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 breakdown by age and sex.
Estimated figures come from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Projected in-migration uses the in-migration age profile carried forward from the jump-off year by the cohort-component method.
In-migration is one of the four components of population change. Along with births, it adds people to the area. The gap between in-migration and out-migration is net migration. This is often the biggest 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 | 83.26 | 94.64 | 64.23 | 54.68 | 112.90 | 114.93 | 115.19 | 144.18 | 148.72 | 153.37 | 158.56 | 146.29 | 148.30 | 145.58 | 147.06 | 148.61 | 144.69 | 145.39 | 146.11 | 147.09 | 148.12 | 149.04 | 149.98 | 151.02 | 152.17 | 153.26 | 154.38 | 155.54 | 156.71 | 157.89 | 159.02 | 160.14 | 161.28 | 162.41 |
| 5-9 | 56.58 | 80.86 | 72.19 | 88.82 | 76.73 | 78.10 | 78.28 | 97.98 | 101.07 | 104.23 | 107.76 | 99.42 | 100.78 | 98.93 | 99.94 | 100.99 | 98.33 | 98.81 | 99.30 | 99.96 | 100.66 | 101.29 | 101.93 | 102.63 | 103.42 | 104.15 | 104.92 | 105.70 | 106.49 | 107.30 | 108.07 | 108.83 | 109.61 | 110.37 |
| 10-14 | 37.30 | 46.48 | 40.06 | 42.51 | 50.58 | 51.48 | 51.60 | 64.59 | 66.62 | 68.70 | 71.03 | 65.53 | 66.43 | 65.21 | 65.88 | 66.57 | 64.82 | 65.13 | 65.45 | 65.89 | 66.35 | 66.77 | 67.19 | 67.65 | 68.17 | 68.66 | 69.16 | 69.68 | 70.20 | 70.73 | 71.24 | 71.74 | 72.25 | 72.75 |
| 15-19 | 52.57 | 47.97 | 53.53 | 91.45 | 71.29 | 72.57 | 72.73 | 91.04 | 93.91 | 96.84 | 100.12 | 92.37 | 93.64 | 91.92 | 92.85 | 93.84 | 91.36 | 91.81 | 92.26 | 92.87 | 93.53 | 94.11 | 94.70 | 95.36 | 96.09 | 96.77 | 97.48 | 98.21 | 98.95 | 99.69 | 100.41 | 101.11 | 101.84 | 102.55 |
| 20-24 | 120.40 | 190.40 | 160.84 | 169.92 | 163.28 | 166.21 | 166.59 | 208.51 | 215.08 | 221.79 | 229.31 | 211.56 | 214.46 | 210.53 | 212.67 | 214.92 | 209.25 | 210.26 | 211.31 | 212.71 | 214.21 | 215.54 | 216.90 | 218.40 | 220.07 | 221.64 | 223.26 | 224.94 | 226.62 | 228.33 | 229.97 | 231.59 | 233.24 | 234.87 |
| 25-29 | 134.12 | 218.42 | 182.96 | 177.04 | 181.88 | 185.14 | 185.56 | 232.27 | 239.58 | 247.06 | 255.43 | 235.66 | 238.90 | 234.51 | 236.89 | 239.40 | 233.09 | 234.22 | 235.38 | 236.94 | 238.61 | 240.09 | 241.61 | 243.28 | 245.14 | 246.89 | 248.70 | 250.57 | 252.44 | 254.34 | 256.17 | 257.97 | 259.81 | 261.62 |
| 30-34 | 133.16 | 156.17 | 160.04 | 160.38 | 180.57 | 183.81 | 184.24 | 230.60 | 237.86 | 245.29 | 253.60 | 233.97 | 237.18 | 232.83 | 235.20 | 237.69 | 231.42 | 232.54 | 233.69 | 235.25 | 236.90 | 238.37 | 239.88 | 241.54 | 243.38 | 245.12 | 246.92 | 248.77 | 250.63 | 252.52 | 254.33 | 256.12 | 257.95 | 259.75 |
| 35-39 | 118.88 | 129.44 | 111.17 | 125.86 | 161.21 | 164.10 | 164.47 | 205.87 | 212.35 | 218.98 | 226.40 | 208.87 | 211.74 | 207.86 | 209.97 | 212.19 | 206.60 | 207.60 | 208.63 | 210.01 | 211.49 | 212.81 | 214.15 | 215.63 | 217.28 | 218.83 | 220.43 | 222.09 | 223.75 | 225.43 | 227.05 | 228.65 | 230.28 | 231.89 |
| 40-44 | 80.58 | 101.67 | 126.52 | 92.53 | 109.27 | 111.23 | 111.49 | 139.54 | 143.94 | 148.43 | 153.46 | 141.58 | 143.53 | 140.89 | 142.32 | 143.83 | 140.04 | 140.72 | 141.41 | 142.35 | 143.35 | 144.25 | 145.16 | 146.16 | 147.28 | 148.33 | 149.42 | 150.54 | 151.66 | 152.80 | 153.90 | 154.98 | 156.09 | 157.18 |
| 45-49 | 80.57 | 80.97 | 81.61 | 97.34 | 109.25 | 111.22 | 111.47 | 139.52 | 143.92 | 148.41 | 153.44 | 141.56 | 143.51 | 140.87 | 142.30 | 143.81 | 140.02 | 140.70 | 141.39 | 142.33 | 143.33 | 144.23 | 145.14 | 146.14 | 147.26 | 148.31 | 149.40 | 150.52 | 151.64 | 152.78 | 153.88 | 154.96 | 156.07 | 157.16 |
| 50-54 | 63.12 | 68.44 | 72.30 | 77.03 | 85.60 | 87.13 | 87.33 | 109.31 | 112.75 | 116.27 | 120.22 | 110.91 | 112.43 | 110.37 | 111.49 | 112.67 | 109.70 | 110.23 | 110.78 | 111.51 | 112.30 | 113.00 | 113.71 | 114.50 | 115.37 | 116.19 | 117.05 | 117.93 | 118.81 | 119.70 | 120.56 | 121.41 | 122.28 | 123.13 |
| 55-59 | 20.22 | 63.63 | 38.60 | 34.03 | 27.42 | 27.91 | 27.97 | 35.01 | 36.11 | 37.24 | 38.50 | 35.52 | 36.01 | 35.35 | 35.71 | 36.09 | 35.14 | 35.31 | 35.48 | 35.72 | 35.97 | 36.19 | 36.42 | 36.67 | 36.95 | 37.22 | 37.49 | 37.77 | 38.05 | 38.34 | 38.62 | 38.89 | 39.16 | 39.44 |
| 60-64 | 28.16 | 38.88 | 35.76 | 31.92 | 38.18 | 38.87 | 38.96 | 48.76 | 50.30 | 51.87 | 53.63 | 49.47 | 50.15 | 49.23 | 49.73 | 50.26 | 48.93 | 49.17 | 49.42 | 49.74 | 50.09 | 50.40 | 50.72 | 51.07 | 51.46 | 51.83 | 52.21 | 52.60 | 53.00 | 53.40 | 53.78 | 54.16 | 54.54 | 54.93 |
| 65-69 | 26.14 | 8.46 | 16.76 | 15.84 | 35.45 | 36.08 | 36.17 | 45.27 | 46.69 | 48.15 | 49.78 | 45.93 | 46.56 | 45.71 | 46.17 | 46.66 | 45.43 | 45.65 | 45.87 | 46.18 | 46.50 | 46.79 | 47.09 | 47.42 | 47.78 | 48.12 | 48.47 | 48.83 | 49.20 | 49.57 | 49.93 | 50.28 | 50.64 | 50.99 |
| 70-74 | 12.79 | 13.15 | 18.87 | 11.89 | 17.34 | 17.65 | 17.69 | 22.14 | 22.84 | 23.55 | 24.35 | 22.47 | 22.78 | 22.36 | 22.58 | 22.82 | 22.22 | 22.33 | 22.44 | 22.59 | 22.75 | 22.89 | 23.03 | 23.19 | 23.37 | 23.54 | 23.71 | 23.89 | 24.07 | 24.25 | 24.42 | 24.59 | 24.77 | 24.94 |
| 75-79 | 20.79 | 9.64 | 12.63 | 20.00 | 28.19 | 28.70 | 28.76 | 36.00 | 37.13 | 38.29 | 39.59 | 36.53 | 37.03 | 36.35 | 36.72 | 37.11 | 36.13 | 36.30 | 36.48 | 36.73 | 36.98 | 37.21 | 37.45 | 37.71 | 38.00 | 38.27 | 38.55 | 38.84 | 39.13 | 39.42 | 39.71 | 39.98 | 40.27 | 40.55 |
| 80-84 | 8.89 | 13.20 | 10.03 | 9.85 | 12.05 | 12.27 | 12.29 | 15.39 | 15.87 | 16.37 | 16.92 | 15.61 | 15.83 | 15.54 | 15.69 | 15.86 | 15.44 | 15.52 | 15.59 | 15.70 | 15.81 | 15.91 | 16.01 | 16.12 | 16.24 | 16.36 | 16.48 | 16.60 | 16.72 | 16.85 | 16.97 | 17.09 | 17.21 | 17.33 |
| 85+ | 14.28 | 17.39 | 1.08 | 2.30 | 19.36 | 19.71 | 19.76 | 24.73 | 25.51 | 26.30 | 27.19 | 25.09 | 25.43 | 24.97 | 25.22 | 25.49 | 24.82 | 24.94 | 25.06 | 25.23 | 25.40 | 25.56 | 25.72 | 25.90 | 26.10 | 26.28 | 26.48 | 26.68 | 26.87 | 27.08 | 27.27 | 27.46 | 27.66 | 27.85 |
| Total | 1091.77 | 1379.83 | 1259.16 | 1303.40 | 1480.54 | 1507.11 | 1510.56 | 1890.72 | 1950.27 | 2011.16 | 2079.32 | 1918.34 | 1944.69 | 1908.99 | 1928.40 | 1948.81 | 1897.44 | 1906.61 | 1916.06 | 1928.81 | 1942.36 | 1954.44 | 1966.79 | 1980.42 | 1995.53 | 2009.75 | 2024.50 | 2039.70 | 2054.93 | 2070.41 | 2085.29 | 2099.95 | 2114.97 | 2129.72 |