Population is the number of people living in an area. It is a key indicator for the population domain in Place Forecast.
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 | 149.00 | 245.00 | 385.00 | 596.00 | 948.00 | 1202.95 | 1294.29 | 1393.32 | 1521.44 | 1634.90 | 1886.72 | 2148.47 | 2417.08 | 2668.86 | 2925.06 | 3155.98 | 3368.11 | 3525.73 | 3686.03 | 3839.02 | 3975.46 | 4075.14 | 4128.79 | 4112.02 | 4059.58 | 3981.79 | 3893.68 | 3812.77 | 3732.56 | 3670.11 | 3621.96 | 3587.33 | 3562.86 | 3550.81 | 3546.92 |
| 5-9 | 79.00 | 170.00 | 256.00 | 349.00 | 503.00 | 801.88 | 970.34 | 1294.38 | 1706.06 | 2145.61 | 2432.14 | 2706.54 | 2924.37 | 3105.50 | 3265.33 | 3546.59 | 3820.49 | 4045.45 | 4261.10 | 4458.09 | 4629.28 | 4767.34 | 4851.08 | 4869.19 | 4845.32 | 4781.90 | 4685.86 | 4579.32 | 4451.01 | 4327.30 | 4210.85 | 4106.31 | 4017.41 | 3945.93 | 3888.61 |
| 10-14 | 53.00 | 106.00 | 135.00 | 184.00 | 322.00 | 502.54 | 651.29 | 847.72 | 1095.73 | 1367.20 | 1664.91 | 1973.39 | 2389.39 | 2841.23 | 3312.16 | 3622.24 | 3908.05 | 4097.51 | 4254.98 | 4373.10 | 4611.01 | 4828.16 | 5004.87 | 5123.88 | 5197.31 | 5227.37 | 5222.95 | 5185.39 | 5120.73 | 5041.59 | 4948.44 | 4839.53 | 4724.96 | 4603.25 | 4483.44 |
| 15-19 | 38.00 | 66.00 | 84.00 | 115.00 | 177.00 | 328.25 | 417.86 | 542.29 | 672.65 | 882.24 | 1070.87 | 1295.40 | 1534.87 | 1793.33 | 2071.21 | 2366.93 | 2665.86 | 3038.73 | 3451.63 | 3871.72 | 4129.91 | 4352.00 | 4491.12 | 4576.96 | 4608.96 | 4740.89 | 4857.15 | 4950.63 | 5012.13 | 5048.31 | 5058.42 | 5047.56 | 5007.73 | 4949.79 | 4876.35 |
| 20-24 | 90.00 | 144.00 | 138.00 | 162.00 | 194.00 | 499.84 | 574.57 | 742.81 | 966.76 | 1160.68 | 1355.28 | 1547.05 | 1745.29 | 1905.01 | 2140.42 | 2328.19 | 2533.08 | 2704.88 | 2914.93 | 3137.21 | 3370.58 | 3588.32 | 3854.66 | 4100.10 | 4344.25 | 4443.67 | 4528.20 | 4561.27 | 4563.07 | 4544.89 | 4650.53 | 4755.71 | 4844.99 | 4911.45 | 4951.58 |
| 25-29 | 185.00 | 279.00 | 342.00 | 403.00 | 530.00 | 820.53 | 953.33 | 1177.70 | 1541.11 | 1902.73 | 2260.03 | 2572.10 | 2899.95 | 3196.97 | 3454.49 | 3686.37 | 3889.19 | 4017.20 | 4122.11 | 4280.74 | 4389.75 | 4488.18 | 4544.82 | 4541.95 | 4508.33 | 4464.31 | 4417.41 | 4471.06 | 4567.78 | 4717.94 | 4768.42 | 4833.67 | 4857.25 | 4870.59 | 4859.02 |
| 30-34 | 256.00 | 381.00 | 480.00 | 585.00 | 802.00 | 1284.92 | 1504.72 | 1835.93 | 2229.72 | 2652.86 | 3020.08 | 3430.89 | 3844.92 | 4297.52 | 4737.26 | 5137.49 | 5459.10 | 5694.34 | 5919.17 | 6084.05 | 6222.73 | 6294.15 | 6272.07 | 6105.02 | 5941.00 | 5707.36 | 5485.29 | 5287.84 | 5107.05 | 4962.09 | 4861.12 | 4793.36 | 4837.21 | 4947.78 | 5105.81 |
| 35-39 | 165.00 | 284.00 | 440.00 | 597.00 | 860.00 | 1253.44 | 1434.84 | 1721.03 | 2104.47 | 2539.13 | 3033.65 | 3529.75 | 4029.25 | 4490.46 | 4965.69 | 5369.65 | 5792.14 | 6134.83 | 6522.62 | 6859.44 | 7158.21 | 7356.95 | 7482.48 | 7500.09 | 7400.83 | 7238.52 | 7015.92 | 6748.27 | 6418.54 | 6148.24 | 5862.60 | 5622.96 | 5418.83 | 5258.11 | 5127.26 |
| 40-44 | 64.00 | 128.00 | 203.00 | 287.00 | 510.00 | 691.53 | 924.97 | 1215.04 | 1514.77 | 1831.59 | 2215.90 | 2562.96 | 2953.10 | 3376.39 | 3837.76 | 4349.84 | 4849.05 | 5311.65 | 5737.97 | 6152.92 | 6495.96 | 6845.75 | 7129.16 | 7401.53 | 7590.90 | 7719.04 | 7743.96 | 7721.72 | 7638.80 | 7476.59 | 7283.41 | 7048.41 | 6777.16 | 6462.77 | 6203.24 |
| 45-49 | 34.00 | 65.00 | 82.00 | 115.00 | 200.00 | 378.30 | 461.65 | 613.22 | 795.35 | 1009.07 | 1190.41 | 1471.41 | 1786.94 | 2091.01 | 2371.70 | 2707.64 | 3022.60 | 3358.81 | 3719.43 | 4096.23 | 4513.08 | 4921.03 | 5302.36 | 5582.93 | 5854.84 | 6061.58 | 6298.46 | 6490.83 | 6674.42 | 6788.91 | 6883.55 | 6907.69 | 6879.51 | 6802.33 | 6655.16 |
| 50-54 | 33.00 | 65.00 | 85.00 | 103.00 | 135.00 | 255.27 | 332.73 | 410.67 | 528.35 | 653.79 | 803.11 | 927.16 | 1084.36 | 1243.27 | 1426.79 | 1572.73 | 1786.94 | 2002.48 | 2204.49 | 2412.04 | 2654.94 | 2869.08 | 3066.67 | 3283.26 | 3491.31 | 3739.41 | 3975.86 | 4212.68 | 4412.03 | 4614.25 | 4774.45 | 4942.20 | 5098.58 | 5263.97 | 5385.81 |
| 55-59 | 23.00 | 54.00 | 58.00 | 79.00 | 112.00 | 214.59 | 263.47 | 370.40 | 480.87 | 593.75 | 714.55 | 863.80 | 987.09 | 1123.10 | 1263.08 | 1420.67 | 1548.54 | 1686.41 | 1828.13 | 1983.49 | 2103.70 | 2283.33 | 2468.65 | 2614.57 | 2751.33 | 2911.60 | 3045.24 | 3173.08 | 3342.12 | 3516.94 | 3744.29 | 3970.30 | 4199.73 | 4399.88 | 4601.05 |
| 60-64 | 29.00 | 54.00 | 59.00 | 66.00 | 110.00 | 146.33 | 176.77 | 214.88 | 288.86 | 368.62 | 463.57 | 552.21 | 667.52 | 775.13 | 883.45 | 1001.37 | 1135.30 | 1225.84 | 1337.20 | 1448.75 | 1575.74 | 1676.81 | 1783.90 | 1878.33 | 1977.12 | 2046.26 | 2171.49 | 2305.57 | 2419.22 | 2531.65 | 2665.51 | 2790.27 | 2909.43 | 3076.29 | 3237.80 |
| 65-69 | 20.00 | 45.00 | 42.00 | 48.00 | 71.00 | 134.60 | 168.04 | 201.65 | 222.00 | 280.23 | 298.15 | 336.93 | 370.89 | 410.14 | 456.40 | 496.19 | 528.90 | 575.64 | 609.86 | 644.92 | 681.92 | 723.02 | 744.30 | 769.41 | 791.09 | 819.29 | 830.52 | 859.44 | 892.46 | 949.20 | 981.34 | 1050.56 | 1132.34 | 1189.67 | 1259.96 |
| 70-74 | 6.00 | 13.00 | 20.00 | 36.00 | 61.00 | 107.57 | 130.55 | 145.08 | 181.66 | 215.47 | 269.62 | 325.10 | 369.23 | 395.74 | 449.89 | 471.14 | 503.68 | 525.98 | 554.19 | 580.31 | 605.77 | 623.61 | 646.34 | 656.93 | 661.36 | 666.25 | 672.43 | 666.93 | 667.24 | 668.75 | 680.94 | 687.99 | 707.80 | 731.28 | 767.67 |
| 75-79 | 4.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 15.00 | 31.00 | 38.29 | 33.56 | 67.62 | 98.47 | 123.29 | 157.33 | 189.13 | 212.92 | 246.94 | 278.08 | 330.65 | 376.69 | 410.03 | 433.74 | 474.11 | 488.24 | 509.78 | 524.67 | 541.98 | 555.87 | 566.76 | 569.24 | 578.37 | 580.90 | 581.11 | 583.65 | 589.15 | 584.02 | 588.05 | 593.98 |
| 80-84 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 10.00 | 15.00 | 40.45 | 55.12 | 74.01 | 101.45 | 120.37 | 135.30 | 140.79 | 177.58 | 207.30 | 233.41 | 263.67 | 293.18 | 310.95 | 333.71 | 359.33 | 403.59 | 440.65 | 462.05 | 471.95 | 492.18 | 489.53 | 495.25 | 498.87 | 507.74 | 516.90 | 526.79 | 529.76 | 540.05 | 544.07 | 545.65 |
| 85+ | 3.00 | 8.00 | 8.00 | 10.00 | 15.00 | 58.57 | 52.24 | 67.07 | 86.08 | 102.75 | 115.45 | 130.53 | 142.02 | 156.34 | 165.24 | 166.68 | 166.81 | 176.51 | 189.82 | 192.31 | 191.39 | 189.63 | 193.88 | 188.46 | 180.98 | 182.64 | 181.05 | 182.58 | 178.79 | 181.82 | 180.32 | 183.82 | 186.74 | 190.57 | 197.26 |
| Total | 1233.00 | 2120.00 | 2829.00 | 3760.00 | 5596.00 | 8759.83 | 10400.33 | 12934.82 | 16135.80 | 19584.29 | 23087.07 | 26703.61 | 30536.78 | 34324.23 | 38237.43 | 41994.01 | 45647.70 | 48842.96 | 52081.10 | 55247.78 | 58201.26 | 60832.92 | 62951.86 | 64318.56 | 65252.56 | 65788.15 | 66089.96 | 66286.59 | 66286.59 | 66286.59 | 66286.59 | 66286.59 | 66286.59 | 66286.59 | 66286.59 |