In-migration is the number of people who move into an area each year. It covers people from abroad and from other parts of the country. This page shows total in-migration over time and a split by age and sex.
Estimated figures come from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
In projected years, in-migration is set using dwelling-based target scaling and an in-migration age profile.
In-migration is one of the four parts of how the population changes. Along with births, it adds people to the area. The gap between people moving in and people moving out 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 | 19.43 | 31.49 | 15.89 | 14.67 | 9.61 | 18.80 | 18.02 | 18.42 | 18.78 | 19.05 | 18.83 | 18.65 | 18.54 | 18.55 | 18.54 | 18.73 | 18.80 | 18.85 | 18.86 | 19.00 | 19.12 | 19.15 | 19.23 | 19.26 | 19.39 | 19.49 | 19.63 | 19.73 | 19.81 | 19.88 | 19.97 | 20.06 | 20.14 | 20.23 |
| 5-9 | 31.38 | 18.58 | 17.12 | 21.78 | 15.52 | 30.37 | 29.10 | 29.75 | 30.34 | 30.77 | 30.43 | 30.13 | 29.95 | 29.97 | 29.95 | 30.26 | 30.37 | 30.46 | 30.46 | 30.69 | 30.89 | 30.94 | 31.06 | 31.11 | 31.33 | 31.48 | 31.71 | 31.87 | 32.01 | 32.12 | 32.26 | 32.40 | 32.54 | 32.67 |
| 10-14 | 29.03 | 22.89 | 18.90 | 30.30 | 14.36 | 28.10 | 26.92 | 27.52 | 28.06 | 28.46 | 28.14 | 27.87 | 27.70 | 27.72 | 27.70 | 27.99 | 28.09 | 28.17 | 28.18 | 28.39 | 28.57 | 28.62 | 28.73 | 28.77 | 28.98 | 29.12 | 29.33 | 29.48 | 29.61 | 29.70 | 29.84 | 29.97 | 30.10 | 30.22 |
| 15-19 | 19.83 | 14.22 | 9.97 | 13.08 | 9.81 | 19.20 | 18.40 | 18.81 | 19.18 | 19.45 | 19.23 | 19.04 | 18.93 | 18.94 | 18.93 | 19.13 | 19.20 | 19.25 | 19.26 | 19.40 | 19.52 | 19.56 | 19.63 | 19.66 | 19.80 | 19.90 | 20.04 | 20.14 | 20.23 | 20.30 | 20.39 | 20.48 | 20.57 | 20.65 |
| 20-24 | 25.44 | 16.71 | 25.48 | 15.40 | 12.58 | 24.62 | 23.59 | 24.12 | 24.60 | 24.95 | 24.67 | 24.43 | 24.28 | 24.30 | 24.28 | 24.53 | 24.62 | 24.69 | 24.70 | 24.88 | 25.04 | 25.09 | 25.18 | 25.22 | 25.40 | 25.52 | 25.71 | 25.84 | 25.95 | 26.04 | 26.15 | 26.27 | 26.38 | 26.49 |
| 25-29 | 18.76 | 19.19 | 4.46 | 14.43 | 9.28 | 18.16 | 17.40 | 17.79 | 18.14 | 18.39 | 18.19 | 18.01 | 17.90 | 17.92 | 17.90 | 18.09 | 18.16 | 18.21 | 18.21 | 18.35 | 18.47 | 18.50 | 18.57 | 18.60 | 18.73 | 18.82 | 18.96 | 19.05 | 19.13 | 19.20 | 19.28 | 19.37 | 19.45 | 19.53 |
| 30-34 | 17.49 | 11.57 | 10.24 | 13.73 | 8.65 | 16.93 | 16.23 | 16.59 | 16.92 | 17.15 | 16.96 | 16.80 | 16.70 | 16.71 | 16.70 | 16.87 | 16.93 | 16.98 | 16.98 | 17.11 | 17.22 | 17.25 | 17.32 | 17.34 | 17.47 | 17.55 | 17.68 | 17.77 | 17.84 | 17.90 | 17.98 | 18.06 | 18.14 | 18.22 |
| 35-39 | 35.51 | 27.29 | 24.09 | 12.10 | 17.57 | 34.37 | 32.94 | 33.67 | 34.34 | 34.82 | 34.43 | 34.09 | 33.89 | 33.91 | 33.89 | 34.24 | 34.37 | 34.47 | 34.48 | 34.73 | 34.96 | 35.02 | 35.15 | 35.20 | 35.45 | 35.62 | 35.89 | 36.07 | 36.22 | 36.34 | 36.50 | 36.67 | 36.82 | 36.98 |
| 40-44 | 21.73 | 13.29 | 17.88 | 11.40 | 10.75 | 21.03 | 20.15 | 20.60 | 21.01 | 21.31 | 21.07 | 20.86 | 20.74 | 20.75 | 20.74 | 20.95 | 21.03 | 21.09 | 21.10 | 21.25 | 21.39 | 21.43 | 21.51 | 21.54 | 21.69 | 21.80 | 21.96 | 22.07 | 22.16 | 22.24 | 22.34 | 22.44 | 22.53 | 22.63 |
| 45-49 | 18.81 | 12.96 | 5.10 | 9.97 | 9.30 | 18.21 | 17.44 | 17.83 | 18.19 | 18.44 | 18.24 | 18.06 | 17.95 | 17.96 | 17.95 | 18.14 | 18.20 | 18.26 | 18.26 | 18.40 | 18.51 | 18.55 | 18.62 | 18.65 | 18.78 | 18.87 | 19.01 | 19.10 | 19.18 | 19.25 | 19.33 | 19.42 | 19.50 | 19.58 |
| 50-54 | 22.29 | 21.03 | 15.57 | 11.27 | 11.03 | 21.58 | 20.67 | 21.13 | 21.55 | 21.86 | 21.61 | 21.40 | 21.27 | 21.29 | 21.27 | 21.49 | 21.57 | 21.63 | 21.64 | 21.80 | 21.94 | 21.98 | 22.06 | 22.10 | 22.25 | 22.36 | 22.53 | 22.64 | 22.74 | 22.81 | 22.91 | 23.02 | 23.11 | 23.21 |
| 55-59 | 29.78 | 29.94 | 14.21 | 20.47 | 14.73 | 28.83 | 27.62 | 28.24 | 28.80 | 29.20 | 28.87 | 28.59 | 28.42 | 28.44 | 28.42 | 28.72 | 28.82 | 28.91 | 28.91 | 29.13 | 29.31 | 29.37 | 29.48 | 29.52 | 29.73 | 29.87 | 30.10 | 30.25 | 30.38 | 30.48 | 30.61 | 30.75 | 30.88 | 31.01 |
| 60-64 | 28.38 | 23.31 | 13.43 | 10.88 | 14.04 | 27.47 | 26.32 | 26.90 | 27.44 | 27.83 | 27.51 | 27.25 | 27.08 | 27.10 | 27.08 | 27.36 | 27.46 | 27.54 | 27.55 | 27.76 | 27.93 | 27.98 | 28.09 | 28.13 | 28.33 | 28.46 | 28.68 | 28.82 | 28.94 | 29.04 | 29.17 | 29.30 | 29.43 | 29.55 |
| 65-69 | 20.79 | 21.98 | 12.94 | 15.32 | 10.28 | 20.12 | 19.28 | 19.71 | 20.10 | 20.38 | 20.15 | 19.96 | 19.84 | 19.85 | 19.84 | 20.05 | 20.12 | 20.18 | 20.18 | 20.33 | 20.46 | 20.50 | 20.58 | 20.61 | 20.75 | 20.85 | 21.01 | 21.11 | 21.20 | 21.27 | 21.37 | 21.46 | 21.56 | 21.64 |
| 70-74 | 9.47 | 7.97 | 8.33 | 4.61 | 4.69 | 9.17 | 8.78 | 8.98 | 9.16 | 9.29 | 9.18 | 9.09 | 9.04 | 9.04 | 9.04 | 9.13 | 9.17 | 9.19 | 9.19 | 9.26 | 9.32 | 9.34 | 9.37 | 9.39 | 9.46 | 9.50 | 9.57 | 9.62 | 9.66 | 9.69 | 9.73 | 9.78 | 9.82 | 9.86 |
| 75-79 | 15.18 | 12.64 | 7.78 | 9.66 | 7.51 | 14.69 | 14.07 | 14.39 | 14.67 | 14.88 | 14.71 | 14.57 | 14.48 | 14.49 | 14.48 | 14.63 | 14.69 | 14.73 | 14.73 | 14.84 | 14.94 | 14.96 | 15.02 | 15.04 | 15.15 | 15.22 | 15.34 | 15.41 | 15.48 | 15.53 | 15.60 | 15.67 | 15.74 | 15.80 |
| 80-84 | 10.22 | 9.67 | 8.29 | 8.31 | 5.05 | 9.89 | 9.48 | 9.69 | 9.88 | 10.02 | 9.91 | 9.81 | 9.75 | 9.76 | 9.75 | 9.85 | 9.89 | 9.92 | 9.92 | 9.99 | 10.06 | 10.08 | 10.11 | 10.13 | 10.20 | 10.25 | 10.33 | 10.38 | 10.42 | 10.46 | 10.50 | 10.55 | 10.60 | 10.64 |
| 85+ | 13.08 | 7.94 | 0.65 | 2.78 | 6.47 | 12.66 | 12.13 | 12.40 | 12.65 | 12.83 | 12.68 | 12.56 | 12.48 | 12.49 | 12.48 | 12.61 | 12.66 | 12.70 | 12.70 | 12.79 | 12.88 | 12.90 | 12.95 | 12.97 | 13.06 | 13.12 | 13.22 | 13.29 | 13.34 | 13.39 | 13.45 | 13.51 | 13.56 | 13.62 |
| Total | 386.59 | 322.67 | 230.34 | 240.15 | 191.24 | 374.20 | 358.54 | 366.53 | 373.79 | 379.08 | 374.82 | 371.17 | 368.94 | 369.19 | 368.93 | 372.78 | 374.15 | 375.22 | 375.31 | 378.14 | 380.54 | 381.21 | 382.64 | 383.24 | 385.95 | 387.78 | 390.67 | 392.64 | 394.31 | 395.64 | 397.37 | 399.17 | 400.88 | 402.53 |