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 | 355.00 | 348.00 | 328.00 | 358.00 | 375.00 | 365.04 | 348.25 | 342.52 | 336.39 | 339.30 | 341.80 | 344.24 | 346.68 | 349.19 | 351.83 | 354.56 | 357.31 | 360.06 | 362.95 | 365.87 | 368.83 | 371.77 | 374.74 | 377.75 | 380.79 | 383.85 | 386.91 | 389.98 | 393.07 | 396.17 | 399.28 | 402.40 | 405.53 | 408.66 | 411.79 |
| 5-9 | 419.00 | 406.00 | 429.00 | 445.00 | 432.00 | 418.92 | 432.31 | 441.26 | 455.74 | 461.30 | 458.89 | 456.66 | 456.32 | 458.17 | 462.11 | 465.83 | 469.53 | 473.22 | 477.00 | 480.83 | 484.72 | 488.60 | 492.51 | 496.46 | 500.46 | 504.48 | 508.51 | 512.55 | 516.62 | 520.70 | 524.79 | 528.91 | 533.03 | 537.16 | 541.29 |
| 10-14 | 517.00 | 513.00 | 526.00 | 535.00 | 533.00 | 528.79 | 536.61 | 542.45 | 532.69 | 533.17 | 537.54 | 545.86 | 553.49 | 560.27 | 565.19 | 568.15 | 570.84 | 574.23 | 578.24 | 582.98 | 587.70 | 592.41 | 597.15 | 601.94 | 606.79 | 611.66 | 616.55 | 621.46 | 626.39 | 631.35 | 636.33 | 641.33 | 646.35 | 651.37 | 656.39 |
| 15-19 | 500.00 | 491.00 | 519.00 | 546.00 | 566.00 | 590.05 | 567.26 | 538.70 | 538.75 | 536.11 | 538.35 | 542.62 | 546.93 | 547.94 | 550.95 | 555.35 | 561.23 | 566.74 | 571.93 | 576.46 | 580.56 | 584.72 | 589.14 | 593.74 | 598.54 | 603.35 | 608.17 | 613.01 | 617.88 | 622.77 | 627.68 | 632.60 | 637.55 | 642.50 | 647.45 |
| 20-24 | 519.00 | 512.00 | 506.00 | 543.00 | 606.00 | 589.05 | 588.01 | 598.23 | 600.90 | 603.54 | 607.83 | 608.40 | 608.71 | 612.98 | 616.85 | 622.02 | 627.02 | 631.98 | 636.62 | 641.59 | 646.85 | 652.26 | 657.63 | 663.03 | 668.32 | 673.59 | 678.90 | 684.25 | 689.66 | 695.10 | 700.55 | 706.03 | 711.52 | 717.01 | 722.49 |
| 25-29 | 520.00 | 499.00 | 500.00 | 574.00 | 631.00 | 609.18 | 585.80 | 568.75 | 568.03 | 566.43 | 569.36 | 572.80 | 577.68 | 582.20 | 586.79 | 591.43 | 595.89 | 600.31 | 605.33 | 610.15 | 615.24 | 620.16 | 625.08 | 630.01 | 635.10 | 640.24 | 645.35 | 650.47 | 655.60 | 660.75 | 665.93 | 671.12 | 676.32 | 681.52 | 686.71 |
| 30-34 | 548.00 | 516.00 | 533.00 | 494.00 | 521.00 | 539.36 | 562.56 | 559.92 | 562.44 | 562.07 | 558.66 | 559.55 | 561.07 | 564.74 | 568.54 | 573.03 | 577.48 | 582.04 | 586.80 | 591.57 | 596.39 | 601.17 | 605.96 | 610.84 | 615.76 | 620.72 | 625.67 | 630.64 | 635.62 | 640.63 | 645.66 | 650.71 | 655.77 | 660.83 | 665.89 |
| 35-39 | 515.00 | 535.00 | 585.00 | 649.00 | 649.00 | 627.88 | 623.50 | 647.82 | 638.68 | 649.70 | 660.50 | 670.77 | 674.17 | 679.43 | 683.35 | 686.92 | 691.84 | 696.65 | 702.12 | 707.63 | 713.34 | 719.05 | 724.82 | 730.66 | 736.55 | 742.48 | 748.41 | 754.36 | 760.35 | 766.36 | 772.39 | 778.44 | 784.51 | 790.59 | 796.67 |
| 40-44 | 502.00 | 508.00 | 518.00 | 549.00 | 590.00 | 626.70 | 632.30 | 637.22 | 652.79 | 646.89 | 643.52 | 648.17 | 661.27 | 662.46 | 670.38 | 677.75 | 684.91 | 689.63 | 695.30 | 700.46 | 705.53 | 711.06 | 716.53 | 722.25 | 728.01 | 733.85 | 739.73 | 745.63 | 751.56 | 757.52 | 763.50 | 769.50 | 775.53 | 781.56 | 787.60 |
| 45-49 | 650.00 | 613.00 | 585.00 | 564.00 | 589.00 | 584.59 | 615.01 | 634.24 | 653.05 | 673.85 | 693.81 | 699.25 | 703.97 | 713.76 | 715.34 | 717.88 | 723.74 | 733.08 | 737.44 | 744.59 | 751.46 | 758.24 | 764.05 | 770.24 | 776.26 | 782.25 | 788.47 | 794.66 | 800.97 | 807.30 | 813.68 | 820.08 | 826.51 | 832.96 | 839.41 |
| 50-54 | 629.00 | 654.00 | 599.00 | 629.00 | 602.00 | 626.44 | 623.28 | 643.35 | 659.40 | 684.01 | 689.82 | 705.69 | 718.31 | 730.25 | 743.39 | 756.44 | 762.76 | 768.30 | 776.43 | 781.18 | 786.07 | 792.78 | 800.91 | 806.76 | 813.86 | 820.85 | 827.82 | 834.30 | 840.97 | 847.56 | 854.15 | 860.87 | 867.59 | 874.37 | 881.15 |
| 55-59 | 562.00 | 596.00 | 649.00 | 649.00 | 653.00 | 650.58 | 680.18 | 673.16 | 692.46 | 697.70 | 721.04 | 721.50 | 736.57 | 746.50 | 762.19 | 768.04 | 779.76 | 790.31 | 799.52 | 809.15 | 819.21 | 825.97 | 832.52 | 840.32 | 846.32 | 852.34 | 859.37 | 867.15 | 873.74 | 880.99 | 888.18 | 895.40 | 902.38 | 909.48 | 916.52 |
| 60-64 | 487.00 | 486.00 | 512.00 | 523.00 | 527.00 | 556.40 | 584.25 | 621.53 | 630.06 | 633.07 | 634.48 | 651.57 | 650.42 | 663.10 | 668.58 | 683.79 | 687.61 | 697.62 | 705.38 | 715.77 | 721.76 | 730.37 | 738.13 | 745.39 | 753.03 | 760.83 | 766.99 | 772.99 | 779.64 | 785.47 | 791.36 | 797.66 | 804.37 | 810.55 | 817.03 |
| 65-69 | 459.00 | 447.00 | 434.00 | 414.00 | 421.00 | 443.76 | 466.19 | 467.78 | 481.33 | 488.07 | 500.54 | 513.02 | 530.71 | 535.48 | 538.54 | 541.80 | 551.62 | 553.82 | 561.70 | 566.29 | 574.77 | 578.36 | 584.72 | 590.46 | 597.39 | 602.28 | 608.30 | 613.95 | 619.53 | 625.26 | 631.05 | 636.09 | 641.02 | 646.28 | 651.18 |
| 70-74 | 418.00 | 431.00 | 424.00 | 439.00 | 433.00 | 415.16 | 393.29 | 383.22 | 371.22 | 386.50 | 398.43 | 415.32 | 419.68 | 429.77 | 431.69 | 438.30 | 447.31 | 459.24 | 464.38 | 467.73 | 471.11 | 477.59 | 479.80 | 485.31 | 489.34 | 495.59 | 498.86 | 504.11 | 508.60 | 513.97 | 518.00 | 522.84 | 527.56 | 532.06 | 536.64 |
| 75-79 | 299.00 | 287.00 | 315.00 | 328.00 | 348.00 | 371.45 | 379.59 | 368.42 | 373.46 | 365.48 | 350.20 | 334.94 | 326.01 | 315.85 | 327.52 | 337.66 | 350.31 | 353.47 | 360.37 | 362.43 | 368.14 | 374.92 | 383.92 | 387.78 | 390.50 | 393.33 | 398.45 | 400.74 | 405.36 | 408.73 | 413.53 | 416.25 | 420.43 | 424.17 | 428.52 |
| 80-84 | 185.00 | 190.00 | 197.00 | 192.00 | 213.00 | 221.39 | 229.62 | 258.61 | 269.81 | 275.60 | 287.37 | 291.47 | 285.98 | 290.92 | 285.70 | 274.88 | 263.91 | 259.24 | 254.58 | 263.23 | 269.75 | 277.81 | 280.31 | 285.31 | 287.26 | 291.23 | 296.07 | 302.26 | 305.18 | 307.45 | 309.75 | 313.55 | 315.37 | 318.70 | 321.24 |
| 85+ | 201.00 | 198.00 | 210.00 | 226.00 | 227.00 | 233.61 | 227.96 | 225.79 | 226.69 | 231.99 | 233.54 | 234.74 | 249.51 | 255.38 | 260.36 | 266.36 | 268.01 | 272.02 | 276.81 | 275.87 | 273.26 | 268.36 | 268.55 | 269.13 | 274.00 | 276.23 | 277.55 | 278.46 | 281.13 | 284.71 | 287.87 | 290.77 | 294.13 | 296.61 | 299.30 |
| Total | 8285.00 | 8230.00 | 8369.00 | 8657.00 | 8916.00 | 8998.35 | 9075.99 | 9152.99 | 9243.89 | 9334.78 | 9425.68 | 9516.58 | 9607.48 | 9698.38 | 9789.28 | 9880.18 | 9971.08 | 10061.98 | 10152.88 | 10243.78 | 10334.68 | 10425.58 | 10516.48 | 10607.38 | 10698.28 | 10789.17 | 10880.07 | 10970.97 | 11061.87 | 11152.77 | 11243.67 | 11334.57 | 11425.47 | 11516.37 | 11607.27 |