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 | 72.26 | 81.17 | 75.58 | 77.51 | 41.62 | 86.12 | 82.27 | 81.53 | 81.56 | 82.47 | 82.11 | 83.05 | 83.70 | 84.54 | 85.13 | 85.52 | 86.31 | 86.88 | 87.69 | 88.31 | 88.71 | 89.24 | 90.00 | 90.71 | 91.16 | 91.63 | 92.14 | 92.73 | 93.32 | 93.94 | 94.45 | 95.01 | 95.55 | 96.14 |
| 5-9 | 51.62 | 55.63 | 45.07 | 41.83 | 29.97 | 60.69 | 58.44 | 57.91 | 57.95 | 58.59 | 58.43 | 59.14 | 59.50 | 60.09 | 60.48 | 60.80 | 61.37 | 61.72 | 62.31 | 62.73 | 63.03 | 63.41 | 63.96 | 64.46 | 64.78 | 65.13 | 65.49 | 65.90 | 66.31 | 66.75 | 67.10 | 67.50 | 67.87 | 68.28 |
| 10-14 | 64.67 | 33.78 | 42.55 | 24.31 | 37.18 | 77.34 | 73.74 | 73.08 | 73.10 | 73.91 | 73.56 | 74.39 | 75.00 | 75.76 | 76.30 | 76.63 | 77.34 | 77.86 | 78.59 | 79.15 | 79.50 | 79.97 | 80.65 | 81.30 | 81.69 | 82.12 | 82.57 | 83.10 | 83.63 | 84.19 | 84.65 | 85.16 | 85.64 | 86.18 |
| 15-19 | 50.42 | 36.11 | 34.11 | 43.56 | 29.15 | 59.73 | 57.27 | 56.75 | 56.78 | 57.41 | 57.20 | 57.87 | 58.28 | 58.86 | 59.26 | 59.55 | 60.10 | 60.47 | 61.05 | 61.47 | 61.75 | 62.12 | 62.66 | 63.15 | 63.46 | 63.80 | 64.15 | 64.56 | 64.96 | 65.40 | 65.75 | 66.14 | 66.51 | 66.92 |
| 20-24 | 119.08 | 69.53 | 53.52 | 53.58 | 68.52 | 142.23 | 135.71 | 134.49 | 134.54 | 136.03 | 135.41 | 136.94 | 138.04 | 139.44 | 140.43 | 141.05 | 142.34 | 143.30 | 144.65 | 145.66 | 146.32 | 147.19 | 148.44 | 149.63 | 150.35 | 151.14 | 151.97 | 152.95 | 153.93 | 154.95 | 155.79 | 156.72 | 157.62 | 158.59 |
| 25-29 | 91.93 | 54.03 | 50.68 | 46.32 | 53.17 | 108.81 | 104.37 | 103.43 | 103.48 | 104.63 | 104.26 | 105.49 | 106.22 | 107.28 | 108.01 | 108.53 | 109.55 | 110.22 | 111.26 | 112.03 | 112.55 | 113.22 | 114.20 | 115.10 | 115.67 | 116.28 | 116.92 | 117.66 | 118.40 | 119.19 | 119.83 | 120.54 | 121.22 | 121.96 |
| 30-34 | 86.15 | 53.09 | 59.17 | 52.94 | 49.47 | 103.35 | 98.39 | 97.47 | 97.51 | 98.61 | 98.14 | 99.22 | 100.06 | 101.08 | 101.81 | 102.23 | 103.17 | 103.89 | 104.86 | 105.60 | 106.08 | 106.70 | 107.61 | 108.47 | 108.99 | 109.56 | 110.16 | 110.88 | 111.59 | 112.34 | 112.94 | 113.62 | 114.27 | 114.99 |
| 35-39 | 70.41 | 57.01 | 40.38 | 40.98 | 40.48 | 84.22 | 80.29 | 79.57 | 79.60 | 80.48 | 80.10 | 81.00 | 81.67 | 82.49 | 83.08 | 83.44 | 84.21 | 84.78 | 85.58 | 86.18 | 86.57 | 87.08 | 87.82 | 88.52 | 88.95 | 89.41 | 89.91 | 90.49 | 91.07 | 91.68 | 92.17 | 92.72 | 93.25 | 93.83 |
| 40-44 | 39.56 | 54.06 | 34.98 | 46.20 | 22.77 | 47.20 | 45.07 | 44.66 | 44.68 | 45.17 | 44.97 | 45.48 | 45.84 | 46.31 | 46.63 | 46.84 | 47.27 | 47.59 | 48.03 | 48.37 | 48.59 | 48.88 | 49.30 | 49.69 | 49.93 | 50.19 | 50.47 | 50.79 | 51.12 | 51.46 | 51.73 | 52.04 | 52.34 | 52.66 |
| 45-49 | 74.69 | 45.55 | 36.50 | 41.45 | 42.90 | 89.45 | 85.22 | 84.45 | 84.48 | 85.41 | 84.99 | 85.94 | 86.66 | 87.54 | 88.17 | 88.55 | 89.36 | 89.98 | 90.82 | 91.46 | 91.87 | 92.42 | 93.20 | 93.95 | 94.40 | 94.89 | 95.41 | 96.03 | 96.65 | 97.29 | 97.82 | 98.41 | 98.97 | 99.59 |
| 50-54 | 65.21 | 67.57 | 69.05 | 56.48 | 37.42 | 78.23 | 74.45 | 73.78 | 73.80 | 74.62 | 74.24 | 75.06 | 75.71 | 76.48 | 77.03 | 77.36 | 78.06 | 78.61 | 79.34 | 79.91 | 80.27 | 80.74 | 81.42 | 82.07 | 82.47 | 82.90 | 83.35 | 83.89 | 84.43 | 85.00 | 85.46 | 85.97 | 86.47 | 87.01 |
| 55-59 | 98.98 | 97.99 | 67.77 | 70.45 | 56.86 | 118.55 | 112.94 | 111.92 | 111.96 | 113.20 | 112.64 | 113.90 | 114.86 | 116.02 | 116.86 | 117.36 | 118.43 | 119.25 | 120.37 | 121.22 | 121.76 | 122.48 | 123.52 | 124.51 | 125.11 | 125.76 | 126.45 | 127.27 | 128.09 | 128.94 | 129.64 | 130.42 | 131.17 | 131.98 |
| 60-64 | 122.18 | 112.38 | 93.47 | 79.14 | 70.31 | 145.86 | 139.21 | 137.96 | 138.01 | 139.54 | 138.91 | 140.48 | 141.61 | 143.04 | 144.05 | 144.69 | 146.02 | 147.00 | 148.38 | 149.42 | 150.10 | 150.99 | 152.27 | 153.49 | 154.23 | 155.04 | 155.89 | 156.90 | 157.90 | 158.95 | 159.81 | 160.76 | 161.68 | 162.68 |
| 65-69 | 59.37 | 59.56 | 51.21 | 33.16 | 34.20 | 70.77 | 67.60 | 66.99 | 67.02 | 67.76 | 67.47 | 68.24 | 68.77 | 69.46 | 69.95 | 70.27 | 70.92 | 71.38 | 72.06 | 72.56 | 72.89 | 73.32 | 73.95 | 74.54 | 74.90 | 75.29 | 75.71 | 76.19 | 76.68 | 77.19 | 77.61 | 78.07 | 78.51 | 79.00 |
| 70-74 | 62.65 | 32.05 | 23.55 | 21.85 | 36.29 | 73.96 | 71.05 | 70.41 | 70.45 | 71.23 | 71.00 | 71.85 | 72.32 | 73.04 | 73.53 | 73.90 | 74.59 | 75.03 | 75.75 | 76.26 | 76.62 | 77.08 | 77.75 | 78.36 | 78.75 | 79.17 | 79.60 | 80.11 | 80.61 | 81.14 | 81.58 | 82.06 | 82.52 | 83.02 |
| 75-79 | 17.57 | 22.35 | 20.19 | 24.78 | 9.99 | 21.44 | 20.21 | 20.03 | 20.03 | 20.25 | 20.11 | 20.31 | 20.53 | 20.74 | 20.90 | 20.97 | 21.16 | 21.33 | 21.53 | 21.69 | 21.78 | 21.90 | 22.09 | 22.27 | 22.37 | 22.48 | 22.61 | 22.76 | 22.91 | 23.06 | 23.19 | 23.33 | 23.47 | 23.62 |
| 80-84 | 9.23 | 14.14 | 23.41 | 18.29 | 5.45 | 10.52 | 10.32 | 10.22 | 10.23 | 10.35 | 10.36 | 10.50 | 10.52 | 10.62 | 10.68 | 10.75 | 10.86 | 10.90 | 11.01 | 11.08 | 11.13 | 11.20 | 11.30 | 11.39 | 11.45 | 11.51 | 11.58 | 11.65 | 11.71 | 11.79 | 11.85 | 11.92 | 11.98 | 12.05 |
| 85+ | 10.97 | 18.84 | 15.70 | 18.74 | 6.48 | 12.51 | 12.26 | 12.15 | 12.17 | 12.30 | 12.31 | 12.48 | 12.51 | 12.63 | 12.70 | 12.78 | 12.91 | 12.96 | 13.08 | 13.16 | 13.23 | 13.32 | 13.44 | 13.54 | 13.61 | 13.69 | 13.76 | 13.84 | 13.92 | 14.01 | 14.09 | 14.17 | 14.24 | 14.32 |
| Total | 1166.96 | 964.85 | 836.91 | 791.58 | 672.24 | 1390.97 | 1328.82 | 1316.80 | 1317.32 | 1331.97 | 1326.18 | 1341.37 | 1351.79 | 1365.42 | 1375.00 | 1381.22 | 1393.97 | 1403.14 | 1416.36 | 1426.26 | 1432.76 | 1441.28 | 1453.57 | 1465.13 | 1472.29 | 1479.98 | 1488.15 | 1497.69 | 1507.22 | 1517.28 | 1525.47 | 1534.55 | 1543.28 | 1552.83 |