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 | 636.00 | 619.00 | 647.00 | 636.00 | 659.00 | 662.77 | 693.75 | 706.30 | 725.88 | 736.52 | 746.01 | 755.77 | 766.73 | 776.53 | 786.89 | 796.59 | 806.32 | 816.20 | 827.07 | 837.38 | 847.36 | 856.82 | 866.43 | 876.04 | 885.98 | 896.06 | 906.12 | 916.09 | 926.08 | 936.11 | 946.13 | 956.17 | 966.27 | 976.34 | 986.42 |
| 5-9 | 772.00 | 803.00 | 808.00 | 815.00 | 774.00 | 730.74 | 718.01 | 731.46 | 746.52 | 773.16 | 789.10 | 820.44 | 837.88 | 857.11 | 870.70 | 882.52 | 893.79 | 906.00 | 918.93 | 931.63 | 944.02 | 955.79 | 967.25 | 978.65 | 990.34 | 1002.13 | 1013.82 | 1025.41 | 1037.00 | 1048.62 | 1060.21 | 1071.86 | 1083.54 | 1095.18 | 1106.80 |
| 10-14 | 756.00 | 761.00 | 782.00 | 790.00 | 822.00 | 876.41 | 899.91 | 902.58 | 904.66 | 891.78 | 885.82 | 883.37 | 898.94 | 916.10 | 935.84 | 949.09 | 972.53 | 989.42 | 1007.81 | 1022.93 | 1036.68 | 1049.56 | 1062.82 | 1075.98 | 1089.52 | 1103.07 | 1116.37 | 1129.35 | 1142.33 | 1155.38 | 1168.39 | 1181.39 | 1194.41 | 1207.39 | 1220.35 |
| 15-19 | 687.00 | 702.00 | 730.00 | 779.00 | 806.00 | 793.28 | 756.66 | 768.30 | 777.58 | 809.57 | 847.48 | 858.66 | 859.57 | 865.96 | 864.06 | 874.63 | 883.19 | 894.59 | 904.37 | 919.81 | 932.19 | 948.79 | 961.92 | 975.15 | 987.41 | 999.53 | 1011.45 | 1023.50 | 1035.56 | 1047.63 | 1059.60 | 1071.53 | 1083.42 | 1095.30 | 1107.19 |
| 20-24 | 608.00 | 599.00 | 573.00 | 581.00 | 632.00 | 638.87 | 636.38 | 631.75 | 621.75 | 613.20 | 606.74 | 613.34 | 625.14 | 629.98 | 641.11 | 655.28 | 660.45 | 668.45 | 678.80 | 684.77 | 693.57 | 699.08 | 707.67 | 715.83 | 725.23 | 734.14 | 743.36 | 751.95 | 760.53 | 769.08 | 777.63 | 786.22 | 794.88 | 803.45 | 812.02 |
| 25-29 | 624.00 | 593.00 | 621.00 | 674.00 | 670.00 | 636.10 | 607.59 | 610.85 | 626.89 | 643.61 | 655.35 | 668.13 | 678.52 | 685.44 | 692.74 | 698.34 | 705.49 | 714.95 | 724.85 | 735.44 | 745.63 | 754.24 | 762.93 | 771.80 | 780.42 | 789.71 | 798.65 | 807.82 | 816.92 | 826.13 | 835.19 | 844.41 | 853.60 | 862.72 | 871.83 |
| 30-34 | 704.00 | 712.00 | 659.00 | 683.00 | 658.00 | 670.99 | 720.23 | 762.82 | 771.47 | 771.42 | 767.89 | 768.65 | 770.91 | 781.03 | 795.47 | 808.25 | 820.90 | 833.11 | 844.42 | 855.30 | 865.40 | 875.23 | 885.57 | 895.89 | 906.91 | 918.11 | 928.89 | 939.43 | 950.07 | 960.64 | 971.27 | 981.91 | 992.61 | 1003.27 | 1013.94 |
| 35-39 | 691.00 | 713.00 | 759.00 | 738.00 | 754.00 | 749.92 | 729.79 | 701.34 | 734.41 | 763.64 | 793.75 | 817.11 | 847.97 | 858.27 | 860.52 | 865.47 | 870.97 | 878.92 | 892.20 | 906.23 | 918.62 | 931.01 | 942.85 | 953.67 | 964.77 | 975.60 | 986.47 | 997.46 | 1008.64 | 1020.04 | 1031.43 | 1042.73 | 1053.99 | 1065.23 | 1076.40 |
| 40-44 | 647.00 | 644.00 | 660.00 | 715.00 | 742.00 | 736.53 | 739.46 | 749.76 | 706.70 | 705.87 | 710.22 | 715.88 | 708.03 | 726.77 | 745.01 | 762.15 | 777.69 | 794.73 | 805.40 | 811.70 | 820.15 | 827.98 | 837.01 | 847.76 | 859.13 | 870.12 | 881.19 | 891.96 | 902.21 | 912.55 | 922.78 | 933.09 | 943.56 | 954.03 | 964.59 |
| 45-49 | 753.00 | 764.00 | 728.00 | 690.00 | 686.00 | 691.93 | 697.05 | 722.37 | 775.28 | 782.40 | 792.40 | 803.10 | 810.05 | 789.64 | 797.99 | 805.13 | 810.14 | 811.22 | 826.91 | 841.04 | 856.26 | 870.18 | 885.62 | 897.55 | 907.55 | 918.19 | 928.25 | 938.75 | 950.32 | 962.37 | 974.04 | 985.85 | 997.53 | 1008.92 | 1020.35 |
| 50-54 | 755.00 | 774.00 | 801.00 | 803.00 | 806.00 | 780.20 | 795.55 | 788.96 | 775.63 | 790.11 | 806.31 | 810.30 | 828.80 | 866.54 | 877.47 | 888.09 | 898.66 | 908.21 | 896.62 | 905.86 | 913.85 | 922.18 | 927.41 | 939.76 | 952.30 | 965.56 | 978.36 | 991.58 | 1002.66 | 1012.78 | 1023.49 | 1034.01 | 1044.85 | 1056.25 | 1067.74 |
| 55-59 | 828.00 | 845.00 | 835.00 | 880.00 | 870.00 | 849.41 | 836.08 | 865.64 | 878.84 | 872.83 | 870.00 | 885.58 | 871.77 | 866.78 | 876.54 | 892.20 | 904.44 | 920.85 | 952.56 | 961.17 | 971.44 | 982.71 | 993.70 | 997.33 | 1010.00 | 1021.34 | 1031.66 | 1040.37 | 1054.19 | 1067.45 | 1081.28 | 1094.78 | 1108.91 | 1121.64 | 1133.71 |
| 60-64 | 864.00 | 884.00 | 910.00 | 898.00 | 916.00 | 927.30 | 943.65 | 938.81 | 969.96 | 982.26 | 987.40 | 988.78 | 1024.97 | 1036.49 | 1039.86 | 1040.33 | 1055.48 | 1050.55 | 1051.80 | 1067.44 | 1085.16 | 1099.63 | 1116.20 | 1140.86 | 1153.05 | 1166.66 | 1181.15 | 1195.46 | 1204.39 | 1219.08 | 1232.54 | 1245.36 | 1256.89 | 1272.42 | 1287.45 |
| 65-69 | 741.00 | 774.00 | 774.00 | 795.00 | 832.00 | 876.41 | 884.04 | 918.01 | 905.57 | 912.72 | 922.35 | 938.50 | 938.52 | 969.78 | 981.54 | 988.20 | 994.13 | 1026.98 | 1038.64 | 1043.80 | 1048.56 | 1062.06 | 1062.58 | 1067.05 | 1081.85 | 1098.51 | 1112.92 | 1128.71 | 1150.33 | 1163.23 | 1177.16 | 1191.52 | 1206.02 | 1216.02 | 1230.14 |
| 70-74 | 642.00 | 673.00 | 669.00 | 702.00 | 691.00 | 696.59 | 727.19 | 738.19 | 755.85 | 793.43 | 838.51 | 842.84 | 866.21 | 854.49 | 865.12 | 877.83 | 895.92 | 894.47 | 917.81 | 928.17 | 935.54 | 943.02 | 969.18 | 979.93 | 985.54 | 990.77 | 1002.97 | 1005.86 | 1011.37 | 1024.31 | 1038.95 | 1051.57 | 1064.61 | 1082.44 | 1094.10 |
| 75-79 | 412.00 | 442.00 | 472.00 | 510.00 | 551.00 | 555.91 | 549.52 | 547.92 | 581.44 | 579.00 | 580.34 | 601.92 | 609.09 | 629.33 | 657.70 | 686.78 | 692.93 | 710.43 | 698.58 | 707.60 | 719.17 | 736.37 | 739.40 | 757.10 | 765.84 | 772.27 | 778.18 | 797.66 | 807.16 | 814.17 | 819.50 | 830.11 | 834.37 | 839.50 | 849.18 |
| 80-84 | 239.00 | 260.00 | 273.00 | 273.00 | 305.00 | 328.95 | 344.51 | 365.01 | 382.07 | 393.55 | 393.95 | 399.36 | 401.61 | 420.83 | 421.12 | 426.23 | 438.18 | 443.48 | 456.20 | 470.83 | 488.05 | 490.15 | 502.39 | 500.58 | 509.54 | 517.25 | 528.92 | 531.60 | 543.87 | 549.59 | 554.91 | 559.29 | 572.58 | 579.98 | 586.77 |
| 85+ | 235.00 | 242.00 | 237.00 | 235.00 | 242.00 | 264.89 | 296.24 | 330.34 | 350.19 | 385.88 | 417.58 | 449.73 | 487.05 | 510.95 | 542.58 | 565.43 | 591.62 | 620.53 | 650.36 | 672.51 | 692.21 | 719.35 | 743.47 | 773.75 | 799.57 | 826.20 | 846.75 | 872.79 | 892.38 | 917.12 | 942.06 | 964.99 | 985.02 | 1007.27 | 1028.63 |
| Total | 11594.00 | 11804.00 | 11938.00 | 12197.00 | 12416.00 | 12467.21 | 12575.62 | 12780.41 | 12990.67 | 13200.94 | 13411.21 | 13621.47 | 13831.74 | 14042.01 | 14252.28 | 14462.54 | 14672.81 | 14883.08 | 15093.34 | 15303.61 | 15513.88 | 15724.14 | 15934.41 | 16144.68 | 16354.94 | 16565.21 | 16775.48 | 16985.74 | 17196.01 | 17406.28 | 17616.54 | 17826.81 | 18037.08 | 18247.35 | 18457.61 |