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 | 413.78 | 292.36 | 223.43 | 229.96 | 191.98 | 376.40 | 363.67 | 360.38 | 362.76 | 359.59 | 356.89 | 354.63 | 353.04 | 351.75 | 350.70 | 349.93 | 349.26 | 348.71 | 348.15 | 347.73 | 347.38 | 347.11 | 346.87 | 346.65 | 346.44 | 346.27 | 346.10 | 345.96 | 345.81 | 345.67 | 345.55 | 345.43 | 345.33 | 345.23 |
| 5-9 | 223.41 | 173.55 | 161.58 | 144.23 | 122.82 | 218.60 | 225.07 | 237.45 | 241.75 | 248.70 | 249.79 | 252.97 | 251.53 | 251.43 | 250.54 | 249.83 | 249.26 | 248.77 | 248.33 | 247.98 | 247.67 | 247.42 | 247.19 | 246.96 | 246.75 | 246.57 | 246.41 | 246.28 | 246.15 | 246.04 | 245.95 | 245.86 | 245.79 | 245.72 |
| 10-14 | 149.61 | 124.17 | 108.77 | 123.35 | 90.47 | 195.88 | 191.97 | 188.76 | 185.64 | 184.58 | 186.43 | 186.77 | 188.16 | 188.19 | 188.05 | 187.64 | 187.64 | 187.64 | 187.44 | 187.21 | 186.98 | 186.78 | 186.59 | 186.41 | 186.27 | 186.16 | 186.06 | 185.97 | 185.89 | 185.81 | 185.75 | 185.69 | 185.64 | 185.60 |
| 15-19 | 280.01 | 220.02 | 252.33 | 273.43 | 222.11 | 417.06 | 457.50 | 509.11 | 472.93 | 475.92 | 495.81 | 496.10 | 491.88 | 488.52 | 488.76 | 489.20 | 488.43 | 486.91 | 487.86 | 487.37 | 486.88 | 487.00 | 486.61 | 486.36 | 486.18 | 486.00 | 485.82 | 485.68 | 485.56 | 485.44 | 485.35 | 485.25 | 485.17 | 485.10 |
| 20-24 | 1420.73 | 952.17 | 781.49 | 872.62 | 795.71 | 1357.95 | 1506.28 | 1507.45 | 1509.54 | 1527.26 | 1514.81 | 1525.91 | 1520.76 | 1518.61 | 1516.45 | 1515.13 | 1513.25 | 1512.78 | 1511.30 | 1511.13 | 1510.22 | 1509.77 | 1509.02 | 1508.13 | 1507.28 | 1506.61 | 1505.93 | 1505.36 | 1504.83 | 1504.33 | 1503.92 | 1503.52 | 1503.17 | 1502.88 |
| 25-29 | 1844.13 | 1243.78 | 1058.27 | 1290.90 | 1341.00 | 2284.68 | 2153.31 | 2101.79 | 2059.73 | 2039.22 | 2032.79 | 2026.11 | 2029.34 | 2034.13 | 2034.62 | 2033.64 | 2031.45 | 2028.97 | 2026.47 | 2026.59 | 2025.35 | 2025.52 | 2024.90 | 2023.67 | 2022.73 | 2021.99 | 2021.28 | 2020.64 | 2020.27 | 2019.33 | 2018.84 | 2018.22 | 2017.69 | 2017.27 |
| 30-34 | 1569.49 | 1081.45 | 907.90 | 1025.74 | 1070.96 | 1959.07 | 1912.67 | 1888.76 | 1845.04 | 1806.39 | 1786.32 | 1769.23 | 1749.97 | 1741.26 | 1735.88 | 1732.53 | 1730.52 | 1729.78 | 1730.94 | 1730.28 | 1729.92 | 1729.09 | 1728.17 | 1727.36 | 1726.60 | 1726.12 | 1725.52 | 1725.18 | 1724.56 | 1724.09 | 1723.61 | 1723.07 | 1722.71 | 1722.32 |
| 35-39 | 881.46 | 666.46 | 607.46 | 640.53 | 672.87 | 1270.50 | 1271.76 | 1252.11 | 1245.45 | 1228.91 | 1212.56 | 1201.91 | 1200.26 | 1193.77 | 1186.42 | 1184.58 | 1178.85 | 1175.61 | 1172.58 | 1170.67 | 1169.81 | 1168.53 | 1168.41 | 1168.21 | 1167.82 | 1167.39 | 1166.95 | 1166.41 | 1165.90 | 1165.55 | 1165.11 | 1164.82 | 1164.50 | 1164.18 |
| 40-44 | 498.91 | 375.29 | 360.42 | 366.02 | 381.50 | 735.52 | 755.98 | 784.12 | 793.67 | 792.36 | 789.40 | 790.65 | 789.66 | 784.66 | 780.58 | 775.66 | 773.00 | 771.78 | 769.74 | 767.82 | 766.37 | 764.74 | 763.26 | 762.14 | 761.49 | 760.92 | 760.52 | 760.19 | 759.92 | 759.57 | 759.27 | 758.97 | 758.68 | 758.45 |
| 45-49 | 408.09 | 247.82 | 219.70 | 235.00 | 241.87 | 466.39 | 459.99 | 456.42 | 459.00 | 460.81 | 463.52 | 463.05 | 466.98 | 463.85 | 463.97 | 463.11 | 463.57 | 461.49 | 460.97 | 459.99 | 459.19 | 458.14 | 457.70 | 457.01 | 456.46 | 456.09 | 455.74 | 455.39 | 455.12 | 454.93 | 454.75 | 454.61 | 454.49 | 454.37 |
| 50-54 | 354.35 | 246.42 | 209.75 | 199.47 | 189.12 | 349.55 | 386.26 | 396.16 | 406.06 | 417.97 | 427.72 | 432.05 | 434.92 | 433.02 | 433.08 | 432.35 | 434.16 | 436.33 | 436.87 | 437.08 | 437.54 | 437.21 | 436.40 | 435.70 | 434.97 | 434.52 | 434.19 | 433.93 | 433.65 | 433.39 | 433.15 | 432.94 | 432.75 | 432.60 |
| 55-59 | 331.99 | 231.27 | 205.77 | 201.29 | 183.51 | 347.47 | 360.91 | 375.45 | 382.47 | 383.06 | 383.90 | 387.50 | 390.61 | 395.20 | 399.25 | 399.43 | 400.48 | 398.66 | 399.21 | 399.14 | 399.14 | 398.94 | 399.09 | 398.92 | 398.79 | 398.60 | 398.23 | 397.94 | 397.73 | 397.57 | 397.43 | 397.25 | 397.10 | 396.96 |
| 60-64 | 196.56 | 167.04 | 153.04 | 163.89 | 134.64 | 238.62 | 230.95 | 233.16 | 247.08 | 248.36 | 251.46 | 249.29 | 249.73 | 250.30 | 250.22 | 250.85 | 251.79 | 252.65 | 253.33 | 253.87 | 254.17 | 254.34 | 254.12 | 254.02 | 254.03 | 254.00 | 253.99 | 253.96 | 253.88 | 253.81 | 253.73 | 253.66 | 253.58 | 253.51 |
| 65-69 | 113.77 | 118.42 | 97.19 | 91.45 | 77.21 | 142.43 | 139.78 | 132.72 | 129.76 | 134.46 | 131.33 | 132.64 | 133.25 | 134.07 | 134.57 | 135.89 | 136.58 | 137.06 | 137.20 | 137.18 | 136.78 | 136.63 | 136.56 | 136.53 | 136.55 | 136.55 | 136.45 | 136.29 | 136.21 | 136.10 | 136.01 | 135.92 | 135.87 | 135.79 |
| 70-74 | 71.76 | 74.14 | 68.80 | 63.29 | 42.49 | 82.36 | 80.72 | 78.48 | 79.36 | 78.92 | 79.03 | 79.38 | 79.43 | 78.76 | 81.73 | 83.05 | 82.71 | 82.44 | 82.81 | 82.98 | 83.54 | 84.28 | 84.54 | 84.41 | 84.35 | 83.83 | 83.77 | 83.79 | 83.81 | 83.75 | 83.67 | 83.62 | 83.52 | 83.52 |
| 75-79 | 53.32 | 48.49 | 209.02 | 240.34 | 38.29 | 72.88 | 71.77 | 65.00 | 64.32 | 65.30 | 66.88 | 69.93 | 69.18 | 68.04 | 70.40 | 69.57 | 72.53 | 71.26 | 73.49 | 73.98 | 74.02 | 73.24 | 72.61 | 73.54 | 74.36 | 75.15 | 75.64 | 75.68 | 75.39 | 75.07 | 74.68 | 74.65 | 74.59 | 74.49 |
| 80-84 | 19.59 | 37.52 | 51.52 | 34.12 | 28.68 | 42.49 | 45.73 | 48.35 | 48.79 | 50.52 | 49.84 | 52.66 | 54.09 | 52.72 | 52.33 | 52.10 | 51.71 | 51.65 | 54.42 | 52.77 | 54.75 | 54.79 | 54.12 | 54.39 | 55.80 | 55.36 | 56.49 | 55.84 | 56.02 | 57.20 | 56.99 | 57.45 | 57.88 | 57.84 |
| 85+ | 29.08 | 16.35 | 26.70 | 32.19 | 27.67 | 50.12 | 46.76 | 44.00 | 42.65 | 41.79 | 41.91 | 41.14 | 41.70 | 44.50 | 43.89 | 42.76 | 43.72 | 43.75 | 42.91 | 42.99 | 42.70 | 42.79 | 42.65 | 42.30 | 42.32 | 42.79 | 42.73 | 43.09 | 43.12 | 43.38 | 43.85 | 44.15 | 44.44 | 44.67 |
| Total | 8860.04 | 6316.72 | 5703.14 | 6227.82 | 5852.89 | 10607.99 | 10661.07 | 10659.66 | 10576.01 | 10544.13 | 10520.38 | 10511.92 | 10494.47 | 10472.80 | 10461.46 | 10447.25 | 10438.92 | 10426.24 | 10424.00 | 10416.74 | 10412.41 | 10406.31 | 10398.81 | 10392.71 | 10389.19 | 10384.93 | 10381.81 | 10377.59 | 10373.81 | 10371.01 | 10367.61 | 10365.08 | 10362.90 | 10360.51 |