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 | 52.66 | 42.04 | 22.83 | 28.13 | 25.21 | 56.34 | 56.80 | 57.40 | 57.41 | 58.02 | 58.04 | 58.66 | 59.25 | 59.98 | 60.54 | 61.04 | 61.71 | 62.19 | 62.89 | 63.43 | 64.16 | 64.67 | 65.15 | 65.69 | 66.25 | 66.80 | 67.32 | 67.85 | 68.36 | 68.91 | 69.46 | 70.01 | 70.55 | 71.09 |
| 5-9 | 58.75 | 23.14 | 20.87 | 19.64 | 28.12 | 62.86 | 63.37 | 64.04 | 64.05 | 64.73 | 64.75 | 65.44 | 66.10 | 66.92 | 67.54 | 68.10 | 68.85 | 69.38 | 70.16 | 70.76 | 71.58 | 72.15 | 72.68 | 73.29 | 73.92 | 74.52 | 75.10 | 75.69 | 76.26 | 76.88 | 77.49 | 78.10 | 78.71 | 79.31 |
| 10-14 | 52.09 | 37.78 | 24.21 | 36.92 | 24.94 | 55.73 | 56.18 | 56.78 | 56.79 | 57.39 | 57.41 | 58.02 | 58.61 | 59.33 | 59.88 | 60.38 | 61.04 | 61.52 | 62.21 | 62.74 | 63.47 | 63.97 | 64.44 | 64.98 | 65.54 | 66.07 | 66.59 | 67.11 | 67.62 | 68.17 | 68.70 | 69.25 | 69.78 | 70.32 |
| 15-19 | 55.81 | 43.51 | 23.09 | 36.32 | 26.71 | 59.71 | 60.19 | 60.83 | 60.84 | 61.48 | 61.50 | 62.16 | 62.79 | 63.56 | 64.15 | 64.69 | 65.40 | 65.90 | 66.65 | 67.22 | 67.99 | 68.53 | 69.04 | 69.61 | 70.21 | 70.79 | 71.34 | 71.90 | 72.44 | 73.03 | 73.61 | 74.19 | 74.76 | 75.34 |
| 20-24 | 109.47 | 46.31 | 44.43 | 49.42 | 52.41 | 117.13 | 118.07 | 119.32 | 119.35 | 120.61 | 120.65 | 121.94 | 123.18 | 124.69 | 125.85 | 126.90 | 128.29 | 129.29 | 130.74 | 131.86 | 133.39 | 134.44 | 135.44 | 136.56 | 137.74 | 138.86 | 139.95 | 141.05 | 142.11 | 143.26 | 144.39 | 145.54 | 146.66 | 147.79 |
| 25-29 | 117.73 | 64.09 | 38.80 | 67.50 | 56.36 | 125.96 | 126.98 | 128.32 | 128.35 | 129.71 | 129.75 | 131.14 | 132.46 | 134.09 | 135.34 | 136.47 | 137.96 | 139.04 | 140.60 | 141.80 | 143.44 | 144.57 | 145.65 | 146.86 | 148.12 | 149.33 | 150.50 | 151.68 | 152.82 | 154.07 | 155.28 | 156.51 | 157.72 | 158.93 |
| 30-34 | 77.06 | 61.45 | 30.67 | 38.95 | 36.89 | 82.44 | 83.11 | 83.99 | 84.01 | 84.89 | 84.92 | 85.83 | 86.70 | 87.76 | 88.58 | 89.32 | 90.30 | 91.00 | 92.02 | 92.81 | 93.89 | 94.63 | 95.33 | 96.12 | 96.95 | 97.74 | 98.50 | 99.28 | 100.03 | 100.84 | 101.63 | 102.44 | 103.23 | 104.02 |
| 35-39 | 47.23 | 32.31 | 26.06 | 30.01 | 22.61 | 50.53 | 50.94 | 51.47 | 51.49 | 52.03 | 52.05 | 52.60 | 53.14 | 53.79 | 54.29 | 54.74 | 55.34 | 55.77 | 56.40 | 56.88 | 57.54 | 57.99 | 58.43 | 58.91 | 59.42 | 59.90 | 60.37 | 60.84 | 61.30 | 61.80 | 62.29 | 62.78 | 63.27 | 63.75 |
| 40-44 | 52.65 | 24.34 | 24.97 | 29.63 | 25.20 | 56.33 | 56.79 | 57.39 | 57.40 | 58.01 | 58.03 | 58.64 | 59.24 | 59.97 | 60.52 | 61.03 | 61.70 | 62.18 | 62.88 | 63.41 | 64.15 | 64.65 | 65.14 | 65.68 | 66.24 | 66.78 | 67.30 | 67.83 | 68.34 | 68.90 | 69.44 | 69.99 | 70.53 | 71.07 |
| 45-49 | 42.98 | 22.93 | 17.46 | 13.10 | 20.58 | 45.99 | 46.36 | 46.85 | 46.86 | 47.36 | 47.37 | 47.88 | 48.36 | 48.96 | 49.41 | 49.83 | 50.37 | 50.76 | 51.33 | 51.77 | 52.37 | 52.79 | 53.18 | 53.62 | 54.08 | 54.52 | 54.95 | 55.38 | 55.80 | 56.25 | 56.70 | 57.14 | 57.59 | 58.03 |
| 50-54 | 37.81 | 25.61 | 20.38 | 29.10 | 18.10 | 40.45 | 40.78 | 41.21 | 41.22 | 41.65 | 41.67 | 42.11 | 42.54 | 43.06 | 43.46 | 43.82 | 44.30 | 44.65 | 45.15 | 45.54 | 46.06 | 46.43 | 46.77 | 47.16 | 47.57 | 47.96 | 48.33 | 48.71 | 49.08 | 49.48 | 49.87 | 50.26 | 50.65 | 51.04 |
| 55-59 | 36.37 | 24.92 | 17.00 | 14.67 | 17.41 | 38.91 | 39.23 | 39.64 | 39.65 | 40.07 | 40.08 | 40.51 | 40.92 | 41.43 | 41.81 | 42.16 | 42.62 | 42.95 | 43.44 | 43.81 | 44.32 | 44.66 | 45.00 | 45.37 | 45.76 | 46.13 | 46.50 | 46.86 | 47.21 | 47.60 | 47.97 | 48.35 | 48.73 | 49.10 |
| 60-64 | 32.28 | 30.99 | 18.81 | 22.45 | 15.45 | 34.54 | 34.81 | 35.18 | 35.19 | 35.56 | 35.57 | 35.95 | 36.32 | 36.77 | 37.11 | 37.42 | 37.83 | 38.12 | 38.55 | 38.88 | 39.33 | 39.64 | 39.93 | 40.27 | 40.61 | 40.94 | 41.26 | 41.59 | 41.90 | 42.24 | 42.58 | 42.91 | 43.24 | 43.58 |
| 65-69 | 27.47 | 23.69 | 24.09 | 18.37 | 13.15 | 29.39 | 29.63 | 29.95 | 29.95 | 30.27 | 30.28 | 30.60 | 30.91 | 31.29 | 31.58 | 31.85 | 32.20 | 32.45 | 32.81 | 33.09 | 33.47 | 33.74 | 33.99 | 34.27 | 34.57 | 34.85 | 35.12 | 35.40 | 35.66 | 35.95 | 36.24 | 36.52 | 36.81 | 37.09 |
| 70-74 | 20.50 | 11.87 | 10.54 | 10.82 | 9.82 | 21.94 | 22.12 | 22.35 | 22.35 | 22.59 | 22.60 | 22.84 | 23.07 | 23.35 | 23.57 | 23.77 | 24.03 | 24.22 | 24.49 | 24.70 | 24.98 | 25.18 | 25.37 | 25.58 | 25.80 | 26.01 | 26.21 | 26.42 | 26.62 | 26.83 | 27.05 | 27.26 | 27.47 | 27.68 |
| 75-79 | 12.21 | 11.24 | 12.20 | 8.51 | 5.85 | 13.07 | 13.17 | 13.31 | 13.31 | 13.46 | 13.46 | 13.60 | 13.74 | 13.91 | 14.04 | 14.16 | 14.31 | 14.42 | 14.59 | 14.71 | 14.88 | 15.00 | 15.11 | 15.23 | 15.37 | 15.49 | 15.61 | 15.73 | 15.85 | 15.98 | 16.11 | 16.24 | 16.36 | 16.49 |
| 80-84 | 11.96 | 14.71 | 14.88 | 10.86 | 5.73 | 12.80 | 12.90 | 13.04 | 13.04 | 13.18 | 13.18 | 13.32 | 13.46 | 13.63 | 13.75 | 13.87 | 14.02 | 14.13 | 14.29 | 14.41 | 14.58 | 14.69 | 14.80 | 14.92 | 15.05 | 15.17 | 15.29 | 15.41 | 15.53 | 15.65 | 15.78 | 15.90 | 16.03 | 16.15 |
| 85+ | 8.54 | 11.82 | 6.18 | 2.53 | 4.09 | 9.14 | 9.22 | 9.31 | 9.32 | 9.41 | 9.42 | 9.52 | 9.61 | 9.73 | 9.82 | 9.90 | 10.01 | 10.09 | 10.20 | 10.29 | 10.41 | 10.49 | 10.57 | 10.66 | 10.75 | 10.84 | 10.92 | 11.01 | 11.09 | 11.18 | 11.27 | 11.36 | 11.45 | 11.54 |
| Total | 853.58 | 552.75 | 397.48 | 466.92 | 408.62 | 913.25 | 920.63 | 930.37 | 930.57 | 940.41 | 940.73 | 950.77 | 960.41 | 972.21 | 981.25 | 989.42 | 1000.27 | 1008.05 | 1019.38 | 1028.11 | 1040.02 | 1048.21 | 1056.01 | 1064.77 | 1073.95 | 1082.72 | 1091.18 | 1099.75 | 1108.03 | 1117.04 | 1125.85 | 1134.76 | 1143.54 | 1152.30 |