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 | 317.00 | 326.00 | 343.00 | 373.00 | 385.00 | 370.76 | 369.13 | 392.81 | 430.80 | 456.18 | 472.37 | 488.25 | 502.93 | 516.23 | 530.01 | 543.96 | 558.00 | 571.96 | 585.22 | 598.15 | 611.14 | 623.94 | 636.72 | 649.38 | 661.91 | 674.26 | 686.75 | 699.51 | 712.30 | 724.91 | 737.47 | 749.94 | 762.46 | 775.04 | 787.52 |
| 5-9 | 382.00 | 372.00 | 380.00 | 374.00 | 405.00 | 415.91 | 419.34 | 418.56 | 411.74 | 420.69 | 434.03 | 451.52 | 468.96 | 492.57 | 508.15 | 520.10 | 531.68 | 543.27 | 554.37 | 565.65 | 577.10 | 588.70 | 600.25 | 611.83 | 623.32 | 634.70 | 646.00 | 657.47 | 668.90 | 680.11 | 691.27 | 702.48 | 713.71 | 724.94 | 736.14 |
| 10-14 | 476.00 | 486.00 | 489.00 | 485.00 | 486.00 | 477.24 | 508.77 | 535.30 | 550.45 | 573.67 | 594.42 | 604.79 | 618.07 | 622.39 | 634.94 | 652.00 | 670.59 | 689.74 | 710.29 | 727.79 | 744.13 | 760.43 | 776.70 | 792.66 | 808.58 | 824.38 | 840.44 | 856.83 | 873.14 | 888.95 | 904.62 | 920.17 | 935.86 | 951.63 | 967.22 |
| 15-19 | 420.00 | 425.00 | 441.00 | 464.00 | 445.00 | 471.30 | 487.73 | 500.89 | 520.58 | 538.03 | 548.75 | 563.16 | 577.88 | 595.50 | 612.25 | 626.03 | 636.15 | 647.19 | 655.68 | 668.10 | 682.55 | 697.53 | 712.39 | 728.55 | 743.61 | 757.83 | 771.98 | 786.35 | 800.72 | 814.99 | 829.16 | 843.23 | 857.21 | 871.17 | 885.04 |
| 20-24 | 248.00 | 255.00 | 283.00 | 297.00 | 291.00 | 302.75 | 324.78 | 339.64 | 346.28 | 349.52 | 361.16 | 375.49 | 386.85 | 398.31 | 406.92 | 414.04 | 423.61 | 434.79 | 448.73 | 460.34 | 469.42 | 477.25 | 485.18 | 492.77 | 502.48 | 512.86 | 523.17 | 534.17 | 545.46 | 555.92 | 566.16 | 576.33 | 586.56 | 596.77 | 606.89 |
| 25-29 | 238.00 | 242.00 | 226.00 | 226.00 | 239.00 | 254.25 | 274.46 | 294.26 | 307.13 | 318.24 | 332.27 | 342.69 | 354.83 | 362.67 | 369.62 | 380.01 | 391.39 | 398.61 | 405.76 | 414.76 | 423.42 | 432.45 | 441.76 | 451.27 | 459.71 | 468.12 | 476.54 | 485.37 | 493.80 | 502.52 | 511.15 | 519.58 | 528.27 | 537.11 | 545.77 |
| 30-34 | 296.00 | 297.00 | 289.00 | 323.00 | 352.00 | 330.51 | 334.69 | 332.78 | 347.19 | 382.58 | 416.54 | 445.60 | 469.98 | 485.08 | 501.74 | 518.27 | 533.57 | 549.03 | 561.96 | 574.79 | 588.95 | 604.20 | 617.04 | 630.24 | 644.05 | 657.24 | 670.70 | 685.00 | 699.19 | 712.85 | 726.27 | 739.73 | 753.19 | 766.51 | 779.81 |
| 35-39 | 333.00 | 339.00 | 372.00 | 373.00 | 427.00 | 418.79 | 417.84 | 419.18 | 460.02 | 463.04 | 475.68 | 490.32 | 502.10 | 518.96 | 543.55 | 564.66 | 584.64 | 602.81 | 616.64 | 631.90 | 647.07 | 661.17 | 675.64 | 689.10 | 702.26 | 716.35 | 730.99 | 744.13 | 757.57 | 771.32 | 784.67 | 798.12 | 811.89 | 825.66 | 839.18 |
| 40-44 | 336.00 | 360.00 | 381.00 | 427.00 | 432.00 | 427.70 | 428.79 | 455.12 | 455.79 | 474.91 | 483.55 | 489.44 | 501.99 | 528.69 | 539.08 | 552.88 | 568.41 | 581.47 | 597.40 | 619.14 | 637.57 | 655.76 | 672.71 | 686.42 | 702.08 | 717.14 | 731.71 | 746.56 | 760.37 | 774.10 | 788.24 | 802.91 | 816.41 | 830.21 | 844.20 |
| 45-49 | 478.00 | 454.00 | 447.00 | 412.00 | 418.00 | 411.47 | 434.08 | 432.23 | 442.27 | 432.66 | 433.12 | 438.58 | 452.79 | 454.99 | 470.89 | 479.84 | 485.91 | 493.97 | 511.42 | 518.42 | 530.40 | 544.58 | 556.60 | 571.16 | 586.54 | 599.76 | 613.17 | 625.84 | 636.95 | 649.33 | 661.16 | 672.54 | 684.07 | 694.70 | 705.30 |
| 50-54 | 522.00 | 525.00 | 550.00 | 553.00 | 541.00 | 535.81 | 529.10 | 518.55 | 516.91 | 530.82 | 545.02 | 567.76 | 576.18 | 593.30 | 596.80 | 602.76 | 613.78 | 630.36 | 638.98 | 656.14 | 670.47 | 681.58 | 694.50 | 712.05 | 724.98 | 740.34 | 756.83 | 771.96 | 788.45 | 805.70 | 821.68 | 837.42 | 852.69 | 866.92 | 882.24 |
| 55-59 | 534.00 | 551.00 | 537.00 | 563.00 | 616.00 | 573.51 | 547.42 | 572.04 | 579.45 | 571.34 | 578.47 | 581.88 | 580.51 | 582.74 | 597.21 | 617.53 | 634.51 | 644.81 | 662.69 | 672.45 | 680.69 | 693.72 | 709.49 | 721.14 | 737.07 | 751.93 | 763.24 | 777.19 | 795.02 | 809.06 | 824.50 | 841.62 | 857.15 | 873.79 | 891.26 |
| 60-64 | 399.00 | 451.00 | 491.00 | 523.00 | 531.00 | 569.82 | 559.47 | 517.92 | 521.21 | 539.45 | 507.50 | 496.01 | 517.71 | 521.02 | 508.60 | 512.70 | 519.54 | 522.27 | 521.27 | 532.01 | 549.76 | 563.05 | 571.70 | 586.68 | 594.16 | 598.77 | 608.93 | 620.78 | 629.62 | 642.40 | 654.25 | 662.10 | 672.52 | 686.20 | 697.00 |
| 65-69 | 360.00 | 348.00 | 351.00 | 332.00 | 359.00 | 387.81 | 427.02 | 484.28 | 498.45 | 498.25 | 529.96 | 529.67 | 501.26 | 505.84 | 526.99 | 509.91 | 504.57 | 522.83 | 528.32 | 517.49 | 518.24 | 524.53 | 529.67 | 530.76 | 540.07 | 556.07 | 567.58 | 576.10 | 588.03 | 594.46 | 599.57 | 608.81 | 619.56 | 627.54 | 638.18 |
| 70-74 | 265.00 | 291.00 | 301.00 | 318.00 | 333.00 | 338.83 | 329.93 | 331.49 | 324.91 | 345.06 | 371.50 | 402.40 | 445.25 | 460.40 | 463.17 | 487.39 | 487.89 | 467.30 | 472.25 | 488.69 | 477.01 | 475.69 | 490.39 | 494.28 | 486.79 | 487.92 | 493.25 | 497.61 | 500.63 | 507.95 | 520.37 | 530.44 | 538.08 | 547.66 | 553.57 |
| 75-79 | 182.00 | 202.00 | 232.00 | 254.00 | 259.00 | 253.72 | 269.34 | 270.56 | 287.31 | 303.02 | 312.84 | 312.27 | 317.81 | 315.26 | 329.17 | 348.51 | 371.75 | 405.73 | 418.22 | 422.03 | 440.29 | 439.27 | 423.30 | 426.60 | 441.61 | 435.56 | 437.36 | 448.18 | 449.55 | 444.01 | 445.59 | 449.66 | 453.37 | 457.61 | 463.16 |
| 80-84 | 105.00 | 108.00 | 101.00 | 115.00 | 124.00 | 145.96 | 167.42 | 190.72 | 200.67 | 202.48 | 198.65 | 214.43 | 216.27 | 228.62 | 241.51 | 250.16 | 252.19 | 258.72 | 260.50 | 269.50 | 284.06 | 300.31 | 324.11 | 333.36 | 336.55 | 347.43 | 345.14 | 332.41 | 335.21 | 346.67 | 343.02 | 344.13 | 350.49 | 349.88 | 345.66 |
| 85+ | 61.00 | 67.00 | 84.00 | 104.00 | 110.00 | 122.41 | 127.89 | 130.66 | 154.73 | 174.88 | 197.89 | 218.39 | 240.23 | 267.94 | 288.83 | 307.60 | 339.09 | 361.32 | 395.41 | 426.70 | 450.68 | 477.72 | 502.65 | 531.47 | 562.88 | 596.90 | 632.70 | 669.94 | 699.42 | 728.00 | 763.01 | 791.90 | 816.52 | 845.57 | 879.71 |
| Total | 5952.00 | 6099.00 | 6298.00 | 6516.00 | 6753.00 | 6808.53 | 6957.20 | 7136.98 | 7355.90 | 7574.82 | 7793.74 | 8012.66 | 8231.58 | 8450.50 | 8669.43 | 8888.35 | 9107.27 | 9326.19 | 9545.11 | 9764.03 | 9982.96 | 10201.88 | 10420.80 | 10639.72 | 10858.64 | 11077.56 | 11296.48 | 11515.41 | 11734.33 | 11953.25 | 12172.17 | 12391.09 | 12610.01 | 12828.93 | 13047.86 |