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 | 70.00 | 63.00 | 69.00 | 63.00 | 71.00 | 76.62 | 82.41 | 83.89 | 88.15 | 86.39 | 88.23 | 90.94 | 93.81 | 96.67 | 99.64 | 102.00 | 104.38 | 107.16 | 110.07 | 112.93 | 115.78 | 118.50 | 121.17 | 123.82 | 126.52 | 129.21 | 131.87 | 134.50 | 137.14 | 139.79 | 142.46 | 145.12 | 147.75 | 150.38 | 153.01 |
| 5-9 | 107.00 | 110.00 | 114.00 | 109.00 | 94.00 | 86.14 | 78.44 | 92.21 | 97.79 | 108.74 | 116.39 | 124.11 | 127.75 | 133.10 | 135.56 | 138.93 | 142.49 | 146.35 | 150.28 | 154.18 | 158.14 | 161.99 | 165.78 | 169.55 | 173.35 | 177.12 | 180.85 | 184.54 | 188.24 | 191.94 | 195.66 | 199.37 | 203.06 | 206.74 | 210.42 |
| 10-14 | 88.00 | 88.00 | 92.00 | 97.00 | 105.00 | 114.14 | 128.06 | 129.88 | 120.16 | 118.78 | 124.11 | 118.79 | 129.18 | 135.92 | 141.97 | 146.08 | 151.37 | 155.42 | 160.33 | 164.04 | 168.28 | 172.47 | 176.66 | 180.82 | 185.05 | 189.30 | 193.48 | 197.59 | 201.70 | 205.82 | 209.93 | 214.03 | 218.10 | 222.17 | 226.24 |
| 15-19 | 72.00 | 77.00 | 82.00 | 103.00 | 111.00 | 96.16 | 73.89 | 76.20 | 92.33 | 103.28 | 106.71 | 114.20 | 111.77 | 111.25 | 111.45 | 116.67 | 120.71 | 124.85 | 128.10 | 132.62 | 136.50 | 140.08 | 143.46 | 146.89 | 150.27 | 153.62 | 157.00 | 160.41 | 163.86 | 167.29 | 170.69 | 174.07 | 177.41 | 180.77 | 184.13 |
| 20-24 | 70.00 | 73.00 | 67.00 | 59.00 | 54.00 | 63.02 | 82.86 | 89.25 | 89.21 | 85.24 | 82.57 | 82.64 | 85.58 | 88.77 | 92.05 | 94.23 | 96.39 | 98.76 | 101.32 | 103.81 | 106.38 | 108.80 | 111.32 | 113.71 | 116.21 | 118.65 | 121.07 | 123.43 | 125.83 | 128.23 | 130.65 | 133.07 | 135.45 | 137.83 | 140.21 |
| 25-29 | 74.00 | 80.00 | 72.00 | 82.00 | 88.00 | 84.28 | 79.17 | 90.12 | 93.13 | 94.79 | 100.77 | 106.84 | 111.10 | 115.35 | 118.63 | 120.66 | 122.75 | 126.02 | 129.43 | 132.82 | 136.26 | 139.54 | 142.65 | 145.75 | 148.89 | 152.02 | 155.10 | 158.20 | 161.30 | 164.41 | 167.52 | 170.65 | 173.73 | 176.81 | 179.89 |
| 30-34 | 81.00 | 75.00 | 74.00 | 75.00 | 71.00 | 80.22 | 94.47 | 93.82 | 98.70 | 109.03 | 113.02 | 117.86 | 123.17 | 126.99 | 130.69 | 135.56 | 140.02 | 144.23 | 148.37 | 152.07 | 155.57 | 159.11 | 162.85 | 166.60 | 170.38 | 174.12 | 177.80 | 181.39 | 185.03 | 188.68 | 192.33 | 195.96 | 199.58 | 203.19 | 206.80 |
| 35-39 | 65.00 | 67.00 | 76.00 | 77.00 | 78.00 | 76.59 | 76.68 | 82.57 | 88.01 | 92.81 | 98.16 | 104.00 | 106.57 | 112.10 | 118.84 | 123.21 | 126.86 | 130.71 | 134.01 | 137.26 | 141.33 | 145.25 | 148.94 | 152.47 | 155.87 | 159.18 | 162.50 | 165.88 | 169.28 | 172.69 | 176.10 | 179.49 | 182.85 | 186.20 | 189.55 |
| 40-44 | 65.00 | 67.00 | 70.00 | 74.00 | 73.00 | 74.43 | 81.22 | 91.44 | 97.09 | 102.57 | 107.01 | 109.43 | 112.32 | 116.37 | 119.81 | 124.06 | 128.24 | 131.56 | 136.12 | 140.79 | 144.62 | 148.09 | 151.84 | 155.38 | 158.84 | 162.53 | 166.16 | 169.70 | 173.23 | 176.71 | 180.16 | 183.61 | 187.07 | 190.53 | 193.99 |
| 45-49 | 101.00 | 106.00 | 87.00 | 78.00 | 74.00 | 71.89 | 79.70 | 90.94 | 99.20 | 106.25 | 114.04 | 121.97 | 129.58 | 135.41 | 143.20 | 148.87 | 151.80 | 155.07 | 160.35 | 164.13 | 169.36 | 174.17 | 178.38 | 183.37 | 188.45 | 193.08 | 197.33 | 201.79 | 206.08 | 210.37 | 214.78 | 219.19 | 223.54 | 227.86 | 232.14 |
| 50-54 | 96.00 | 84.00 | 96.00 | 100.00 | 106.00 | 98.07 | 98.24 | 82.77 | 77.51 | 79.44 | 82.77 | 88.47 | 94.24 | 98.45 | 102.14 | 106.82 | 112.53 | 117.27 | 120.10 | 125.29 | 128.42 | 131.50 | 134.44 | 137.60 | 140.47 | 144.03 | 147.57 | 150.61 | 154.04 | 157.49 | 160.75 | 163.88 | 167.11 | 170.32 | 173.53 |
| 55-59 | 124.00 | 123.00 | 125.00 | 115.00 | 109.00 | 106.60 | 100.48 | 118.27 | 127.55 | 133.68 | 132.03 | 139.12 | 129.92 | 128.02 | 130.95 | 134.61 | 139.61 | 145.48 | 150.86 | 155.54 | 160.65 | 166.02 | 171.25 | 176.03 | 181.74 | 186.36 | 190.03 | 193.57 | 197.80 | 201.61 | 206.02 | 210.33 | 214.44 | 218.71 | 222.95 |
| 60-64 | 112.00 | 119.00 | 116.00 | 122.00 | 119.00 | 130.88 | 135.08 | 136.94 | 131.35 | 131.80 | 134.38 | 131.99 | 147.17 | 155.85 | 163.14 | 163.65 | 171.40 | 166.58 | 167.15 | 171.24 | 175.99 | 181.66 | 187.87 | 193.59 | 198.72 | 204.24 | 210.13 | 215.88 | 221.20 | 227.31 | 232.47 | 236.88 | 241.20 | 246.04 | 250.55 |
| 65-69 | 99.00 | 105.00 | 107.00 | 111.00 | 118.00 | 117.11 | 114.19 | 116.87 | 123.83 | 120.66 | 130.06 | 133.51 | 137.38 | 136.44 | 137.15 | 140.52 | 139.04 | 152.23 | 160.41 | 167.25 | 168.57 | 174.03 | 172.36 | 174.31 | 178.43 | 182.92 | 188.31 | 194.19 | 199.64 | 204.44 | 209.42 | 214.94 | 220.59 | 225.82 | 231.40 |
| 70-74 | 76.00 | 75.00 | 70.00 | 77.00 | 83.00 | 87.49 | 94.99 | 99.11 | 101.48 | 103.35 | 105.03 | 104.01 | 103.91 | 106.67 | 105.97 | 114.03 | 118.10 | 120.49 | 119.04 | 120.08 | 123.19 | 123.63 | 132.36 | 137.84 | 142.42 | 144.07 | 148.81 | 148.19 | 149.92 | 153.21 | 156.83 | 160.93 | 165.23 | 169.28 | 173.07 |
| 75-79 | 53.00 | 61.00 | 63.00 | 65.00 | 67.00 | 63.34 | 63.51 | 62.16 | 67.74 | 73.00 | 75.44 | 81.24 | 84.08 | 85.76 | 87.36 | 87.79 | 88.22 | 89.60 | 92.71 | 92.42 | 97.95 | 100.99 | 103.18 | 103.31 | 104.28 | 107.05 | 107.71 | 114.34 | 118.52 | 121.79 | 123.35 | 126.67 | 127.09 | 128.87 | 131.56 |
| 80-84 | 35.00 | 34.00 | 40.00 | 43.00 | 40.00 | 41.85 | 44.89 | 48.17 | 52.39 | 56.98 | 57.08 | 58.66 | 57.72 | 61.54 | 65.80 | 67.90 | 72.17 | 74.39 | 76.37 | 76.93 | 77.27 | 77.30 | 78.78 | 82.28 | 83.51 | 87.24 | 89.05 | 90.50 | 91.45 | 93.46 | 95.70 | 96.64 | 100.92 | 103.79 | 106.49 |
| 85+ | 16.00 | 17.00 | 18.00 | 20.00 | 26.00 | 29.81 | 31.45 | 36.56 | 38.06 | 39.33 | 40.81 | 43.33 | 48.31 | 51.40 | 54.18 | 55.43 | 57.41 | 59.81 | 63.43 | 67.52 | 69.18 | 72.78 | 75.11 | 77.56 | 79.94 | 81.11 | 83.55 | 86.04 | 89.02 | 90.53 | 93.42 | 95.87 | 98.09 | 100.36 | 102.23 |
| Total | 1404.00 | 1424.00 | 1438.00 | 1470.00 | 1487.00 | 1498.63 | 1539.75 | 1621.17 | 1683.65 | 1746.13 | 1808.61 | 1871.09 | 1933.58 | 1996.06 | 2058.54 | 2121.02 | 2183.50 | 2245.98 | 2308.46 | 2370.94 | 2433.43 | 2495.91 | 2558.39 | 2620.87 | 2683.35 | 2745.83 | 2808.31 | 2870.79 | 2933.27 | 2995.76 | 3058.24 | 3120.72 | 3183.20 | 3245.68 | 3308.16 |