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 | 44.77 | 35.40 | 27.09 | 34.93 | 30.73 | 57.69 | 55.90 | 54.99 | 54.46 | 54.56 | 54.49 | 54.19 | 54.13 | 53.88 | 53.71 | 53.76 | 53.61 | 53.68 | 53.78 | 53.85 | 53.84 | 53.88 | 53.85 | 53.81 | 53.72 | 53.67 | 53.60 | 53.61 | 53.63 | 53.62 | 53.63 | 53.68 | 53.73 | 53.79 |
| 5-9 | 49.35 | 46.18 | 19.08 | 32.19 | 33.87 | 63.59 | 61.62 | 60.61 | 60.03 | 60.14 | 60.06 | 59.73 | 59.66 | 59.39 | 59.20 | 59.25 | 59.09 | 59.17 | 59.28 | 59.36 | 59.35 | 59.39 | 59.36 | 59.31 | 59.21 | 59.16 | 59.08 | 59.10 | 59.11 | 59.10 | 59.11 | 59.17 | 59.22 | 59.29 |
| 10-14 | 35.99 | 27.66 | 23.97 | 20.10 | 24.70 | 46.37 | 44.93 | 44.20 | 43.78 | 43.86 | 43.80 | 43.56 | 43.51 | 43.31 | 43.17 | 43.21 | 43.09 | 43.15 | 43.23 | 43.28 | 43.28 | 43.31 | 43.29 | 43.25 | 43.18 | 43.14 | 43.09 | 43.10 | 43.11 | 43.10 | 43.11 | 43.15 | 43.19 | 43.23 |
| 15-19 | 75.57 | 59.81 | 52.41 | 52.57 | 51.87 | 97.38 | 94.36 | 92.82 | 91.93 | 92.09 | 91.97 | 91.47 | 91.36 | 90.95 | 90.66 | 90.74 | 90.49 | 90.61 | 90.78 | 90.90 | 90.88 | 90.95 | 90.90 | 90.82 | 90.67 | 90.59 | 90.48 | 90.50 | 90.52 | 90.50 | 90.53 | 90.62 | 90.69 | 90.79 |
| 20-24 | 66.34 | 100.14 | 92.30 | 86.35 | 45.53 | 85.49 | 82.83 | 81.48 | 80.70 | 80.85 | 80.74 | 80.30 | 80.21 | 79.85 | 79.59 | 79.66 | 79.44 | 79.55 | 79.69 | 79.80 | 79.78 | 79.85 | 79.80 | 79.73 | 79.60 | 79.53 | 79.43 | 79.45 | 79.47 | 79.45 | 79.47 | 79.55 | 79.61 | 79.70 |
| 25-29 | 49.42 | 41.06 | 44.62 | 38.81 | 33.92 | 63.68 | 61.70 | 60.70 | 60.11 | 60.22 | 60.14 | 59.82 | 59.74 | 59.48 | 59.28 | 59.34 | 59.18 | 59.25 | 59.36 | 59.44 | 59.43 | 59.47 | 59.44 | 59.39 | 59.29 | 59.24 | 59.16 | 59.18 | 59.19 | 59.18 | 59.20 | 59.26 | 59.30 | 59.37 |
| 30-34 | 46.65 | 35.70 | 25.96 | 35.93 | 32.02 | 60.11 | 58.24 | 57.29 | 56.75 | 56.85 | 56.77 | 56.46 | 56.40 | 56.14 | 55.96 | 56.01 | 55.86 | 55.93 | 56.03 | 56.11 | 56.10 | 56.14 | 56.11 | 56.06 | 55.97 | 55.92 | 55.85 | 55.86 | 55.88 | 55.86 | 55.88 | 55.94 | 55.98 | 56.04 |
| 35-39 | 52.35 | 44.55 | 31.34 | 41.68 | 35.93 | 67.46 | 65.37 | 64.30 | 63.69 | 63.80 | 63.72 | 63.37 | 63.29 | 63.01 | 62.80 | 62.86 | 62.69 | 62.77 | 62.89 | 62.97 | 62.96 | 63.01 | 62.97 | 62.92 | 62.82 | 62.76 | 62.68 | 62.69 | 62.71 | 62.69 | 62.71 | 62.78 | 62.82 | 62.90 |
| 40-44 | 39.29 | 41.57 | 25.00 | 32.69 | 26.97 | 50.63 | 49.06 | 48.26 | 47.80 | 47.88 | 47.82 | 47.56 | 47.50 | 47.29 | 47.13 | 47.18 | 47.05 | 47.11 | 47.20 | 47.26 | 47.25 | 47.29 | 47.26 | 47.22 | 47.14 | 47.10 | 47.04 | 47.05 | 47.06 | 47.05 | 47.07 | 47.11 | 47.15 | 47.20 |
| 45-49 | 30.57 | 37.83 | 24.43 | 28.22 | 20.98 | 39.40 | 38.17 | 37.55 | 37.19 | 37.26 | 37.21 | 37.01 | 36.96 | 36.80 | 36.68 | 36.71 | 36.61 | 36.66 | 36.73 | 36.77 | 36.77 | 36.80 | 36.78 | 36.74 | 36.68 | 36.65 | 36.60 | 36.61 | 36.62 | 36.61 | 36.62 | 36.66 | 36.69 | 36.73 |
| 50-54 | 21.56 | 13.18 | 7.73 | 13.05 | 14.80 | 27.78 | 26.92 | 26.48 | 26.22 | 26.27 | 26.24 | 26.09 | 26.06 | 25.95 | 25.86 | 25.88 | 25.81 | 25.85 | 25.90 | 25.93 | 25.93 | 25.95 | 25.93 | 25.91 | 25.87 | 25.84 | 25.81 | 25.82 | 25.82 | 25.82 | 25.82 | 25.85 | 25.87 | 25.90 |
| 55-59 | 10.08 | 8.69 | 13.90 | 14.85 | 6.92 | 12.99 | 12.59 | 12.39 | 12.27 | 12.29 | 12.27 | 12.21 | 12.19 | 12.14 | 12.10 | 12.11 | 12.08 | 12.09 | 12.11 | 12.13 | 12.13 | 12.14 | 12.13 | 12.12 | 12.10 | 12.09 | 12.07 | 12.08 | 12.08 | 12.08 | 12.08 | 12.09 | 12.10 | 12.12 |
| 60-64 | 11.93 | 26.25 | 21.78 | 20.48 | 8.19 | 15.37 | 14.89 | 14.65 | 14.51 | 14.54 | 14.52 | 14.44 | 14.42 | 14.36 | 14.31 | 14.32 | 14.28 | 14.30 | 14.33 | 14.35 | 14.34 | 14.35 | 14.35 | 14.33 | 14.31 | 14.30 | 14.28 | 14.28 | 14.29 | 14.28 | 14.29 | 14.30 | 14.31 | 14.33 |
| 65-69 | 21.99 | 20.35 | 13.23 | 10.08 | 15.10 | 28.34 | 27.46 | 27.01 | 26.76 | 26.80 | 26.77 | 26.62 | 26.59 | 26.47 | 26.38 | 26.41 | 26.34 | 26.37 | 26.42 | 26.45 | 26.45 | 26.47 | 26.46 | 26.43 | 26.39 | 26.37 | 26.33 | 26.34 | 26.34 | 26.34 | 26.35 | 26.37 | 26.39 | 26.42 |
| 70-74 | 3.35 | 8.31 | 4.12 | 9.19 | 2.30 | 4.31 | 4.18 | 4.11 | 4.07 | 4.08 | 4.07 | 4.05 | 4.05 | 4.03 | 4.01 | 4.02 | 4.01 | 4.01 | 4.02 | 4.03 | 4.02 | 4.03 | 4.03 | 4.02 | 4.02 | 4.01 | 4.01 | 4.01 | 4.01 | 4.01 | 4.01 | 4.01 | 4.02 | 4.02 |
| 75-79 | 2.24 | 6.27 | 5.19 | 9.87 | 1.54 | 2.89 | 2.80 | 2.76 | 2.73 | 2.73 | 2.73 | 2.72 | 2.71 | 2.70 | 2.69 | 2.69 | 2.69 | 2.69 | 2.70 | 2.70 | 2.70 | 2.70 | 2.70 | 2.70 | 2.69 | 2.69 | 2.69 | 2.69 | 2.69 | 2.69 | 2.69 | 2.69 | 2.69 | 2.70 |
| 80-84 | 0.00 | 2.12 | 3.71 | 2.81 | 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 |
| 85+ | 0.00 | 0.38 | 3.35 | 5.84 | 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 | 561.44 | 555.45 | 439.20 | 489.65 | 385.34 | 723.49 | 701.02 | 689.60 | 683.00 | 684.21 | 683.33 | 679.61 | 678.79 | 675.74 | 673.53 | 674.16 | 672.33 | 673.19 | 674.44 | 675.31 | 675.21 | 675.73 | 675.37 | 674.76 | 673.67 | 673.07 | 672.20 | 672.36 | 672.51 | 672.37 | 672.56 | 673.24 | 673.76 | 674.53 |