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 | 110.76 | 123.45 | 108.07 | 98.63 | 113.24 | 133.21 | 189.44 | 246.25 | 301.76 | 339.00 | 377.81 | 409.94 | 438.93 | 465.50 | 491.29 | 516.68 | 541.75 | 566.44 | 591.22 | 615.99 | 640.60 | 664.99 | 689.41 | 713.82 | 738.55 | 763.47 | 788.47 | 813.39 | 838.35 | 863.20 | 888.01 | 912.76 | 937.54 | 962.26 | 987.00 |
| 5-9 | 137.64 | 140.26 | 153.11 | 158.85 | 189.64 | 176.61 | 193.82 | 216.10 | 242.48 | 291.43 | 337.51 | 386.53 | 431.78 | 477.63 | 513.77 | 550.29 | 583.34 | 614.53 | 644.70 | 674.38 | 703.83 | 732.95 | 761.98 | 790.89 | 820.07 | 849.33 | 878.62 | 907.77 | 937.00 | 966.18 | 995.43 | 1024.72 | 1054.07 | 1083.35 | 1112.64 |
| 10-14 | 152.94 | 165.25 | 164.55 | 172.40 | 190.39 | 210.96 | 227.03 | 252.15 | 270.27 | 297.25 | 305.73 | 325.68 | 347.10 | 371.34 | 403.78 | 436.03 | 469.39 | 502.88 | 536.52 | 564.85 | 593.90 | 621.29 | 647.93 | 673.91 | 699.89 | 725.89 | 751.90 | 777.77 | 803.63 | 829.38 | 855.12 | 880.87 | 906.66 | 932.42 | 958.21 |
| 15-19 | 128.94 | 125.41 | 142.32 | 164.77 | 216.92 | 205.49 | 211.68 | 218.03 | 233.57 | 241.84 | 268.80 | 284.98 | 306.27 | 323.23 | 340.44 | 355.67 | 374.23 | 393.88 | 414.96 | 441.31 | 465.64 | 490.30 | 514.32 | 537.74 | 560.31 | 582.62 | 604.36 | 625.70 | 646.96 | 668.10 | 689.28 | 710.44 | 731.61 | 752.68 | 773.78 |
| 20-24 | 71.64 | 74.64 | 74.63 | 95.68 | 128.98 | 153.43 | 172.69 | 181.04 | 183.83 | 192.95 | 200.79 | 210.84 | 220.96 | 231.68 | 242.69 | 255.11 | 265.79 | 276.36 | 287.62 | 298.87 | 309.96 | 320.89 | 332.04 | 343.16 | 355.27 | 367.13 | 378.81 | 390.23 | 401.73 | 413.04 | 424.43 | 435.80 | 447.25 | 458.56 | 469.95 |
| 25-29 | 71.39 | 61.80 | 63.40 | 71.00 | 90.85 | 107.34 | 129.59 | 148.68 | 164.12 | 174.77 | 184.91 | 194.04 | 203.52 | 213.08 | 223.33 | 233.35 | 243.22 | 252.91 | 263.07 | 273.20 | 283.22 | 292.93 | 302.84 | 312.71 | 323.10 | 333.47 | 343.74 | 353.75 | 363.88 | 373.86 | 383.94 | 394.01 | 404.17 | 414.20 | 424.30 |
| 30-34 | 91.87 | 100.48 | 98.63 | 91.25 | 81.16 | 95.45 | 127.61 | 159.21 | 186.04 | 210.38 | 226.28 | 239.01 | 251.78 | 264.23 | 277.10 | 289.93 | 302.66 | 315.21 | 328.04 | 340.93 | 353.74 | 366.33 | 379.00 | 391.63 | 404.65 | 417.78 | 430.92 | 443.86 | 456.82 | 469.65 | 482.51 | 495.37 | 508.30 | 521.16 | 534.06 |
| 35-39 | 107.30 | 117.30 | 112.46 | 129.32 | 159.47 | 151.28 | 197.45 | 224.31 | 242.80 | 263.11 | 294.47 | 322.36 | 350.25 | 375.79 | 401.42 | 422.65 | 442.79 | 462.76 | 482.76 | 502.83 | 522.84 | 542.73 | 562.65 | 582.54 | 602.72 | 623.03 | 643.40 | 663.66 | 683.96 | 704.19 | 724.43 | 744.66 | 764.93 | 785.12 | 805.33 |
| 40-44 | 102.23 | 113.53 | 128.12 | 130.66 | 162.36 | 183.27 | 194.63 | 222.69 | 258.64 | 288.46 | 306.98 | 341.20 | 367.04 | 389.29 | 412.46 | 443.81 | 471.85 | 500.79 | 527.72 | 554.68 | 579.11 | 602.69 | 626.31 | 649.82 | 673.60 | 697.48 | 721.43 | 745.29 | 769.20 | 793.05 | 816.93 | 840.82 | 864.76 | 888.65 | 912.57 |
| 45-49 | 96.43 | 102.73 | 102.43 | 118.58 | 140.19 | 147.18 | 165.68 | 189.86 | 205.20 | 234.38 | 263.09 | 280.71 | 304.81 | 336.55 | 362.59 | 384.76 | 413.58 | 436.60 | 458.51 | 481.69 | 510.03 | 536.02 | 562.94 | 588.29 | 613.65 | 637.50 | 660.93 | 684.30 | 707.70 | 731.06 | 754.47 | 777.88 | 801.33 | 824.75 | 848.19 |
| 50-54 | 77.29 | 81.89 | 96.10 | 100.80 | 121.19 | 126.71 | 143.36 | 151.99 | 171.08 | 180.50 | 194.43 | 208.91 | 228.19 | 241.27 | 262.98 | 283.62 | 299.05 | 318.42 | 341.28 | 360.68 | 377.25 | 399.29 | 417.91 | 435.39 | 453.59 | 474.74 | 494.62 | 514.97 | 534.51 | 554.09 | 572.84 | 591.33 | 609.86 | 628.36 | 646.87 |
| 55-59 | 91.89 | 91.74 | 87.29 | 80.20 | 102.80 | 114.98 | 119.72 | 136.79 | 142.84 | 147.05 | 155.56 | 167.92 | 176.86 | 191.68 | 201.79 | 214.80 | 228.30 | 244.76 | 256.75 | 274.29 | 291.10 | 304.84 | 320.75 | 339.12 | 355.28 | 369.27 | 386.91 | 402.62 | 417.68 | 432.98 | 450.16 | 466.52 | 483.23 | 499.35 | 515.56 |
| 60-64 | 68.99 | 75.89 | 82.19 | 108.49 | 120.74 | 117.46 | 126.50 | 123.47 | 124.21 | 135.68 | 150.11 | 158.53 | 173.17 | 182.57 | 190.88 | 201.85 | 214.15 | 223.78 | 237.01 | 247.87 | 261.24 | 274.83 | 290.27 | 303.08 | 318.99 | 334.66 | 348.68 | 363.77 | 380.30 | 395.73 | 409.87 | 425.77 | 440.35 | 454.93 | 469.72 |
| 65-69 | 55.38 | 60.54 | 70.99 | 74.30 | 106.20 | 111.60 | 112.37 | 117.86 | 133.62 | 132.38 | 137.89 | 148.28 | 149.46 | 153.78 | 165.16 | 179.39 | 187.55 | 200.82 | 207.28 | 214.76 | 223.35 | 235.98 | 245.69 | 259.16 | 269.85 | 281.70 | 293.03 | 305.94 | 317.04 | 330.05 | 343.16 | 355.11 | 367.81 | 381.21 | 394.04 |
| 70-74 | 48.86 | 53.76 | 56.46 | 64.99 | 78.14 | 78.53 | 87.81 | 100.91 | 102.87 | 118.40 | 124.23 | 127.50 | 135.11 | 148.01 | 150.78 | 156.32 | 165.33 | 169.53 | 177.24 | 187.50 | 198.10 | 205.18 | 215.85 | 222.85 | 230.82 | 239.23 | 249.86 | 258.40 | 269.50 | 278.87 | 288.69 | 298.36 | 308.92 | 318.49 | 328.98 |
| 75-79 | 20.96 | 24.57 | 29.02 | 38.32 | 62.32 | 65.37 | 55.99 | 45.84 | 49.73 | 44.76 | 44.39 | 49.49 | 53.01 | 55.21 | 62.26 | 60.67 | 63.60 | 68.60 | 74.95 | 76.54 | 77.03 | 80.44 | 82.25 | 88.14 | 92.27 | 95.67 | 97.19 | 101.48 | 104.44 | 108.89 | 112.64 | 116.89 | 119.86 | 124.27 | 127.60 |
| 80-84 | 11.14 | 12.45 | 16.90 | 22.20 | 24.66 | 19.09 | 28.19 | 31.28 | 36.36 | 41.59 | 46.69 | 41.75 | 40.69 | 37.93 | 37.18 | 37.18 | 39.58 | 41.33 | 43.57 | 45.80 | 48.37 | 50.35 | 52.67 | 55.14 | 56.88 | 58.51 | 60.74 | 62.67 | 64.57 | 66.87 | 69.18 | 71.35 | 73.65 | 76.05 | 78.33 |
| 85+ | 12.45 | 17.60 | 15.45 | 15.60 | 23.60 | 28.41 | 29.41 | 32.24 | 35.02 | 36.26 | 36.25 | 43.96 | 48.44 | 54.33 | 58.92 | 62.46 | 64.17 | 66.45 | 68.57 | 71.33 | 73.94 | 76.95 | 79.91 | 83.05 | 86.69 | 90.44 | 94.04 | 97.82 | 101.84 | 105.68 | 109.51 | 113.67 | 117.74 | 121.99 | 126.38 |
| Total | 1458.08 | 1543.27 | 1602.13 | 1736.05 | 2112.85 | 2226.38 | 2512.98 | 2798.71 | 3084.45 | 3370.18 | 3655.91 | 3941.65 | 4227.38 | 4513.12 | 4798.85 | 5084.58 | 5370.32 | 5656.05 | 5941.78 | 6227.52 | 6513.25 | 6798.98 | 7084.72 | 7370.45 | 7656.18 | 7941.92 | 8227.65 | 8513.39 | 8799.12 | 9084.85 | 9370.59 | 9656.32 | 9942.05 | 10227.79 | 10513.52 |