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 | 2697.90 | 2441.44 | 2007.31 | 2011.91 | 2353.69 | 3010.69 | 2874.28 | 3208.40 | 3065.78 | 3103.59 | 3141.25 | 3185.53 | 3229.45 | 3281.31 | 3323.10 | 3369.22 | 3409.14 | 3453.58 | 3501.88 | 3546.57 | 3591.11 | 3637.45 | 3683.13 | 3727.02 | 3773.19 | 3817.80 | 3862.96 | 3908.69 | 3954.12 | 3999.45 | 4044.70 | 4090.01 | 4134.96 | 4180.16 |
| 5-9 | 2508.54 | 2419.07 | 2053.63 | 1968.31 | 2195.88 | 2788.86 | 2694.20 | 3033.69 | 2869.86 | 2905.96 | 2942.06 | 2983.92 | 3025.29 | 3073.93 | 3113.67 | 3157.18 | 3195.38 | 3237.44 | 3282.92 | 3325.28 | 3367.55 | 3411.36 | 3454.63 | 3496.29 | 3539.95 | 3582.23 | 3625.02 | 3668.33 | 3711.37 | 3754.32 | 3797.21 | 3840.13 | 3882.74 | 3925.58 |
| 10-14 | 1840.66 | 1807.12 | 1663.74 | 1690.86 | 1654.56 | 2030.68 | 2005.66 | 2286.19 | 2127.99 | 2154.48 | 2181.54 | 2212.33 | 2242.87 | 2278.84 | 2308.22 | 2340.39 | 2369.01 | 2400.30 | 2434.10 | 2465.77 | 2497.37 | 2530.00 | 2562.28 | 2593.38 | 2625.82 | 2657.41 | 2689.27 | 2721.54 | 2753.60 | 2785.64 | 2817.66 | 2849.65 | 2881.47 | 2913.44 |
| 15-19 | 1387.55 | 1565.23 | 1612.61 | 1709.55 | 1205.00 | 1540.88 | 1479.54 | 1655.71 | 1573.09 | 1592.09 | 1611.10 | 1632.81 | 1654.19 | 1679.73 | 1700.69 | 1723.35 | 1743.55 | 1765.55 | 1789.36 | 1811.67 | 1833.91 | 1856.88 | 1879.66 | 1901.62 | 1924.51 | 1946.80 | 1969.27 | 1992.07 | 2014.71 | 2037.33 | 2059.94 | 2082.55 | 2105.04 | 2127.64 |
| 20-24 | 2135.35 | 2634.98 | 2681.37 | 2706.75 | 1846.71 | 2368.37 | 2276.75 | 2550.40 | 2423.19 | 2453.14 | 2482.70 | 2517.19 | 2550.76 | 2590.42 | 2622.98 | 2658.36 | 2689.65 | 2723.99 | 2761.06 | 2795.46 | 2829.87 | 2865.48 | 2900.80 | 2934.80 | 2970.43 | 3005.04 | 3039.92 | 3075.20 | 3110.35 | 3145.45 | 3180.58 | 3215.73 | 3250.63 | 3285.69 |
| 25-29 | 2576.30 | 2376.11 | 2783.43 | 2704.63 | 2247.54 | 2891.07 | 2741.97 | 3054.54 | 2931.24 | 2967.94 | 3004.03 | 3047.19 | 3089.68 | 3139.88 | 3180.08 | 3224.71 | 3262.91 | 3305.80 | 3352.56 | 3395.45 | 3438.28 | 3482.95 | 3526.96 | 3569.14 | 3613.72 | 3656.66 | 3700.15 | 3744.14 | 3787.89 | 3831.53 | 3875.11 | 3918.76 | 3962.03 | 4005.54 |
| 30-34 | 3112.56 | 2792.66 | 2563.34 | 2434.94 | 2733.01 | 3458.37 | 3321.55 | 3723.77 | 3542.04 | 3586.28 | 3630.65 | 3682.77 | 3734.79 | 3795.39 | 3844.35 | 3898.43 | 3945.32 | 3997.56 | 4054.15 | 4106.43 | 4158.53 | 4212.78 | 4266.27 | 4317.66 | 4371.74 | 4424.00 | 4476.89 | 4530.44 | 4583.65 | 4636.71 | 4689.70 | 4742.73 | 4795.34 | 4848.20 |
| 35-39 | 3545.78 | 3375.09 | 3025.63 | 2843.33 | 3113.42 | 3949.63 | 3814.01 | 4287.90 | 4060.13 | 4110.58 | 4161.40 | 4220.15 | 4278.65 | 4346.65 | 4402.53 | 4463.55 | 4517.37 | 4576.54 | 4640.35 | 4699.74 | 4758.92 | 4820.32 | 4880.98 | 4939.48 | 5000.69 | 5060.10 | 5120.07 | 5180.77 | 5241.12 | 5301.34 | 5361.52 | 5421.75 | 5481.57 | 5541.63 |
| 40-44 | 2480.05 | 2790.70 | 2510.28 | 2617.32 | 2216.57 | 2779.42 | 2710.26 | 3060.84 | 2878.14 | 2913.43 | 2949.34 | 2990.39 | 3031.16 | 3078.82 | 3118.07 | 3160.88 | 3198.89 | 3240.47 | 3285.29 | 3327.19 | 3368.96 | 3412.17 | 3454.94 | 3496.21 | 3539.24 | 3581.13 | 3623.35 | 3666.08 | 3708.57 | 3750.99 | 3793.40 | 3835.85 | 3878.03 | 3920.37 |
| 45-49 | 1590.88 | 1485.82 | 1296.11 | 1350.86 | 1399.11 | 1780.35 | 1724.49 | 1932.54 | 1828.61 | 1850.02 | 1871.53 | 1896.02 | 1920.27 | 1949.33 | 1973.06 | 1998.78 | 2021.81 | 2046.81 | 2073.88 | 2099.33 | 2124.66 | 2150.83 | 2176.73 | 2201.78 | 2227.84 | 2253.20 | 2278.79 | 2304.75 | 2330.55 | 2356.35 | 2382.12 | 2407.88 | 2433.52 | 2459.30 |
| 50-54 | 1101.66 | 1024.95 | 898.07 | 960.59 | 986.39 | 1242.70 | 1204.24 | 1354.30 | 1279.28 | 1294.87 | 1310.52 | 1328.66 | 1346.21 | 1367.32 | 1384.44 | 1403.25 | 1419.71 | 1437.86 | 1457.55 | 1475.87 | 1494.22 | 1513.15 | 1531.96 | 1550.01 | 1568.90 | 1587.25 | 1605.76 | 1624.50 | 1643.13 | 1661.73 | 1680.35 | 1698.99 | 1717.49 | 1736.09 |
| 55-59 | 834.75 | 790.93 | 655.86 | 686.35 | 719.75 | 927.02 | 901.38 | 1007.41 | 952.93 | 964.00 | 974.97 | 987.51 | 999.54 | 1014.05 | 1026.08 | 1038.97 | 1050.60 | 1063.16 | 1076.62 | 1089.29 | 1101.98 | 1115.02 | 1128.04 | 1140.61 | 1153.69 | 1166.45 | 1179.30 | 1192.32 | 1205.29 | 1218.26 | 1231.26 | 1244.25 | 1257.16 | 1270.14 |
| 60-64 | 734.27 | 663.73 | 583.45 | 609.02 | 643.99 | 831.89 | 796.30 | 893.01 | 847.81 | 858.26 | 868.70 | 880.54 | 892.23 | 906.00 | 917.50 | 929.86 | 940.96 | 952.94 | 965.87 | 977.98 | 990.06 | 1002.54 | 1014.93 | 1026.90 | 1039.35 | 1051.47 | 1063.69 | 1076.06 | 1088.37 | 1100.65 | 1112.92 | 1125.22 | 1137.44 | 1149.72 |
| 65-69 | 490.69 | 489.06 | 469.11 | 469.82 | 430.06 | 556.16 | 533.76 | 598.74 | 568.76 | 575.96 | 582.97 | 591.24 | 599.06 | 608.59 | 616.33 | 624.83 | 632.19 | 640.34 | 649.19 | 657.40 | 665.65 | 674.17 | 682.63 | 690.73 | 699.25 | 707.48 | 715.82 | 724.24 | 732.63 | 740.99 | 749.36 | 757.75 | 766.05 | 774.42 |
| 70-74 | 454.36 | 431.22 | 431.87 | 456.06 | 391.60 | 513.63 | 493.62 | 551.10 | 523.43 | 529.46 | 535.36 | 542.01 | 548.61 | 556.41 | 562.98 | 569.92 | 576.35 | 583.15 | 590.48 | 597.38 | 604.24 | 611.33 | 618.36 | 625.22 | 632.31 | 639.25 | 646.21 | 653.25 | 660.29 | 667.35 | 674.39 | 681.43 | 688.47 | 695.52 |
| 75-79 | 210.78 | 299.20 | 270.98 | 276.52 | 182.20 | 240.18 | 231.51 | 256.82 | 245.26 | 248.02 | 250.68 | 253.80 | 256.79 | 260.46 | 263.45 | 266.68 | 269.58 | 272.73 | 276.13 | 279.33 | 282.52 | 285.82 | 289.07 | 292.24 | 295.53 | 298.73 | 301.95 | 305.21 | 308.46 | 311.73 | 315.00 | 318.26 | 321.52 | 324.78 |
| 80-84 | 125.63 | 185.53 | 177.32 | 184.57 | 96.70 | 142.73 | 134.11 | 143.93 | 141.61 | 143.05 | 144.29 | 145.80 | 147.11 | 148.84 | 150.29 | 151.78 | 153.18 | 154.64 | 156.19 | 157.68 | 159.18 | 160.71 | 162.22 | 163.73 | 165.28 | 166.80 | 168.32 | 169.85 | 171.40 | 172.96 | 174.53 | 176.10 | 177.66 | 179.23 |
| 85+ | 95.10 | 174.84 | 180.74 | 156.64 | 71.36 | 110.24 | 103.09 | 107.69 | 108.10 | 109.04 | 109.80 | 110.79 | 111.60 | 112.73 | 113.67 | 114.62 | 115.51 | 116.45 | 117.42 | 118.38 | 119.33 | 120.31 | 121.27 | 122.24 | 123.24 | 124.21 | 125.19 | 126.18 | 127.18 | 128.20 | 129.21 | 130.23 | 131.24 | 132.26 |
| Total | 27922.83 | 27747.69 | 25864.83 | 25838.04 | 24487.53 | 31162.88 | 30040.73 | 33706.98 | 31967.24 | 32360.15 | 32752.88 | 33208.66 | 33658.27 | 34188.71 | 34621.49 | 35094.75 | 35511.11 | 35969.30 | 36464.98 | 36926.21 | 37386.35 | 37863.27 | 38334.87 | 38789.06 | 39264.68 | 39726.01 | 40191.92 | 40663.63 | 41132.70 | 41600.99 | 42068.97 | 42537.27 | 43002.37 | 43469.74 |