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 | 684.00 | 655.00 | 680.00 | 680.00 | 656.00 | 614.38 | 614.15 | 612.80 | 628.41 | 640.95 | 644.78 | 646.96 | 649.32 | 651.88 | 654.76 | 657.95 | 661.23 | 664.52 | 667.89 | 671.31 | 674.84 | 678.38 | 681.95 | 685.51 | 689.05 | 692.63 | 696.20 | 699.78 | 703.35 | 706.90 | 710.44 | 713.98 | 717.51 | 721.04 | 724.57 |
| 5-9 | 949.00 | 949.00 | 944.00 | 943.00 | 926.00 | 910.17 | 894.24 | 912.89 | 902.18 | 906.80 | 903.95 | 907.63 | 908.15 | 915.67 | 923.45 | 928.56 | 933.05 | 937.59 | 942.19 | 946.92 | 951.82 | 956.77 | 961.74 | 966.73 | 971.74 | 976.80 | 981.86 | 986.93 | 991.98 | 997.02 | 1002.03 | 1007.04 | 1012.03 | 1017.03 | 1022.04 |
| 10-14 | 1148.00 | 1170.00 | 1180.00 | 1216.00 | 1197.00 | 1211.23 | 1250.63 | 1255.02 | 1276.32 | 1286.30 | 1293.11 | 1292.85 | 1303.63 | 1303.26 | 1308.98 | 1312.54 | 1319.04 | 1324.26 | 1332.54 | 1340.86 | 1348.05 | 1354.97 | 1361.91 | 1368.91 | 1375.95 | 1383.09 | 1390.25 | 1397.41 | 1404.57 | 1411.72 | 1418.85 | 1425.97 | 1433.08 | 1440.19 | 1447.30 |
| 15-19 | 1033.00 | 1035.00 | 1082.00 | 1125.00 | 1179.00 | 1167.20 | 1126.78 | 1117.22 | 1117.48 | 1109.96 | 1123.53 | 1142.58 | 1147.39 | 1158.87 | 1163.79 | 1170.30 | 1174.34 | 1182.65 | 1186.40 | 1191.77 | 1196.55 | 1202.50 | 1208.37 | 1215.28 | 1222.09 | 1228.51 | 1234.83 | 1241.17 | 1247.53 | 1253.89 | 1260.26 | 1266.63 | 1272.99 | 1279.35 | 1285.71 |
| 20-24 | 759.00 | 745.00 | 740.00 | 827.00 | 828.00 | 858.87 | 835.55 | 809.28 | 787.00 | 777.90 | 769.49 | 764.46 | 766.74 | 769.32 | 771.05 | 777.54 | 785.26 | 788.63 | 793.66 | 796.76 | 801.47 | 805.32 | 810.02 | 813.51 | 817.36 | 821.47 | 825.80 | 830.07 | 834.41 | 838.70 | 842.92 | 847.13 | 851.35 | 855.57 | 859.80 |
| 25-29 | 664.00 | 640.00 | 606.00 | 660.00 | 630.00 | 641.82 | 647.83 | 653.14 | 660.59 | 666.37 | 667.67 | 668.47 | 668.53 | 668.87 | 670.69 | 672.68 | 675.12 | 678.47 | 681.94 | 685.37 | 689.25 | 693.29 | 696.82 | 700.52 | 704.00 | 707.68 | 711.28 | 714.99 | 718.59 | 722.20 | 725.81 | 729.42 | 733.01 | 736.62 | 740.23 |
| 30-34 | 765.00 | 754.00 | 734.00 | 732.00 | 722.00 | 700.74 | 700.83 | 741.87 | 752.82 | 753.48 | 758.52 | 762.35 | 766.37 | 771.31 | 775.72 | 779.45 | 783.19 | 786.72 | 790.35 | 794.17 | 798.12 | 802.15 | 806.31 | 810.53 | 814.73 | 818.99 | 823.29 | 827.51 | 831.73 | 835.90 | 840.08 | 844.24 | 848.41 | 852.58 | 856.76 |
| 35-39 | 886.00 | 898.00 | 935.00 | 943.00 | 935.00 | 931.98 | 991.11 | 998.88 | 1018.60 | 1016.22 | 1015.49 | 1018.16 | 1032.50 | 1041.31 | 1046.40 | 1052.46 | 1057.89 | 1063.19 | 1068.99 | 1074.71 | 1080.29 | 1085.89 | 1091.44 | 1097.03 | 1102.65 | 1108.33 | 1114.03 | 1119.76 | 1125.48 | 1131.19 | 1136.87 | 1142.54 | 1148.19 | 1153.85 | 1159.51 |
| 40-44 | 1029.00 | 1053.00 | 1053.00 | 1091.00 | 1130.00 | 1152.50 | 1110.43 | 1121.76 | 1126.54 | 1144.57 | 1161.74 | 1190.08 | 1198.61 | 1208.00 | 1209.68 | 1212.94 | 1218.32 | 1228.02 | 1235.67 | 1241.85 | 1248.51 | 1255.02 | 1261.47 | 1268.18 | 1274.84 | 1281.47 | 1288.10 | 1294.71 | 1301.33 | 1307.95 | 1314.55 | 1321.15 | 1327.76 | 1334.36 | 1340.96 |
| 45-49 | 1144.00 | 1109.00 | 1105.00 | 1109.00 | 1139.00 | 1138.07 | 1141.66 | 1114.12 | 1096.19 | 1096.61 | 1106.88 | 1095.61 | 1103.62 | 1109.57 | 1121.54 | 1130.06 | 1142.25 | 1148.64 | 1156.38 | 1160.92 | 1165.63 | 1171.23 | 1178.40 | 1184.90 | 1190.97 | 1197.23 | 1203.43 | 1209.59 | 1215.84 | 1222.06 | 1228.25 | 1234.42 | 1240.57 | 1246.74 | 1252.91 |
| 50-54 | 1122.00 | 1129.00 | 1140.00 | 1182.00 | 1224.00 | 1176.74 | 1149.76 | 1132.80 | 1121.59 | 1119.25 | 1123.11 | 1127.56 | 1120.67 | 1116.21 | 1118.95 | 1126.76 | 1126.54 | 1133.52 | 1139.13 | 1147.21 | 1154.38 | 1163.19 | 1169.60 | 1176.32 | 1181.70 | 1187.25 | 1193.20 | 1199.80 | 1206.13 | 1212.27 | 1218.44 | 1224.59 | 1230.71 | 1236.87 | 1243.03 |
| 55-59 | 1046.00 | 1045.00 | 1010.00 | 1058.00 | 1055.00 | 1090.65 | 1116.82 | 1129.88 | 1136.79 | 1138.23 | 1114.81 | 1105.04 | 1100.34 | 1098.43 | 1101.18 | 1106.41 | 1111.67 | 1112.18 | 1113.61 | 1117.86 | 1124.55 | 1128.02 | 1134.31 | 1140.10 | 1146.88 | 1153.36 | 1160.57 | 1166.77 | 1173.04 | 1178.70 | 1184.43 | 1190.33 | 1196.49 | 1202.54 | 1208.51 |
| 60-64 | 853.00 | 868.00 | 911.00 | 904.00 | 950.00 | 986.87 | 972.79 | 966.24 | 993.64 | 985.07 | 999.23 | 1014.25 | 1021.45 | 1026.91 | 1030.41 | 1022.92 | 1022.57 | 1023.39 | 1025.27 | 1029.04 | 1034.02 | 1039.20 | 1042.31 | 1045.79 | 1050.58 | 1056.46 | 1060.87 | 1066.58 | 1072.03 | 1077.83 | 1083.53 | 1089.56 | 1095.14 | 1100.73 | 1106.07 |
| 65-69 | 821.00 | 794.00 | 801.00 | 811.00 | 882.00 | 873.81 | 903.43 | 951.63 | 946.75 | 964.17 | 991.10 | 987.93 | 986.53 | 1003.11 | 998.85 | 1007.68 | 1017.46 | 1023.60 | 1029.05 | 1034.10 | 1032.75 | 1035.20 | 1037.83 | 1040.81 | 1044.86 | 1049.98 | 1055.48 | 1059.72 | 1064.14 | 1069.22 | 1074.86 | 1079.70 | 1085.36 | 1090.83 | 1096.37 |
| 70-74 | 825.00 | 858.00 | 819.00 | 841.00 | 803.00 | 800.95 | 820.40 | 815.50 | 842.88 | 885.03 | 882.50 | 900.64 | 929.18 | 928.73 | 941.16 | 957.58 | 956.97 | 958.31 | 969.31 | 969.17 | 976.54 | 983.84 | 989.59 | 994.89 | 1000.01 | 1001.50 | 1004.74 | 1008.47 | 1012.42 | 1016.96 | 1021.96 | 1027.21 | 1031.76 | 1036.41 | 1041.42 |
| 75-79 | 538.00 | 589.00 | 648.00 | 667.00 | 721.00 | 754.87 | 745.22 | 717.08 | 726.02 | 707.20 | 712.60 | 722.59 | 723.87 | 740.97 | 761.04 | 759.15 | 770.39 | 786.00 | 786.74 | 795.54 | 804.88 | 806.85 | 809.69 | 816.33 | 818.33 | 823.56 | 828.42 | 832.52 | 836.80 | 840.88 | 843.34 | 846.92 | 850.51 | 854.23 | 858.12 |
| 80-84 | 313.00 | 333.00 | 358.00 | 387.00 | 423.00 | 455.41 | 464.64 | 500.05 | 489.60 | 505.95 | 514.22 | 512.24 | 500.91 | 502.78 | 498.05 | 502.36 | 507.76 | 508.51 | 515.79 | 525.09 | 526.20 | 531.75 | 538.84 | 540.74 | 545.54 | 550.17 | 551.91 | 554.24 | 557.80 | 559.75 | 563.17 | 566.12 | 569.09 | 572.00 | 574.81 |
| 85+ | 272.00 | 275.00 | 278.00 | 300.00 | 334.00 | 346.59 | 364.93 | 383.06 | 400.16 | 409.89 | 421.58 | 435.30 | 457.26 | 460.25 | 470.11 | 478.87 | 483.51 | 488.74 | 492.38 | 495.03 | 500.21 | 504.83 | 508.22 | 513.10 | 518.25 | 521.42 | 526.02 | 530.63 | 533.84 | 538.28 | 541.96 | 545.17 | 548.55 | 551.93 | 555.13 |
| Total | 14851.00 | 14899.00 | 15024.00 | 15476.00 | 15734.00 | 15812.85 | 15851.21 | 15933.21 | 16023.58 | 16113.95 | 16204.33 | 16294.70 | 16385.07 | 16475.44 | 16565.81 | 16656.19 | 16746.56 | 16836.93 | 16927.30 | 17017.67 | 17108.05 | 17198.42 | 17288.79 | 17379.16 | 17469.54 | 17559.91 | 17650.28 | 17740.65 | 17831.02 | 17921.40 | 18011.77 | 18102.14 | 18192.51 | 18282.89 | 18373.26 |