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 | 474.47 | 449.68 | 462.60 | 438.54 | 446.46 | 459.28 | 457.67 | 456.42 | 461.48 | 461.45 | 462.93 | 465.44 | 468.40 | 471.36 | 474.61 | 478.10 | 481.83 | 485.63 | 489.53 | 493.38 | 497.41 | 501.38 | 505.43 | 509.42 | 513.34 | 517.22 | 521.11 | 525.00 | 528.93 | 532.86 | 536.77 | 540.68 | 544.61 | 548.55 | 552.50 |
| 5-9 | 514.52 | 499.53 | 470.70 | 451.77 | 439.74 | 425.78 | 428.48 | 431.81 | 434.32 | 439.54 | 443.53 | 445.83 | 448.70 | 452.87 | 455.41 | 458.48 | 462.00 | 465.61 | 469.29 | 472.95 | 476.76 | 480.53 | 484.38 | 488.19 | 491.96 | 495.70 | 499.44 | 503.19 | 506.97 | 510.76 | 514.52 | 518.29 | 522.07 | 525.86 | 529.65 |
| 10-14 | 480.73 | 484.65 | 490.60 | 490.58 | 492.50 | 504.54 | 494.38 | 475.85 | 468.50 | 466.28 | 462.61 | 466.45 | 470.15 | 473.70 | 478.42 | 482.35 | 485.72 | 489.70 | 494.11 | 497.72 | 501.61 | 505.56 | 509.59 | 513.60 | 517.57 | 521.52 | 525.47 | 529.43 | 533.41 | 537.41 | 541.39 | 545.37 | 549.37 | 553.37 | 557.38 |
| 15-19 | 473.52 | 465.59 | 495.69 | 487.66 | 467.80 | 460.65 | 459.72 | 485.37 | 496.43 | 501.46 | 507.12 | 505.22 | 502.76 | 503.16 | 505.55 | 508.64 | 513.48 | 518.03 | 521.95 | 526.30 | 530.71 | 534.85 | 539.29 | 543.51 | 547.63 | 551.77 | 555.96 | 560.15 | 564.40 | 568.64 | 572.84 | 577.05 | 581.28 | 585.53 | 589.78 |
| 20-24 | 765.05 | 672.16 | 649.22 | 683.22 | 675.35 | 637.13 | 633.39 | 631.19 | 633.46 | 636.61 | 642.55 | 648.75 | 657.21 | 662.24 | 667.71 | 674.04 | 679.68 | 684.69 | 690.16 | 695.58 | 701.43 | 707.06 | 712.66 | 718.17 | 723.59 | 728.87 | 734.25 | 739.67 | 745.22 | 750.73 | 756.16 | 761.61 | 767.12 | 772.64 | 778.17 |
| 25-29 | 827.86 | 805.75 | 814.88 | 746.95 | 750.78 | 748.07 | 771.69 | 773.28 | 780.30 | 785.37 | 791.03 | 796.95 | 803.14 | 809.18 | 815.64 | 822.52 | 829.64 | 836.81 | 843.85 | 850.60 | 857.76 | 864.58 | 871.52 | 878.31 | 884.94 | 891.45 | 898.04 | 904.64 | 911.39 | 918.12 | 924.78 | 931.46 | 938.18 | 944.93 | 951.68 |
| 30-34 | 612.19 | 644.10 | 697.13 | 718.99 | 758.09 | 783.23 | 741.18 | 730.64 | 728.18 | 732.56 | 738.42 | 749.01 | 754.04 | 760.67 | 766.59 | 772.70 | 779.01 | 785.37 | 791.92 | 798.35 | 804.99 | 811.51 | 818.13 | 824.64 | 831.05 | 837.36 | 843.66 | 849.94 | 856.29 | 862.64 | 868.95 | 875.28 | 881.63 | 888.00 | 894.39 |
| 35-39 | 528.67 | 520.74 | 547.77 | 584.58 | 569.40 | 573.50 | 603.58 | 626.26 | 629.74 | 639.28 | 644.31 | 636.34 | 636.47 | 639.31 | 643.89 | 649.11 | 655.84 | 661.04 | 666.78 | 672.15 | 677.67 | 683.10 | 688.62 | 694.12 | 699.55 | 704.92 | 710.28 | 715.65 | 721.06 | 726.47 | 731.84 | 737.21 | 742.59 | 747.98 | 753.38 |
| 40-44 | 510.45 | 512.38 | 521.37 | 506.63 | 522.59 | 517.77 | 522.11 | 533.16 | 550.51 | 545.17 | 548.97 | 561.39 | 572.17 | 577.49 | 584.70 | 589.21 | 589.29 | 592.13 | 596.12 | 600.94 | 605.84 | 611.16 | 616.10 | 621.14 | 626.00 | 630.85 | 635.68 | 640.50 | 645.37 | 650.24 | 655.09 | 659.94 | 664.80 | 669.67 | 674.54 |
| 45-49 | 550.42 | 533.39 | 505.45 | 500.29 | 488.39 | 498.47 | 504.21 | 511.68 | 496.18 | 498.46 | 490.92 | 491.10 | 496.98 | 507.71 | 508.01 | 512.87 | 519.84 | 526.12 | 530.40 | 536.31 | 541.17 | 543.66 | 547.04 | 551.07 | 555.38 | 559.62 | 564.13 | 568.41 | 572.81 | 577.14 | 581.47 | 585.80 | 590.13 | 594.47 | 598.83 |
| 50-54 | 438.38 | 489.40 | 510.36 | 542.34 | 553.35 | 559.46 | 543.78 | 524.95 | 523.98 | 537.87 | 550.49 | 556.76 | 565.55 | 555.88 | 558.47 | 555.13 | 557.16 | 563.22 | 572.34 | 574.77 | 579.96 | 586.12 | 592.10 | 597.04 | 602.81 | 607.85 | 611.41 | 615.47 | 619.98 | 624.68 | 629.37 | 634.24 | 638.95 | 643.75 | 648.50 |
| 55-59 | 461.44 | 458.32 | 466.43 | 468.40 | 456.32 | 467.77 | 510.96 | 536.71 | 564.17 | 571.10 | 578.13 | 569.19 | 555.80 | 558.96 | 569.59 | 579.84 | 585.30 | 592.60 | 587.25 | 590.81 | 590.39 | 593.84 | 599.90 | 607.58 | 610.90 | 615.95 | 621.75 | 627.38 | 632.47 | 638.02 | 643.08 | 647.16 | 651.62 | 656.34 | 661.20 |
| 60-64 | 455.45 | 451.40 | 443.42 | 442.42 | 440.45 | 449.53 | 449.98 | 453.00 | 449.48 | 444.06 | 455.02 | 487.50 | 503.96 | 522.28 | 529.05 | 534.06 | 530.26 | 522.56 | 525.57 | 535.14 | 543.76 | 549.08 | 552.21 | 552.48 | 556.46 | 558.92 | 562.83 | 567.83 | 573.41 | 576.88 | 581.26 | 586.54 | 591.76 | 596.27 | 601.14 |
| 65-69 | 482.36 | 481.18 | 483.30 | 493.30 | 488.30 | 453.89 | 443.99 | 430.85 | 426.29 | 433.05 | 441.21 | 441.62 | 448.60 | 448.01 | 444.87 | 454.08 | 475.86 | 487.53 | 500.78 | 505.62 | 508.67 | 507.93 | 507.50 | 509.50 | 516.70 | 523.68 | 528.26 | 532.03 | 534.94 | 538.89 | 542.08 | 545.78 | 549.94 | 554.75 | 558.40 |
| 70-74 | 347.46 | 375.62 | 411.51 | 431.45 | 461.33 | 481.17 | 479.50 | 480.66 | 486.12 | 488.22 | 473.26 | 471.10 | 462.55 | 460.35 | 465.26 | 471.14 | 471.98 | 478.07 | 479.61 | 479.03 | 486.22 | 501.34 | 509.98 | 519.57 | 524.34 | 528.18 | 529.55 | 531.26 | 533.23 | 539.23 | 545.23 | 549.84 | 553.91 | 557.28 | 561.16 |
| 75-79 | 255.69 | 269.55 | 281.54 | 295.57 | 307.54 | 316.77 | 334.00 | 356.19 | 372.06 | 383.30 | 394.15 | 396.57 | 400.73 | 407.77 | 408.34 | 399.69 | 396.87 | 393.51 | 393.50 | 399.57 | 405.16 | 407.54 | 413.34 | 415.11 | 415.14 | 420.57 | 431.42 | 437.68 | 444.84 | 449.07 | 452.18 | 453.75 | 455.45 | 457.66 | 462.51 |
| 80-84 | 177.72 | 188.70 | 194.69 | 195.73 | 199.79 | 216.11 | 221.86 | 240.69 | 255.40 | 263.30 | 273.51 | 284.24 | 298.93 | 309.98 | 319.95 | 328.09 | 332.10 | 335.46 | 340.48 | 340.25 | 336.00 | 334.74 | 332.75 | 334.42 | 340.69 | 345.32 | 347.18 | 351.83 | 353.40 | 354.02 | 358.55 | 366.25 | 371.21 | 376.76 | 380.01 |
| 85+ | 195.79 | 217.86 | 215.81 | 214.78 | 207.74 | 216.04 | 230.79 | 237.39 | 244.31 | 255.99 | 267.05 | 273.88 | 283.35 | 290.72 | 297.71 | 305.87 | 312.18 | 322.11 | 328.68 | 335.00 | 341.10 | 344.79 | 350.34 | 355.17 | 357.12 | 357.54 | 359.02 | 361.53 | 365.60 | 370.09 | 372.46 | 373.92 | 377.69 | 380.66 | 383.36 |
| Total | 8552.17 | 8519.99 | 8662.47 | 8693.21 | 8725.89 | 8769.17 | 8831.28 | 8916.11 | 9000.92 | 9083.06 | 9165.20 | 9247.34 | 9329.49 | 9411.63 | 9493.77 | 9575.91 | 9658.05 | 9740.19 | 9822.33 | 9904.47 | 9986.61 | 10068.75 | 10150.89 | 10233.03 | 10315.18 | 10397.32 | 10479.46 | 10561.60 | 10643.74 | 10725.88 | 10808.02 | 10890.16 | 10972.30 | 11054.44 | 11136.58 |