Out-migration is the number of people who move out of the area each year. It covers moves abroad and moves to other parts of the country. This page shows total out-migration over time and a breakdown by age and sex.
Estimated figures come from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
In projected years, out-migration rates are applied first. Migration balancing then adjusts the result so all parts stay in line.
Out-migration is one of the four parts of how the population changes. Along with deaths, it takes people away from the area. The gap between in-migration and out-migration 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 | 93.79 | 86.78 | 63.44 | 77.19 | 65.19 | 120.26 | 117.07 | 117.68 | 119.33 | 120.18 | 121.02 | 121.86 | 122.67 | 123.53 | 124.44 | 125.41 | 126.38 | 127.36 | 128.38 | 129.42 | 130.46 | 131.51 | 132.56 | 133.63 | 134.71 | 135.79 | 136.88 | 137.97 | 139.06 | 140.16 | 141.26 | 142.37 | 143.48 | 144.59 |
| 5-9 | 91.23 | 54.43 | 45.22 | 44.80 | 37.85 | 77.27 | 77.47 | 81.56 | 79.39 | 79.26 | 77.62 | 77.17 | 77.25 | 77.87 | 78.49 | 79.12 | 79.76 | 80.38 | 81.03 | 81.68 | 82.35 | 83.01 | 83.67 | 84.34 | 85.03 | 85.71 | 86.39 | 87.08 | 87.77 | 88.47 | 89.16 | 89.86 | 90.56 | 91.26 |
| 10-14 | 104.45 | 78.48 | 59.45 | 65.04 | 54.82 | 110.03 | 110.38 | 107.45 | 107.17 | 108.25 | 109.75 | 111.31 | 113.36 | 114.33 | 115.01 | 115.39 | 115.98 | 116.76 | 117.73 | 118.68 | 119.64 | 120.61 | 121.57 | 122.55 | 123.54 | 124.54 | 125.53 | 126.53 | 127.54 | 128.55 | 129.57 | 130.59 | 131.61 | 132.64 |
| 15-19 | 120.53 | 94.44 | 74.75 | 88.09 | 79.26 | 151.10 | 143.04 | 140.94 | 138.78 | 138.42 | 140.38 | 141.18 | 141.15 | 142.03 | 143.41 | 144.48 | 145.77 | 147.44 | 148.63 | 149.84 | 150.80 | 151.87 | 153.03 | 154.28 | 155.52 | 156.78 | 158.03 | 159.29 | 160.56 | 161.83 | 163.11 | 164.40 | 165.68 | 166.98 |
| 20-24 | 187.56 | 139.24 | 102.95 | 119.67 | 108.96 | 210.27 | 213.44 | 215.25 | 217.26 | 218.25 | 217.22 | 216.93 | 218.15 | 219.22 | 220.95 | 222.74 | 224.46 | 225.96 | 227.73 | 229.69 | 231.66 | 233.56 | 235.50 | 237.36 | 239.25 | 241.13 | 243.03 | 244.96 | 246.90 | 248.85 | 250.81 | 252.77 | 254.74 | 256.71 |
| 25-29 | 249.25 | 172.73 | 128.83 | 157.85 | 144.96 | 275.95 | 264.30 | 259.89 | 258.04 | 258.34 | 260.02 | 262.45 | 264.64 | 266.54 | 268.52 | 270.45 | 272.40 | 274.60 | 276.83 | 279.13 | 281.44 | 283.66 | 285.87 | 288.15 | 290.52 | 292.88 | 295.22 | 297.56 | 299.91 | 302.27 | 304.64 | 307.02 | 309.41 | 311.79 |
| 30-34 | 157.76 | 115.91 | 81.47 | 93.36 | 85.24 | 173.58 | 174.04 | 173.69 | 171.47 | 170.34 | 169.89 | 170.21 | 171.19 | 172.21 | 173.54 | 174.90 | 176.32 | 177.73 | 179.18 | 180.63 | 182.10 | 183.56 | 185.03 | 186.52 | 188.03 | 189.55 | 191.06 | 192.58 | 194.10 | 195.64 | 197.18 | 198.72 | 200.27 | 201.81 |
| 35-39 | 123.02 | 97.20 | 78.29 | 89.98 | 75.81 | 143.79 | 148.55 | 143.97 | 145.16 | 147.49 | 150.27 | 150.67 | 151.80 | 152.62 | 153.36 | 154.37 | 155.42 | 156.61 | 157.82 | 159.10 | 160.39 | 161.68 | 162.98 | 164.30 | 165.63 | 166.96 | 168.30 | 169.64 | 170.98 | 172.34 | 173.70 | 175.06 | 176.42 | 177.79 |
| 40-44 | 93.59 | 69.47 | 53.65 | 66.79 | 61.84 | 119.28 | 118.12 | 122.05 | 120.85 | 119.29 | 119.75 | 122.79 | 122.93 | 124.35 | 125.88 | 127.21 | 128.05 | 129.03 | 129.97 | 130.90 | 131.93 | 132.95 | 134.01 | 135.08 | 136.17 | 137.27 | 138.37 | 139.47 | 140.58 | 141.70 | 142.82 | 143.95 | 145.07 | 146.20 |
| 45-49 | 108.08 | 71.76 | 54.61 | 57.44 | 48.48 | 95.83 | 99.09 | 102.77 | 107.76 | 111.25 | 111.40 | 111.51 | 113.18 | 113.75 | 113.63 | 114.63 | 116.04 | 116.88 | 117.89 | 119.06 | 120.14 | 121.03 | 122.01 | 122.95 | 123.91 | 124.90 | 125.88 | 126.89 | 127.89 | 128.91 | 129.93 | 130.96 | 131.99 | 133.02 |
| 50-54 | 91.28 | 68.27 | 47.80 | 51.10 | 45.78 | 85.76 | 90.03 | 91.38 | 95.77 | 97.27 | 99.22 | 100.62 | 102.26 | 104.03 | 106.30 | 106.91 | 107.52 | 108.78 | 109.38 | 109.96 | 110.78 | 111.99 | 112.74 | 113.75 | 114.69 | 115.69 | 116.59 | 117.53 | 118.46 | 119.38 | 120.33 | 121.27 | 122.22 | 123.18 |
| 55-59 | 65.33 | 50.82 | 44.12 | 42.39 | 34.68 | 70.74 | 70.91 | 72.44 | 72.66 | 75.03 | 75.41 | 76.83 | 78.06 | 79.90 | 80.54 | 81.85 | 82.96 | 84.12 | 85.33 | 86.44 | 87.09 | 87.66 | 88.48 | 89.17 | 89.85 | 90.56 | 91.41 | 92.13 | 92.91 | 93.68 | 94.44 | 95.18 | 95.93 | 96.68 |
| 60-64 | 73.90 | 53.36 | 42.62 | 47.41 | 40.00 | 82.32 | 88.91 | 90.78 | 91.44 | 92.26 | 94.99 | 94.61 | 96.16 | 96.89 | 98.79 | 99.48 | 101.22 | 102.57 | 104.03 | 104.82 | 106.19 | 107.50 | 108.65 | 109.80 | 110.91 | 111.84 | 112.76 | 113.73 | 114.57 | 115.45 | 116.39 | 117.37 | 118.28 | 119.24 |
| 65-69 | 62.45 | 46.12 | 32.88 | 43.66 | 32.53 | 67.10 | 67.42 | 69.70 | 71.43 | 73.73 | 75.99 | 79.14 | 79.64 | 80.34 | 80.33 | 82.10 | 82.08 | 83.54 | 84.11 | 85.59 | 86.15 | 87.21 | 88.13 | 89.09 | 89.87 | 90.76 | 91.60 | 92.43 | 93.29 | 94.14 | 94.88 | 95.63 | 96.41 | 97.13 |
| 70-74 | 29.65 | 28.42 | 17.54 | 23.35 | 15.18 | 24.80 | 23.70 | 24.40 | 27.33 | 27.61 | 27.79 | 27.54 | 28.25 | 28.97 | 29.59 | 29.73 | 30.49 | 30.73 | 30.94 | 31.19 | 31.89 | 32.04 | 32.41 | 32.48 | 32.87 | 33.12 | 33.54 | 33.85 | 34.18 | 34.46 | 34.77 | 35.09 | 35.44 | 35.75 |
| 75-79 | 19.83 | 17.09 | 15.86 | 16.20 | 9.79 | 20.34 | 19.38 | 19.06 | 18.41 | 17.90 | 17.35 | 17.06 | 16.55 | 17.34 | 17.98 | 18.80 | 19.09 | 19.53 | 19.67 | 20.08 | 20.48 | 21.07 | 21.31 | 21.41 | 21.51 | 21.77 | 21.86 | 22.14 | 22.37 | 22.66 | 22.81 | 23.04 | 23.24 | 23.48 |
| 80-84 | 20.33 | 23.30 | 14.55 | 12.90 | 8.91 | 17.34 | 20.33 | 21.84 | 21.63 | 22.20 | 23.06 | 22.23 | 22.37 | 22.10 | 21.52 | 20.53 | 19.93 | 19.72 | 20.85 | 21.28 | 21.61 | 21.55 | 22.27 | 22.56 | 22.90 | 23.12 | 23.55 | 23.86 | 23.99 | 24.13 | 24.54 | 24.68 | 24.92 | 25.10 |
| 85+ | 27.53 | 14.99 | 12.04 | 13.60 | 11.73 | 23.05 | 22.48 | 22.56 | 23.18 | 23.39 | 23.49 | 25.12 | 25.77 | 26.35 | 27.06 | 27.37 | 27.73 | 28.07 | 27.91 | 27.75 | 27.27 | 27.33 | 27.40 | 28.01 | 28.32 | 28.51 | 28.65 | 28.97 | 29.40 | 29.80 | 30.14 | 30.55 | 30.83 | 31.13 |
| Total | 1719.57 | 1282.80 | 970.06 | 1110.82 | 961.00 | 1868.80 | 1868.67 | 1877.41 | 1887.04 | 1900.46 | 1914.64 | 1929.21 | 1945.38 | 1962.36 | 1979.34 | 1995.47 | 2011.60 | 2029.82 | 2047.43 | 2065.23 | 2082.36 | 2099.79 | 2117.65 | 2135.44 | 2153.22 | 2170.87 | 2188.67 | 2206.61 | 2224.48 | 2242.41 | 2260.48 | 2278.49 | 2296.51 | 2314.48 |