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 | 166.60 | 100.74 | 82.51 | 98.61 | 91.31 | 168.40 | 172.96 | 177.07 | 179.63 | 177.42 | 175.42 | 173.96 | 173.16 | 172.65 | 172.48 | 172.52 | 172.69 | 172.98 | 173.50 | 174.17 | 174.96 | 175.87 | 176.85 | 177.85 | 178.86 | 179.88 | 180.90 | 181.94 | 183.03 | 184.16 | 185.33 | 186.52 | 187.72 | 188.92 |
| 5-9 | 119.41 | 94.74 | 80.72 | 81.50 | 86.49 | 159.73 | 156.55 | 156.76 | 154.72 | 156.07 | 157.16 | 158.06 | 158.54 | 159.33 | 159.04 | 158.85 | 158.80 | 158.93 | 159.24 | 159.72 | 160.34 | 161.07 | 161.89 | 162.74 | 163.63 | 164.53 | 165.44 | 166.39 | 167.37 | 168.40 | 169.46 | 170.54 | 171.62 | 172.72 |
| 10-14 | 106.56 | 75.06 | 64.27 | 65.11 | 69.29 | 127.67 | 130.63 | 128.21 | 128.10 | 128.26 | 126.84 | 126.07 | 126.41 | 125.89 | 126.43 | 127.27 | 127.78 | 128.02 | 128.61 | 128.89 | 129.25 | 129.71 | 130.27 | 130.87 | 131.51 | 132.19 | 132.89 | 133.61 | 134.38 | 135.17 | 136.00 | 136.85 | 137.71 | 138.58 |
| 15-19 | 202.43 | 126.68 | 103.53 | 117.79 | 132.20 | 247.10 | 238.10 | 239.41 | 241.27 | 239.63 | 236.48 | 236.89 | 236.34 | 237.47 | 238.93 | 236.90 | 235.75 | 235.98 | 236.57 | 237.35 | 238.16 | 239.14 | 240.61 | 241.96 | 242.94 | 243.98 | 245.11 | 246.34 | 247.64 | 249.03 | 250.47 | 251.96 | 253.48 | 255.03 |
| 20-24 | 348.17 | 207.01 | 174.85 | 184.88 | 207.16 | 370.83 | 346.85 | 331.53 | 323.81 | 320.94 | 318.34 | 318.49 | 318.37 | 318.57 | 317.10 | 319.27 | 319.83 | 320.38 | 321.18 | 322.11 | 323.40 | 324.90 | 326.60 | 328.16 | 329.98 | 331.85 | 333.70 | 335.54 | 337.47 | 339.50 | 341.59 | 343.74 | 345.87 | 348.02 |
| 25-29 | 278.75 | 170.35 | 138.08 | 148.90 | 157.74 | 294.93 | 280.56 | 271.95 | 261.87 | 256.01 | 252.04 | 250.11 | 249.38 | 249.22 | 249.67 | 250.26 | 250.86 | 251.49 | 252.51 | 253.64 | 255.12 | 256.65 | 258.16 | 259.64 | 261.10 | 262.56 | 264.03 | 265.55 | 267.14 | 268.87 | 270.63 | 272.42 | 274.17 | 275.92 |
| 30-34 | 202.04 | 116.06 | 102.17 | 108.53 | 115.04 | 204.01 | 195.29 | 185.42 | 179.55 | 176.15 | 174.60 | 172.96 | 172.73 | 172.31 | 172.29 | 172.42 | 172.69 | 173.07 | 173.67 | 174.46 | 175.36 | 176.37 | 177.42 | 178.46 | 179.50 | 180.53 | 181.56 | 182.61 | 183.71 | 184.88 | 186.08 | 187.30 | 188.51 | 189.72 |
| 35-39 | 159.04 | 94.08 | 78.17 | 84.75 | 96.78 | 176.84 | 182.29 | 179.14 | 178.09 | 174.27 | 172.30 | 169.73 | 167.62 | 166.48 | 165.94 | 165.92 | 165.87 | 166.20 | 166.59 | 167.15 | 167.84 | 168.66 | 169.56 | 170.50 | 171.46 | 172.44 | 173.42 | 174.43 | 175.47 | 176.55 | 177.67 | 178.81 | 179.95 | 181.11 |
| 40-44 | 102.53 | 78.93 | 67.18 | 70.48 | 78.19 | 146.20 | 143.65 | 147.56 | 148.91 | 150.57 | 150.60 | 151.51 | 150.60 | 150.11 | 149.08 | 148.75 | 148.41 | 148.15 | 148.10 | 148.35 | 148.83 | 149.42 | 150.15 | 150.88 | 151.67 | 152.47 | 153.30 | 154.16 | 155.06 | 155.99 | 156.96 | 157.96 | 158.96 | 159.97 |
| 45-49 | 69.17 | 27.75 | 25.98 | 27.79 | 31.19 | 57.98 | 60.70 | 59.85 | 59.36 | 60.85 | 61.01 | 60.65 | 62.00 | 62.30 | 62.45 | 62.09 | 62.09 | 62.24 | 62.47 | 62.53 | 62.59 | 62.71 | 62.84 | 63.06 | 63.34 | 63.65 | 63.97 | 64.30 | 64.65 | 65.02 | 65.40 | 65.80 | 66.20 | 66.62 |
| 50-54 | 53.05 | 42.30 | 38.46 | 40.90 | 43.90 | 75.93 | 75.27 | 77.79 | 85.56 | 89.60 | 92.36 | 94.57 | 93.84 | 94.45 | 95.38 | 95.43 | 95.84 | 96.40 | 96.30 | 96.65 | 96.90 | 97.57 | 97.89 | 98.24 | 98.44 | 98.73 | 99.00 | 99.34 | 99.78 | 100.26 | 100.79 | 101.34 | 101.93 | 102.53 |
| 55-59 | 16.20 | 11.42 | 17.56 | 21.52 | 10.76 | 23.59 | 25.56 | 27.22 | 27.49 | 27.99 | 26.89 | 27.40 | 28.91 | 31.31 | 32.27 | 32.83 | 33.73 | 34.57 | 34.44 | 34.36 | 34.51 | 34.32 | 34.50 | 34.61 | 34.66 | 34.86 | 35.24 | 35.35 | 35.41 | 35.45 | 35.57 | 35.70 | 35.87 | 36.05 |
| 60-64 | 47.73 | 22.66 | 21.14 | 23.80 | 23.23 | 42.83 | 42.32 | 43.64 | 46.45 | 49.46 | 53.03 | 58.12 | 58.77 | 59.79 | 60.61 | 60.32 | 61.73 | 64.18 | 67.04 | 70.01 | 71.36 | 72.39 | 72.72 | 72.56 | 72.65 | 72.73 | 72.68 | 72.92 | 73.54 | 74.03 | 74.49 | 74.76 | 75.00 | 75.19 |
| 65-69 | 13.27 | 13.28 | 11.47 | 13.22 | 11.82 | 20.91 | 23.81 | 24.64 | 26.63 | 27.89 | 29.19 | 28.32 | 28.51 | 28.69 | 28.73 | 30.88 | 31.53 | 34.43 | 35.43 | 37.18 | 36.64 | 35.98 | 35.54 | 35.82 | 36.85 | 38.60 | 39.19 | 39.65 | 39.56 | 39.61 | 39.93 | 40.00 | 40.30 | 40.48 |
| 70-74 | 40.41 | 26.73 | 24.83 | 24.88 | 28.79 | 55.91 | 52.65 | 52.71 | 54.78 | 55.68 | 56.87 | 62.15 | 63.52 | 64.69 | 65.81 | 65.68 | 65.50 | 66.20 | 69.17 | 70.02 | 74.42 | 77.81 | 79.04 | 79.58 | 80.05 | 78.61 | 78.86 | 80.39 | 82.84 | 84.19 | 85.00 | 85.84 | 86.24 | 86.52 |
| 75-79 | 22.20 | 14.58 | 13.70 | 17.61 | 15.50 | 30.92 | 31.35 | 33.12 | 32.22 | 32.61 | 33.89 | 33.68 | 32.52 | 33.65 | 34.65 | 33.71 | 36.73 | 37.27 | 37.48 | 38.31 | 38.99 | 38.56 | 39.29 | 40.30 | 40.63 | 42.02 | 43.15 | 44.15 | 44.32 | 45.92 | 45.90 | 46.09 | 46.75 | 47.76 |
| 80-84 | 9.91 | 10.10 | 9.65 | 10.33 | 10.37 | 17.80 | 22.17 | 22.83 | 24.42 | 21.89 | 21.95 | 22.68 | 23.99 | 23.44 | 23.77 | 24.28 | 22.95 | 23.44 | 23.93 | 24.32 | 24.42 | 26.15 | 25.96 | 26.43 | 26.72 | 26.72 | 26.93 | 27.08 | 28.10 | 27.95 | 29.51 | 29.94 | 30.52 | 30.70 |
| 85+ | 13.76 | 8.20 | 5.85 | 5.37 | 5.82 | 12.24 | 12.19 | 12.98 | 13.71 | 15.27 | 15.99 | 16.83 | 18.02 | 18.97 | 19.46 | 19.97 | 20.54 | 21.37 | 21.75 | 22.33 | 22.85 | 22.92 | 23.40 | 23.81 | 24.14 | 24.60 | 25.21 | 25.65 | 26.13 | 26.53 | 26.85 | 27.20 | 27.53 | 28.07 |
| Total | 1971.25 | 1240.68 | 1060.13 | 1145.99 | 1215.56 | 2233.83 | 2192.90 | 2171.81 | 2166.54 | 2160.56 | 2154.98 | 2162.20 | 2163.25 | 2169.31 | 2174.08 | 2177.37 | 2183.34 | 2195.28 | 2207.97 | 2221.55 | 2235.93 | 2250.21 | 2262.69 | 2275.49 | 2288.12 | 2300.92 | 2314.59 | 2329.42 | 2345.60 | 2361.51 | 2377.63 | 2392.77 | 2408.33 | 2423.90 |