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 | 194.98 | 126.92 | 75.25 | 90.40 | 99.91 | 99.58 | 100.63 | 102.73 | 103.84 | 104.63 | 104.72 | 105.07 | 104.69 | 106.03 | 107.20 | 107.94 | 109.43 | 110.42 | 111.61 | 113.62 | 114.52 | 117.61 | 118.28 | 119.03 | 120.90 | 121.09 | 123.44 | 123.95 | 125.36 | 125.11 | 126.08 | 126.45 | 126.98 | 128.30 |
| 5-9 | 168.59 | 77.98 | 70.23 | 48.68 | 49.39 | 48.66 | 47.46 | 46.79 | 48.28 | 48.25 | 50.61 | 52.23 | 52.70 | 53.46 | 53.82 | 53.94 | 54.26 | 54.53 | 54.71 | 55.27 | 55.61 | 56.86 | 56.92 | 57.33 | 57.87 | 58.01 | 59.03 | 59.25 | 60.00 | 59.40 | 59.93 | 60.12 | 60.18 | 60.73 |
| 10-14 | 134.49 | 56.10 | 85.28 | 51.31 | 53.04 | 51.38 | 51.35 | 49.90 | 45.37 | 47.23 | 47.95 | 48.44 | 47.64 | 49.99 | 53.69 | 53.68 | 55.85 | 57.04 | 57.43 | 58.42 | 58.10 | 58.83 | 58.53 | 58.61 | 59.20 | 59.06 | 60.04 | 60.07 | 60.80 | 60.23 | 60.74 | 60.99 | 61.01 | 61.48 |
| 15-19 | 184.54 | 100.87 | 62.33 | 53.29 | 53.91 | 53.35 | 56.06 | 55.59 | 56.57 | 58.41 | 55.72 | 57.94 | 57.56 | 54.59 | 54.73 | 54.97 | 51.61 | 53.07 | 51.72 | 56.55 | 60.24 | 59.70 | 63.03 | 63.88 | 64.45 | 63.76 | 64.39 | 64.06 | 64.54 | 63.55 | 63.93 | 64.12 | 64.12 | 64.57 |
| 20-24 | 316.13 | 144.37 | 133.71 | 111.52 | 122.79 | 116.58 | 105.50 | 114.69 | 111.20 | 107.24 | 114.97 | 123.26 | 120.79 | 117.90 | 119.48 | 118.37 | 121.21 | 115.13 | 115.43 | 114.62 | 113.50 | 111.25 | 113.01 | 114.51 | 119.89 | 127.08 | 128.21 | 132.13 | 133.27 | 131.33 | 130.86 | 129.73 | 128.45 | 128.46 |
| 25-29 | 283.29 | 176.48 | 130.03 | 98.80 | 101.29 | 91.40 | 92.04 | 86.89 | 91.10 | 91.67 | 89.83 | 86.69 | 86.46 | 89.78 | 87.44 | 95.04 | 93.47 | 96.34 | 93.32 | 96.59 | 92.18 | 97.51 | 92.64 | 91.07 | 88.63 | 87.65 | 84.97 | 86.66 | 89.99 | 91.11 | 92.95 | 94.19 | 96.46 | 96.41 |
| 30-34 | 180.98 | 122.19 | 98.17 | 70.29 | 76.61 | 73.53 | 73.62 | 63.31 | 61.65 | 63.35 | 63.90 | 64.87 | 62.48 | 64.43 | 64.92 | 63.54 | 60.23 | 65.52 | 64.95 | 62.89 | 66.33 | 69.69 | 68.17 | 67.83 | 69.79 | 66.24 | 68.26 | 64.39 | 61.62 | 60.34 | 63.30 | 60.99 | 60.48 | 63.24 |
| 35-39 | 166.66 | 94.06 | 63.52 | 74.61 | 83.88 | 83.93 | 84.96 | 88.35 | 86.85 | 84.97 | 84.57 | 83.90 | 78.87 | 75.56 | 73.64 | 76.57 | 75.21 | 75.27 | 73.89 | 74.52 | 71.97 | 65.79 | 72.13 | 70.36 | 68.86 | 69.59 | 67.80 | 72.30 | 69.27 | 67.37 | 67.31 | 68.01 | 64.28 | 65.07 |
| 40-44 | 91.03 | 58.57 | 65.67 | 50.44 | 55.34 | 56.21 | 54.25 | 54.08 | 59.46 | 62.85 | 65.89 | 63.24 | 71.21 | 69.72 | 67.41 | 65.54 | 68.17 | 62.52 | 64.62 | 60.13 | 61.96 | 61.68 | 60.37 | 64.77 | 58.01 | 63.53 | 55.26 | 53.82 | 58.87 | 58.36 | 57.51 | 54.47 | 57.95 | 56.35 |
| 45-49 | 100.94 | 44.90 | 42.70 | 29.44 | 31.78 | 29.20 | 31.43 | 33.18 | 32.02 | 36.39 | 33.04 | 33.16 | 32.14 | 35.86 | 34.80 | 39.17 | 42.32 | 41.50 | 42.11 | 42.09 | 41.40 | 43.21 | 40.30 | 42.44 | 40.75 | 37.35 | 35.92 | 34.54 | 36.54 | 36.18 | 34.51 | 32.73 | 35.32 | 36.04 |
| 50-54 | 115.47 | 46.55 | 37.09 | 47.03 | 48.32 | 41.56 | 41.01 | 36.17 | 37.64 | 35.71 | 35.88 | 35.58 | 37.46 | 38.88 | 39.13 | 40.31 | 41.56 | 42.13 | 45.36 | 48.95 | 49.77 | 53.52 | 53.93 | 53.68 | 52.41 | 51.31 | 52.74 | 48.07 | 46.19 | 44.79 | 42.57 | 42.53 | 41.58 | 43.65 |
| 55-59 | 89.31 | 59.62 | 39.45 | 34.37 | 36.74 | 33.56 | 34.13 | 33.33 | 33.76 | 31.97 | 31.01 | 28.37 | 27.89 | 27.40 | 27.01 | 26.25 | 28.88 | 28.26 | 27.82 | 28.45 | 29.00 | 29.55 | 32.98 | 34.55 | 33.15 | 34.68 | 39.21 | 38.03 | 36.52 | 38.32 | 37.83 | 34.00 | 33.41 | 31.72 |
| 60-64 | 69.29 | 51.52 | 33.46 | 54.80 | 57.45 | 51.12 | 47.53 | 45.92 | 45.78 | 46.19 | 46.59 | 48.70 | 46.36 | 43.01 | 42.85 | 39.51 | 39.21 | 33.85 | 35.16 | 35.14 | 34.68 | 38.86 | 36.96 | 36.91 | 39.47 | 38.11 | 39.91 | 42.77 | 41.52 | 43.17 | 48.06 | 48.98 | 49.54 | 47.13 |
| 65-69 | 52.55 | 30.46 | 35.33 | 43.90 | 52.12 | 50.48 | 52.17 | 48.35 | 46.73 | 45.88 | 46.62 | 44.52 | 43.08 | 42.03 | 40.40 | 40.51 | 39.36 | 42.03 | 40.67 | 36.54 | 34.34 | 34.14 | 32.85 | 31.10 | 30.90 | 30.37 | 33.37 | 32.24 | 33.05 | 33.83 | 32.85 | 33.81 | 35.89 | 35.31 |
| 70-74 | 34.88 | 25.33 | 28.73 | 30.44 | 37.27 | 37.15 | 35.78 | 34.61 | 37.24 | 41.01 | 40.15 | 39.92 | 41.13 | 41.64 | 38.69 | 39.00 | 38.30 | 35.81 | 33.87 | 34.30 | 34.09 | 33.54 | 33.41 | 33.27 | 33.52 | 31.54 | 29.33 | 26.55 | 24.57 | 24.51 | 24.25 | 24.23 | 26.20 | 25.64 |
| 75-79 | 15.73 | 18.86 | 25.65 | 44.23 | 47.77 | 50.48 | 51.19 | 52.80 | 52.73 | 58.62 | 58.52 | 59.08 | 59.78 | 58.31 | 64.57 | 65.58 | 65.39 | 68.38 | 67.75 | 63.25 | 63.18 | 60.64 | 59.55 | 56.41 | 55.25 | 54.74 | 56.27 | 56.06 | 53.12 | 53.57 | 48.59 | 45.37 | 40.27 | 39.67 |
| 80-84 | 12.77 | 15.43 | 20.85 | 35.20 | 46.70 | 48.38 | 50.07 | 58.88 | 60.85 | 56.86 | 60.46 | 61.94 | 66.70 | 70.70 | 76.12 | 70.19 | 71.58 | 74.12 | 80.06 | 85.46 | 85.16 | 80.83 | 79.59 | 78.42 | 76.94 | 74.33 | 70.70 | 71.00 | 65.49 | 66.08 | 63.89 | 69.09 | 65.37 | 62.04 |
| 85+ | 4.12 | 6.73 | 13.37 | 4.41 | 4.28 | 4.15 | 4.23 | 4.20 | 4.40 | 4.62 | 4.87 | 5.30 | 5.48 | 5.78 | 6.17 | 6.61 | 7.44 | 8.04 | 8.41 | 8.48 | 8.67 | 9.12 | 9.28 | 9.28 | 9.45 | 9.31 | 9.19 | 9.28 | 9.37 | 9.12 | 8.97 | 8.69 | 8.17 | 7.97 |
| Total | 2215.74 | 1256.94 | 1060.81 | 973.18 | 1058.61 | 1020.70 | 1013.41 | 1009.75 | 1015.46 | 1025.83 | 1035.29 | 1042.21 | 1042.40 | 1045.08 | 1052.07 | 1056.71 | 1063.49 | 1063.95 | 1068.91 | 1075.30 | 1074.69 | 1082.33 | 1081.91 | 1083.46 | 1079.45 | 1077.74 | 1078.06 | 1075.19 | 1070.09 | 1066.38 | 1064.11 | 1058.48 | 1055.65 | 1053.81 |