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 | 251.75 | 186.59 | 153.64 | 168.00 | 140.13 | 284.18 | 282.18 | 282.58 | 283.71 | 285.23 | 287.58 | 289.70 | 292.23 | 295.22 | 297.15 | 299.31 | 301.97 | 303.64 | 306.49 | 309.11 | 311.78 | 314.32 | 316.69 | 318.91 | 321.65 | 324.12 | 326.51 | 328.81 | 331.18 | 333.46 | 335.80 | 338.03 | 340.37 | 342.63 |
| 5-9 | 271.35 | 164.49 | 153.07 | 126.63 | 150.04 | 305.06 | 303.06 | 303.57 | 304.70 | 306.33 | 308.81 | 311.04 | 313.75 | 316.92 | 319.02 | 321.29 | 324.10 | 325.91 | 328.94 | 331.73 | 334.60 | 337.32 | 339.85 | 342.24 | 345.14 | 347.78 | 350.34 | 352.80 | 355.34 | 357.79 | 360.29 | 362.68 | 365.19 | 367.63 |
| 10-14 | 205.49 | 141.15 | 99.25 | 114.25 | 109.80 | 226.24 | 225.33 | 225.99 | 226.51 | 227.72 | 229.40 | 230.89 | 232.90 | 235.08 | 236.73 | 238.28 | 240.17 | 241.59 | 243.71 | 245.68 | 247.83 | 249.78 | 251.65 | 253.42 | 255.46 | 257.34 | 259.21 | 261.02 | 262.86 | 264.69 | 266.51 | 268.31 | 270.15 | 271.96 |
| 15-19 | 236.31 | 163.87 | 96.24 | 154.73 | 128.33 | 262.75 | 261.38 | 261.99 | 262.77 | 264.17 | 266.21 | 268.03 | 270.36 | 272.99 | 274.86 | 276.73 | 279.03 | 280.64 | 283.17 | 285.51 | 288.00 | 290.30 | 292.48 | 294.53 | 296.96 | 299.19 | 301.38 | 303.49 | 305.65 | 307.76 | 309.90 | 311.98 | 314.12 | 316.22 |
| 20-24 | 421.21 | 259.21 | 238.15 | 251.71 | 223.70 | 462.04 | 460.41 | 461.85 | 462.80 | 465.25 | 468.65 | 471.63 | 475.72 | 480.12 | 483.52 | 486.64 | 490.42 | 493.34 | 497.65 | 501.62 | 506.02 | 509.99 | 513.80 | 517.41 | 521.53 | 525.36 | 529.16 | 532.86 | 536.60 | 540.32 | 544.05 | 547.73 | 551.48 | 555.17 |
| 25-29 | 461.36 | 279.68 | 198.41 | 275.28 | 246.12 | 507.46 | 505.49 | 507.00 | 508.13 | 510.83 | 514.60 | 517.93 | 522.42 | 527.30 | 531.01 | 534.47 | 538.68 | 541.87 | 546.63 | 551.03 | 555.85 | 560.24 | 564.42 | 568.39 | 572.95 | 577.17 | 581.36 | 585.42 | 589.54 | 593.63 | 597.73 | 601.77 | 605.89 | 609.95 |
| 30-34 | 345.24 | 286.84 | 159.48 | 199.45 | 189.73 | 386.67 | 384.31 | 385.04 | 386.38 | 388.44 | 391.54 | 394.32 | 397.75 | 401.72 | 404.41 | 407.25 | 410.75 | 413.07 | 416.87 | 420.37 | 424.02 | 427.44 | 430.65 | 433.68 | 437.32 | 440.64 | 443.88 | 446.99 | 450.20 | 453.30 | 456.47 | 459.51 | 462.69 | 465.77 |
| 35-39 | 224.59 | 199.24 | 158.16 | 181.62 | 124.89 | 253.37 | 251.60 | 251.97 | 252.97 | 254.32 | 256.41 | 258.29 | 260.55 | 263.21 | 264.94 | 266.85 | 269.22 | 270.71 | 273.25 | 275.58 | 277.96 | 280.23 | 282.34 | 284.32 | 286.75 | 288.96 | 291.09 | 293.14 | 295.25 | 297.28 | 299.37 | 301.35 | 303.44 | 305.46 |
| 40-44 | 218.97 | 144.13 | 135.54 | 144.86 | 118.44 | 242.87 | 241.68 | 242.28 | 242.96 | 244.25 | 246.12 | 247.78 | 249.94 | 252.35 | 254.08 | 255.80 | 257.90 | 259.39 | 261.72 | 263.87 | 266.17 | 268.29 | 270.30 | 272.20 | 274.43 | 276.48 | 278.50 | 280.45 | 282.44 | 284.40 | 286.37 | 288.29 | 290.28 | 292.22 |
| 45-49 | 186.18 | 155.68 | 124.80 | 113.20 | 101.60 | 207.62 | 206.47 | 206.91 | 207.57 | 208.68 | 210.31 | 211.77 | 213.62 | 215.71 | 217.17 | 218.68 | 220.52 | 221.78 | 223.79 | 225.66 | 227.62 | 229.45 | 231.17 | 232.79 | 234.73 | 236.50 | 238.23 | 239.90 | 241.61 | 243.28 | 244.97 | 246.61 | 248.31 | 249.97 |
| 50-54 | 158.56 | 146.27 | 94.54 | 129.88 | 85.93 | 176.08 | 175.19 | 175.61 | 176.12 | 177.05 | 178.42 | 179.63 | 181.19 | 182.94 | 184.20 | 185.45 | 186.98 | 188.06 | 189.75 | 191.31 | 192.98 | 194.52 | 195.98 | 197.36 | 198.98 | 200.47 | 201.93 | 203.35 | 204.79 | 206.21 | 207.64 | 209.03 | 210.47 | 211.88 |
| 55-59 | 148.79 | 117.04 | 96.68 | 95.59 | 80.18 | 164.65 | 163.89 | 164.32 | 164.76 | 165.63 | 166.89 | 168.00 | 169.46 | 171.08 | 172.26 | 173.42 | 174.83 | 175.84 | 177.41 | 178.86 | 180.42 | 181.86 | 183.22 | 184.51 | 186.01 | 187.40 | 188.76 | 190.08 | 191.43 | 192.75 | 194.09 | 195.39 | 196.74 | 198.05 |
| 60-64 | 149.89 | 112.55 | 75.44 | 84.69 | 82.97 | 168.62 | 167.50 | 167.78 | 168.41 | 169.31 | 170.69 | 171.92 | 173.42 | 175.18 | 176.33 | 177.60 | 179.15 | 180.15 | 181.83 | 183.37 | 184.96 | 186.46 | 187.86 | 189.18 | 190.79 | 192.25 | 193.67 | 195.02 | 196.43 | 197.78 | 199.16 | 200.49 | 201.88 | 203.22 |
| 65-69 | 114.44 | 84.11 | 75.35 | 74.59 | 61.92 | 126.97 | 126.34 | 126.65 | 127.01 | 127.68 | 128.66 | 129.53 | 130.66 | 131.92 | 132.83 | 133.72 | 134.82 | 135.60 | 136.82 | 137.95 | 139.15 | 140.26 | 141.31 | 142.30 | 143.47 | 144.54 | 145.60 | 146.62 | 147.66 | 148.68 | 149.71 | 150.72 | 151.75 | 152.77 |
| 70-74 | 79.20 | 68.97 | 43.27 | 49.84 | 42.10 | 86.93 | 86.61 | 86.88 | 87.06 | 87.53 | 88.17 | 88.73 | 89.50 | 90.33 | 90.97 | 91.55 | 92.27 | 92.82 | 93.63 | 94.38 | 95.20 | 95.95 | 96.67 | 97.35 | 98.12 | 98.85 | 99.56 | 100.26 | 100.96 | 101.66 | 102.36 | 103.06 | 103.76 | 104.46 |
| 75-79 | 48.94 | 54.27 | 52.88 | 52.11 | 26.25 | 54.01 | 53.78 | 53.93 | 54.06 | 54.35 | 54.76 | 55.11 | 55.59 | 56.12 | 56.51 | 56.88 | 57.34 | 57.68 | 58.19 | 58.66 | 59.17 | 59.64 | 60.09 | 60.51 | 61.00 | 61.45 | 61.90 | 62.33 | 62.77 | 63.20 | 63.64 | 64.07 | 64.51 | 64.94 |
| 80-84 | 37.48 | 44.41 | 45.72 | 27.78 | 18.78 | 39.71 | 39.75 | 39.95 | 39.94 | 40.15 | 40.40 | 40.60 | 40.95 | 41.28 | 41.60 | 41.83 | 42.09 | 42.37 | 42.70 | 43.01 | 43.40 | 43.72 | 44.04 | 44.35 | 44.67 | 44.98 | 45.30 | 45.61 | 45.92 | 46.24 | 46.56 | 46.88 | 47.20 | 47.51 |
| 85+ | 26.77 | 27.38 | 28.85 | 30.32 | 13.42 | 28.37 | 28.39 | 28.54 | 28.53 | 28.68 | 28.85 | 29.00 | 29.25 | 29.49 | 29.72 | 29.88 | 30.07 | 30.26 | 30.50 | 30.72 | 31.00 | 31.23 | 31.46 | 31.68 | 31.91 | 32.13 | 32.36 | 32.58 | 32.80 | 33.03 | 33.26 | 33.49 | 33.71 | 33.94 |
| Total | 3586.52 | 2635.88 | 2029.47 | 2274.56 | 1944.32 | 3983.57 | 3963.35 | 3972.85 | 3984.38 | 4005.60 | 4036.48 | 4063.92 | 4099.28 | 4138.96 | 4167.30 | 4195.63 | 4230.31 | 4254.72 | 4293.06 | 4328.42 | 4366.11 | 4401.01 | 4433.97 | 4465.13 | 4501.86 | 4535.60 | 4568.75 | 4600.73 | 4633.42 | 4665.48 | 4697.87 | 4729.39 | 4761.94 | 4793.75 |