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 | 229.11 | 247.98 | 254.62 | 233.61 | 164.99 | 231.86 | 230.15 | 235.35 | 236.02 | 236.58 | 237.24 | 237.93 | 238.99 | 239.93 | 240.92 | 241.83 | 242.82 | 243.91 | 244.90 | 246.11 | 247.28 | 248.41 | 249.57 | 250.75 | 251.92 | 253.10 | 254.29 | 255.48 | 256.69 | 257.93 | 259.15 | 260.39 | 261.60 | 262.85 |
| 5-9 | 224.42 | 226.86 | 199.65 | 201.88 | 161.62 | 227.11 | 225.44 | 230.53 | 231.20 | 231.74 | 232.38 | 233.07 | 234.10 | 235.02 | 235.99 | 236.88 | 237.85 | 238.92 | 239.89 | 241.08 | 242.22 | 243.33 | 244.47 | 245.62 | 246.77 | 247.92 | 249.09 | 250.25 | 251.44 | 252.65 | 253.85 | 255.06 | 256.24 | 257.48 |
| 10-14 | 237.95 | 225.96 | 182.70 | 220.36 | 171.36 | 240.81 | 239.03 | 244.43 | 245.13 | 245.71 | 246.39 | 247.12 | 248.22 | 249.19 | 250.22 | 251.17 | 252.19 | 253.33 | 254.36 | 255.61 | 256.82 | 258.00 | 259.21 | 260.43 | 261.65 | 262.87 | 264.11 | 265.34 | 266.60 | 267.88 | 269.16 | 270.44 | 271.69 | 273.00 |
| 15-19 | 220.42 | 227.49 | 198.35 | 253.08 | 158.74 | 223.06 | 221.42 | 226.42 | 227.08 | 227.61 | 228.24 | 228.91 | 229.93 | 230.83 | 231.78 | 232.66 | 233.61 | 234.66 | 235.62 | 236.78 | 237.90 | 238.99 | 240.11 | 241.25 | 242.37 | 243.51 | 244.65 | 245.79 | 246.96 | 248.15 | 249.33 | 250.51 | 251.68 | 252.89 |
| 20-24 | 398.73 | 453.59 | 394.33 | 470.40 | 287.14 | 403.51 | 400.54 | 409.59 | 410.76 | 411.73 | 412.87 | 414.09 | 415.93 | 417.56 | 419.28 | 420.87 | 422.59 | 424.49 | 426.22 | 428.32 | 430.35 | 432.32 | 434.35 | 436.40 | 438.43 | 440.49 | 442.56 | 444.63 | 446.73 | 448.88 | 451.02 | 453.16 | 455.27 | 457.46 |
| 25-29 | 520.63 | 515.66 | 460.63 | 494.78 | 374.92 | 526.87 | 522.99 | 534.80 | 536.34 | 537.60 | 539.09 | 540.68 | 543.08 | 545.22 | 547.46 | 549.53 | 551.78 | 554.26 | 556.51 | 559.26 | 561.91 | 564.48 | 567.13 | 569.81 | 572.47 | 575.15 | 577.85 | 580.55 | 583.30 | 586.11 | 588.90 | 591.70 | 594.45 | 597.31 |
| 30-34 | 405.24 | 310.33 | 333.54 | 323.70 | 291.83 | 410.09 | 407.07 | 416.27 | 417.47 | 418.45 | 419.61 | 420.84 | 422.71 | 424.38 | 426.12 | 427.74 | 429.49 | 431.42 | 433.17 | 435.31 | 437.37 | 439.37 | 441.43 | 443.52 | 445.59 | 447.67 | 449.78 | 451.88 | 454.02 | 456.20 | 458.37 | 460.56 | 462.69 | 464.92 |
| 35-39 | 294.99 | 285.35 | 276.22 | 268.97 | 212.43 | 298.52 | 296.32 | 303.02 | 303.89 | 304.60 | 305.45 | 306.35 | 307.71 | 308.92 | 310.19 | 311.37 | 312.64 | 314.04 | 315.32 | 316.88 | 318.38 | 319.83 | 321.33 | 322.85 | 324.36 | 325.88 | 327.41 | 328.94 | 330.50 | 332.09 | 333.67 | 335.26 | 336.81 | 338.43 |
| 40-44 | 266.55 | 208.49 | 178.77 | 259.96 | 191.95 | 269.75 | 267.76 | 273.81 | 274.60 | 275.24 | 276.00 | 276.82 | 278.05 | 279.14 | 280.29 | 281.35 | 282.50 | 283.77 | 284.92 | 286.33 | 287.69 | 289.00 | 290.36 | 291.73 | 293.09 | 294.46 | 295.85 | 297.23 | 298.64 | 300.08 | 301.50 | 302.94 | 304.35 | 305.81 |
| 45-49 | 272.34 | 226.25 | 234.22 | 218.77 | 196.13 | 275.61 | 273.58 | 279.76 | 280.56 | 281.22 | 282.00 | 282.83 | 284.09 | 285.21 | 286.38 | 287.47 | 288.64 | 289.94 | 291.12 | 292.55 | 293.94 | 295.28 | 296.67 | 298.07 | 299.46 | 300.86 | 302.28 | 303.69 | 305.13 | 306.60 | 308.06 | 309.52 | 310.96 | 312.46 |
| 50-54 | 171.94 | 197.79 | 127.88 | 150.50 | 123.82 | 174.00 | 172.72 | 176.62 | 177.13 | 177.54 | 178.04 | 178.56 | 179.36 | 180.06 | 180.80 | 181.49 | 182.23 | 183.05 | 183.79 | 184.70 | 185.58 | 186.42 | 187.30 | 188.18 | 189.06 | 189.95 | 190.84 | 191.73 | 192.64 | 193.57 | 194.49 | 195.41 | 196.32 | 197.26 |
| 55-59 | 137.96 | 113.72 | 129.92 | 122.36 | 99.35 | 139.61 | 138.59 | 141.72 | 142.12 | 142.46 | 142.85 | 143.27 | 143.91 | 144.48 | 145.07 | 145.62 | 146.22 | 146.87 | 147.47 | 148.20 | 148.90 | 149.58 | 150.28 | 150.99 | 151.70 | 152.41 | 153.12 | 153.84 | 154.57 | 155.31 | 156.05 | 156.79 | 157.52 | 158.28 |
| 60-64 | 140.52 | 106.76 | 81.11 | 102.96 | 101.20 | 142.21 | 141.16 | 144.35 | 144.76 | 145.10 | 145.51 | 145.93 | 146.58 | 147.16 | 147.77 | 148.33 | 148.93 | 149.60 | 150.21 | 150.95 | 151.67 | 152.36 | 153.07 | 153.80 | 154.51 | 155.24 | 155.97 | 156.70 | 157.44 | 158.20 | 158.95 | 159.71 | 160.45 | 161.22 |
| 65-69 | 110.85 | 124.16 | 87.01 | 77.41 | 79.83 | 112.18 | 111.35 | 113.87 | 114.19 | 114.46 | 114.78 | 115.12 | 115.63 | 116.08 | 116.56 | 117.00 | 117.48 | 118.01 | 118.49 | 119.07 | 119.64 | 120.18 | 120.75 | 121.32 | 121.89 | 122.46 | 123.03 | 123.61 | 124.19 | 124.79 | 125.38 | 125.98 | 126.57 | 127.17 |
| 70-74 | 119.30 | 86.23 | 82.07 | 88.31 | 85.91 | 120.73 | 119.84 | 122.55 | 122.90 | 123.19 | 123.53 | 123.89 | 124.44 | 124.93 | 125.45 | 125.92 | 126.44 | 127.01 | 127.52 | 128.15 | 128.76 | 129.35 | 129.95 | 130.57 | 131.18 | 131.79 | 132.41 | 133.03 | 133.66 | 134.30 | 134.94 | 135.58 | 136.21 | 136.87 |
| 75-79 | 70.34 | 70.89 | 42.83 | 37.52 | 50.65 | 71.18 | 70.66 | 72.25 | 72.46 | 72.63 | 72.83 | 73.05 | 73.37 | 73.66 | 73.96 | 74.24 | 74.55 | 74.88 | 75.19 | 75.56 | 75.91 | 76.26 | 76.62 | 76.98 | 77.34 | 77.70 | 78.07 | 78.43 | 78.80 | 79.18 | 79.56 | 79.94 | 80.31 | 80.70 |
| 80-84 | 60.32 | 46.46 | 42.52 | 64.92 | 43.44 | 61.04 | 60.59 | 61.96 | 62.14 | 62.29 | 62.46 | 62.64 | 62.92 | 63.17 | 63.43 | 63.67 | 63.93 | 64.22 | 64.48 | 64.80 | 65.10 | 65.40 | 65.71 | 66.02 | 66.33 | 66.64 | 66.95 | 67.26 | 67.58 | 67.91 | 68.23 | 68.55 | 68.87 | 69.20 |
| 85+ | 19.60 | 8.41 | 0.00 | 2.89 | 14.11 | 19.83 | 19.69 | 20.13 | 20.19 | 20.24 | 20.29 | 20.35 | 20.44 | 20.52 | 20.61 | 20.69 | 20.77 | 20.86 | 20.95 | 21.05 | 21.15 | 21.25 | 21.35 | 21.45 | 21.55 | 21.65 | 21.75 | 21.85 | 21.96 | 22.06 | 22.17 | 22.27 | 22.38 | 22.48 |
| Total | 3901.23 | 3682.39 | 3306.38 | 3592.40 | 2809.41 | 3947.96 | 3918.90 | 4007.41 | 4018.94 | 4028.38 | 4039.57 | 4051.45 | 4069.46 | 4085.46 | 4102.29 | 4117.83 | 4134.69 | 4153.25 | 4170.13 | 4190.71 | 4210.58 | 4229.81 | 4249.66 | 4269.76 | 4289.66 | 4309.74 | 4329.99 | 4350.25 | 4370.84 | 4391.87 | 4412.77 | 4433.77 | 4454.37 | 4475.80 |