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 | 118.00 | 116.00 | 117.00 | 109.00 | 117.00 | 114.73 | 114.42 | 116.15 | 116.85 | 114.34 | 115.37 | 114.51 | 114.42 | 114.45 | 115.00 | 115.62 | 116.32 | 117.08 | 117.95 | 118.99 | 119.99 | 121.00 | 121.97 | 123.03 | 124.02 | 125.03 | 126.03 | 126.96 | 127.89 | 128.84 | 129.78 | 130.74 | 131.65 | 132.56 | 133.46 |
| 5-9 | 125.00 | 116.00 | 110.00 | 119.00 | 117.00 | 120.53 | 121.64 | 122.07 | 118.64 | 123.04 | 121.32 | 123.50 | 125.90 | 126.81 | 126.77 | 128.09 | 128.52 | 129.17 | 129.84 | 130.75 | 131.69 | 132.73 | 133.76 | 134.88 | 135.96 | 137.05 | 138.15 | 139.19 | 140.22 | 141.28 | 142.33 | 143.39 | 144.41 | 145.41 | 146.42 |
| 10-14 | 118.00 | 123.00 | 134.00 | 132.00 | 124.00 | 126.32 | 128.83 | 128.67 | 134.68 | 138.74 | 142.23 | 143.58 | 144.57 | 143.73 | 146.73 | 147.04 | 148.68 | 150.44 | 151.55 | 152.25 | 153.62 | 154.66 | 155.76 | 156.90 | 158.06 | 159.28 | 160.54 | 161.75 | 162.97 | 164.20 | 165.43 | 166.67 | 167.88 | 169.07 | 170.26 |
| 15-19 | 121.00 | 102.00 | 108.00 | 109.00 | 114.00 | 112.41 | 109.61 | 116.02 | 119.23 | 119.14 | 122.55 | 125.34 | 127.09 | 131.98 | 133.38 | 134.50 | 134.98 | 135.43 | 136.15 | 137.71 | 138.15 | 139.00 | 140.06 | 141.23 | 142.25 | 143.39 | 144.48 | 145.53 | 146.61 | 147.73 | 148.84 | 149.96 | 151.03 | 152.11 | 153.18 |
| 20-24 | 86.00 | 87.00 | 86.00 | 98.00 | 109.00 | 95.64 | 75.51 | 69.97 | 69.79 | 71.28 | 72.27 | 73.30 | 75.00 | 75.02 | 75.11 | 76.52 | 77.57 | 78.11 | 78.95 | 79.35 | 80.07 | 80.87 | 81.36 | 81.96 | 82.63 | 83.25 | 83.90 | 84.48 | 85.08 | 85.72 | 86.34 | 86.98 | 87.57 | 88.16 | 88.76 |
| 25-29 | 106.00 | 96.00 | 91.00 | 81.00 | 68.00 | 80.88 | 86.69 | 83.97 | 84.21 | 83.74 | 80.13 | 79.03 | 79.25 | 79.85 | 80.95 | 81.72 | 82.20 | 82.74 | 83.37 | 84.16 | 84.89 | 85.60 | 86.26 | 87.03 | 87.70 | 88.41 | 89.10 | 89.71 | 90.34 | 91.01 | 91.68 | 92.35 | 92.98 | 93.59 | 94.21 |
| 30-34 | 85.00 | 108.00 | 107.00 | 111.00 | 116.00 | 113.70 | 93.39 | 93.74 | 92.09 | 90.50 | 93.74 | 95.38 | 95.62 | 96.80 | 97.99 | 98.00 | 98.45 | 99.07 | 99.83 | 100.76 | 101.62 | 102.47 | 103.29 | 104.18 | 105.00 | 105.85 | 106.69 | 107.46 | 108.22 | 109.02 | 109.82 | 110.63 | 111.39 | 112.14 | 112.90 |
| 35-39 | 80.00 | 80.00 | 83.00 | 82.00 | 89.00 | 90.88 | 114.11 | 111.76 | 113.24 | 112.47 | 113.45 | 107.03 | 109.05 | 108.34 | 107.88 | 109.60 | 110.55 | 111.26 | 112.15 | 113.14 | 113.96 | 114.82 | 115.74 | 116.71 | 117.65 | 118.61 | 119.57 | 120.46 | 121.35 | 122.26 | 123.17 | 124.07 | 124.95 | 125.81 | 126.68 |
| 40-44 | 89.00 | 94.00 | 95.00 | 90.00 | 86.00 | 86.33 | 84.91 | 86.08 | 84.90 | 89.73 | 91.54 | 98.57 | 96.93 | 98.80 | 99.62 | 100.17 | 98.47 | 99.37 | 99.71 | 100.16 | 101.08 | 101.98 | 102.78 | 103.71 | 104.56 | 105.36 | 106.17 | 106.98 | 107.78 | 108.60 | 109.41 | 110.23 | 111.02 | 111.80 | 112.58 |
| 45-49 | 118.00 | 98.00 | 95.00 | 106.00 | 92.00 | 89.92 | 99.43 | 104.49 | 103.20 | 101.12 | 99.66 | 100.26 | 102.44 | 102.52 | 104.31 | 105.66 | 109.30 | 110.00 | 111.89 | 112.75 | 113.32 | 112.93 | 113.99 | 114.64 | 115.30 | 116.25 | 117.21 | 118.13 | 119.07 | 119.99 | 120.88 | 121.77 | 122.66 | 123.54 | 124.42 |
| 50-54 | 122.00 | 126.00 | 131.00 | 115.00 | 110.00 | 113.37 | 99.94 | 92.16 | 98.56 | 86.14 | 84.43 | 88.78 | 91.63 | 91.88 | 91.91 | 92.28 | 92.45 | 93.27 | 93.51 | 95.18 | 96.26 | 98.54 | 98.80 | 100.15 | 100.96 | 101.80 | 101.85 | 102.73 | 103.40 | 104.07 | 104.87 | 105.67 | 106.45 | 107.24 | 108.01 |
| 55-59 | 149.00 | 143.00 | 146.00 | 143.00 | 154.00 | 134.98 | 137.01 | 141.09 | 134.46 | 135.99 | 141.48 | 134.24 | 126.79 | 130.66 | 122.49 | 122.35 | 126.45 | 128.98 | 129.50 | 129.93 | 130.48 | 131.41 | 132.68 | 133.36 | 134.88 | 136.23 | 138.49 | 139.42 | 140.97 | 141.97 | 143.08 | 143.56 | 144.71 | 145.66 | 146.61 |
| 60-64 | 131.00 | 138.00 | 142.00 | 145.00 | 141.00 | 154.20 | 146.17 | 143.03 | 139.40 | 142.85 | 129.68 | 131.24 | 135.30 | 130.68 | 133.38 | 136.39 | 132.98 | 130.65 | 134.93 | 129.94 | 130.72 | 133.42 | 135.31 | 136.13 | 137.16 | 137.95 | 138.93 | 140.31 | 140.92 | 142.28 | 143.52 | 145.50 | 146.38 | 147.82 | 148.86 |
| 65-69 | 134.00 | 138.00 | 132.00 | 135.00 | 129.00 | 130.79 | 142.08 | 146.92 | 153.43 | 158.16 | 170.19 | 166.18 | 164.54 | 162.55 | 165.48 | 157.04 | 158.01 | 161.54 | 158.31 | 160.12 | 163.89 | 162.05 | 160.89 | 164.39 | 160.91 | 162.23 | 164.93 | 166.73 | 167.74 | 169.15 | 170.27 | 171.48 | 172.95 | 173.85 | 175.29 |
| 70-74 | 151.00 | 151.00 | 144.00 | 137.00 | 132.00 | 119.21 | 121.73 | 122.57 | 129.63 | 136.45 | 139.79 | 149.02 | 152.42 | 157.73 | 161.13 | 170.14 | 167.44 | 166.91 | 165.54 | 168.03 | 161.87 | 162.91 | 165.83 | 164.09 | 166.57 | 169.25 | 167.91 | 167.51 | 170.38 | 168.55 | 169.70 | 171.87 | 173.49 | 174.72 | 176.08 |
| 75-79 | 74.00 | 85.00 | 103.00 | 121.00 | 121.00 | 132.69 | 129.97 | 124.39 | 117.26 | 116.71 | 111.57 | 112.40 | 113.32 | 118.98 | 123.77 | 125.81 | 132.60 | 134.59 | 138.98 | 141.68 | 147.65 | 145.93 | 145.74 | 144.19 | 145.44 | 141.51 | 142.41 | 144.52 | 143.83 | 146.03 | 147.92 | 146.81 | 146.63 | 148.53 | 147.84 |
| 80-84 | 38.00 | 42.00 | 44.00 | 44.00 | 53.00 | 57.53 | 61.95 | 70.98 | 79.00 | 79.66 | 83.58 | 82.53 | 81.98 | 77.61 | 76.71 | 75.75 | 76.22 | 77.00 | 79.99 | 82.46 | 83.50 | 87.44 | 88.10 | 90.62 | 92.66 | 95.40 | 94.30 | 94.06 | 93.35 | 93.98 | 92.16 | 93.04 | 94.26 | 93.85 | 95.33 |
| 85+ | 29.00 | 32.00 | 42.00 | 36.00 | 37.00 | 37.13 | 43.85 | 48.46 | 49.74 | 54.03 | 56.91 | 60.80 | 65.21 | 68.86 | 70.44 | 72.15 | 73.42 | 74.80 | 74.08 | 74.64 | 75.01 | 75.84 | 77.04 | 77.96 | 79.25 | 79.90 | 81.85 | 82.37 | 83.97 | 85.21 | 86.48 | 86.74 | 86.85 | 87.19 | 87.97 |
| Total | 1874.00 | 1875.00 | 1910.00 | 1913.00 | 1909.00 | 1911.24 | 1911.24 | 1922.52 | 1938.31 | 1954.10 | 1969.89 | 1985.68 | 2001.47 | 2017.26 | 2033.05 | 2048.84 | 2064.63 | 2080.41 | 2096.20 | 2111.99 | 2127.78 | 2143.57 | 2159.36 | 2175.15 | 2190.94 | 2206.73 | 2222.52 | 2238.31 | 2254.10 | 2269.89 | 2285.68 | 2301.47 | 2317.26 | 2333.05 | 2348.84 |