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 | 597.57 | 565.27 | 560.18 | 548.16 | 559.68 | 575.71 | 566.55 | 556.39 | 550.17 | 552.01 | 550.31 | 549.96 | 549.73 | 549.38 | 549.05 | 548.76 | 548.35 | 547.93 | 547.45 | 547.11 | 547.03 | 547.16 | 547.46 | 547.86 | 548.37 | 548.96 | 549.66 | 550.42 | 551.22 | 552.05 | 552.93 | 553.87 | 554.87 | 555.92 | 557.01 |
| 5-9 | 570.45 | 550.52 | 560.95 | 566.05 | 554.30 | 527.54 | 499.11 | 483.95 | 473.49 | 466.24 | 463.23 | 459.72 | 456.34 | 454.47 | 454.75 | 454.30 | 454.13 | 454.00 | 453.77 | 453.61 | 453.57 | 453.64 | 453.83 | 454.08 | 454.40 | 454.80 | 455.30 | 455.86 | 456.47 | 457.13 | 457.81 | 458.56 | 459.35 | 460.19 | 461.06 |
| 10-14 | 624.55 | 589.19 | 567.84 | 568.44 | 558.58 | 547.45 | 556.69 | 547.95 | 541.85 | 528.63 | 513.41 | 501.41 | 494.76 | 490.50 | 487.95 | 486.68 | 485.20 | 483.88 | 483.06 | 483.14 | 483.04 | 483.21 | 483.50 | 483.82 | 484.21 | 484.65 | 485.18 | 485.77 | 486.39 | 487.05 | 487.75 | 488.53 | 489.36 | 490.23 | 491.15 |
| 15-19 | 615.40 | 639.85 | 657.70 | 652.16 | 630.75 | 631.01 | 630.82 | 651.31 | 665.19 | 663.36 | 659.85 | 661.31 | 658.64 | 656.23 | 649.69 | 642.20 | 636.68 | 633.84 | 632.38 | 631.31 | 630.72 | 630.43 | 630.39 | 630.56 | 631.14 | 631.72 | 632.45 | 633.26 | 634.10 | 634.99 | 635.92 | 636.94 | 638.01 | 639.14 | 640.32 |
| 20-24 | 722.07 | 673.06 | 642.75 | 670.74 | 679.59 | 667.89 | 671.12 | 672.60 | 660.61 | 657.77 | 659.63 | 658.98 | 661.14 | 661.70 | 660.96 | 661.27 | 661.42 | 660.55 | 659.23 | 657.81 | 657.05 | 656.89 | 657.24 | 657.72 | 658.24 | 658.95 | 659.82 | 660.76 | 661.72 | 662.76 | 663.82 | 665.00 | 666.25 | 667.55 | 668.88 |
| 25-29 | 850.17 | 838.33 | 846.91 | 805.65 | 827.52 | 818.88 | 818.57 | 811.74 | 820.41 | 815.01 | 810.33 | 807.79 | 807.13 | 806.10 | 805.94 | 806.02 | 805.61 | 805.55 | 805.29 | 805.08 | 805.34 | 805.96 | 806.68 | 807.43 | 808.27 | 809.21 | 810.32 | 811.56 | 812.81 | 814.11 | 815.45 | 816.92 | 818.47 | 820.09 | 821.76 |
| 30-34 | 660.93 | 648.99 | 683.42 | 749.38 | 763.68 | 768.12 | 735.67 | 697.85 | 651.90 | 640.50 | 637.82 | 636.29 | 634.41 | 635.63 | 633.55 | 632.19 | 631.43 | 631.19 | 630.71 | 630.51 | 630.53 | 630.68 | 631.12 | 631.66 | 632.25 | 632.95 | 633.80 | 634.70 | 635.63 | 636.59 | 637.59 | 638.67 | 639.82 | 641.02 | 642.27 |
| 35-39 | 545.03 | 545.92 | 564.17 | 570.23 | 615.00 | 613.14 | 613.74 | 614.94 | 626.04 | 608.91 | 603.45 | 594.24 | 582.76 | 566.29 | 562.03 | 559.67 | 558.99 | 558.20 | 558.75 | 558.03 | 557.58 | 557.51 | 557.82 | 558.13 | 558.54 | 559.03 | 559.62 | 560.32 | 561.08 | 561.87 | 562.71 | 563.63 | 564.59 | 565.61 | 566.66 |
| 40-44 | 508.94 | 485.16 | 479.86 | 501.44 | 481.20 | 512.81 | 513.40 | 519.92 | 514.58 | 524.80 | 518.52 | 518.93 | 519.00 | 522.88 | 513.76 | 510.82 | 506.78 | 501.82 | 494.88 | 492.64 | 492.14 | 491.99 | 492.06 | 492.76 | 492.79 | 492.92 | 493.23 | 493.74 | 494.32 | 494.96 | 495.62 | 496.34 | 497.13 | 497.98 | 498.86 |
| 45-49 | 555.44 | 550.82 | 552.35 | 527.12 | 523.78 | 513.31 | 520.10 | 538.89 | 566.63 | 568.34 | 591.47 | 592.87 | 596.60 | 593.66 | 598.46 | 595.04 | 594.73 | 593.72 | 595.02 | 590.17 | 588.44 | 586.57 | 584.02 | 580.53 | 579.62 | 579.72 | 580.12 | 580.63 | 581.51 | 581.99 | 582.57 | 583.30 | 584.18 | 585.11 | 586.10 |
| 50-54 | 586.95 | 627.49 | 614.97 | 623.19 | 607.94 | 576.35 | 578.51 | 580.96 | 576.96 | 595.80 | 595.69 | 598.24 | 610.98 | 627.33 | 628.40 | 641.64 | 643.17 | 645.20 | 643.86 | 646.60 | 644.63 | 644.59 | 644.36 | 645.46 | 642.80 | 642.06 | 641.34 | 640.20 | 638.52 | 638.37 | 638.96 | 639.70 | 640.56 | 641.68 | 642.56 |
| 55-59 | 584.61 | 580.15 | 593.57 | 582.50 | 606.86 | 635.20 | 661.80 | 651.62 | 657.89 | 652.08 | 636.41 | 636.55 | 635.18 | 630.82 | 642.23 | 643.23 | 644.07 | 652.21 | 661.62 | 662.94 | 672.41 | 674.68 | 676.85 | 676.82 | 679.00 | 678.23 | 678.43 | 678.47 | 679.29 | 677.96 | 677.85 | 677.87 | 677.63 | 677.11 | 677.61 |
| 60-64 | 603.68 | 614.61 | 618.32 | 628.51 | 598.02 | 600.44 | 617.85 | 648.13 | 667.80 | 695.32 | 718.44 | 738.17 | 730.77 | 736.32 | 730.45 | 717.40 | 716.20 | 716.33 | 714.20 | 721.24 | 722.48 | 722.42 | 728.84 | 736.23 | 736.90 | 744.27 | 746.31 | 748.31 | 748.63 | 750.40 | 750.25 | 751.11 | 751.70 | 752.85 | 752.33 |
| 65-69 | 565.10 | 599.52 | 620.78 | 622.80 | 648.80 | 656.01 | 646.07 | 658.65 | 672.75 | 675.62 | 684.73 | 695.16 | 717.92 | 732.81 | 757.04 | 777.38 | 793.07 | 785.73 | 789.08 | 784.84 | 773.31 | 772.44 | 771.72 | 770.82 | 777.66 | 778.65 | 779.05 | 783.99 | 790.24 | 791.15 | 797.48 | 798.89 | 800.83 | 801.20 | 803.09 |
| 70-74 | 572.65 | 575.28 | 542.87 | 512.33 | 496.93 | 520.53 | 561.27 | 587.20 | 604.23 | 625.58 | 634.67 | 628.59 | 635.46 | 643.82 | 643.86 | 651.43 | 661.64 | 681.35 | 693.23 | 709.20 | 723.83 | 734.08 | 728.76 | 730.32 | 726.60 | 719.34 | 719.35 | 719.83 | 719.01 | 724.09 | 724.79 | 725.80 | 729.69 | 734.54 | 735.36 |
| 75-79 | 503.97 | 494.82 | 507.61 | 514.06 | 523.96 | 496.74 | 486.56 | 457.83 | 443.55 | 441.75 | 461.56 | 489.46 | 506.76 | 516.72 | 529.10 | 534.32 | 529.99 | 534.56 | 540.32 | 541.78 | 548.01 | 554.60 | 567.45 | 574.36 | 584.71 | 594.61 | 601.74 | 598.66 | 599.99 | 598.05 | 593.64 | 594.24 | 594.40 | 593.92 | 597.72 |
| 80-84 | 346.25 | 355.08 | 366.82 | 369.26 | 370.92 | 392.06 | 392.78 | 397.88 | 402.05 | 401.32 | 383.20 | 376.73 | 357.70 | 348.09 | 346.92 | 358.20 | 374.59 | 385.34 | 392.14 | 400.07 | 403.28 | 400.83 | 404.32 | 407.93 | 408.49 | 411.76 | 415.49 | 423.36 | 428.29 | 435.38 | 441.81 | 446.21 | 444.45 | 445.39 | 444.12 |
| 85+ | 461.37 | 446.97 | 421.30 | 402.79 | 395.63 | 404.63 | 408.68 | 424.18 | 429.72 | 434.26 | 446.06 | 445.83 | 456.42 | 460.43 | 460.50 | 455.56 | 451.54 | 447.66 | 445.48 | 445.91 | 450.04 | 457.22 | 459.96 | 461.36 | 465.32 | 468.93 | 471.04 | 473.87 | 475.98 | 477.77 | 481.16 | 484.01 | 489.77 | 493.00 | 497.16 |
| Total | 10475.12 | 10381.02 | 10402.35 | 10414.80 | 10443.15 | 10457.84 | 10479.30 | 10501.97 | 10525.83 | 10547.29 | 10568.76 | 10590.23 | 10611.70 | 10633.17 | 10654.63 | 10676.10 | 10697.57 | 10719.04 | 10740.51 | 10761.98 | 10783.44 | 10804.91 | 10826.38 | 10847.85 | 10869.32 | 10890.79 | 10912.25 | 10933.72 | 10955.19 | 10976.66 | 10998.13 | 11019.60 | 11041.06 | 11062.53 | 11084.00 |