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 | 57.38 | 38.54 | 30.40 | 26.93 | 35.34 | 65.20 | 64.61 | 64.64 | 65.20 | 65.63 | 66.33 | 66.91 | 67.57 | 68.27 | 68.92 | 69.71 | 70.37 | 71.16 | 71.77 | 72.47 | 73.15 | 73.80 | 74.45 | 75.18 | 75.97 | 76.74 | 77.48 | 78.25 | 78.98 | 79.74 | 80.46 | 81.18 | 81.87 | 82.59 |
| 5-9 | 45.13 | 38.05 | 39.37 | 36.47 | 27.80 | 51.28 | 50.82 | 50.84 | 51.28 | 51.62 | 52.17 | 52.63 | 53.15 | 53.70 | 54.21 | 54.83 | 55.35 | 55.98 | 56.45 | 57.00 | 57.54 | 58.05 | 58.56 | 59.13 | 59.76 | 60.36 | 60.94 | 61.55 | 62.12 | 62.72 | 63.29 | 63.85 | 64.39 | 64.96 |
| 10-14 | 38.77 | 44.78 | 32.49 | 36.74 | 23.88 | 44.05 | 43.66 | 43.67 | 44.05 | 44.34 | 44.82 | 45.21 | 45.65 | 46.13 | 46.57 | 47.10 | 47.55 | 48.08 | 48.49 | 48.97 | 49.42 | 49.86 | 50.30 | 50.80 | 51.33 | 51.85 | 52.35 | 52.87 | 53.36 | 53.88 | 54.36 | 54.85 | 55.32 | 55.80 |
| 15-19 | 39.64 | 49.16 | 23.63 | 30.41 | 24.42 | 45.05 | 44.64 | 44.66 | 45.05 | 45.35 | 45.83 | 46.23 | 46.68 | 47.17 | 47.62 | 48.16 | 48.62 | 49.17 | 49.59 | 50.07 | 50.54 | 50.99 | 51.44 | 51.94 | 52.49 | 53.02 | 53.53 | 54.06 | 54.57 | 55.09 | 55.59 | 56.09 | 56.56 | 57.06 |
| 20-24 | 97.13 | 79.35 | 55.47 | 79.73 | 59.83 | 110.37 | 109.38 | 109.42 | 110.37 | 111.10 | 112.29 | 113.27 | 114.38 | 115.57 | 116.67 | 118.00 | 119.14 | 120.47 | 121.50 | 122.69 | 123.83 | 124.93 | 126.03 | 127.27 | 128.61 | 129.91 | 131.16 | 132.46 | 133.70 | 134.98 | 136.20 | 137.42 | 138.59 | 139.81 |
| 25-29 | 115.54 | 98.45 | 73.50 | 82.79 | 71.17 | 131.30 | 130.12 | 130.16 | 131.29 | 132.16 | 133.58 | 134.74 | 136.06 | 137.48 | 138.79 | 140.37 | 141.72 | 143.31 | 144.53 | 145.94 | 147.30 | 148.61 | 149.92 | 151.39 | 152.99 | 154.53 | 156.03 | 157.57 | 159.05 | 160.57 | 162.02 | 163.47 | 164.86 | 166.31 |
| 30-34 | 85.56 | 69.71 | 70.32 | 66.92 | 52.70 | 97.22 | 96.35 | 96.39 | 97.22 | 97.86 | 98.91 | 99.77 | 100.75 | 101.80 | 102.77 | 103.94 | 104.94 | 106.12 | 107.02 | 108.07 | 109.07 | 110.04 | 111.02 | 112.10 | 113.29 | 114.43 | 115.54 | 116.68 | 117.77 | 118.90 | 119.98 | 121.05 | 122.08 | 123.15 |
| 35-39 | 74.61 | 66.79 | 56.99 | 58.40 | 45.95 | 84.78 | 84.02 | 84.05 | 84.78 | 85.34 | 86.25 | 87.00 | 87.86 | 88.77 | 89.62 | 90.64 | 91.51 | 92.54 | 93.33 | 94.24 | 95.12 | 95.96 | 96.81 | 97.75 | 98.79 | 99.79 | 100.75 | 101.74 | 102.70 | 103.68 | 104.62 | 105.56 | 106.45 | 107.39 |
| 40-44 | 50.24 | 55.62 | 40.14 | 49.53 | 30.94 | 57.08 | 56.57 | 56.59 | 57.08 | 57.46 | 58.08 | 58.58 | 59.16 | 59.77 | 60.34 | 61.03 | 61.61 | 62.31 | 62.84 | 63.45 | 64.04 | 64.61 | 65.18 | 65.82 | 66.52 | 67.19 | 67.84 | 68.51 | 69.15 | 69.81 | 70.44 | 71.07 | 71.68 | 72.31 |
| 45-49 | 44.61 | 33.27 | 24.36 | 19.80 | 27.48 | 50.70 | 50.24 | 50.26 | 50.70 | 51.03 | 51.58 | 52.03 | 52.54 | 53.08 | 53.59 | 54.20 | 54.72 | 55.34 | 55.81 | 56.35 | 56.88 | 57.38 | 57.89 | 58.46 | 59.07 | 59.67 | 60.25 | 60.84 | 61.41 | 62.00 | 62.56 | 63.12 | 63.66 | 64.22 |
| 50-54 | 34.48 | 36.91 | 21.26 | 25.18 | 21.24 | 39.18 | 38.83 | 38.84 | 39.18 | 39.44 | 39.86 | 40.21 | 40.60 | 41.03 | 41.42 | 41.89 | 42.29 | 42.77 | 43.13 | 43.55 | 43.96 | 44.35 | 44.74 | 45.18 | 45.65 | 46.12 | 46.56 | 47.02 | 47.46 | 47.92 | 48.35 | 48.78 | 49.20 | 49.63 |
| 55-59 | 25.98 | 29.23 | 30.05 | 27.62 | 16.00 | 29.53 | 29.26 | 29.27 | 29.53 | 29.72 | 30.04 | 30.30 | 30.60 | 30.92 | 31.21 | 31.57 | 31.87 | 32.23 | 32.50 | 32.82 | 33.13 | 33.42 | 33.72 | 34.05 | 34.41 | 34.75 | 35.09 | 35.43 | 35.77 | 36.11 | 36.44 | 36.76 | 37.08 | 37.40 |
| 60-64 | 30.88 | 11.16 | 11.98 | 13.67 | 19.02 | 35.09 | 34.78 | 34.79 | 35.09 | 35.32 | 35.70 | 36.01 | 36.37 | 36.75 | 37.10 | 37.52 | 37.88 | 38.30 | 38.63 | 39.01 | 39.37 | 39.72 | 40.07 | 40.46 | 40.89 | 41.30 | 41.70 | 42.11 | 42.51 | 42.92 | 43.30 | 43.69 | 44.06 | 44.45 |
| 65-69 | 20.59 | 12.08 | 10.31 | 8.10 | 12.68 | 23.40 | 23.19 | 23.20 | 23.40 | 23.55 | 23.80 | 24.01 | 24.25 | 24.50 | 24.73 | 25.01 | 25.25 | 25.54 | 25.76 | 26.01 | 26.25 | 26.48 | 26.72 | 26.98 | 27.26 | 27.54 | 27.80 | 28.08 | 28.34 | 28.61 | 28.87 | 29.13 | 29.38 | 29.64 |
| 70-74 | 12.51 | 13.90 | 9.39 | 7.77 | 7.71 | 14.22 | 14.09 | 14.09 | 14.22 | 14.31 | 14.46 | 14.59 | 14.73 | 14.89 | 15.03 | 15.20 | 15.34 | 15.52 | 15.65 | 15.80 | 15.95 | 16.09 | 16.23 | 16.39 | 16.57 | 16.73 | 16.89 | 17.06 | 17.22 | 17.39 | 17.54 | 17.70 | 17.85 | 18.01 |
| 75-79 | 12.37 | 7.90 | 4.56 | 6.26 | 7.62 | 14.06 | 13.93 | 13.94 | 14.06 | 14.15 | 14.30 | 14.43 | 14.57 | 14.72 | 14.86 | 15.03 | 15.18 | 15.35 | 15.48 | 15.63 | 15.77 | 15.91 | 16.05 | 16.21 | 16.38 | 16.55 | 16.71 | 16.87 | 17.03 | 17.19 | 17.35 | 17.51 | 17.65 | 17.81 |
| 80-84 | 8.49 | 11.86 | 8.82 | 10.99 | 5.23 | 9.65 | 9.56 | 9.57 | 9.65 | 9.71 | 9.82 | 9.90 | 10.00 | 10.10 | 10.20 | 10.32 | 10.42 | 10.53 | 10.62 | 10.73 | 10.83 | 10.92 | 11.02 | 11.13 | 11.24 | 11.36 | 11.47 | 11.58 | 11.69 | 11.80 | 11.91 | 12.02 | 12.12 | 12.22 |
| 85+ | 0.00 | 6.63 | 1.56 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total | 793.93 | 703.39 | 544.58 | 587.31 | 489.00 | 902.17 | 894.06 | 894.39 | 902.15 | 908.12 | 917.83 | 925.82 | 934.91 | 944.65 | 953.66 | 964.52 | 973.77 | 984.71 | 993.11 | 1002.80 | 1012.14 | 1021.11 | 1030.16 | 1040.22 | 1051.24 | 1061.84 | 1072.09 | 1082.68 | 1092.84 | 1103.32 | 1113.29 | 1123.26 | 1132.80 | 1142.76 |