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 | 17402.00 | 16961.00 | 16771.00 | 16915.00 | 16986.00 | 18399.16 | 19177.41 | 19894.37 | 20603.05 | 21255.25 | 21818.84 | 22362.02 | 22909.56 | 23431.63 | 23967.04 | 24490.07 | 25012.94 | 25502.53 | 25994.76 | 26459.29 | 26908.37 | 27320.26 | 27707.13 | 28011.24 | 28285.98 | 28541.25 | 28769.20 | 29018.77 | 29264.31 | 29531.78 | 29786.20 | 30033.69 | 29855.46 | 29664.31 | 29472.83 |
| 5-9 | 17215.00 | 17587.00 | 17778.00 | 17911.00 | 18150.00 | 18637.35 | 18825.26 | 19371.79 | 20253.95 | 21095.46 | 22057.96 | 22862.75 | 23558.61 | 24167.61 | 24743.13 | 25337.15 | 25933.29 | 26489.12 | 27026.57 | 27521.18 | 27985.94 | 28422.36 | 28825.37 | 29157.24 | 29449.34 | 29700.97 | 29900.86 | 30094.93 | 30258.53 | 30428.16 | 30588.12 | 30746.00 | 30632.77 | 30506.43 | 30374.39 |
| 10-14 | 14792.00 | 15179.00 | 15662.00 | 16356.00 | 17035.00 | 17776.37 | 18418.27 | 18944.78 | 19353.95 | 19914.07 | 20430.58 | 20951.83 | 21637.15 | 22460.61 | 23269.59 | 24084.97 | 24815.89 | 25433.43 | 25988.68 | 26487.58 | 27037.71 | 27566.22 | 28066.88 | 28495.37 | 28874.32 | 29201.91 | 29484.83 | 29743.71 | 29973.27 | 30186.11 | 30360.72 | 30499.98 | 30382.22 | 30233.73 | 30068.19 |
| 15-19 | 13120.00 | 13289.00 | 13895.00 | 14588.00 | 15127.00 | 15570.85 | 15929.31 | 16588.82 | 17230.68 | 17907.42 | 18532.48 | 19203.22 | 19770.61 | 20246.99 | 20812.62 | 21351.78 | 21916.63 | 22595.62 | 23369.13 | 24141.84 | 24855.22 | 25498.29 | 26063.21 | 26528.50 | 26928.83 | 27384.28 | 27805.04 | 28209.05 | 28571.02 | 28913.36 | 29202.58 | 29455.44 | 29392.72 | 29338.70 | 29263.01 |
| 20-24 | 15842.00 | 14859.00 | 14989.00 | 15798.00 | 16517.00 | 16709.53 | 16688.61 | 16920.71 | 17327.95 | 17704.15 | 18138.88 | 18606.31 | 19153.59 | 19660.99 | 20222.78 | 20697.25 | 21228.11 | 21706.05 | 22154.73 | 22685.96 | 23248.07 | 23846.35 | 24569.26 | 25229.11 | 25881.37 | 26396.99 | 26843.28 | 27255.73 | 27623.71 | 28001.13 | 28452.27 | 28878.86 | 28592.21 | 28403.72 | 28280.36 |
| 25-29 | 17823.00 | 16922.00 | 17344.00 | 18340.00 | 19022.00 | 19439.29 | 19370.42 | 19558.66 | 20116.37 | 20712.48 | 21281.45 | 21814.47 | 22374.49 | 22924.36 | 23469.12 | 24001.44 | 24531.07 | 25017.92 | 25468.24 | 25976.60 | 26455.04 | 26954.26 | 27477.06 | 27882.82 | 28270.15 | 28628.23 | 28953.33 | 29409.06 | 29897.49 | 30464.12 | 30878.73 | 31275.26 | 30801.81 | 30408.00 | 30076.71 |
| 30-34 | 20670.00 | 20006.00 | 19953.00 | 20102.00 | 20695.00 | 21794.54 | 22162.74 | 22869.56 | 23672.88 | 24399.64 | 25040.83 | 25707.78 | 26382.29 | 27103.02 | 27847.24 | 28555.81 | 29223.63 | 29837.76 | 30436.94 | 30956.71 | 31471.40 | 31935.95 | 32358.95 | 32607.68 | 32863.06 | 33045.48 | 33204.43 | 33409.46 | 33625.31 | 33893.90 | 34163.83 | 34441.36 | 34104.86 | 33878.41 | 33733.79 |
| 35-39 | 20359.00 | 20710.00 | 21365.00 | 21998.00 | 22615.00 | 23222.03 | 23488.50 | 23984.70 | 24687.25 | 25555.34 | 26469.75 | 27308.95 | 28200.33 | 29027.23 | 29843.94 | 30582.78 | 31361.53 | 32079.51 | 32834.83 | 33533.18 | 34201.97 | 34782.00 | 35323.04 | 35738.18 | 36037.74 | 36265.21 | 36405.44 | 36519.40 | 36564.07 | 36675.16 | 36743.03 | 36834.20 | 36464.33 | 36111.47 | 35773.71 |
| 40-44 | 16042.00 | 16770.00 | 17759.00 | 18934.00 | 20151.00 | 21192.58 | 21921.17 | 22458.47 | 22923.48 | 23463.93 | 24030.28 | 24614.55 | 25272.27 | 25972.40 | 26788.49 | 27649.69 | 28483.23 | 29329.01 | 30126.41 | 30893.09 | 31580.12 | 32285.44 | 32949.41 | 33581.09 | 34135.23 | 34623.51 | 34994.32 | 35325.35 | 35588.42 | 35774.61 | 35903.10 | 35972.74 | 35694.43 | 35321.29 | 34984.66 |
| 45-49 | 14618.00 | 14625.00 | 14873.00 | 15197.00 | 15800.00 | 16574.99 | 17402.37 | 18342.78 | 19233.79 | 20026.83 | 20845.59 | 21598.26 | 22221.09 | 22746.55 | 23287.36 | 23864.99 | 24462.50 | 25107.56 | 25785.23 | 26519.43 | 27286.94 | 28033.57 | 28785.86 | 29424.38 | 30040.95 | 30576.34 | 31130.40 | 31644.86 | 32132.52 | 32555.66 | 32939.15 | 33239.16 | 33294.96 | 33275.01 | 33147.54 |
| 50-54 | 12846.00 | 13267.00 | 13688.00 | 14220.00 | 14510.00 | 15039.48 | 15212.24 | 15519.65 | 16070.53 | 16703.28 | 17329.47 | 18074.08 | 18871.95 | 19631.92 | 20328.53 | 21022.14 | 21677.13 | 22217.04 | 22685.04 | 23183.74 | 23719.22 | 24262.93 | 24812.08 | 25372.56 | 25952.78 | 26558.43 | 27129.05 | 27709.17 | 28241.61 | 28761.82 | 29213.27 | 29658.97 | 29916.43 | 30154.64 | 30343.57 |
| 55-59 | 11877.00 | 11898.00 | 12081.00 | 12291.00 | 12610.00 | 13074.34 | 13504.97 | 14021.09 | 14532.47 | 14911.83 | 15357.46 | 15667.51 | 16023.14 | 16515.44 | 17084.21 | 17638.71 | 18265.58 | 18932.49 | 19580.02 | 20180.50 | 20764.22 | 21336.44 | 21849.15 | 22284.70 | 22730.04 | 23192.54 | 23647.16 | 24105.51 | 24598.90 | 25119.14 | 25672.74 | 26206.90 | 26611.85 | 26960.50 | 27265.23 |
| 60-64 | 10460.00 | 10714.00 | 10923.00 | 11254.00 | 11522.00 | 11720.95 | 11867.83 | 12052.66 | 12263.16 | 12596.84 | 12982.27 | 13388.44 | 13832.97 | 14255.83 | 14603.75 | 15000.34 | 15299.39 | 15611.83 | 16027.04 | 16484.91 | 16954.04 | 17466.10 | 18012.38 | 18522.72 | 18999.29 | 19456.94 | 19920.42 | 20346.81 | 20725.11 | 21122.92 | 21529.83 | 21936.53 | 22245.38 | 22577.98 | 22903.15 |
| 65-69 | 8805.00 | 9060.00 | 9350.00 | 9574.00 | 9924.00 | 10174.86 | 10464.78 | 10667.59 | 10934.27 | 11114.27 | 11256.19 | 11415.57 | 11594.42 | 11749.24 | 11995.98 | 12268.58 | 12569.95 | 12893.31 | 13197.16 | 13439.92 | 13702.64 | 13887.13 | 14103.57 | 14378.88 | 14693.44 | 15009.46 | 15355.30 | 15735.54 | 16103.71 | 16468.03 | 16815.94 | 17165.00 | 17437.32 | 17643.82 | 17860.19 |
| 70-74 | 7518.00 | 7854.00 | 7936.00 | 8015.00 | 8253.00 | 8546.60 | 8824.53 | 9133.43 | 9385.04 | 9634.82 | 9853.55 | 10142.68 | 10341.18 | 10575.06 | 10735.37 | 10871.33 | 11021.53 | 11186.20 | 11326.14 | 11532.41 | 11763.81 | 12011.06 | 12271.03 | 12522.46 | 12720.73 | 12927.45 | 13068.33 | 13234.30 | 13454.75 | 13714.79 | 13980.79 | 14279.84 | 14565.56 | 14835.95 | 15089.46 |
| 75-79 | 4994.00 | 5237.00 | 5718.00 | 6181.00 | 6583.00 | 6871.95 | 7099.97 | 7210.58 | 7333.03 | 7571.78 | 7814.73 | 8091.68 | 8365.12 | 8583.42 | 8800.97 | 8990.74 | 9230.70 | 9398.50 | 9605.07 | 9745.33 | 9866.66 | 9997.65 | 10138.13 | 10257.65 | 10422.85 | 10617.01 | 10821.85 | 11040.94 | 11248.75 | 11416.53 | 11588.41 | 11710.62 | 11832.04 | 12000.30 | 12196.66 |
| 80-84 | 3602.00 | 3623.00 | 3696.00 | 3832.00 | 3989.00 | 4161.73 | 4334.01 | 4657.50 | 5028.31 | 5255.04 | 5487.63 | 5674.74 | 5794.29 | 5924.99 | 6125.92 | 6322.40 | 6541.54 | 6747.50 | 6906.07 | 7092.70 | 7254.06 | 7446.21 | 7576.71 | 7733.32 | 7843.07 | 7935.97 | 8042.22 | 8148.57 | 8251.18 | 8385.86 | 8548.32 | 8713.07 | 8869.77 | 9016.07 | 9130.93 |
| 85+ | 3040.00 | 3258.00 | 3350.00 | 3495.00 | 3703.00 | 4031.22 | 4251.18 | 4489.58 | 4739.78 | 5034.44 | 5339.52 | 5624.56 | 5991.94 | 6388.83 | 6730.01 | 7091.19 | 7401.06 | 7713.63 | 8070.40 | 8421.26 | 8782.21 | 9138.94 | 9503.84 | 9854.04 | 10222.28 | 10579.42 | 10960.27 | 11318.29 | 11692.12 | 12052.14 | 12395.56 | 12773.69 | 13128.72 | 13494.03 | 13861.51 |
| Total | 231025.00 | 231819.00 | 237131.00 | 245001.00 | 253192.00 | 262937.81 | 268943.57 | 276686.71 | 285689.95 | 294856.89 | 304067.45 | 313109.40 | 322294.99 | 331366.11 | 340656.06 | 349821.37 | 358975.70 | 367798.99 | 376582.46 | 385255.62 | 393837.63 | 402191.17 | 410393.06 | 417581.92 | 424351.47 | 430641.39 | 436435.75 | 442269.44 | 447814.75 | 453465.21 | 458762.60 | 463821.31 | 463822.84 | 463824.36 | 463825.89 |