Out-migration is the number of people who move out of the area each year. It covers moves abroad and moves to other parts of the country. This page shows total out-migration over time and a breakdown by age and sex.
Estimated figures come from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Projected out-migration is initially driven by out-migration rates from the jump-off year. Migration balancing is then applied to align all components with the total population.
Out-migration is one of the four components of population change. Along with deaths, it takes people away from 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 | 2294.86 | 1962.36 | 1585.52 | 1618.02 | 2151.05 | 2310.05 | 2390.58 | 2458.89 | 2515.90 | 2543.40 | 2573.49 | 2605.32 | 2638.69 | 2674.57 | 2711.31 | 2748.14 | 2787.29 | 2830.24 | 2877.16 | 2925.51 | 2978.76 | 3033.87 | 3093.54 | 3151.81 | 3209.29 | 3267.55 | 3322.51 | 3377.70 | 3430.61 | 3483.83 | 3532.72 | 3579.59 | 3552.85 | 3524.28 |
| 5-9 | 2075.64 | 1852.02 | 1379.59 | 1360.26 | 2010.33 | 2006.57 | 1997.56 | 2033.40 | 2069.68 | 2151.80 | 2217.62 | 2274.39 | 2323.62 | 2371.49 | 2406.19 | 2441.04 | 2477.56 | 2515.87 | 2554.66 | 2593.18 | 2633.91 | 2676.54 | 2722.29 | 2766.28 | 2810.12 | 2854.24 | 2897.07 | 2940.35 | 2982.42 | 3025.56 | 3066.33 | 3106.08 | 3101.94 | 3094.94 |
| 10-14 | 1554.93 | 1504.59 | 1177.96 | 1188.70 | 1730.46 | 1773.89 | 1780.67 | 1782.09 | 1785.55 | 1794.25 | 1810.17 | 1832.46 | 1866.28 | 1895.85 | 1943.84 | 1984.58 | 2022.19 | 2058.93 | 2095.71 | 2128.50 | 2163.52 | 2200.38 | 2240.16 | 2278.70 | 2317.15 | 2355.67 | 2393.80 | 2433.08 | 2471.59 | 2510.38 | 2546.42 | 2580.90 | 2583.21 | 2582.56 |
| 15-19 | 1430.07 | 1447.34 | 1148.33 | 1183.06 | 1733.43 | 1775.55 | 1834.13 | 1882.95 | 1937.99 | 1999.57 | 2065.91 | 2112.55 | 2143.65 | 2192.54 | 2230.06 | 2262.33 | 2306.00 | 2358.95 | 2409.71 | 2474.45 | 2532.22 | 2579.60 | 2629.40 | 2681.71 | 2725.79 | 2767.29 | 2805.97 | 2844.99 | 2882.18 | 2919.88 | 2953.94 | 2985.55 | 2984.69 | 2984.61 |
| 20-24 | 3785.44 | 3190.87 | 2524.88 | 2639.30 | 4096.65 | 4068.90 | 4067.05 | 4089.79 | 4145.07 | 4199.88 | 4287.56 | 4394.31 | 4490.90 | 4586.22 | 4677.39 | 4773.19 | 4860.65 | 4934.85 | 5002.27 | 5078.58 | 5159.72 | 5248.37 | 5360.71 | 5455.55 | 5563.50 | 5660.97 | 5746.86 | 5837.12 | 5924.30 | 6018.07 | 6100.94 | 6175.93 | 6093.71 | 6041.29 |
| 25-29 | 5090.54 | 4292.99 | 3348.64 | 3451.43 | 5387.05 | 5367.88 | 5235.84 | 5229.40 | 5283.60 | 5321.61 | 5396.31 | 5454.20 | 5526.28 | 5598.90 | 5683.49 | 5769.07 | 5871.86 | 5974.11 | 6065.08 | 6164.57 | 6274.96 | 6388.28 | 6522.66 | 6641.93 | 6761.01 | 6880.78 | 6983.50 | 7097.86 | 7206.54 | 7331.10 | 7437.04 | 7533.40 | 7381.19 | 7263.93 |
| 30-34 | 4270.79 | 3577.61 | 2709.43 | 2730.57 | 4248.09 | 4291.20 | 4330.04 | 4373.94 | 4408.81 | 4444.84 | 4489.39 | 4535.24 | 4591.54 | 4655.66 | 4720.08 | 4785.88 | 4859.51 | 4940.22 | 5022.18 | 5107.34 | 5205.14 | 5308.61 | 5423.20 | 5530.61 | 5634.88 | 5737.33 | 5829.28 | 5924.34 | 6017.63 | 6114.77 | 6203.69 | 6286.56 | 6189.99 | 6106.87 |
| 35-39 | 3120.53 | 2778.51 | 2165.82 | 2162.71 | 3216.78 | 3231.19 | 3232.56 | 3258.58 | 3316.78 | 3384.44 | 3435.60 | 3504.21 | 3563.25 | 3618.45 | 3673.11 | 3727.36 | 3785.25 | 3846.65 | 3915.33 | 3983.41 | 4056.50 | 4135.48 | 4218.42 | 4298.16 | 4376.24 | 4448.29 | 4518.87 | 4587.77 | 4654.37 | 4720.32 | 4783.85 | 4843.82 | 4807.01 | 4768.56 |
| 40-44 | 1898.05 | 1885.68 | 1505.24 | 1541.30 | 2400.30 | 2451.31 | 2460.51 | 2478.15 | 2495.36 | 2514.80 | 2543.71 | 2573.27 | 2607.95 | 2647.63 | 2688.94 | 2725.47 | 2767.45 | 2814.06 | 2858.67 | 2903.22 | 2950.79 | 3001.26 | 3055.98 | 3109.47 | 3163.00 | 3216.46 | 3268.12 | 3320.69 | 3372.31 | 3424.30 | 3473.46 | 3521.34 | 3516.37 | 3508.55 |
| 45-49 | 1179.23 | 1160.99 | 922.95 | 944.16 | 1290.80 | 1349.69 | 1409.89 | 1481.20 | 1514.59 | 1571.00 | 1613.32 | 1638.26 | 1659.99 | 1723.38 | 1745.22 | 1786.14 | 1811.99 | 1862.81 | 1909.71 | 1980.30 | 2016.33 | 2078.49 | 2149.05 | 2194.83 | 2250.21 | 2278.14 | 2330.55 | 2378.94 | 2437.00 | 2460.50 | 2495.99 | 2525.43 | 2535.83 | 2531.05 |
| 50-54 | 924.17 | 932.78 | 743.65 | 740.24 | 1090.45 | 1090.77 | 1084.09 | 1108.66 | 1140.73 | 1172.69 | 1218.70 | 1256.02 | 1295.09 | 1324.79 | 1363.24 | 1392.84 | 1416.80 | 1433.63 | 1452.06 | 1469.17 | 1490.96 | 1513.44 | 1537.96 | 1563.98 | 1591.46 | 1617.55 | 1644.20 | 1671.98 | 1697.98 | 1724.38 | 1749.31 | 1773.52 | 1782.06 | 1790.43 |
| 55-59 | 751.28 | 723.06 | 562.21 | 565.24 | 826.88 | 854.91 | 882.04 | 909.33 | 922.45 | 936.54 | 947.94 | 961.00 | 984.71 | 1014.62 | 1041.49 | 1073.30 | 1106.16 | 1136.95 | 1167.17 | 1199.97 | 1228.85 | 1247.38 | 1266.92 | 1284.26 | 1303.12 | 1324.05 | 1344.20 | 1365.50 | 1387.53 | 1408.97 | 1429.23 | 1448.40 | 1458.84 | 1466.98 |
| 60-64 | 600.48 | 700.88 | 513.93 | 537.64 | 730.26 | 737.45 | 745.11 | 759.93 | 783.65 | 798.84 | 825.89 | 862.22 | 897.14 | 913.76 | 933.17 | 955.41 | 984.20 | 1014.21 | 1049.28 | 1079.09 | 1110.03 | 1143.18 | 1179.93 | 1213.48 | 1239.57 | 1261.83 | 1283.60 | 1300.61 | 1316.87 | 1345.87 | 1365.39 | 1385.27 | 1393.69 | 1411.88 |
| 65-69 | 486.24 | 484.65 | 431.62 | 406.56 | 500.86 | 518.04 | 519.44 | 533.94 | 546.44 | 559.79 | 568.42 | 576.20 | 594.75 | 610.78 | 631.00 | 648.43 | 666.65 | 693.51 | 709.55 | 727.09 | 740.44 | 753.34 | 772.17 | 793.36 | 817.70 | 839.46 | 856.34 | 878.11 | 898.23 | 925.34 | 947.02 | 966.58 | 990.00 | 1001.09 |
| 70-74 | 169.02 | 264.43 | 201.78 | 203.06 | 222.40 | 231.31 | 231.02 | 239.16 | 245.96 | 249.99 | 258.00 | 264.09 | 271.22 | 275.26 | 278.20 | 281.09 | 282.52 | 287.78 | 293.47 | 300.13 | 305.47 | 312.56 | 317.31 | 323.41 | 329.11 | 333.74 | 339.77 | 345.62 | 353.85 | 360.71 | 369.62 | 378.45 | 386.16 | 393.28 |
| 75-79 | 76.41 | 208.78 | 168.34 | 148.55 | 172.74 | 178.20 | 174.16 | 170.97 | 169.48 | 172.04 | 174.74 | 179.80 | 182.55 | 185.25 | 188.38 | 193.90 | 198.53 | 198.35 | 201.06 | 203.05 | 204.66 | 208.87 | 209.99 | 214.85 | 217.18 | 221.31 | 226.45 | 230.15 | 234.42 | 237.90 | 240.03 | 244.34 | 247.89 | 251.81 |
| 80-84 | 114.96 | 195.89 | 139.85 | 149.78 | 142.74 | 147.36 | 151.60 | 151.68 | 151.47 | 157.31 | 158.02 | 154.81 | 153.56 | 156.33 | 155.91 | 160.13 | 160.46 | 164.65 | 165.44 | 166.25 | 172.56 | 172.20 | 174.91 | 171.41 | 171.49 | 171.61 | 169.42 | 170.39 | 169.95 | 171.21 | 174.92 | 176.95 | 176.60 | 178.81 |
| 85+ | 68.34 | 155.86 | 119.94 | 116.97 | 146.50 | 150.83 | 152.08 | 154.43 | 157.00 | 160.99 | 163.70 | 169.88 | 175.06 | 179.46 | 183.36 | 186.30 | 189.10 | 191.55 | 195.20 | 199.30 | 202.38 | 205.11 | 208.17 | 211.46 | 213.37 | 216.91 | 219.24 | 221.73 | 222.87 | 224.49 | 226.14 | 227.59 | 229.38 | 231.14 |
| Total | 29890.98 | 27319.30 | 21349.70 | 21687.56 | 32097.77 | 32535.11 | 32678.37 | 33096.48 | 33590.53 | 34133.79 | 34748.48 | 35348.24 | 35966.23 | 36624.94 | 37254.38 | 37894.60 | 38554.18 | 39257.33 | 39943.72 | 40683.12 | 41427.19 | 42206.97 | 43082.76 | 43885.25 | 44694.18 | 45453.18 | 46179.75 | 46926.92 | 47660.65 | 48407.56 | 49096.01 | 49739.69 | 49411.40 | 49132.06 |