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 | 122.13 | 116.45 | 116.42 | 113.50 | 105.69 | 116.01 | 107.24 | 105.65 | 106.01 | 110.39 | 110.03 | 110.94 | 111.67 | 112.52 | 113.50 | 114.42 | 115.47 | 116.52 | 117.67 | 118.92 | 120.23 | 121.45 | 122.50 | 123.52 | 124.58 | 125.56 | 126.41 | 127.23 | 128.06 | 128.89 | 129.73 | 130.54 | 131.36 | 132.17 | 133.03 |
| 5-9 | 137.27 | 140.08 | 145.42 | 147.16 | 134.40 | 130.28 | 141.34 | 139.31 | 136.56 | 136.58 | 144.44 | 136.96 | 135.26 | 135.42 | 139.39 | 139.70 | 140.88 | 142.01 | 143.31 | 144.80 | 146.29 | 147.71 | 149.03 | 150.30 | 151.61 | 152.87 | 154.07 | 155.21 | 156.32 | 157.39 | 158.46 | 159.50 | 160.54 | 161.55 | 162.59 |
| 10-14 | 120.29 | 135.38 | 134.28 | 148.07 | 152.64 | 149.44 | 149.86 | 162.36 | 168.14 | 166.80 | 165.34 | 173.26 | 173.71 | 171.82 | 171.03 | 175.39 | 171.38 | 170.84 | 171.84 | 175.25 | 176.36 | 177.93 | 179.40 | 180.97 | 182.68 | 184.28 | 185.76 | 187.21 | 188.64 | 190.06 | 191.47 | 192.85 | 194.19 | 195.49 | 196.81 |
| 15-19 | 75.74 | 77.05 | 76.52 | 83.21 | 101.71 | 118.14 | 123.91 | 123.83 | 132.59 | 138.54 | 137.23 | 139.73 | 147.44 | 153.55 | 154.45 | 154.42 | 158.87 | 159.18 | 157.58 | 157.07 | 159.10 | 157.74 | 157.59 | 158.51 | 160.75 | 161.79 | 163.08 | 164.34 | 165.62 | 166.91 | 168.17 | 169.37 | 170.58 | 171.76 | 172.97 |
| 20-24 | 96.49 | 93.74 | 91.64 | 78.47 | 65.02 | 70.68 | 81.32 | 82.99 | 83.36 | 86.14 | 90.74 | 95.34 | 97.32 | 100.14 | 101.54 | 101.36 | 104.53 | 108.56 | 111.92 | 111.56 | 111.39 | 113.28 | 114.07 | 113.84 | 113.57 | 114.43 | 114.65 | 115.04 | 115.79 | 116.74 | 117.55 | 118.35 | 119.13 | 119.90 | 120.75 |
| 25-29 | 86.28 | 94.56 | 97.16 | 106.74 | 101.40 | 97.40 | 98.26 | 102.58 | 98.85 | 97.36 | 99.53 | 101.72 | 102.35 | 103.38 | 104.74 | 106.24 | 107.80 | 109.09 | 110.80 | 112.22 | 113.25 | 114.67 | 116.10 | 117.41 | 118.21 | 118.98 | 119.92 | 120.56 | 121.09 | 121.70 | 122.54 | 123.17 | 123.84 | 124.60 | 125.46 |
| 30-34 | 106.29 | 109.94 | 100.26 | 82.51 | 91.72 | 97.36 | 106.37 | 114.00 | 124.98 | 121.34 | 120.71 | 122.58 | 125.15 | 122.54 | 121.62 | 122.26 | 124.03 | 124.77 | 126.33 | 127.99 | 129.57 | 130.93 | 132.13 | 133.54 | 134.85 | 135.87 | 136.91 | 138.03 | 139.12 | 140.01 | 140.99 | 141.94 | 142.77 | 143.52 | 144.40 |
| 35-39 | 123.50 | 127.09 | 116.79 | 124.94 | 124.64 | 128.29 | 133.36 | 140.23 | 132.41 | 144.70 | 152.60 | 162.58 | 171.35 | 182.35 | 181.31 | 182.39 | 184.67 | 187.22 | 185.71 | 185.70 | 187.08 | 189.37 | 190.71 | 192.67 | 194.65 | 196.45 | 198.10 | 199.69 | 201.43 | 203.00 | 204.39 | 205.81 | 207.35 | 208.83 | 210.21 |
| 40-44 | 119.38 | 121.66 | 127.23 | 134.93 | 146.00 | 143.25 | 131.41 | 119.42 | 135.28 | 142.38 | 149.21 | 151.77 | 154.97 | 152.51 | 164.26 | 170.03 | 178.23 | 185.43 | 194.54 | 194.86 | 196.40 | 198.76 | 201.19 | 200.41 | 200.79 | 202.16 | 204.26 | 205.69 | 207.58 | 209.40 | 211.12 | 212.78 | 214.41 | 216.13 | 217.73 |
| 45-49 | 122.31 | 112.24 | 113.10 | 110.89 | 113.00 | 116.88 | 128.28 | 130.56 | 130.25 | 131.80 | 131.26 | 126.69 | 122.10 | 129.60 | 132.32 | 138.06 | 138.53 | 140.86 | 140.90 | 149.17 | 152.76 | 156.77 | 160.59 | 166.01 | 166.80 | 167.86 | 169.06 | 170.69 | 170.70 | 171.37 | 172.56 | 174.06 | 175.24 | 176.56 | 177.95 |
| 50-54 | 191.82 | 203.92 | 185.31 | 178.57 | 159.10 | 140.59 | 130.31 | 139.91 | 147.70 | 153.89 | 157.51 | 162.90 | 162.32 | 164.37 | 167.38 | 169.78 | 168.56 | 166.35 | 170.49 | 173.04 | 177.37 | 179.76 | 182.33 | 182.94 | 187.65 | 190.37 | 194.23 | 197.70 | 201.67 | 202.63 | 204.05 | 205.72 | 207.38 | 207.92 | 208.89 |
| 55-59 | 274.98 | 251.15 | 250.18 | 241.37 | 246.76 | 244.29 | 241.25 | 225.65 | 216.22 | 203.05 | 193.65 | 190.71 | 198.07 | 203.57 | 209.06 | 211.91 | 216.81 | 217.71 | 220.04 | 223.22 | 226.61 | 227.38 | 227.10 | 230.97 | 233.49 | 237.30 | 239.37 | 241.87 | 243.19 | 247.59 | 250.20 | 253.65 | 256.80 | 260.47 | 261.96 |
| 60-64 | 312.72 | 319.98 | 310.79 | 306.25 | 306.90 | 307.98 | 291.59 | 294.01 | 292.10 | 294.88 | 295.07 | 289.31 | 280.49 | 273.90 | 268.31 | 267.75 | 266.59 | 273.88 | 278.62 | 281.87 | 284.73 | 288.84 | 291.76 | 294.64 | 297.74 | 300.24 | 301.25 | 302.15 | 305.48 | 308.11 | 311.51 | 313.65 | 315.88 | 317.75 | 321.45 |
| 65-69 | 321.24 | 319.48 | 341.42 | 339.52 | 325.26 | 306.55 | 321.75 | 306.23 | 298.51 | 298.50 | 304.94 | 294.60 | 295.43 | 296.53 | 297.88 | 295.54 | 294.71 | 289.97 | 287.47 | 286.73 | 287.89 | 287.35 | 292.16 | 295.92 | 299.13 | 302.11 | 305.58 | 307.76 | 310.22 | 312.81 | 315.05 | 316.58 | 317.96 | 320.72 | 323.13 |
| 70-74 | 311.71 | 303.42 | 301.78 | 302.45 | 306.92 | 309.81 | 316.00 | 334.17 | 328.29 | 316.23 | 299.99 | 310.87 | 300.46 | 296.13 | 296.67 | 301.70 | 294.27 | 295.78 | 297.52 | 298.99 | 297.86 | 298.23 | 295.45 | 294.59 | 294.74 | 295.76 | 295.94 | 299.79 | 303.19 | 306.16 | 308.97 | 312.06 | 314.15 | 316.51 | 318.96 |
| 75-79 | 220.69 | 238.47 | 250.36 | 274.57 | 290.81 | 285.09 | 279.99 | 280.34 | 287.58 | 301.04 | 307.23 | 312.57 | 327.22 | 322.39 | 313.51 | 301.99 | 309.79 | 302.08 | 299.37 | 300.41 | 304.27 | 299.21 | 301.04 | 302.99 | 305.05 | 305.07 | 305.56 | 304.15 | 303.87 | 304.08 | 305.35 | 305.93 | 309.52 | 312.75 | 315.59 |
| 80-84 | 135.62 | 127.70 | 140.66 | 142.13 | 145.04 | 176.72 | 187.01 | 189.94 | 198.31 | 198.20 | 193.92 | 190.39 | 190.79 | 196.28 | 204.80 | 209.00 | 211.81 | 220.74 | 217.34 | 211.29 | 203.25 | 209.02 | 206.14 | 204.37 | 204.21 | 206.68 | 205.08 | 206.67 | 207.94 | 208.90 | 208.39 | 208.79 | 207.99 | 207.60 | 207.77 |
| 85+ | 93.69 | 99.18 | 102.08 | 111.43 | 124.55 | 128.43 | 131.73 | 135.36 | 135.28 | 136.47 | 150.80 | 157.13 | 159.84 | 164.81 | 165.90 | 171.62 | 172.50 | 174.31 | 179.72 | 183.96 | 188.52 | 190.40 | 195.40 | 196.96 | 195.94 | 194.53 | 198.94 | 200.25 | 200.02 | 200.05 | 201.18 | 202.80 | 204.33 | 205.06 | 205.54 |
| Total | 2972.14 | 2991.49 | 3001.40 | 3026.72 | 3041.57 | 3067.19 | 3101.01 | 3126.55 | 3152.43 | 3178.30 | 3204.18 | 3230.05 | 3255.93 | 3281.80 | 3307.68 | 3333.55 | 3359.43 | 3385.30 | 3411.18 | 3437.05 | 3462.93 | 3488.80 | 3514.68 | 3540.55 | 3566.43 | 3592.30 | 3618.18 | 3644.06 | 3669.93 | 3695.81 | 3721.68 | 3747.56 | 3773.43 | 3799.31 | 3825.18 |