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 | 88.00 | 100.00 | 77.00 | 69.00 | 63.00 | 55.61 | 66.34 | 83.82 | 88.33 | 91.59 | 90.92 | 88.11 | 86.69 | 85.95 | 85.61 | 85.59 | 85.16 | 84.38 | 83.52 | 82.43 | 81.40 | 80.56 | 79.58 | 78.93 | 78.56 | 78.30 | 78.04 | 77.87 | 77.62 | 77.40 | 77.23 | 77.10 | 76.99 | 76.90 | 76.79 |
| 5-9 | 117.00 | 122.00 | 123.00 | 127.00 | 112.00 | 108.19 | 97.06 | 75.55 | 71.67 | 78.07 | 84.95 | 91.43 | 97.69 | 96.45 | 95.35 | 94.22 | 93.08 | 92.50 | 91.93 | 91.22 | 90.61 | 90.00 | 89.14 | 88.45 | 87.72 | 87.17 | 86.79 | 86.40 | 86.11 | 85.94 | 85.75 | 85.58 | 85.42 | 85.27 | 85.14 |
| 10-14 | 130.00 | 129.00 | 128.00 | 121.00 | 121.00 | 121.10 | 119.07 | 119.29 | 124.52 | 109.89 | 99.43 | 91.31 | 81.05 | 78.24 | 81.01 | 82.23 | 81.93 | 84.64 | 82.90 | 81.97 | 81.08 | 80.29 | 79.72 | 79.28 | 78.87 | 78.42 | 78.01 | 77.62 | 77.29 | 77.01 | 76.80 | 76.59 | 76.41 | 76.25 | 76.12 |
| 15-19 | 99.00 | 105.00 | 120.00 | 129.00 | 139.00 | 137.83 | 124.43 | 115.90 | 103.50 | 103.16 | 105.49 | 106.89 | 107.33 | 107.84 | 96.09 | 86.87 | 80.54 | 73.77 | 73.11 | 74.90 | 76.28 | 75.97 | 77.02 | 75.54 | 74.70 | 74.09 | 73.60 | 73.25 | 72.90 | 72.53 | 72.14 | 71.81 | 71.50 | 71.24 | 71.00 |
| 20-24 | 77.00 | 87.00 | 79.00 | 66.00 | 69.00 | 80.71 | 75.27 | 75.23 | 71.57 | 69.38 | 65.64 | 62.50 | 59.84 | 56.19 | 57.88 | 57.39 | 56.26 | 55.62 | 54.43 | 52.05 | 51.48 | 51.23 | 50.01 | 50.24 | 50.19 | 50.30 | 50.39 | 50.38 | 50.20 | 50.05 | 49.95 | 49.87 | 49.81 | 49.73 | 49.64 |
| 25-29 | 61.00 | 74.00 | 81.00 | 85.00 | 84.00 | 85.30 | 81.43 | 72.64 | 65.48 | 65.91 | 65.74 | 65.80 | 64.80 | 64.53 | 63.84 | 63.56 | 62.72 | 61.83 | 60.92 | 60.26 | 59.51 | 59.08 | 58.54 | 58.33 | 57.95 | 57.87 | 57.75 | 57.60 | 57.47 | 57.39 | 57.34 | 57.32 | 57.31 | 57.26 | 57.20 |
| 30-34 | 85.00 | 79.00 | 75.00 | 80.00 | 73.00 | 70.35 | 74.57 | 82.60 | 83.89 | 80.75 | 78.12 | 77.06 | 75.17 | 73.29 | 73.29 | 73.76 | 73.70 | 73.08 | 72.31 | 71.39 | 70.71 | 70.17 | 69.60 | 69.17 | 68.93 | 68.79 | 68.68 | 68.60 | 68.46 | 68.27 | 68.17 | 68.11 | 68.05 | 67.99 | 67.93 |
| 35-39 | 115.00 | 120.00 | 109.00 | 93.00 | 89.00 | 87.59 | 88.28 | 92.42 | 104.05 | 102.04 | 103.60 | 106.49 | 111.46 | 109.97 | 108.11 | 106.67 | 106.08 | 104.11 | 102.17 | 101.62 | 101.30 | 100.86 | 100.04 | 99.37 | 98.54 | 97.93 | 97.39 | 97.02 | 96.69 | 96.46 | 96.28 | 96.14 | 96.02 | 95.91 | 95.74 |
| 40-44 | 122.00 | 136.00 | 137.00 | 138.00 | 138.00 | 130.46 | 126.72 | 125.87 | 115.61 | 121.02 | 126.69 | 125.98 | 127.83 | 135.03 | 132.81 | 134.42 | 136.36 | 139.67 | 138.35 | 136.08 | 134.02 | 133.17 | 131.41 | 129.74 | 129.26 | 128.95 | 128.55 | 127.92 | 127.33 | 126.65 | 126.11 | 125.65 | 125.34 | 125.06 | 124.86 |
| 45-49 | 149.00 | 141.00 | 136.00 | 132.00 | 132.00 | 132.21 | 141.13 | 132.27 | 134.70 | 131.67 | 129.53 | 126.07 | 124.39 | 118.30 | 119.71 | 122.83 | 123.27 | 123.89 | 129.33 | 128.06 | 126.96 | 127.77 | 129.96 | 129.03 | 127.53 | 126.14 | 125.16 | 124.05 | 122.96 | 122.62 | 122.31 | 121.97 | 121.53 | 121.11 | 120.63 |
| 50-54 | 151.00 | 155.00 | 162.00 | 155.00 | 148.00 | 143.62 | 135.08 | 135.35 | 132.86 | 131.15 | 127.04 | 131.53 | 125.94 | 127.00 | 125.94 | 123.23 | 120.37 | 119.32 | 115.21 | 115.94 | 118.05 | 117.15 | 117.22 | 120.38 | 119.77 | 118.90 | 119.68 | 120.76 | 120.03 | 119.00 | 118.09 | 117.28 | 116.47 | 115.79 | 115.53 |
| 55-59 | 191.00 | 201.00 | 170.00 | 160.00 | 156.00 | 146.74 | 151.03 | 153.25 | 149.01 | 142.70 | 137.50 | 129.33 | 128.74 | 126.91 | 127.44 | 125.83 | 127.23 | 123.82 | 123.64 | 123.32 | 120.71 | 118.36 | 116.99 | 115.30 | 117.01 | 118.45 | 117.29 | 116.23 | 117.56 | 117.67 | 117.77 | 117.78 | 117.97 | 117.55 | 116.98 |
| 60-64 | 207.00 | 208.00 | 219.00 | 221.00 | 216.00 | 202.12 | 203.56 | 185.42 | 178.55 | 173.33 | 168.75 | 169.03 | 169.95 | 165.66 | 161.01 | 158.16 | 154.76 | 153.63 | 152.23 | 150.52 | 149.20 | 149.10 | 146.83 | 146.09 | 145.12 | 144.38 | 143.42 | 142.95 | 141.92 | 141.83 | 142.12 | 141.97 | 141.92 | 142.40 | 142.08 |
| 65-69 | 159.00 | 173.00 | 184.00 | 194.00 | 203.00 | 217.17 | 208.79 | 218.31 | 223.44 | 222.63 | 216.46 | 216.60 | 200.09 | 194.17 | 189.97 | 186.19 | 185.76 | 186.63 | 183.14 | 178.80 | 175.92 | 172.83 | 171.43 | 170.12 | 168.78 | 167.52 | 167.40 | 165.74 | 165.16 | 164.40 | 163.74 | 162.82 | 162.45 | 161.66 | 161.56 |
| 70-74 | 143.00 | 150.00 | 162.00 | 163.00 | 165.00 | 157.15 | 169.64 | 181.31 | 188.20 | 196.21 | 207.41 | 201.60 | 209.74 | 215.39 | 216.89 | 212.13 | 211.44 | 197.31 | 193.83 | 191.27 | 188.21 | 186.41 | 187.08 | 183.96 | 180.85 | 178.32 | 176.60 | 175.29 | 174.08 | 173.07 | 171.89 | 171.76 | 170.56 | 170.18 | 169.46 |
| 75-79 | 100.00 | 110.00 | 113.00 | 115.00 | 121.00 | 143.60 | 140.99 | 147.94 | 146.98 | 143.43 | 130.08 | 137.71 | 147.57 | 152.50 | 158.76 | 169.96 | 168.95 | 176.81 | 181.52 | 182.72 | 179.29 | 181.24 | 168.93 | 166.33 | 163.50 | 161.22 | 158.87 | 160.48 | 158.18 | 155.51 | 153.57 | 152.24 | 150.80 | 149.82 | 149.15 |
| 80-84 | 65.00 | 80.00 | 80.00 | 92.00 | 94.00 | 97.36 | 100.88 | 100.60 | 95.26 | 100.56 | 119.94 | 117.04 | 120.71 | 119.39 | 117.47 | 108.02 | 114.49 | 122.84 | 126.49 | 131.94 | 141.25 | 139.72 | 147.59 | 150.84 | 151.37 | 148.34 | 149.03 | 139.17 | 137.27 | 135.36 | 133.57 | 131.65 | 132.63 | 130.68 | 128.63 |
| 85+ | 43.00 | 51.00 | 56.00 | 67.00 | 77.00 | 82.88 | 95.74 | 102.21 | 122.40 | 136.52 | 142.73 | 155.53 | 161.02 | 173.19 | 188.81 | 208.92 | 217.91 | 226.13 | 234.94 | 245.52 | 254.01 | 266.09 | 278.91 | 288.91 | 301.33 | 314.93 | 323.35 | 338.65 | 348.77 | 358.85 | 367.19 | 374.36 | 378.83 | 385.20 | 391.57 |
| Total | 2102.00 | 2221.00 | 2211.00 | 2207.00 | 2200.00 | 2200.00 | 2200.00 | 2200.00 | 2200.00 | 2200.00 | 2200.00 | 2200.00 | 2200.00 | 2200.00 | 2200.00 | 2200.00 | 2200.00 | 2200.00 | 2200.00 | 2200.00 | 2200.00 | 2200.00 | 2200.00 | 2200.00 | 2200.00 | 2200.00 | 2200.00 | 2200.00 | 2200.00 | 2200.00 | 2200.00 | 2200.00 | 2200.00 | 2200.00 | 2200.00 |