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 | 143.00 | 126.00 | 137.00 | 138.00 | 153.00 | 157.16 | 154.91 | 158.88 | 169.75 | 175.30 | 182.19 | 188.70 | 193.79 | 198.22 | 201.88 | 204.55 | 206.74 | 208.75 | 210.49 | 212.27 | 213.89 | 215.44 | 217.28 | 219.32 | 221.38 | 223.47 | 225.66 | 227.88 | 230.11 | 232.36 | 234.61 | 236.89 | 239.18 | 241.48 | 243.79 |
| 5-9 | 195.00 | 191.00 | 180.00 | 178.00 | 171.00 | 167.57 | 173.42 | 187.53 | 189.62 | 193.28 | 198.20 | 199.69 | 201.55 | 205.97 | 208.37 | 212.18 | 215.88 | 219.05 | 222.03 | 225.08 | 227.68 | 230.02 | 232.18 | 234.36 | 236.59 | 238.75 | 240.85 | 243.06 | 245.34 | 247.65 | 249.99 | 252.38 | 254.79 | 257.23 | 259.67 |
| 10-14 | 198.00 | 204.00 | 218.00 | 231.00 | 223.00 | 202.17 | 183.68 | 171.30 | 170.31 | 174.57 | 174.69 | 178.99 | 186.14 | 187.42 | 189.61 | 193.22 | 195.03 | 196.63 | 199.35 | 201.59 | 204.44 | 207.46 | 210.27 | 212.83 | 215.27 | 217.58 | 219.88 | 222.07 | 224.21 | 226.37 | 228.53 | 230.69 | 232.91 | 235.17 | 237.44 |
| 15-19 | 141.00 | 132.00 | 135.00 | 149.00 | 167.00 | 185.16 | 176.84 | 162.78 | 142.71 | 125.90 | 112.82 | 108.63 | 105.40 | 105.78 | 107.58 | 107.65 | 109.85 | 112.88 | 113.23 | 114.03 | 115.16 | 116.62 | 118.12 | 119.85 | 121.19 | 122.63 | 124.08 | 125.47 | 126.82 | 128.15 | 129.43 | 130.70 | 131.92 | 133.14 | 134.37 |
| 20-24 | 93.00 | 96.00 | 104.00 | 113.00 | 104.00 | 97.52 | 105.77 | 121.27 | 130.81 | 134.31 | 136.34 | 133.26 | 129.55 | 126.45 | 123.34 | 121.31 | 121.24 | 121.79 | 123.68 | 125.15 | 126.02 | 127.36 | 128.96 | 130.22 | 131.64 | 133.07 | 134.43 | 135.82 | 137.23 | 138.54 | 139.93 | 141.37 | 142.80 | 144.21 | 145.59 |
| 25-29 | 119.00 | 123.00 | 101.00 | 85.00 | 90.00 | 100.74 | 118.35 | 128.42 | 131.50 | 132.57 | 133.91 | 140.27 | 145.54 | 147.76 | 149.31 | 151.39 | 152.68 | 152.64 | 153.05 | 154.04 | 155.12 | 156.62 | 158.01 | 159.68 | 161.35 | 162.96 | 164.67 | 166.41 | 168.13 | 169.84 | 171.53 | 173.27 | 175.02 | 176.79 | 178.54 |
| 30-34 | 137.00 | 134.00 | 131.00 | 139.00 | 135.00 | 130.79 | 137.54 | 147.67 | 157.33 | 173.44 | 184.04 | 187.67 | 191.11 | 194.05 | 196.53 | 198.41 | 201.09 | 203.84 | 206.57 | 209.01 | 211.08 | 213.05 | 214.99 | 217.07 | 219.24 | 221.50 | 223.80 | 226.16 | 228.54 | 230.94 | 233.33 | 235.76 | 238.21 | 240.69 | 243.16 |
| 35-39 | 193.00 | 188.00 | 165.00 | 166.00 | 155.00 | 146.95 | 150.06 | 146.09 | 153.75 | 164.08 | 168.23 | 170.99 | 175.44 | 178.64 | 184.04 | 187.93 | 190.19 | 192.75 | 194.45 | 196.17 | 197.93 | 200.20 | 202.40 | 204.60 | 206.69 | 208.78 | 210.87 | 212.96 | 215.01 | 217.11 | 219.24 | 221.42 | 223.61 | 225.82 | 228.03 |
| 40-44 | 148.00 | 158.00 | 183.00 | 199.00 | 208.00 | 210.68 | 178.00 | 163.07 | 160.99 | 155.84 | 153.21 | 157.13 | 156.34 | 157.57 | 162.89 | 165.81 | 167.71 | 170.54 | 171.70 | 174.56 | 177.06 | 179.05 | 181.07 | 182.83 | 184.50 | 186.22 | 188.17 | 190.07 | 191.96 | 193.81 | 195.67 | 197.54 | 199.40 | 201.27 | 203.15 |
| 45-49 | 178.00 | 161.00 | 180.00 | 172.00 | 171.00 | 161.67 | 169.72 | 189.89 | 185.22 | 178.20 | 178.92 | 169.57 | 166.12 | 165.10 | 161.51 | 160.14 | 162.53 | 163.05 | 165.88 | 168.67 | 170.63 | 172.52 | 174.87 | 176.92 | 179.52 | 182.04 | 184.16 | 186.20 | 188.08 | 189.95 | 191.84 | 193.88 | 195.91 | 197.93 | 199.94 |
| 50-54 | 254.00 | 237.00 | 203.00 | 212.00 | 199.00 | 194.86 | 194.36 | 192.85 | 178.26 | 172.63 | 166.80 | 172.56 | 180.70 | 182.90 | 184.81 | 185.81 | 181.02 | 179.47 | 180.98 | 181.01 | 182.12 | 183.87 | 185.49 | 187.74 | 190.48 | 192.39 | 194.83 | 197.19 | 199.49 | 202.02 | 204.48 | 206.76 | 209.02 | 211.21 | 213.38 |
| 55-59 | 314.00 | 304.00 | 314.00 | 288.00 | 282.00 | 262.76 | 272.19 | 262.41 | 276.03 | 270.96 | 274.59 | 273.34 | 273.33 | 269.67 | 268.67 | 267.89 | 272.49 | 278.53 | 281.65 | 284.40 | 286.79 | 286.79 | 288.03 | 290.63 | 292.74 | 295.38 | 298.40 | 301.24 | 304.41 | 307.90 | 311.04 | 314.35 | 317.63 | 320.94 | 324.37 |
| 60-64 | 358.00 | 342.00 | 337.00 | 361.00 | 372.00 | 357.76 | 315.84 | 306.39 | 293.01 | 296.82 | 296.20 | 301.83 | 296.17 | 303.03 | 303.12 | 306.05 | 306.85 | 308.01 | 308.61 | 310.62 | 312.25 | 316.50 | 320.78 | 323.94 | 326.85 | 329.69 | 331.80 | 334.45 | 337.70 | 340.61 | 343.92 | 347.19 | 350.47 | 353.80 | 357.22 |
| 65-69 | 338.00 | 353.00 | 340.00 | 344.00 | 355.00 | 357.07 | 378.45 | 396.30 | 413.87 | 413.38 | 405.56 | 390.80 | 389.88 | 386.07 | 386.48 | 387.22 | 393.47 | 394.03 | 400.28 | 402.10 | 406.36 | 409.59 | 413.75 | 416.91 | 420.54 | 423.89 | 428.63 | 433.55 | 438.11 | 442.43 | 446.63 | 450.49 | 454.52 | 458.91 | 463.22 |
| 70-74 | 296.00 | 318.00 | 328.00 | 302.00 | 304.00 | 330.80 | 343.42 | 340.61 | 354.31 | 367.77 | 373.34 | 386.95 | 399.28 | 412.52 | 414.64 | 410.55 | 402.07 | 403.36 | 401.00 | 402.04 | 404.17 | 410.37 | 412.70 | 418.63 | 421.44 | 426.17 | 430.11 | 434.91 | 438.67 | 442.72 | 446.59 | 451.52 | 456.60 | 461.41 | 466.05 |
| 75-79 | 216.00 | 224.00 | 234.00 | 248.00 | 260.00 | 270.97 | 285.58 | 303.29 | 302.29 | 306.23 | 332.89 | 344.66 | 342.40 | 352.15 | 362.51 | 369.04 | 380.88 | 391.68 | 401.35 | 404.60 | 402.17 | 396.50 | 398.27 | 397.25 | 399.08 | 402.03 | 407.50 | 410.32 | 415.56 | 418.80 | 423.43 | 427.48 | 432.09 | 435.92 | 440.04 |
| 80-84 | 156.00 | 156.00 | 163.00 | 163.00 | 174.00 | 178.16 | 186.73 | 189.72 | 201.91 | 211.62 | 220.58 | 232.03 | 245.92 | 243.16 | 245.61 | 266.11 | 275.30 | 273.75 | 281.50 | 289.33 | 295.64 | 305.14 | 313.34 | 320.05 | 323.05 | 322.46 | 318.32 | 320.16 | 320.04 | 321.99 | 324.34 | 328.45 | 330.83 | 334.98 | 337.94 |
| 85+ | 90.00 | 106.00 | 114.00 | 114.00 | 126.00 | 148.22 | 161.28 | 184.72 | 202.13 | 227.50 | 242.48 | 258.54 | 277.56 | 300.36 | 326.52 | 342.74 | 363.58 | 388.46 | 404.01 | 425.74 | 452.51 | 474.54 | 491.72 | 509.99 | 531.88 | 555.01 | 578.48 | 597.30 | 616.42 | 635.22 | 652.48 | 667.48 | 683.33 | 697.93 | 713.51 |
| Total | 3567.00 | 3553.00 | 3567.00 | 3602.00 | 3649.00 | 3660.99 | 3686.15 | 3753.20 | 3813.80 | 3874.40 | 3935.00 | 3995.60 | 4056.20 | 4116.80 | 4177.41 | 4238.01 | 4298.61 | 4359.21 | 4419.81 | 4480.41 | 4541.01 | 4601.62 | 4662.22 | 4722.82 | 4783.42 | 4844.02 | 4904.62 | 4965.22 | 5025.83 | 5086.43 | 5147.03 | 5207.63 | 5268.23 | 5328.83 | 5389.43 |