In-migration is the number of people who move into an area each year. It covers people from abroad and from other parts of the country. This page shows total in-migration over time and a split by age and sex.
Estimated figures come from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
In projected years, in-migration is set using dwelling-based target scaling and an in-migration age profile.
In-migration is one of the four parts of how the population changes. Along with births, it adds people to the area. The gap between people moving in and people moving out 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 | 7449.90 | 6614.80 | 5354.07 | 5692.34 | 5095.20 | 7946.10 | 7947.15 | 8097.97 | 8174.95 | 8249.19 | 8328.34 | 8407.95 | 8490.06 | 8571.80 | 8655.51 | 8738.08 | 8822.55 | 8907.17 | 8991.54 | 9076.17 | 9161.85 | 9248.18 | 9334.98 | 9421.77 | 9508.92 | 9596.19 | 9683.70 | 9771.22 | 9858.82 | 9946.76 | 10034.72 | 10122.63 | 10210.67 | 10298.79 |
| 5-9 | 6567.52 | 5868.46 | 4892.01 | 5157.99 | 4489.97 | 7021.28 | 7018.23 | 7159.50 | 7227.91 | 7293.83 | 7363.98 | 7434.53 | 7507.40 | 7579.69 | 7653.76 | 7726.85 | 7801.58 | 7876.57 | 7951.32 | 8026.46 | 8102.29 | 8178.77 | 8255.64 | 8332.55 | 8409.74 | 8487.05 | 8564.60 | 8642.15 | 8719.78 | 8797.64 | 8875.59 | 8953.47 | 9031.49 | 9109.59 |
| 10-14 | 6210.33 | 5175.92 | 4549.31 | 4713.34 | 4234.22 | 6643.16 | 6645.04 | 6777.27 | 6841.04 | 6902.83 | 6968.46 | 7034.50 | 7102.51 | 7170.02 | 7239.24 | 7307.69 | 7377.58 | 7447.77 | 7517.74 | 7588.17 | 7659.18 | 7730.76 | 7802.67 | 7874.68 | 7946.95 | 8019.31 | 8091.88 | 8164.45 | 8237.09 | 8309.97 | 8382.92 | 8455.81 | 8528.81 | 8601.90 |
| 15-19 | 8075.83 | 7436.34 | 6849.13 | 7038.02 | 5370.30 | 8747.17 | 8703.85 | 8878.27 | 8959.69 | 9040.10 | 9124.72 | 9210.89 | 9299.95 | 9388.35 | 9479.29 | 9569.57 | 9661.77 | 9754.26 | 9846.96 | 9940.20 | 10034.25 | 10128.84 | 10223.86 | 10319.12 | 10414.63 | 10510.38 | 10606.30 | 10702.30 | 10798.38 | 10894.77 | 10991.23 | 11087.65 | 11184.18 | 11280.82 |
| 20-24 | 14822.20 | 13205.47 | 12821.42 | 12813.20 | 9747.16 | 16177.38 | 16068.81 | 16456.73 | 16627.37 | 16796.77 | 16973.07 | 17152.53 | 17335.86 | 17518.63 | 17705.65 | 17891.57 | 18080.89 | 18270.84 | 18461.09 | 18652.12 | 18844.77 | 19038.32 | 19232.83 | 19427.59 | 19622.69 | 19818.27 | 20014.22 | 20210.38 | 20406.67 | 20603.57 | 20800.51 | 20997.41 | 21194.52 | 21391.77 |
| 25-29 | 15670.83 | 13418.87 | 13645.36 | 13196.35 | 10334.81 | 17163.96 | 17023.34 | 17474.67 | 17663.20 | 17849.22 | 18042.09 | 18238.23 | 18438.22 | 18637.82 | 18842.05 | 19044.78 | 19251.21 | 19458.17 | 19665.32 | 19873.51 | 20083.26 | 20294.02 | 20505.74 | 20717.78 | 20930.07 | 21142.91 | 21356.13 | 21569.59 | 21783.23 | 21997.51 | 22211.80 | 22426.03 | 22640.49 | 22855.11 |
| 30-34 | 12662.04 | 10706.77 | 10264.44 | 10486.02 | 8436.79 | 13834.13 | 13725.20 | 14081.21 | 14230.47 | 14376.51 | 14528.48 | 14682.68 | 14840.28 | 14997.34 | 15158.17 | 15317.57 | 15480.06 | 15642.78 | 15805.62 | 15969.15 | 16134.16 | 16299.96 | 16466.54 | 16633.30 | 16800.35 | 16967.79 | 17135.53 | 17303.45 | 17471.49 | 17640.09 | 17808.67 | 17977.20 | 18145.91 | 18314.74 |
| 35-39 | 9535.87 | 8460.15 | 7553.99 | 7960.65 | 6431.15 | 10361.51 | 10297.94 | 10547.70 | 10655.09 | 10758.85 | 10868.02 | 10978.36 | 11091.81 | 11204.46 | 11319.93 | 11434.27 | 11550.95 | 11667.72 | 11784.45 | 11901.77 | 12020.25 | 12139.40 | 12259.14 | 12378.98 | 12499.13 | 12619.54 | 12740.20 | 12860.93 | 12981.76 | 13102.98 | 13224.22 | 13345.40 | 13466.76 | 13588.23 |
| 40-44 | 7451.66 | 6569.29 | 5759.55 | 6260.11 | 5046.57 | 8083.74 | 8038.03 | 8232.02 | 8314.69 | 8394.51 | 8478.08 | 8562.80 | 8649.97 | 8736.40 | 8825.08 | 8912.88 | 9002.46 | 9092.21 | 9181.89 | 9272.14 | 9363.17 | 9454.76 | 9546.75 | 9638.90 | 9731.31 | 9823.88 | 9916.62 | 10009.42 | 10102.32 | 10195.52 | 10288.76 | 10381.92 | 10475.22 | 10568.60 |
| 45-49 | 7074.23 | 5704.29 | 4610.75 | 5116.85 | 4758.45 | 7708.20 | 7642.41 | 7824.13 | 7900.71 | 7974.63 | 8052.19 | 8131.02 | 8212.42 | 8293.24 | 8376.14 | 8458.41 | 8542.23 | 8626.29 | 8710.35 | 8795.02 | 8880.38 | 8966.35 | 9052.76 | 9139.34 | 9226.14 | 9313.08 | 9400.22 | 9487.43 | 9574.72 | 9662.29 | 9749.90 | 9837.49 | 9925.19 | 10012.97 |
| 50-54 | 5724.15 | 4814.00 | 3962.79 | 4371.60 | 3833.15 | 6266.99 | 6206.69 | 6350.19 | 6412.11 | 6472.02 | 6534.83 | 6598.83 | 6664.95 | 6730.72 | 6798.27 | 6865.38 | 6933.72 | 7002.36 | 7071.01 | 7140.23 | 7209.94 | 7280.16 | 7350.69 | 7421.44 | 7492.34 | 7563.41 | 7634.63 | 7705.92 | 7777.25 | 7848.80 | 7920.38 | 7991.97 | 8063.65 | 8135.40 |
| 55-59 | 5169.95 | 4227.23 | 3346.66 | 3621.40 | 3441.25 | 5682.15 | 5615.05 | 5736.33 | 5790.81 | 5843.57 | 5898.92 | 5955.65 | 6014.43 | 6073.14 | 6133.50 | 6193.56 | 6254.78 | 6316.13 | 6377.65 | 6439.67 | 6502.22 | 6565.21 | 6628.49 | 6691.96 | 6755.61 | 6819.43 | 6883.33 | 6947.31 | 7011.34 | 7075.58 | 7139.85 | 7204.14 | 7268.50 | 7332.91 |
| 60-64 | 4469.27 | 3820.02 | 3030.30 | 3330.01 | 2985.85 | 4920.98 | 4857.66 | 4969.08 | 5016.58 | 5062.28 | 5110.05 | 5159.06 | 5209.91 | 5260.50 | 5312.59 | 5364.48 | 5417.30 | 5470.37 | 5523.48 | 5577.11 | 5631.15 | 5685.55 | 5740.19 | 5795.05 | 5850.05 | 5905.18 | 5960.39 | 6015.67 | 6071.00 | 6126.53 | 6182.07 | 6237.63 | 6293.24 | 6348.92 |
| 65-69 | 3518.10 | 3038.05 | 2301.61 | 2480.55 | 2341.55 | 3858.36 | 3815.73 | 3906.06 | 3944.35 | 3981.42 | 4019.85 | 4059.37 | 4100.18 | 4140.78 | 4182.66 | 4224.27 | 4266.71 | 4309.23 | 4351.89 | 4394.89 | 4438.18 | 4481.77 | 4525.57 | 4569.52 | 4613.57 | 4657.73 | 4701.97 | 4746.26 | 4790.58 | 4835.04 | 4879.52 | 4924.02 | 4968.56 | 5013.15 |
| 70-74 | 2793.27 | 2314.87 | 1827.13 | 1919.04 | 1864.55 | 3056.30 | 3022.37 | 3087.16 | 3115.37 | 3142.85 | 3171.28 | 3200.69 | 3231.07 | 3261.34 | 3292.60 | 3323.73 | 3355.46 | 3387.31 | 3419.31 | 3451.60 | 3484.07 | 3516.80 | 3549.69 | 3582.72 | 3615.84 | 3649.01 | 3682.25 | 3715.52 | 3748.83 | 3782.24 | 3815.68 | 3849.14 | 3882.63 | 3916.16 |
| 75-79 | 1646.48 | 1497.88 | 1248.15 | 1323.55 | 1092.68 | 1809.48 | 1789.67 | 1829.09 | 1845.81 | 1862.32 | 1879.49 | 1897.20 | 1915.41 | 1933.56 | 1952.33 | 1970.96 | 1990.01 | 2009.10 | 2028.31 | 2047.67 | 2067.12 | 2086.73 | 2106.40 | 2126.17 | 2145.98 | 2165.84 | 2185.72 | 2205.63 | 2225.55 | 2245.53 | 2265.52 | 2285.52 | 2305.53 | 2325.58 |
| 80-84 | 861.03 | 922.89 | 703.62 | 830.25 | 584.20 | 937.60 | 929.95 | 948.15 | 955.99 | 963.68 | 971.65 | 979.91 | 988.54 | 997.07 | 1005.92 | 1014.68 | 1023.67 | 1032.68 | 1041.75 | 1050.88 | 1060.09 | 1069.34 | 1078.66 | 1087.98 | 1097.37 | 1106.74 | 1116.13 | 1125.54 | 1134.96 | 1144.42 | 1153.88 | 1163.35 | 1172.82 | 1182.30 |
| 85+ | 427.13 | 499.99 | 366.19 | 494.97 | 283.37 | 460.16 | 458.04 | 463.11 | 466.08 | 469.16 | 472.40 | 475.85 | 479.44 | 483.02 | 486.77 | 490.49 | 494.33 | 498.16 | 502.06 | 505.98 | 509.92 | 513.91 | 517.90 | 521.93 | 525.99 | 530.04 | 534.09 | 538.14 | 542.21 | 546.29 | 550.37 | 554.46 | 558.54 | 562.64 |
| Total | 120129.79 | 104295.30 | 93086.47 | 96806.24 | 80371.22 | 130678.66 | 129805.19 | 132818.67 | 134142.23 | 135433.76 | 136785.91 | 138160.05 | 139572.39 | 140977.88 | 142419.45 | 143849.21 | 145307.26 | 146769.13 | 148231.75 | 149702.74 | 151186.27 | 152678.81 | 154178.50 | 155680.78 | 157186.69 | 158695.77 | 160207.91 | 161721.35 | 163235.97 | 164755.53 | 166275.59 | 167795.22 | 169316.70 | 170839.56 |