Deaths is the number of people who die in an area each year. This page shows total deaths over time and a breakdown by age and sex.
Estimated death figures come from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, which compiles records from state and territory death registries. Each death is linked to the person's age, sex, and usual place of residence.
Projected deaths use mortality rates carried forward from the jump-off year by the cohort-component method.
Deaths are one of the four components of population change, along with births, in-migration, and out-migration. More deaths than births means natural decrease, which can only be offset by net migration.
| 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 | 6.00 | 3.95 | 0.00 | 9.00 | 8.97 | 9.05 | 9.26 | 9.76 | 10.41 | 10.75 | 11.00 | 11.31 | 11.41 | 11.51 | 11.60 | 11.64 | 11.66 | 11.70 | 11.75 | 11.80 | 11.86 | 11.93 | 12.00 | 12.08 | 12.16 | 12.24 | 12.33 | 12.42 | 12.50 | 12.59 | 12.68 | 12.77 | 12.86 | 12.95 |
| 5-9 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 10-14 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 4.07 | 4.27 | 4.42 | 4.28 | 4.23 | 4.21 | 4.03 | 4.05 | 4.17 | 4.26 | 4.35 | 4.40 | 4.44 | 4.44 | 4.43 | 4.42 | 4.42 | 4.43 | 4.45 | 4.48 | 4.50 | 4.52 | 4.54 | 4.57 | 4.59 | 4.61 | 4.63 | 4.65 | 4.67 | 4.69 |
| 15-19 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 5.91 | 6.00 | 6.32 | 6.69 | 7.10 | 7.50 | 7.71 | 7.78 | 7.89 | 7.93 | 7.94 | 8.00 | 7.97 | 7.94 | 7.87 | 7.88 | 7.88 | 7.91 | 7.96 | 8.02 | 8.06 | 8.10 | 8.13 | 8.16 | 8.19 | 8.22 | 8.25 | 8.28 | 8.31 | 8.34 | 8.37 |
| 20-24 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 2.95 | 7.00 | 7.01 | 6.55 | 6.54 | 6.64 | 7.00 | 7.07 | 7.16 | 7.23 | 7.43 | 7.49 | 7.59 | 7.69 | 7.81 | 7.90 | 8.01 | 8.09 | 8.19 | 8.30 | 8.41 | 8.54 | 8.70 | 8.87 | 9.03 | 9.20 | 9.35 | 9.51 | 9.66 | 9.81 | 9.96 | 10.11 |
| 25-29 | 6.95 | 11.91 | 17.43 | 7.00 | 6.85 | 6.73 | 6.27 | 5.73 | 5.31 | 5.14 | 5.04 | 4.99 | 4.96 | 4.96 | 4.94 | 4.92 | 4.92 | 4.92 | 4.91 | 4.92 | 4.93 | 4.94 | 4.93 | 4.95 | 4.94 | 4.94 | 4.95 | 4.96 | 4.96 | 4.98 | 4.99 | 5.00 | 5.01 | 5.02 |
| 30-34 | 11.00 | 8.00 | 11.91 | 5.91 | 6.09 | 5.93 | 5.87 | 5.85 | 6.02 | 6.09 | 5.86 | 5.95 | 6.04 | 6.09 | 6.15 | 6.20 | 6.26 | 6.32 | 6.37 | 6.42 | 6.46 | 6.51 | 6.55 | 6.60 | 6.64 | 6.69 | 6.73 | 6.78 | 6.82 | 6.87 | 6.91 | 6.96 | 7.00 | 7.05 |
| 35-39 | 7.95 | 12.00 | 7.00 | 14.00 | 14.51 | 14.26 | 14.27 | 14.64 | 14.90 | 15.01 | 14.80 | 15.08 | 15.08 | 15.12 | 15.17 | 15.12 | 15.06 | 14.97 | 14.89 | 14.82 | 14.75 | 14.69 | 14.64 | 14.60 | 14.56 | 14.53 | 14.50 | 14.47 | 14.45 | 14.43 | 14.40 | 14.38 | 14.36 | 14.34 |
| 40-44 | 8.00 | 10.43 | 12.48 | 14.00 | 14.41 | 14.70 | 14.92 | 15.36 | 15.65 | 15.86 | 15.92 | 16.19 | 16.13 | 16.10 | 16.07 | 16.02 | 15.97 | 15.92 | 15.86 | 15.80 | 15.75 | 15.69 | 15.63 | 15.58 | 15.53 | 15.48 | 15.45 | 15.41 | 15.38 | 15.35 | 15.32 | 15.29 | 15.27 | 15.24 |
| 45-49 | 14.34 | 14.86 | 24.34 | 15.95 | 16.61 | 17.38 | 18.12 | 18.51 | 18.77 | 19.05 | 19.10 | 19.38 | 19.46 | 19.67 | 19.77 | 19.79 | 19.80 | 19.82 | 19.76 | 19.72 | 19.69 | 19.65 | 19.62 | 19.60 | 19.56 | 19.54 | 19.51 | 19.48 | 19.45 | 19.42 | 19.40 | 19.38 | 19.36 | 19.34 |
| 50-54 | 15.00 | 18.86 | 19.43 | 16.91 | 16.59 | 16.24 | 16.29 | 16.67 | 17.01 | 17.61 | 18.14 | 18.80 | 19.04 | 19.32 | 19.37 | 19.48 | 19.42 | 19.44 | 19.53 | 19.64 | 19.75 | 19.86 | 19.95 | 20.00 | 20.05 | 20.11 | 20.14 | 20.18 | 20.23 | 20.26 | 20.30 | 20.34 | 20.38 | 20.42 |
| 55-59 | 27.38 | 24.91 | 26.48 | 25.43 | 26.46 | 27.97 | 28.13 | 28.10 | 28.19 | 28.25 | 27.96 | 28.14 | 28.27 | 28.85 | 29.47 | 29.82 | 30.26 | 30.55 | 30.73 | 30.92 | 31.11 | 31.18 | 31.30 | 31.49 | 31.59 | 31.69 | 31.80 | 31.92 | 32.01 | 32.09 | 32.18 | 32.27 | 32.35 | 32.42 |
| 60-64 | 36.48 | 34.34 | 42.00 | 28.86 | 29.57 | 29.19 | 29.00 | 29.50 | 29.66 | 30.16 | 30.86 | 31.32 | 31.42 | 31.70 | 31.95 | 31.89 | 31.99 | 32.11 | 32.47 | 32.93 | 33.30 | 33.80 | 34.11 | 34.31 | 34.51 | 34.69 | 34.84 | 35.08 | 35.36 | 35.56 | 35.72 | 35.89 | 36.04 | 36.18 |
| 65-69 | 33.81 | 37.38 | 25.00 | 42.34 | 42.87 | 44.24 | 45.46 | 45.58 | 46.06 | 45.77 | 44.99 | 44.99 | 45.80 | 46.11 | 46.49 | 47.13 | 47.54 | 47.62 | 47.86 | 48.15 | 48.19 | 48.37 | 48.79 | 49.33 | 50.21 | 50.95 | 51.69 | 52.13 | 52.44 | 52.56 | 52.76 | 52.94 | 53.19 | 53.49 |
| 70-74 | 53.91 | 74.86 | 47.29 | 51.43 | 54.73 | 56.58 | 56.02 | 56.69 | 56.98 | 56.52 | 56.57 | 57.45 | 57.66 | 58.16 | 58.24 | 57.92 | 58.29 | 59.43 | 59.90 | 60.22 | 61.36 | 62.05 | 62.40 | 62.94 | 63.60 | 63.77 | 64.27 | 64.82 | 65.52 | 66.57 | 67.28 | 68.19 | 68.90 | 69.56 |
| 75-79 | 70.95 | 58.43 | 82.34 | 85.43 | 89.46 | 91.56 | 89.26 | 88.84 | 88.59 | 88.86 | 89.24 | 88.47 | 90.31 | 91.93 | 91.67 | 92.22 | 94.05 | 93.90 | 94.21 | 94.31 | 94.13 | 94.16 | 95.56 | 95.32 | 95.50 | 97.52 | 98.21 | 98.50 | 99.52 | 100.04 | 99.91 | 100.39 | 100.84 | 101.58 |
| 80-84 | 91.48 | 92.91 | 76.91 | 106.29 | 110.81 | 113.03 | 116.28 | 121.74 | 123.35 | 128.41 | 130.89 | 128.87 | 130.11 | 130.07 | 131.37 | 132.05 | 131.37 | 132.92 | 134.65 | 135.14 | 135.88 | 137.96 | 138.44 | 138.69 | 138.44 | 137.82 | 138.02 | 139.90 | 140.33 | 140.92 | 143.35 | 144.46 | 144.79 | 145.73 |
| 85+ | 261.86 | 277.38 | 286.34 | 286.29 | 211.76 | 223.10 | 232.85 | 237.50 | 249.30 | 255.93 | 265.21 | 278.83 | 286.75 | 294.67 | 303.66 | 309.74 | 315.34 | 319.94 | 324.02 | 329.61 | 333.60 | 336.20 | 340.52 | 344.87 | 349.34 | 351.97 | 354.57 | 356.08 | 358.54 | 360.38 | 361.17 | 362.94 | 365.50 | 366.47 |
| Total | 652.11 | 682.21 | 688.88 | 725.74 | 666.74 | 687.10 | 699.68 | 712.48 | 728.93 | 742.39 | 754.57 | 768.94 | 781.96 | 793.96 | 805.83 | 813.99 | 822.12 | 829.77 | 837.21 | 844.81 | 851.29 | 857.68 | 865.33 | 871.44 | 877.94 | 883.45 | 888.74 | 894.09 | 899.67 | 904.39 | 908.95 | 913.98 | 918.81 | 922.95 |