Out-migration is the number of people who move out of the area each year. It covers moves abroad and moves to other parts of the country. This page shows total out-migration over time and a breakdown by age and sex.
Estimated figures come from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
In projected years, out-migration rates are applied first. Migration balancing then adjusts the result so all parts stay in line.
Out-migration is one of the four parts of how the population changes. Along with deaths, it takes people away from the area. The gap between in-migration and out-migration is net migration. Net migration is often the main driver of local growth or decline.
| Age Group | 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 | 43.51 | 45.67 | 32.62 | 53.66 | 41.62 | 77.66 | 70.28 | 74.11 | 78.46 | 83.10 | 87.53 | 91.78 | 95.89 | 99.70 | 103.46 | 107.20 | 110.84 | 114.42 | 117.75 | 120.99 | 124.25 | 127.53 | 130.80 | 134.03 | 137.20 | 140.35 | 143.50 | 146.72 | 149.94 | 153.11 | 156.26 | 159.38 | 162.51 | 165.65 |
| 5-9 | 30.17 | 32.64 | 23.95 | 30.74 | 35.40 | 56.80 | 51.18 | 48.23 | 48.14 | 48.70 | 51.52 | 56.25 | 60.22 | 61.72 | 62.76 | 63.83 | 64.91 | 65.99 | 67.10 | 68.21 | 69.36 | 70.53 | 71.68 | 72.81 | 73.93 | 75.06 | 76.21 | 77.39 | 78.54 | 79.68 | 80.81 | 81.95 | 83.11 | 84.27 |
| 10-14 | 73.70 | 51.61 | 38.48 | 51.42 | 45.97 | 69.07 | 87.44 | 92.99 | 98.98 | 102.87 | 106.96 | 105.41 | 106.45 | 111.00 | 113.51 | 116.86 | 120.50 | 124.69 | 128.03 | 131.09 | 134.11 | 137.15 | 140.19 | 143.20 | 146.20 | 149.17 | 152.18 | 155.28 | 158.35 | 161.34 | 164.30 | 167.23 | 170.17 | 173.15 |
| 15-19 | 83.07 | 67.68 | 48.99 | 81.26 | 56.71 | 106.64 | 97.77 | 102.30 | 110.67 | 118.87 | 121.10 | 125.50 | 128.94 | 133.59 | 137.70 | 140.44 | 143.97 | 145.95 | 149.25 | 152.69 | 156.26 | 159.85 | 163.44 | 166.92 | 170.34 | 173.71 | 177.09 | 180.48 | 183.88 | 187.26 | 190.65 | 194.02 | 197.38 | 200.73 |
| 20-24 | 67.66 | 43.94 | 31.62 | 56.41 | 36.91 | 62.22 | 65.45 | 66.00 | 69.97 | 70.33 | 77.17 | 75.30 | 74.01 | 79.19 | 81.46 | 85.42 | 86.32 | 86.19 | 89.57 | 92.18 | 93.82 | 96.80 | 97.41 | 99.11 | 101.20 | 103.46 | 105.29 | 107.63 | 109.95 | 112.01 | 114.06 | 116.10 | 118.15 | 120.19 |
| 25-29 | 53.83 | 49.36 | 34.14 | 49.45 | 44.13 | 71.46 | 81.54 | 80.96 | 87.13 | 88.86 | 92.95 | 92.99 | 96.97 | 98.35 | 102.28 | 104.51 | 107.50 | 108.99 | 109.39 | 112.53 | 115.99 | 118.59 | 120.93 | 122.97 | 124.93 | 127.22 | 129.58 | 131.82 | 134.00 | 136.54 | 139.00 | 141.39 | 143.82 | 146.19 |
| 30-34 | 43.29 | 27.60 | 26.16 | 32.98 | 36.60 | 58.24 | 53.35 | 48.70 | 50.93 | 54.69 | 56.56 | 58.39 | 59.97 | 61.46 | 62.94 | 64.41 | 65.69 | 67.05 | 68.22 | 69.34 | 70.68 | 71.96 | 73.17 | 74.40 | 75.61 | 76.82 | 78.14 | 79.48 | 80.74 | 81.97 | 83.21 | 84.45 | 85.70 | 86.93 |
| 35-39 | 35.24 | 27.03 | 16.82 | 23.99 | 27.73 | 48.40 | 48.69 | 46.31 | 54.26 | 52.43 | 55.68 | 62.03 | 64.63 | 70.51 | 74.66 | 77.61 | 81.77 | 84.07 | 87.09 | 89.88 | 92.59 | 95.37 | 97.72 | 100.57 | 102.94 | 105.64 | 108.27 | 110.87 | 113.40 | 115.98 | 118.51 | 121.09 | 123.68 | 126.23 |
| 40-44 | 29.54 | 26.02 | 23.68 | 26.10 | 27.82 | 49.14 | 58.70 | 52.51 | 66.65 | 63.28 | 70.33 | 64.98 | 69.31 | 68.14 | 71.18 | 73.10 | 74.67 | 76.23 | 77.95 | 80.44 | 82.48 | 84.60 | 86.54 | 88.56 | 90.41 | 92.33 | 94.26 | 96.12 | 98.02 | 99.88 | 101.75 | 103.63 | 105.49 | 107.33 |
| 45-49 | 49.98 | 36.64 | 28.65 | 36.99 | 38.55 | 61.40 | 55.20 | 58.67 | 60.59 | 59.39 | 59.24 | 64.67 | 62.04 | 65.14 | 68.56 | 70.93 | 73.27 | 75.55 | 76.65 | 77.04 | 79.40 | 81.35 | 83.41 | 86.13 | 88.08 | 90.04 | 92.27 | 93.94 | 96.02 | 97.85 | 99.79 | 101.74 | 103.60 | 105.46 |
| 50-54 | 31.87 | 39.91 | 27.52 | 32.39 | 33.72 | 52.45 | 48.64 | 46.01 | 45.10 | 50.89 | 51.26 | 52.31 | 51.99 | 53.59 | 53.28 | 54.93 | 55.56 | 55.99 | 55.87 | 57.38 | 57.75 | 59.80 | 61.08 | 61.88 | 62.88 | 64.16 | 65.22 | 66.55 | 67.55 | 68.65 | 69.85 | 70.93 | 72.03 | 73.09 |
| 55-59 | 16.85 | 32.79 | 20.99 | 29.17 | 25.19 | 48.79 | 43.84 | 42.83 | 47.58 | 53.99 | 54.84 | 55.56 | 54.70 | 55.48 | 56.84 | 60.29 | 61.80 | 62.94 | 64.18 | 66.03 | 67.97 | 69.86 | 71.86 | 73.69 | 75.42 | 77.12 | 78.94 | 80.86 | 82.76 | 84.82 | 86.61 | 88.28 | 90.03 | 91.90 |
| 60-64 | 0.97 | 20.46 | 11.16 | 12.26 | 12.17 | 23.16 | 20.25 | 21.25 | 21.16 | 19.06 | 17.57 | 19.12 | 19.28 | 19.07 | 20.34 | 20.76 | 21.25 | 22.10 | 22.85 | 23.27 | 24.24 | 25.06 | 25.81 | 26.42 | 27.26 | 27.95 | 28.78 | 29.50 | 30.33 | 31.07 | 31.86 | 32.62 | 33.47 | 34.10 |
| 65-69 | 18.97 | 22.33 | 11.08 | 13.71 | 9.99 | 22.05 | 25.48 | 27.29 | 25.52 | 28.30 | 26.35 | 25.74 | 27.30 | 26.08 | 25.79 | 25.93 | 27.33 | 27.18 | 28.22 | 29.14 | 29.17 | 29.18 | 29.96 | 31.01 | 31.91 | 32.48 | 33.43 | 34.72 | 35.13 | 35.75 | 36.42 | 37.11 | 38.02 | 39.00 |
| 70-74 | 9.48 | 9.50 | 9.56 | 13.18 | 7.04 | 12.70 | 11.28 | 8.63 | 10.02 | 10.91 | 11.91 | 13.92 | 14.58 | 15.23 | 16.01 | 16.66 | 15.46 | 17.05 | 18.32 | 18.03 | 17.88 | 17.98 | 18.40 | 18.57 | 19.11 | 19.59 | 19.99 | 20.13 | 20.80 | 21.44 | 21.98 | 22.61 | 23.28 | 23.71 |
| 75-79 | 2.00 | 10.84 | 8.80 | 13.90 | 8.47 | 14.86 | 13.29 | 11.16 | 12.38 | 14.26 | 13.17 | 14.13 | 13.15 | 13.51 | 15.07 | 15.77 | 17.93 | 18.45 | 19.73 | 20.44 | 20.88 | 19.55 | 20.09 | 20.52 | 19.90 | 20.33 | 21.45 | 21.80 | 21.39 | 21.77 | 22.55 | 22.69 | 22.63 | 23.24 |
| 80-84 | 12.00 | 8.22 | 3.65 | 11.61 | 2.20 | 4.81 | 4.45 | 4.08 | 3.22 | 2.95 | 4.03 | 3.69 | 4.39 | 4.18 | 4.22 | 3.49 | 3.24 | 3.20 | 3.82 | 4.11 | 4.28 | 4.33 | 4.34 | 4.43 | 5.11 | 5.19 | 4.77 | 5.19 | 5.64 | 5.45 | 5.37 | 5.86 | 6.20 | 5.95 |
| 85+ | 2.00 | 4.14 | 3.68 | 8.60 | 3.82 | 7.30 | 6.35 | 6.83 | 7.10 | 7.17 | 7.92 | 8.51 | 8.98 | 8.57 | 7.37 | 7.08 | 8.18 | 7.71 | 7.97 | 10.14 | 11.01 | 10.18 | 11.00 | 10.31 | 9.94 | 11.17 | 14.79 | 14.79 | 13.78 | 14.12 | 13.24 | 13.80 | 14.56 | 14.45 |
| Total | 604.13 | 556.38 | 401.54 | 577.82 | 494.00 | 847.14 | 843.18 | 838.87 | 897.85 | 930.05 | 966.09 | 990.29 | 1012.82 | 1044.51 | 1077.42 | 1109.22 | 1140.20 | 1163.75 | 1191.95 | 1222.92 | 1252.11 | 1279.67 | 1307.82 | 1335.54 | 1362.37 | 1391.79 | 1424.13 | 1453.26 | 1480.23 | 1508.70 | 1536.21 | 1564.89 | 1593.82 | 1621.59 |