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 | 175.00 | 164.00 | 183.00 | 201.00 | 219.00 | 224.67 | 239.44 | 236.97 | 246.03 | 251.49 | 256.49 | 258.20 | 262.25 | 265.24 | 268.55 | 271.55 | 274.13 | 276.76 | 279.70 | 282.88 | 286.39 | 289.92 | 293.63 | 297.26 | 300.79 | 304.30 | 307.70 | 311.08 | 314.41 | 317.60 | 320.80 | 324.05 | 327.32 | 330.63 | 333.95 |
| 5-9 | 214.00 | 224.00 | 238.00 | 256.00 | 227.00 | 212.43 | 221.67 | 261.20 | 280.35 | 301.76 | 308.75 | 318.74 | 315.79 | 323.72 | 328.94 | 333.93 | 337.13 | 340.15 | 343.29 | 346.57 | 350.57 | 354.61 | 358.95 | 363.18 | 367.39 | 371.52 | 375.51 | 379.46 | 383.42 | 387.34 | 391.30 | 395.35 | 399.46 | 403.61 | 407.73 |
| 10-14 | 272.00 | 272.00 | 261.00 | 258.00 | 260.00 | 278.78 | 292.15 | 300.08 | 295.17 | 279.91 | 281.12 | 282.30 | 305.42 | 319.18 | 330.96 | 337.18 | 345.17 | 348.25 | 356.04 | 361.11 | 366.06 | 369.98 | 374.13 | 378.21 | 382.20 | 386.50 | 390.59 | 394.78 | 398.99 | 403.14 | 407.36 | 411.67 | 415.98 | 420.31 | 424.67 |
| 15-19 | 200.00 | 212.00 | 228.00 | 267.00 | 294.00 | 279.64 | 247.59 | 219.02 | 213.56 | 223.31 | 234.59 | 240.23 | 237.32 | 231.85 | 231.79 | 237.32 | 243.63 | 255.83 | 261.42 | 266.28 | 269.86 | 273.78 | 277.27 | 281.50 | 285.14 | 288.41 | 291.41 | 294.29 | 297.10 | 299.89 | 302.78 | 305.78 | 308.89 | 312.05 | 315.23 |
| 20-24 | 165.00 | 155.00 | 170.00 | 179.00 | 188.00 | 199.82 | 212.73 | 227.53 | 234.26 | 228.83 | 221.77 | 218.64 | 211.63 | 211.31 | 214.08 | 216.48 | 219.99 | 221.03 | 222.92 | 225.44 | 227.90 | 230.06 | 233.57 | 236.00 | 238.18 | 240.34 | 242.58 | 244.62 | 246.82 | 248.75 | 250.75 | 252.83 | 254.91 | 257.03 | 259.14 |
| 25-29 | 168.00 | 184.00 | 188.00 | 191.00 | 184.00 | 190.02 | 177.60 | 185.03 | 181.33 | 179.99 | 179.71 | 181.52 | 186.55 | 189.08 | 189.92 | 190.86 | 190.92 | 190.75 | 191.57 | 192.99 | 194.67 | 196.64 | 197.99 | 199.55 | 201.04 | 202.38 | 203.45 | 204.75 | 205.94 | 207.08 | 208.26 | 209.61 | 211.00 | 212.43 | 213.82 |
| 30-34 | 182.00 | 178.00 | 170.00 | 163.00 | 166.00 | 168.82 | 202.34 | 208.78 | 206.95 | 212.60 | 214.86 | 212.62 | 213.73 | 213.46 | 214.54 | 215.76 | 217.51 | 219.26 | 221.51 | 223.27 | 225.15 | 227.00 | 228.86 | 230.76 | 232.68 | 234.62 | 236.39 | 237.99 | 239.54 | 240.97 | 242.47 | 244.08 | 245.78 | 247.52 | 249.27 |
| 35-39 | 199.00 | 198.00 | 215.00 | 250.00 | 243.00 | 241.66 | 231.63 | 238.09 | 237.83 | 243.93 | 248.55 | 259.24 | 266.84 | 270.20 | 272.66 | 274.34 | 275.26 | 276.75 | 278.54 | 280.89 | 283.97 | 286.81 | 290.02 | 293.03 | 295.88 | 298.67 | 301.28 | 303.85 | 306.44 | 308.98 | 311.56 | 314.23 | 316.85 | 319.54 | 322.22 |
| 40-44 | 214.00 | 220.00 | 235.00 | 235.00 | 254.00 | 229.20 | 210.17 | 210.63 | 219.98 | 222.29 | 232.78 | 231.72 | 233.21 | 235.29 | 237.99 | 242.96 | 250.31 | 256.47 | 258.98 | 261.92 | 264.79 | 267.16 | 269.58 | 272.22 | 275.26 | 278.47 | 281.72 | 284.98 | 288.19 | 291.27 | 294.29 | 297.27 | 300.23 | 303.24 | 306.29 |
| 45-49 | 292.00 | 264.00 | 235.00 | 227.00 | 234.00 | 249.16 | 231.91 | 217.87 | 197.89 | 188.27 | 168.50 | 167.05 | 171.80 | 176.26 | 177.72 | 181.18 | 178.20 | 179.02 | 180.88 | 184.64 | 188.67 | 193.97 | 198.17 | 200.14 | 202.39 | 204.73 | 206.83 | 208.97 | 211.25 | 213.70 | 216.27 | 218.93 | 221.62 | 224.32 | 226.98 |
| 50-54 | 416.00 | 416.00 | 395.00 | 375.00 | 351.00 | 328.18 | 321.62 | 316.67 | 327.60 | 329.44 | 341.35 | 335.64 | 327.07 | 313.95 | 311.75 | 303.07 | 304.21 | 307.32 | 311.32 | 314.41 | 318.47 | 318.40 | 322.27 | 325.75 | 329.94 | 334.10 | 339.24 | 343.72 | 346.58 | 349.64 | 352.75 | 355.89 | 359.08 | 362.41 | 365.89 |
| 55-59 | 463.00 | 483.00 | 499.00 | 486.00 | 483.00 | 480.25 | 464.89 | 444.92 | 423.80 | 399.45 | 383.95 | 374.18 | 373.46 | 383.98 | 388.20 | 396.71 | 397.53 | 395.28 | 387.97 | 389.96 | 385.74 | 388.42 | 392.94 | 399.18 | 404.20 | 409.70 | 411.87 | 416.24 | 420.34 | 424.81 | 429.77 | 435.06 | 439.96 | 443.56 | 447.50 |
| 60-64 | 482.00 | 504.00 | 498.00 | 515.00 | 545.00 | 513.50 | 549.09 | 567.17 | 571.14 | 577.80 | 589.19 | 585.57 | 568.42 | 557.16 | 543.19 | 534.88 | 528.77 | 527.94 | 536.53 | 538.83 | 545.75 | 548.87 | 548.45 | 544.95 | 546.81 | 545.19 | 549.46 | 553.81 | 558.96 | 563.31 | 567.66 | 569.91 | 573.66 | 578.12 | 583.09 |
| 65-69 | 418.00 | 427.00 | 438.00 | 455.00 | 456.00 | 498.48 | 486.24 | 490.28 | 500.50 | 514.02 | 500.00 | 526.47 | 535.08 | 536.55 | 538.69 | 545.18 | 544.31 | 538.48 | 535.25 | 528.61 | 526.20 | 524.72 | 524.54 | 530.75 | 533.45 | 540.12 | 542.37 | 543.84 | 543.45 | 546.14 | 546.26 | 550.18 | 554.28 | 558.43 | 561.89 |
| 70-74 | 382.00 | 401.00 | 419.00 | 419.00 | 437.00 | 407.59 | 417.81 | 431.90 | 444.66 | 434.86 | 463.98 | 461.49 | 467.16 | 474.65 | 487.71 | 479.66 | 497.36 | 503.01 | 504.27 | 506.73 | 513.63 | 513.79 | 511.66 | 509.77 | 506.78 | 505.65 | 505.01 | 506.05 | 511.17 | 514.55 | 520.50 | 523.39 | 525.44 | 526.17 | 529.30 |
| 75-79 | 203.00 | 221.00 | 240.00 | 256.00 | 280.00 | 338.44 | 360.03 | 386.27 | 389.49 | 412.50 | 389.87 | 397.40 | 405.72 | 418.98 | 410.38 | 431.96 | 429.22 | 427.85 | 429.94 | 437.35 | 433.66 | 449.07 | 456.25 | 459.72 | 463.05 | 467.29 | 468.45 | 467.07 | 466.79 | 464.45 | 464.33 | 464.58 | 465.70 | 469.97 | 473.11 |
| 80-84 | 113.00 | 127.00 | 129.00 | 138.00 | 151.00 | 157.02 | 167.71 | 185.49 | 207.01 | 235.32 | 281.53 | 303.46 | 323.73 | 323.37 | 339.94 | 326.87 | 333.97 | 343.78 | 353.66 | 348.56 | 360.08 | 356.33 | 352.39 | 354.35 | 359.97 | 359.15 | 371.31 | 376.71 | 379.22 | 384.31 | 388.31 | 388.83 | 388.28 | 388.15 | 386.19 |
| 85+ | 53.00 | 59.00 | 73.00 | 83.00 | 109.00 | 121.71 | 130.30 | 139.91 | 162.44 | 176.39 | 187.32 | 202.02 | 223.48 | 256.59 | 285.98 | 325.27 | 349.70 | 381.55 | 407.86 | 443.37 | 464.43 | 488.62 | 519.66 | 546.16 | 569.50 | 595.68 | 613.82 | 638.95 | 664.71 | 689.56 | 712.23 | 738.17 | 763.55 | 786.65 | 810.05 |
| Total | 4611.00 | 4709.00 | 4814.00 | 4954.00 | 5081.00 | 5119.35 | 5164.92 | 5267.82 | 5339.99 | 5412.15 | 5484.32 | 5556.49 | 5628.65 | 5700.82 | 5772.99 | 5845.15 | 5917.32 | 5989.49 | 6061.65 | 6133.82 | 6205.99 | 6278.15 | 6350.32 | 6422.49 | 6494.65 | 6566.82 | 6638.99 | 6711.15 | 6783.32 | 6855.49 | 6927.65 | 6999.82 | 7071.99 | 7144.15 | 7216.32 |