Population is the number of people who usually live in an area. Place Forecast uses this term as shorthand for the estimated resident population. It is a key indicator for the population domain.
Estimated figures come from the Estimated Resident Population published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Future population is projected using the cohort-component method. This starts from the jump-off year — the point where estimated data ends and projected data begins.
Population change is built from four components: births, deaths, in-migration, and out-migration. Each of these has its own page where you can see the numbers and rates that drive the total. Together they explain why an area is growing, shrinking, or staying the same.
| Age Group | 2020 | 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 | 307.83 | 316.64 | 316.07 | 319.71 | 330.35 | 352.56 | 366.37 | 382.60 | 400.56 | 394.02 | 386.27 | 379.28 | 374.49 | 370.34 | 368.23 | 367.06 | 366.54 | 366.52 | 367.10 | 369.06 | 371.75 | 376.20 | 382.88 | 388.81 | 393.76 | 400.70 | 407.51 | 415.17 | 423.25 | 432.05 | 440.70 | 448.77 | 456.01 | 463.03 | 470.29 |
| 5-9 | 290.47 | 288.54 | 298.75 | 301.13 | 298.47 | 299.31 | 301.06 | 287.70 | 284.53 | 300.34 | 320.78 | 334.59 | 351.42 | 369.03 | 364.10 | 358.16 | 353.25 | 349.44 | 346.55 | 345.54 | 344.89 | 344.56 | 344.96 | 345.78 | 347.39 | 349.99 | 354.15 | 359.70 | 364.42 | 368.57 | 373.82 | 379.22 | 385.38 | 392.00 | 399.26 |
| 10-14 | 317.15 | 324.55 | 304.60 | 316.04 | 309.30 | 300.75 | 283.89 | 298.39 | 290.21 | 288.29 | 293.14 | 294.79 | 283.61 | 281.21 | 297.24 | 319.77 | 335.02 | 352.96 | 372.60 | 368.58 | 362.97 | 358.12 | 354.67 | 351.72 | 350.34 | 349.82 | 349.23 | 348.97 | 349.02 | 350.04 | 351.68 | 355.10 | 359.96 | 364.13 | 367.66 |
| 15-19 | 265.71 | 273.08 | 276.01 | 279.75 | 276.09 | 264.24 | 283.77 | 272.22 | 271.93 | 265.52 | 255.78 | 243.31 | 257.08 | 251.83 | 250.05 | 252.77 | 254.39 | 247.38 | 245.15 | 262.34 | 285.31 | 299.84 | 313.36 | 328.29 | 324.48 | 319.80 | 315.28 | 311.69 | 308.80 | 307.62 | 306.62 | 305.52 | 304.59 | 304.27 | 305.13 |
| 20-24 | 275.11 | 252.62 | 231.63 | 242.90 | 246.95 | 250.32 | 234.59 | 224.97 | 228.13 | 227.62 | 218.34 | 236.76 | 231.53 | 232.88 | 227.68 | 221.25 | 211.72 | 226.42 | 222.06 | 220.47 | 224.80 | 224.60 | 219.46 | 217.64 | 232.29 | 252.03 | 262.69 | 276.33 | 292.47 | 288.20 | 282.23 | 276.86 | 272.54 | 268.73 | 266.59 |
| 25-29 | 367.31 | 327.33 | 330.64 | 319.10 | 299.13 | 288.37 | 273.40 | 252.23 | 246.53 | 251.03 | 253.83 | 241.20 | 232.97 | 237.57 | 239.61 | 230.84 | 252.40 | 247.46 | 250.41 | 247.04 | 241.66 | 231.81 | 245.78 | 241.93 | 240.36 | 243.87 | 246.00 | 238.46 | 234.81 | 250.60 | 269.72 | 280.06 | 293.33 | 308.55 | 302.55 |
| 30-34 | 347.83 | 369.72 | 352.84 | 363.05 | 362.58 | 346.43 | 329.45 | 333.20 | 316.48 | 296.03 | 284.86 | 271.30 | 251.95 | 247.85 | 252.69 | 256.86 | 245.04 | 237.07 | 243.64 | 246.92 | 238.99 | 261.34 | 256.45 | 258.58 | 255.19 | 249.72 | 239.89 | 254.28 | 249.67 | 246.38 | 249.03 | 249.98 | 242.14 | 238.34 | 253.56 |
| 35-39 | 310.56 | 297.26 | 316.59 | 330.31 | 336.78 | 353.68 | 378.07 | 372.61 | 376.40 | 377.64 | 362.10 | 346.03 | 350.18 | 334.73 | 313.88 | 302.63 | 289.21 | 269.73 | 266.21 | 271.16 | 276.16 | 264.43 | 256.32 | 263.07 | 267.07 | 259.48 | 282.56 | 276.94 | 277.98 | 273.86 | 267.99 | 257.26 | 270.76 | 265.99 | 261.62 |
| 40-44 | 267.76 | 286.34 | 285.76 | 292.09 | 279.16 | 281.55 | 279.78 | 297.76 | 308.48 | 318.33 | 333.37 | 357.03 | 350.68 | 356.22 | 359.35 | 343.83 | 329.17 | 335.18 | 319.51 | 301.86 | 291.31 | 281.00 | 261.17 | 257.61 | 263.16 | 267.51 | 256.59 | 247.76 | 254.00 | 256.20 | 246.59 | 269.10 | 261.78 | 263.39 | 259.32 |
| 45-49 | 290.45 | 277.22 | 264.34 | 255.38 | 257.15 | 253.65 | 263.04 | 259.36 | 253.96 | 247.41 | 255.97 | 256.78 | 276.03 | 282.89 | 290.63 | 306.61 | 328.37 | 323.66 | 328.99 | 329.62 | 315.74 | 301.92 | 309.71 | 296.49 | 279.64 | 270.92 | 257.71 | 241.53 | 237.70 | 244.05 | 248.64 | 235.10 | 227.40 | 231.34 | 233.07 |
| 50-54 | 308.08 | 305.43 | 298.93 | 298.72 | 305.83 | 284.46 | 261.92 | 254.25 | 240.94 | 237.52 | 236.16 | 245.55 | 242.46 | 239.38 | 233.21 | 240.03 | 240.74 | 257.79 | 267.36 | 275.97 | 290.55 | 310.89 | 307.26 | 312.33 | 314.26 | 300.64 | 288.68 | 292.97 | 280.17 | 263.63 | 254.66 | 243.10 | 226.45 | 223.14 | 227.34 |
| 55-59 | 371.40 | 361.02 | 341.25 | 326.15 | 311.29 | 316.38 | 301.84 | 300.43 | 293.65 | 299.48 | 278.09 | 257.10 | 249.50 | 237.69 | 235.27 | 233.89 | 243.50 | 242.13 | 238.21 | 232.45 | 240.11 | 239.49 | 255.61 | 266.58 | 274.89 | 288.94 | 309.17 | 306.55 | 311.03 | 311.57 | 299.45 | 286.32 | 289.59 | 277.48 | 260.14 |
| 60-64 | 404.68 | 414.50 | 404.44 | 406.47 | 387.49 | 359.69 | 363.63 | 347.55 | 333.05 | 316.15 | 319.23 | 306.45 | 305.29 | 300.90 | 307.53 | 287.16 | 265.36 | 258.11 | 245.37 | 241.69 | 240.87 | 252.17 | 249.68 | 247.18 | 240.78 | 247.54 | 247.98 | 265.26 | 276.28 | 284.55 | 297.85 | 318.00 | 313.61 | 318.29 | 319.46 |
| 65-69 | 337.23 | 356.54 | 371.08 | 361.89 | 366.15 | 384.31 | 386.81 | 378.40 | 383.08 | 366.85 | 339.32 | 342.39 | 327.54 | 314.75 | 301.43 | 306.17 | 293.69 | 291.80 | 285.42 | 291.71 | 271.27 | 250.15 | 243.77 | 233.40 | 233.15 | 232.29 | 241.40 | 238.89 | 233.98 | 229.45 | 237.00 | 236.23 | 252.39 | 260.08 | 267.10 |
| 70-74 | 261.19 | 278.45 | 276.58 | 300.10 | 308.94 | 318.37 | 326.54 | 338.00 | 329.03 | 334.41 | 356.07 | 358.09 | 350.54 | 353.84 | 338.25 | 314.05 | 319.00 | 304.86 | 295.01 | 280.39 | 284.04 | 271.88 | 270.47 | 264.49 | 270.25 | 252.46 | 233.44 | 227.98 | 219.13 | 216.05 | 214.24 | 224.14 | 220.77 | 217.48 | 213.22 |
| 75-79 | 188.92 | 203.38 | 214.30 | 224.42 | 241.66 | 247.20 | 246.77 | 251.42 | 274.70 | 287.57 | 299.02 | 308.94 | 319.52 | 310.87 | 315.26 | 335.44 | 336.57 | 329.15 | 332.66 | 319.87 | 298.39 | 302.42 | 289.60 | 278.20 | 263.87 | 267.52 | 257.05 | 255.19 | 251.89 | 257.46 | 239.80 | 220.66 | 215.26 | 204.24 | 201.03 |
| 80-84 | 115.68 | 134.53 | 147.13 | 143.72 | 144.57 | 158.94 | 176.20 | 196.64 | 211.56 | 226.53 | 230.33 | 229.65 | 236.35 | 259.75 | 273.52 | 284.42 | 291.52 | 302.03 | 296.90 | 303.90 | 320.87 | 323.16 | 317.37 | 319.92 | 307.86 | 287.69 | 289.28 | 276.05 | 264.57 | 250.36 | 253.41 | 244.06 | 243.67 | 237.65 | 240.91 |
| 85+ | 119.72 | 115.37 | 103.41 | 111.57 | 122.15 | 124.41 | 129.22 | 138.64 | 143.14 | 151.63 | 163.69 | 177.13 | 195.24 | 204.63 | 218.41 | 225.41 | 230.88 | 244.66 | 263.20 | 277.81 | 286.68 | 292.37 | 307.85 | 314.33 | 327.63 | 345.43 | 347.74 | 352.66 | 357.21 | 355.71 | 352.95 | 356.91 | 350.73 | 348.21 | 338.11 |
| Total | 5147.08 | 5182.53 | 5134.32 | 5192.47 | 5184.04 | 5184.61 | 5186.36 | 5186.36 | 5186.36 | 5186.36 | 5186.36 | 5186.36 | 5186.36 | 5186.36 | 5186.36 | 5186.36 | 5186.36 | 5186.36 | 5186.36 | 5186.36 | 5186.36 | 5186.36 | 5186.36 | 5186.36 | 5186.36 | 5186.36 | 5186.36 | 5186.36 | 5186.36 | 5186.36 | 5186.36 | 5186.36 | 5186.36 | 5186.36 | 5186.36 |