Out-migration is the number of people who move out of the area each year. It covers moves abroad and moves to other parts of the country. This page shows total out-migration over time and a breakdown by age and sex.
Estimated figures come from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
In projected years, out-migration rates are applied first. Migration balancing then adjusts the result so all parts stay in line.
Out-migration is one of the four parts of how the population changes. Along with deaths, it takes people away from the area. The gap between in-migration and out-migration 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 | 191.75 | 139.60 | 139.64 | 131.00 | 95.42 | 204.50 | 206.75 | 208.13 | 212.86 | 214.14 | 215.55 | 217.13 | 218.68 | 220.25 | 222.13 | 223.81 | 225.49 | 227.08 | 228.60 | 230.27 | 232.04 | 233.84 | 235.72 | 237.54 | 239.33 | 241.16 | 243.00 | 244.85 | 246.65 | 248.47 | 250.25 | 252.04 | 253.78 | 255.52 |
| 5-9 | 240.35 | 143.49 | 112.07 | 124.63 | 100.58 | 215.17 | 223.70 | 239.20 | 245.71 | 250.30 | 250.30 | 251.92 | 253.75 | 256.49 | 258.27 | 259.79 | 261.41 | 263.27 | 265.11 | 267.09 | 269.17 | 271.32 | 273.54 | 275.75 | 277.92 | 280.16 | 282.38 | 284.64 | 286.89 | 289.12 | 291.32 | 293.52 | 295.71 | 297.88 |
| 10-14 | 161.48 | 127.15 | 96.25 | 98.25 | 86.25 | 178.98 | 183.45 | 184.56 | 192.58 | 188.94 | 195.04 | 202.40 | 201.98 | 205.48 | 208.04 | 210.22 | 211.06 | 213.33 | 215.16 | 216.88 | 218.67 | 220.41 | 222.13 | 223.79 | 225.46 | 227.14 | 228.82 | 230.50 | 232.18 | 233.87 | 235.57 | 237.26 | 238.93 | 240.61 |
| 15-19 | 261.31 | 178.87 | 143.24 | 164.73 | 143.40 | 303.82 | 285.71 | 285.82 | 277.64 | 275.56 | 282.03 | 281.75 | 288.98 | 293.86 | 293.32 | 296.42 | 299.47 | 301.91 | 306.25 | 312.40 | 315.22 | 318.27 | 320.14 | 323.22 | 325.66 | 328.16 | 330.67 | 333.25 | 335.86 | 338.48 | 341.09 | 343.68 | 346.28 | 348.89 |
| 20-24 | 591.21 | 340.21 | 242.15 | 296.71 | 278.52 | 628.34 | 594.94 | 573.43 | 573.69 | 576.41 | 573.98 | 572.03 | 570.43 | 571.68 | 580.15 | 587.00 | 592.25 | 596.65 | 600.61 | 604.29 | 609.69 | 617.14 | 624.12 | 628.60 | 634.29 | 639.78 | 644.75 | 649.41 | 654.29 | 659.00 | 663.76 | 668.52 | 673.29 | 678.10 |
| 25-29 | 492.37 | 295.68 | 211.41 | 211.28 | 180.78 | 373.46 | 394.83 | 412.63 | 421.30 | 424.52 | 425.70 | 428.44 | 429.51 | 432.63 | 436.73 | 440.62 | 443.34 | 446.17 | 449.19 | 453.14 | 456.92 | 461.29 | 465.60 | 469.72 | 473.46 | 477.07 | 480.67 | 485.06 | 488.47 | 492.24 | 495.82 | 499.45 | 502.96 | 506.54 |
| 30-34 | 327.24 | 220.85 | 171.47 | 178.45 | 159.12 | 337.91 | 348.36 | 337.85 | 341.29 | 341.68 | 345.75 | 349.53 | 354.11 | 358.22 | 360.03 | 362.12 | 364.43 | 366.66 | 369.05 | 371.71 | 374.39 | 377.11 | 379.89 | 382.72 | 385.49 | 388.31 | 391.16 | 393.97 | 396.70 | 399.43 | 402.10 | 404.77 | 407.46 | 410.12 |
| 35-39 | 219.59 | 163.24 | 133.16 | 143.62 | 138.53 | 284.10 | 268.69 | 257.16 | 259.50 | 256.15 | 263.57 | 264.18 | 266.82 | 269.12 | 270.54 | 272.90 | 274.32 | 276.51 | 278.27 | 280.17 | 281.99 | 284.00 | 285.93 | 287.87 | 289.76 | 291.69 | 293.62 | 295.56 | 297.52 | 299.45 | 301.35 | 303.23 | 305.08 | 306.95 |
| 40-44 | 171.97 | 133.13 | 95.54 | 107.86 | 98.72 | 206.63 | 201.73 | 196.85 | 192.93 | 197.89 | 198.38 | 198.48 | 198.84 | 198.69 | 198.72 | 201.77 | 203.47 | 204.22 | 205.36 | 206.52 | 207.91 | 209.65 | 211.52 | 213.32 | 215.06 | 216.78 | 218.52 | 220.25 | 221.97 | 223.72 | 225.44 | 227.15 | 228.88 | 230.60 |
| 45-49 | 146.19 | 123.68 | 94.81 | 97.20 | 84.45 | 189.29 | 178.79 | 184.27 | 182.55 | 186.41 | 186.20 | 189.15 | 192.71 | 195.30 | 193.94 | 191.00 | 192.06 | 193.53 | 194.46 | 195.56 | 198.13 | 198.61 | 200.28 | 201.34 | 202.68 | 204.52 | 205.96 | 207.78 | 209.28 | 210.86 | 212.39 | 213.92 | 215.40 | 216.93 |
| 50-54 | 95.57 | 111.27 | 91.54 | 88.88 | 77.56 | 157.73 | 156.41 | 159.03 | 153.67 | 159.23 | 155.78 | 159.14 | 158.98 | 164.09 | 167.25 | 169.44 | 170.96 | 171.03 | 174.37 | 175.50 | 175.97 | 178.34 | 179.30 | 180.94 | 183.37 | 183.98 | 185.75 | 187.14 | 188.94 | 190.85 | 192.40 | 194.02 | 195.63 | 197.29 |
| 55-59 | 113.78 | 98.04 | 80.68 | 81.59 | 73.91 | 152.60 | 145.63 | 146.86 | 144.58 | 142.45 | 141.36 | 140.39 | 141.11 | 138.46 | 139.80 | 140.99 | 142.75 | 143.17 | 146.82 | 149.23 | 150.84 | 151.88 | 152.38 | 154.88 | 156.75 | 158.28 | 160.23 | 161.06 | 163.42 | 164.29 | 167.07 | 167.89 | 169.17 | 170.87 |
| 60-64 | 104.89 | 101.55 | 80.44 | 83.69 | 65.42 | 137.13 | 141.02 | 139.15 | 142.88 | 141.09 | 144.53 | 145.54 | 146.05 | 148.52 | 144.40 | 139.77 | 139.71 | 139.25 | 139.46 | 140.48 | 143.01 | 142.22 | 142.64 | 144.81 | 146.36 | 148.29 | 149.61 | 150.25 | 151.20 | 152.54 | 153.26 | 154.26 | 155.81 | 156.85 |
| 65-69 | 85.44 | 77.11 | 59.35 | 66.59 | 50.74 | 102.99 | 101.33 | 100.62 | 98.79 | 94.58 | 95.18 | 94.61 | 96.93 | 97.37 | 100.14 | 101.19 | 100.88 | 101.87 | 100.76 | 100.28 | 100.61 | 99.76 | 100.40 | 99.61 | 101.08 | 101.89 | 102.50 | 103.42 | 104.59 | 105.05 | 105.79 | 106.39 | 107.25 | 108.19 |
| 70-74 | 49.20 | 57.97 | 47.27 | 66.84 | 30.07 | 61.93 | 64.56 | 65.63 | 69.28 | 69.57 | 67.60 | 67.44 | 68.22 | 69.85 | 70.14 | 69.27 | 70.33 | 68.53 | 69.42 | 71.83 | 71.62 | 72.19 | 72.05 | 71.84 | 72.94 | 72.64 | 72.83 | 73.04 | 72.69 | 73.75 | 73.62 | 74.06 | 74.38 | 75.47 |
| 75-79 | 34.94 | 46.27 | 41.88 | 45.11 | 30.97 | 62.23 | 59.36 | 58.92 | 61.90 | 64.78 | 64.57 | 65.24 | 65.08 | 64.99 | 66.83 | 67.51 | 68.52 | 67.87 | 67.32 | 66.83 | 68.32 | 70.04 | 71.02 | 71.03 | 71.53 | 72.36 | 73.29 | 73.35 | 73.73 | 73.67 | 72.67 | 73.10 | 73.38 | 73.16 |
| 80-84 | 28.48 | 41.41 | 33.72 | 48.78 | 24.84 | 52.54 | 51.41 | 55.08 | 55.08 | 56.94 | 60.16 | 60.69 | 64.17 | 63.03 | 61.27 | 63.18 | 68.58 | 68.08 | 73.07 | 72.19 | 73.59 | 73.31 | 73.27 | 71.95 | 73.25 | 74.06 | 73.16 | 74.13 | 74.20 | 74.86 | 76.50 | 76.37 | 76.98 | 76.17 |
| 85+ | 40.77 | 44.39 | 29.85 | 43.32 | 24.69 | 54.76 | 55.45 | 55.92 | 56.96 | 59.37 | 61.02 | 62.60 | 65.34 | 68.40 | 69.96 | 70.22 | 70.03 | 72.06 | 73.47 | 75.43 | 77.47 | 79.33 | 80.35 | 81.49 | 81.89 | 82.84 | 83.95 | 84.26 | 85.20 | 85.59 | 86.40 | 87.87 | 88.85 | 90.14 |
| Total | 3356.53 | 2443.91 | 1904.47 | 2078.56 | 1743.95 | 3704.12 | 3662.13 | 3661.13 | 3683.18 | 3700.02 | 3726.72 | 3750.63 | 3781.69 | 3816.43 | 3841.63 | 3867.22 | 3899.07 | 3921.19 | 3956.75 | 3989.82 | 4025.58 | 4058.71 | 4090.29 | 4120.43 | 4156.28 | 4189.10 | 4220.86 | 4251.90 | 4283.77 | 4315.24 | 4346.81 | 4377.50 | 4409.22 | 4440.26 |