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 | 40.23 | 148.80 | 218.20 | 375.98 | 314.54 | 163.59 | 251.72 | 320.96 | 345.34 | 351.10 | 362.59 | 384.79 | 381.59 | 397.50 | 382.64 | 373.39 | 329.22 | 337.91 | 333.48 | 317.73 | 285.99 | 237.76 | 166.83 | 125.77 | 90.33 | 67.46 | 60.41 | 43.31 | 47.11 | 48.86 | 50.96 | 51.87 | 52.90 | 52.63 |
| 5-9 | 32.00 | 61.00 | 80.00 | 140.19 | 250.17 | 130.11 | 200.20 | 255.27 | 274.66 | 279.24 | 288.38 | 306.04 | 303.49 | 316.14 | 304.33 | 296.97 | 261.84 | 268.75 | 265.23 | 252.70 | 227.45 | 189.10 | 132.68 | 100.03 | 71.84 | 53.65 | 48.05 | 34.44 | 37.47 | 38.86 | 40.53 | 41.25 | 42.08 | 41.86 |
| 10-14 | 20.66 | 27.00 | 35.00 | 94.00 | 161.54 | 84.01 | 129.27 | 164.83 | 177.35 | 180.31 | 186.21 | 197.61 | 195.97 | 204.14 | 196.51 | 191.76 | 169.08 | 173.54 | 171.26 | 163.17 | 146.87 | 122.11 | 85.68 | 64.59 | 46.39 | 34.65 | 31.02 | 22.24 | 24.19 | 25.10 | 26.17 | 26.64 | 27.17 | 27.03 |
| 15-19 | 15.46 | 30.26 | 38.15 | 70.22 | 120.87 | 62.86 | 96.73 | 123.34 | 132.71 | 134.92 | 139.34 | 147.87 | 146.64 | 152.75 | 147.04 | 143.49 | 126.52 | 129.85 | 128.15 | 122.10 | 109.90 | 91.37 | 64.11 | 48.33 | 34.71 | 25.92 | 23.21 | 16.64 | 18.10 | 18.78 | 19.58 | 19.93 | 20.33 | 20.22 |
| 20-24 | 40.52 | 25.00 | 36.00 | 64.00 | 316.84 | 164.78 | 253.56 | 323.31 | 347.87 | 353.67 | 365.24 | 387.61 | 384.38 | 400.41 | 385.44 | 376.12 | 331.63 | 340.39 | 335.93 | 320.06 | 288.08 | 239.50 | 168.05 | 126.69 | 90.99 | 67.96 | 60.85 | 43.62 | 47.46 | 49.22 | 51.33 | 52.25 | 53.29 | 53.01 |
| 25-29 | 50.97 | 78.00 | 99.00 | 174.00 | 398.53 | 207.27 | 318.94 | 406.67 | 437.55 | 444.86 | 459.41 | 487.54 | 483.48 | 503.64 | 484.82 | 473.09 | 417.14 | 428.15 | 422.54 | 402.57 | 362.35 | 301.25 | 211.38 | 159.36 | 114.45 | 85.48 | 76.54 | 54.87 | 59.69 | 61.91 | 64.57 | 65.72 | 67.03 | 66.68 |
| 30-34 | 65.98 | 128.00 | 143.75 | 247.00 | 515.92 | 268.32 | 412.88 | 526.45 | 566.43 | 575.89 | 594.72 | 631.14 | 625.89 | 651.98 | 627.61 | 612.44 | 540.00 | 554.25 | 546.99 | 521.15 | 469.08 | 389.99 | 273.63 | 206.29 | 148.16 | 110.65 | 99.09 | 71.03 | 77.27 | 80.15 | 83.59 | 85.08 | 86.77 | 86.32 |
| 35-39 | 41.77 | 133.85 | 145.93 | 284.56 | 326.58 | 169.85 | 261.36 | 333.25 | 358.56 | 364.55 | 376.47 | 399.52 | 396.20 | 412.72 | 397.29 | 387.68 | 341.83 | 350.85 | 346.25 | 329.89 | 296.94 | 246.87 | 173.21 | 130.59 | 93.79 | 70.04 | 62.72 | 44.96 | 48.91 | 50.74 | 52.91 | 53.86 | 54.93 | 54.64 |
| 40-44 | 20.44 | 51.00 | 49.00 | 154.19 | 159.81 | 83.11 | 127.89 | 163.07 | 175.46 | 178.39 | 184.22 | 195.50 | 193.87 | 201.96 | 194.41 | 189.71 | 167.27 | 171.68 | 169.43 | 161.43 | 145.30 | 120.80 | 84.76 | 63.90 | 45.89 | 34.28 | 30.69 | 22.00 | 23.94 | 24.83 | 25.89 | 26.35 | 26.88 | 26.74 |
| 45-49 | 17.55 | 44.24 | 57.67 | 115.80 | 137.25 | 71.38 | 109.84 | 140.06 | 150.69 | 153.21 | 158.22 | 167.91 | 166.51 | 173.45 | 166.97 | 162.93 | 143.66 | 147.45 | 145.52 | 138.65 | 124.79 | 103.75 | 72.80 | 54.88 | 39.42 | 29.44 | 26.36 | 18.90 | 20.56 | 21.32 | 22.24 | 22.63 | 23.08 | 22.97 |
| 50-54 | 15.26 | 15.19 | 22.37 | 43.75 | 119.33 | 62.06 | 95.50 | 121.77 | 131.02 | 133.20 | 137.56 | 145.98 | 144.77 | 150.80 | 145.17 | 141.66 | 124.90 | 128.20 | 126.52 | 120.54 | 108.50 | 90.20 | 63.29 | 47.72 | 34.27 | 25.59 | 22.92 | 16.43 | 17.87 | 18.54 | 19.33 | 19.68 | 20.07 | 19.97 |
| 55-59 | 10.91 | 6.75 | 10.00 | 30.56 | 85.29 | 44.36 | 68.26 | 87.03 | 93.64 | 95.21 | 98.32 | 104.34 | 103.47 | 107.79 | 103.76 | 101.25 | 89.27 | 91.63 | 90.43 | 86.16 | 77.55 | 64.47 | 45.24 | 34.10 | 24.49 | 18.29 | 16.38 | 11.74 | 12.77 | 13.25 | 13.82 | 14.07 | 14.35 | 14.27 |
| 60-64 | 7.92 | 59.49 | 28.01 | 72.18 | 61.96 | 32.22 | 49.59 | 63.23 | 68.03 | 69.16 | 71.43 | 75.80 | 75.17 | 78.30 | 75.38 | 73.55 | 64.85 | 66.56 | 65.69 | 62.59 | 56.34 | 46.84 | 32.86 | 24.78 | 17.79 | 13.29 | 11.90 | 8.53 | 9.28 | 9.63 | 10.04 | 10.22 | 10.42 | 10.37 |
| 65-69 | 7.80 | 32.02 | 49.36 | 61.21 | 60.96 | 31.70 | 48.78 | 62.20 | 66.92 | 68.04 | 70.27 | 74.57 | 73.95 | 77.03 | 74.15 | 72.36 | 63.80 | 65.48 | 64.63 | 61.57 | 55.42 | 46.08 | 32.33 | 24.37 | 17.51 | 13.07 | 11.71 | 8.39 | 9.13 | 9.47 | 9.88 | 10.05 | 10.25 | 10.20 |
| 70-74 | 4.15 | 1.83 | 9.64 | 20.93 | 32.44 | 16.87 | 25.96 | 33.10 | 35.62 | 36.21 | 37.40 | 39.69 | 39.36 | 41.00 | 39.46 | 38.51 | 33.96 | 34.85 | 34.39 | 32.77 | 29.50 | 24.52 | 17.21 | 12.97 | 9.32 | 6.96 | 6.23 | 4.47 | 4.86 | 5.04 | 5.26 | 5.35 | 5.46 | 5.43 |
| 75-79 | 1.40 | 2.77 | 7.80 | 14.06 | 10.94 | 5.69 | 8.76 | 11.17 | 12.01 | 12.21 | 12.61 | 13.39 | 13.27 | 13.83 | 13.31 | 12.99 | 11.45 | 11.76 | 11.60 | 11.05 | 9.95 | 8.27 | 5.80 | 4.38 | 3.14 | 2.35 | 2.10 | 1.51 | 1.64 | 1.70 | 1.77 | 1.80 | 1.84 | 1.83 |
| 80-84 | 3.40 | 1.08 | 6.36 | 8.36 | 26.60 | 13.83 | 21.28 | 27.14 | 29.20 | 29.69 | 30.66 | 32.54 | 32.27 | 33.61 | 32.36 | 31.57 | 27.84 | 28.57 | 28.20 | 26.87 | 24.18 | 20.10 | 14.11 | 10.63 | 7.64 | 5.70 | 5.11 | 3.66 | 3.98 | 4.13 | 4.31 | 4.39 | 4.47 | 4.45 |
| 85+ | 6.58 | 6.60 | 10.60 | 14.72 | 51.46 | 26.76 | 41.18 | 52.51 | 56.50 | 57.44 | 59.32 | 62.96 | 62.43 | 65.04 | 62.60 | 61.09 | 53.87 | 55.29 | 54.56 | 51.98 | 46.79 | 38.90 | 27.30 | 20.58 | 14.78 | 11.04 | 9.88 | 7.09 | 7.71 | 7.99 | 8.34 | 8.49 | 8.66 | 8.61 |
| Total | 403.00 | 852.87 | 1046.84 | 1985.72 | 3151.05 | 1638.78 | 2521.69 | 3215.37 | 3459.56 | 3517.32 | 3632.36 | 3854.78 | 3822.69 | 3982.08 | 3833.23 | 3740.55 | 3298.14 | 3385.16 | 3340.82 | 3182.99 | 2864.98 | 2381.89 | 1671.26 | 1259.96 | 904.91 | 675.83 | 605.18 | 433.84 | 471.95 | 489.53 | 510.53 | 519.63 | 529.97 | 527.23 |