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.
| Small Area | 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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| Advancetown - Neranwood | 29626.99 | 29580.42 | 29880.33 | 30275.42 | 30759.72 | 30967.60 | 31235.01 | 31444.20 | 31656.60 | 31869.00 | 32081.40 | 32293.80 | 32506.20 | 32718.60 | 32931.00 | 33143.40 | 33355.80 | 33568.21 | 33780.61 | 33993.01 | 34205.41 | 34417.81 | 34630.21 | 34842.61 | 35055.01 | 35267.41 | 35479.81 | 35692.21 | 35904.61 | 36117.01 | 36329.41 | 36541.81 | 36754.21 | 36966.62 | 37179.02 |
| Alberton (Qld) - Norwell | 27499.71 | 28551.54 | 29520.50 | 30443.31 | 31226.03 | 31472.52 | 31801.32 | 32103.21 | 32406.68 | 32710.15 | 33013.62 | 33317.09 | 33620.56 | 33924.03 | 34227.50 | 34530.97 | 34834.44 | 35137.91 | 35441.38 | 35744.85 | 36048.32 | 36351.79 | 36655.26 | 36958.73 | 37262.20 | 37565.67 | 37869.14 | 38172.61 | 38476.08 | 38779.55 | 39083.02 | 39386.49 | 39689.96 | 39993.43 | 40296.90 |
| Benowa - Bundall | 14851.00 | 14899.00 | 15024.00 | 15476.00 | 15734.00 | 15812.85 | 15851.22 | 15927.63 | 16009.06 | 16090.49 | 16171.92 | 16253.35 | 16334.78 | 16416.20 | 16497.63 | 16579.06 | 16660.49 | 16741.92 | 16823.35 | 16904.78 | 16986.20 | 17067.63 | 17149.06 | 17230.49 | 17311.92 | 17393.35 | 17474.78 | 17556.21 | 17637.63 | 17719.06 | 17800.49 | 17881.92 | 17963.35 | 18044.78 | 18126.21 |
| Biggera Waters - Arundel | 21065.00 | 21344.00 | 21821.00 | 22352.00 | 22750.00 | 22775.81 | 23478.19 | 23517.28 | 23587.12 | 23656.96 | 23726.81 | 23796.65 | 23866.49 | 23936.34 | 24006.18 | 24076.02 | 24145.87 | 24215.71 | 24285.55 | 24355.40 | 24425.24 | 24495.08 | 24564.93 | 24634.77 | 24704.61 | 24774.46 | 24844.30 | 24914.14 | 24983.99 | 25053.83 | 25123.67 | 25193.52 | 25263.36 | 25333.20 | 25403.05 |
| Broadbeach Waters | 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 |
| Burleigh Heads | 10800.00 | 10673.00 | 10729.00 | 11067.00 | 11333.00 | 11482.88 | 11624.83 | 11817.87 | 12019.17 | 12220.47 | 12421.77 | 12623.08 | 12824.38 | 13025.68 | 13226.99 | 13428.29 | 13629.59 | 13830.90 | 14032.20 | 14233.50 | 14434.81 | 14636.11 | 14837.41 | 15038.71 | 15240.02 | 15441.32 | 15642.62 | 15843.93 | 16045.23 | 16246.53 | 16447.84 | 16649.14 | 16850.44 | 17051.75 | 17253.05 |
| Burleigh Waters - Miami | 22387.64 | 22282.33 | 22512.03 | 23079.23 | 23585.00 | 23700.43 | 24039.89 | 24150.77 | 24321.49 | 24492.20 | 24662.92 | 24833.63 | 25004.35 | 25175.06 | 25345.78 | 25516.49 | 25687.21 | 25857.92 | 26028.64 | 26199.35 | 26370.07 | 26540.78 | 26711.50 | 26882.21 | 27052.93 | 27223.64 | 27394.36 | 27565.07 | 27735.79 | 27906.50 | 28077.22 | 28247.93 | 28418.65 | 28589.36 | 28760.08 |
| Carrara - Merrimac | 24910.51 | 25011.72 | 25178.66 | 25649.35 | 26053.11 | 26086.06 | 26132.81 | 26175.83 | 26323.62 | 26471.40 | 26619.19 | 26766.98 | 26914.76 | 27062.55 | 27210.34 | 27358.12 | 27505.91 | 27653.69 | 27801.48 | 27949.27 | 28097.05 | 28244.84 | 28392.63 | 28540.41 | 28688.20 | 28835.98 | 28983.77 | 29131.56 | 29279.34 | 29427.13 | 29574.92 | 29722.70 | 29870.49 | 30018.27 | 30166.06 |
| Coomera - Hope Island | 33729.00 | 35344.00 | 37534.00 | 39473.00 | 41219.00 | 42361.88 | 43247.09 | 43927.75 | 44803.51 | 45679.27 | 46555.03 | 47430.79 | 48306.55 | 49182.31 | 50058.08 | 50933.84 | 51809.60 | 52685.36 | 53561.12 | 54436.88 | 55312.64 | 56188.40 | 57064.16 | 57939.92 | 58815.68 | 59691.44 | 60567.20 | 61442.96 | 62318.72 | 63194.48 | 64070.24 | 64946.00 | 65821.77 | 66697.53 | 67573.29 |
| Currumbin Waters - Currumbin | 13164.00 | 13189.00 | 13219.00 | 13456.00 | 13665.00 | 13721.37 | 13770.65 | 13815.39 | 13866.21 | 13917.02 | 13967.84 | 14018.66 | 14069.48 | 14120.29 | 14171.11 | 14221.93 | 14272.75 | 14323.57 | 14374.38 | 14425.20 | 14476.02 | 14526.84 | 14577.65 | 14628.47 | 14679.29 | 14730.11 | 14780.92 | 14831.74 | 14882.56 | 14933.38 | 14984.19 | 15035.01 | 15085.83 | 15136.65 | 15187.47 |
| Helensvale | 18962.00 | 19272.00 | 19729.00 | 20367.00 | 20815.00 | 21030.52 | 21177.20 | 21411.50 | 21645.80 | 21880.09 | 22114.39 | 22348.69 | 22582.99 | 22817.29 | 23051.59 | 23285.89 | 23520.19 | 23754.48 | 23988.78 | 24223.08 | 24457.38 | 24691.68 | 24925.98 | 25160.28 | 25394.58 | 25628.88 | 25863.17 | 26097.47 | 26331.77 | 26566.07 | 26800.37 | 27034.67 | 27268.97 | 27503.27 | 27737.56 |
| Highland Park - Worongary | 12636.75 | 12702.50 | 12781.50 | 13037.50 | 13178.50 | 13325.60 | 13668.87 | 13891.11 | 14113.35 | 14335.59 | 14557.83 | 14780.07 | 15002.31 | 15224.55 | 15446.79 | 15669.03 | 15891.27 | 16113.51 | 16335.75 | 16557.99 | 16780.22 | 17002.46 | 17224.70 | 17446.94 | 17669.18 | 17891.42 | 18113.66 | 18335.90 | 18558.14 | 18780.38 | 19002.62 | 19224.86 | 19447.10 | 19669.34 | 19891.58 |
| Labrador | 19131.00 | 18911.00 | 18981.00 | 19368.00 | 19529.00 | 19566.79 | 19597.12 | 19782.23 | 19970.34 | 20158.45 | 20346.56 | 20534.67 | 20722.78 | 20910.89 | 21099.00 | 21287.11 | 21475.22 | 21663.33 | 21851.44 | 22039.55 | 22227.66 | 22415.77 | 22603.88 | 22791.99 | 22980.10 | 23168.21 | 23356.32 | 23544.43 | 23732.54 | 23920.64 | 24108.75 | 24296.86 | 24484.97 | 24673.08 | 24861.19 |
| Main Beach | 4042.00 | 4021.00 | 4087.00 | 4165.00 | 4225.00 | 4475.69 | 4511.96 | 4511.96 | 4539.97 | 4567.98 | 4595.99 | 4623.99 | 4652.00 | 4680.01 | 4708.02 | 4736.03 | 4764.04 | 4792.04 | 4820.05 | 4848.06 | 4876.07 | 4904.08 | 4932.09 | 4960.09 | 4988.10 | 5016.11 | 5044.12 | 5072.13 | 5100.14 | 5128.15 | 5156.15 | 5184.16 | 5212.17 | 5240.18 | 5268.19 |
| Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach | 14092.54 | 14390.92 | 14979.54 | 15484.08 | 16042.23 | 16701.18 | 17001.56 | 17146.48 | 17555.03 | 17963.58 | 18372.13 | 18780.68 | 19189.23 | 19597.78 | 20006.33 | 20414.88 | 20823.43 | 21231.98 | 21640.53 | 22049.08 | 22457.63 | 22866.18 | 23274.74 | 23683.29 | 24091.84 | 24500.39 | 24908.94 | 25317.49 | 25726.04 | 26134.59 | 26543.14 | 26951.69 | 27360.24 | 27768.79 | 28177.34 |
| Mermaid Waters | 13110.46 | 13226.08 | 13468.46 | 13857.92 | 14179.77 | 14251.95 | 14323.60 | 14427.62 | 16040.76 | 17653.90 | 19267.04 | 20880.18 | 22493.32 | 24106.46 | 25719.60 | 27332.74 | 28945.88 | 30559.02 | 32172.16 | 33785.30 | 35398.44 | 37011.58 | 38624.72 | 40237.86 | 41851.00 | 43464.14 | 45077.28 | 46690.42 | 48303.56 | 49916.70 | 51529.84 | 53142.98 | 54756.12 | 56369.26 | 57982.40 |
| Molendinar - Gaven | 29996.47 | 29671.84 | 29774.51 | 30143.05 | 30395.42 | 30756.55 | 30823.55 | 30893.48 | 31014.74 | 31136.01 | 31257.27 | 31378.54 | 31499.80 | 31621.07 | 31742.33 | 31863.60 | 31984.86 | 32106.12 | 32227.39 | 32348.65 | 32469.92 | 32591.18 | 32712.45 | 32833.71 | 32954.98 | 33076.24 | 33197.51 | 33318.77 | 33440.04 | 33561.30 | 33682.56 | 33803.83 | 33925.09 | 34046.36 | 34167.62 |
| Mudgeeraba - Reedy Creek (Qld) | 26953.98 | 27306.26 | 27574.49 | 28001.16 | 28494.58 | 28639.82 | 28749.87 | 28815.13 | 28880.39 | 28945.65 | 29010.90 | 29076.16 | 29141.42 | 29206.68 | 29271.93 | 29337.19 | 29402.45 | 29467.71 | 29532.96 | 29598.22 | 29663.48 | 29728.73 | 29793.99 | 29859.25 | 29924.51 | 29989.76 | 30055.02 | 30120.28 | 30185.54 | 30250.79 | 30316.05 | 30381.31 | 30446.57 | 30511.82 | 30577.08 |
| Nerang | 17411.54 | 17343.66 | 17428.08 | 17659.42 | 17832.46 | 17969.28 | 18076.78 | 18296.19 | 18487.57 | 18678.95 | 18870.33 | 19061.71 | 19253.09 | 19444.47 | 19635.85 | 19827.23 | 20018.61 | 20209.99 | 20401.37 | 20592.75 | 20784.13 | 20975.51 | 21166.89 | 21358.27 | 21549.65 | 21741.03 | 21932.41 | 22123.79 | 22315.17 | 22506.55 | 22697.93 | 22889.31 | 23080.69 | 23272.07 | 23463.45 |
| Pacific Pines - Oxenford | 29871.05 | 29513.06 | 29734.93 | 30311.79 | 30773.18 | 30865.62 | 30936.26 | 30980.65 | 31036.78 | 31092.91 | 31149.04 | 31205.17 | 31261.30 | 31317.43 | 31373.56 | 31429.69 | 31485.82 | 31541.95 | 31598.07 | 31654.20 | 31710.33 | 31766.46 | 31822.59 | 31878.72 | 31934.85 | 31990.98 | 32047.11 | 32103.24 | 32159.37 | 32215.50 | 32271.63 | 32327.76 | 32383.88 | 32440.01 | 32496.14 |
| Palm Beach (Qld) | 16340.00 | 16607.00 | 16862.00 | 17471.00 | 18151.00 | 18346.88 | 18691.66 | 19078.81 | 19672.09 | 20265.36 | 20858.64 | 21451.92 | 22045.20 | 22638.48 | 23231.76 | 23825.03 | 24418.31 | 25011.59 | 25604.87 | 26198.15 | 26791.42 | 27384.70 | 27977.98 | 28571.26 | 29164.54 | 29757.82 | 30351.09 | 30944.37 | 31537.65 | 32130.93 | 32724.21 | 33317.48 | 33910.76 | 34504.04 | 35097.32 |
| Paradise Point - Hollywell | 10048.00 | 10088.00 | 10229.00 | 10432.00 | 10659.00 | 10720.81 | 10787.97 | 10839.66 | 10949.65 | 11059.64 | 11169.63 | 11279.63 | 11389.62 | 11499.61 | 11609.60 | 11719.60 | 11829.59 | 11939.58 | 12049.58 | 12159.57 | 12269.56 | 12379.55 | 12489.55 | 12599.54 | 12709.53 | 12819.52 | 12929.52 | 13039.51 | 13149.50 | 13259.49 | 13369.49 | 13479.48 | 13589.47 | 13699.46 | 13809.46 |
| Pimpama - Ormeau | 38204.12 | 41186.24 | 44141.01 | 46574.24 | 48470.83 | 48971.54 | 49606.51 | 50467.54 | 51062.53 | 51657.52 | 52252.51 | 52847.50 | 53442.49 | 54037.48 | 54632.47 | 55227.46 | 55822.45 | 56417.44 | 57012.43 | 57607.42 | 58202.41 | 58797.40 | 59392.39 | 59987.39 | 60582.38 | 61177.37 | 61772.36 | 62367.35 | 62962.34 | 63557.33 | 64152.32 | 64747.31 | 65342.30 | 65937.29 | 66532.28 |
| Robina | 25753.00 | 25996.00 | 26379.00 | 27083.00 | 27708.00 | 28150.41 | 28467.08 | 28475.77 | 28522.01 | 28568.25 | 28614.49 | 28660.73 | 28706.97 | 28753.21 | 28799.45 | 28845.69 | 28891.94 | 28938.18 | 28984.42 | 29030.66 | 29076.90 | 29123.14 | 29169.38 | 29215.62 | 29261.86 | 29308.10 | 29354.35 | 29400.59 | 29446.83 | 29493.07 | 29539.31 | 29585.55 | 29631.79 | 29678.03 | 29724.27 |
| Runaway Bay - Coombabah | 19845.00 | 19737.00 | 19841.00 | 20161.00 | 20426.00 | 20487.31 | 20541.44 | 20603.52 | 20662.50 | 20721.47 | 20780.45 | 20839.42 | 20898.40 | 20957.37 | 21016.34 | 21075.32 | 21134.29 | 21193.27 | 21252.24 | 21311.22 | 21370.19 | 21429.17 | 21488.14 | 21547.11 | 21606.09 | 21665.06 | 21724.04 | 21783.01 | 21841.99 | 21900.96 | 21959.93 | 22018.91 | 22077.88 | 22136.86 | 22195.83 |
| Southport (Qld) | 36868.00 | 37377.00 | 38075.00 | 39329.00 | 39978.00 | 40050.75 | 40254.28 | 40670.71 | 41277.63 | 41884.55 | 42491.48 | 43098.40 | 43705.33 | 44312.25 | 44919.18 | 45526.10 | 46133.03 | 46739.95 | 47346.88 | 47953.80 | 48560.73 | 49167.65 | 49774.58 | 50381.50 | 50988.43 | 51595.35 | 52202.28 | 52809.20 | 53416.13 | 54023.05 | 54629.98 | 55236.90 | 55843.83 | 56450.75 | 57057.67 |
| Surfers Paradise | 26505.00 | 26797.00 | 28078.00 | 29847.00 | 31214.00 | 31446.26 | 33234.38 | 33466.13 | 33673.74 | 33881.35 | 34088.95 | 34296.56 | 34504.17 | 34711.78 | 34919.39 | 35126.99 | 35334.60 | 35542.21 | 35749.82 | 35957.43 | 36165.03 | 36372.64 | 36580.25 | 36787.86 | 36995.46 | 37203.07 | 37410.68 | 37618.29 | 37825.90 | 38033.50 | 38241.11 | 38448.72 | 38656.33 | 38863.94 | 39071.54 |
| Tugun - Bilinga | 15674.00 | 15682.00 | 15942.00 | 16363.00 | 16785.00 | 17023.32 | 17195.11 | 17287.73 | 17506.75 | 17725.78 | 17944.80 | 18163.83 | 18382.85 | 18601.87 | 18820.90 | 19039.92 | 19258.95 | 19477.97 | 19696.99 | 19916.02 | 20135.04 | 20354.07 | 20573.09 | 20792.11 | 21011.14 | 21230.16 | 21449.18 | 21668.21 | 21887.23 | 22106.26 | 22325.28 | 22544.30 | 22763.33 | 22982.35 | 23201.38 |
| Upper Coomera | 27523.87 | 27679.76 | 28073.99 | 28765.76 | 29139.17 | 29313.13 | 29382.47 | 29760.65 | 30138.82 | 30517.00 | 30895.18 | 31273.35 | 31651.53 | 32029.71 | 32407.88 | 32786.06 | 33164.24 | 33542.41 | 33920.59 | 34298.77 | 34676.95 | 35055.12 | 35433.30 | 35811.48 | 36189.65 | 36567.83 | 36946.01 | 37324.18 | 37702.36 | 38080.54 | 38458.71 | 38836.89 | 39215.07 | 39593.25 | 39971.42 |
| Varsity Lakes | 16865.36 | 16775.67 | 17013.97 | 17532.77 | 17916.00 | 17929.31 | 17935.11 | 18479.38 | 19023.65 | 19567.93 | 20112.20 | 20656.47 | 21200.74 | 21745.02 | 22289.29 | 22833.56 | 23377.83 | 23922.11 | 24466.38 | 25010.65 | 25554.92 | 26099.20 | 26643.47 | 27187.74 | 27732.01 | 28276.29 | 28820.56 | 29364.83 | 29909.10 | 30453.38 | 30997.65 | 31541.92 | 32086.19 | 32630.47 | 33174.74 |
| Total | 626152.99 | 633389.00 | 646961.00 | 665882.00 | 681153.00 | 687402.47 | 695219.78 | 701319.17 | 710011.45 | 718703.70 | 727395.99 | 736088.28 | 744780.57 | 753472.85 | 762165.15 | 770857.42 | 779549.74 | 788242.01 | 796934.29 | 805626.59 | 814318.85 | 823011.13 | 831703.45 | 840395.71 | 849088.02 | 857780.28 | 866472.58 | 875164.86 | 883857.16 | 892549.42 | 901241.70 | 909933.98 | 918626.28 | 927318.58 | 936010.86 |