 | 114.25 | 115.87 | 114.51 | 113.91 |
| 85+ | 33.00 | 31.00 | 44.00 | 45.00 | 48.00 | 55.35 | 57.46 | 61.63 | 69.02 | 69.66 | 66.93 | 69.29 | 73.17 | 76.66 | 78.08 | 82.76 | 85.23 | 84.50 | 84.37 | 87.63 | 90.59 | 91.56 | 93.65 | 95.81 | 98.56 | 99.58 | 103.25 | 102.78 | 104.74 | 105.72 | 107.27 | 108.60 | 109.66 | 110.76 | 110.87 |
| Total | 2954.00 | 2983.00 | 3012.00 | 3006.00 | 3015.00 | 3053.09 | 3080.32 | 3105.73 | 3131.13 | 3156.54 | 3181.95 | 3207.36 | 3232.77 | 3258.18 | 3283.59 | 3309.00 | 3334.41 | 3359.81 | 3385.22 | 3410.63 | 3436.04 | 3461.45 | 3486.86 | 3512.27 | 3537.68 | 3563.09 | 3588.49 | 3613.90 | 3639.31 | 3664.72 | 3690.13 | 3715.54 | 3740.95 | 3766.36 | 3791.76 |