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 | 2555.00 | 2391.00 | 2295.00 | 2225.00 | 2151.00 | 2156.90 | 2101.15 | 2069.43 | 2034.90 | 1999.25 | 1965.31 | 1935.01 | 1916.34 | 1912.08 | 1916.66 | 1924.52 | 1933.98 | 1951.02 | 1970.67 | 1981.03 | 1989.98 | 1997.38 | 2003.99 | 2009.08 | 2011.86 | 2019.42 | 2031.09 | 2047.49 | 2060.23 | 2069.23 | 2072.15 | 2071.54 | 2057.27 | 2042.77 | 2028.26 |
| 5-9 | 2609.00 | 2711.00 | 2733.00 | 2701.00 | 2628.00 | 2558.57 | 2516.21 | 2462.03 | 2440.03 | 2410.21 | 2405.85 | 2363.59 | 2342.03 | 2327.27 | 2319.09 | 2310.17 | 2305.96 | 2311.50 | 2323.05 | 2328.78 | 2335.75 | 2343.51 | 2352.37 | 2361.54 | 2368.99 | 2380.13 | 2394.59 | 2412.56 | 2427.23 | 2437.83 | 2443.05 | 2444.94 | 2434.92 | 2423.95 | 2413.43 |
| 10-14 | 2179.00 | 2307.00 | 2356.00 | 2495.00 | 2558.00 | 2577.56 | 2608.95 | 2582.57 | 2517.17 | 2464.76 | 2419.26 | 2392.07 | 2354.71 | 2343.44 | 2335.47 | 2344.44 | 2331.99 | 2334.34 | 2337.89 | 2336.10 | 2333.18 | 2332.64 | 2334.77 | 2338.78 | 2343.10 | 2351.79 | 2364.30 | 2380.91 | 2395.69 | 2407.89 | 2415.27 | 2419.99 | 2414.00 | 2407.43 | 2399.84 |
| 15-19 | 1735.00 | 1831.00 | 1955.00 | 2042.00 | 2057.00 | 2096.55 | 2123.61 | 2187.54 | 2271.25 | 2329.88 | 2335.55 | 2348.52 | 2331.22 | 2293.12 | 2268.98 | 2246.16 | 2239.93 | 2229.50 | 2233.11 | 2231.49 | 2238.85 | 2233.06 | 2233.17 | 2232.88 | 2232.22 | 2233.98 | 2239.80 | 2250.05 | 2260.11 | 2269.20 | 2275.51 | 2280.30 | 2277.78 | 2275.12 | 2271.85 |
| 20-24 | 1336.00 | 1336.00 | 1389.00 | 1487.00 | 1557.00 | 1535.71 | 1507.12 | 1505.86 | 1499.04 | 1481.34 | 1500.17 | 1509.37 | 1542.84 | 1586.22 | 1616.39 | 1621.23 | 1630.43 | 1634.45 | 1625.82 | 1615.02 | 1604.28 | 1605.03 | 1601.28 | 1601.25 | 1600.41 | 1607.90 | 1613.97 | 1623.86 | 1629.01 | 1631.26 | 1629.50 | 1627.49 | 1616.83 | 1610.30 | 1606.25 |
| 25-29 | 1635.00 | 1524.00 | 1453.00 | 1498.00 | 1536.00 | 1468.78 | 1440.26 | 1408.62 | 1385.74 | 1366.48 | 1358.10 | 1344.66 | 1344.30 | 1351.95 | 1363.85 | 1382.14 | 1395.06 | 1418.62 | 1443.25 | 1449.62 | 1449.19 | 1450.62 | 1452.05 | 1449.02 | 1446.44 | 1450.48 | 1462.69 | 1478.04 | 1487.68 | 1491.13 | 1488.05 | 1481.53 | 1460.28 | 1444.28 | 1432.75 |
| 30-34 | 2392.00 | 2323.00 | 2284.00 | 2191.00 | 2125.00 | 2028.51 | 1907.22 | 1841.39 | 1810.28 | 1778.18 | 1746.86 | 1731.28 | 1721.08 | 1725.33 | 1736.64 | 1749.19 | 1760.26 | 1779.93 | 1800.36 | 1806.55 | 1813.55 | 1818.48 | 1824.75 | 1830.98 | 1834.21 | 1841.86 | 1855.44 | 1874.20 | 1886.36 | 1893.51 | 1892.49 | 1888.34 | 1867.24 | 1848.25 | 1831.41 |
| 35-39 | 2647.00 | 2672.00 | 2786.00 | 2818.00 | 2811.00 | 2726.92 | 2668.56 | 2558.06 | 2444.18 | 2367.23 | 2304.75 | 2236.90 | 2202.94 | 2195.30 | 2194.85 | 2193.33 | 2203.40 | 2218.72 | 2238.12 | 2247.81 | 2257.05 | 2264.47 | 2272.62 | 2279.78 | 2284.19 | 2294.11 | 2308.14 | 2327.99 | 2344.98 | 2357.31 | 2361.70 | 2362.21 | 2347.64 | 2331.45 | 2315.30 |
| 40-44 | 2254.00 | 2381.00 | 2552.00 | 2680.00 | 2743.00 | 2815.13 | 2860.45 | 2908.88 | 2919.70 | 2908.37 | 2845.16 | 2802.25 | 2730.13 | 2661.77 | 2622.30 | 2591.71 | 2563.56 | 2559.90 | 2568.88 | 2571.55 | 2574.04 | 2583.58 | 2592.18 | 2601.12 | 2608.44 | 2619.85 | 2633.93 | 2652.29 | 2667.96 | 2680.47 | 2688.55 | 2693.57 | 2687.20 | 2680.44 | 2672.13 |
| 45-49 | 1894.00 | 1975.00 | 2052.00 | 2159.00 | 2239.00 | 2340.14 | 2401.42 | 2455.09 | 2473.31 | 2474.45 | 2508.21 | 2532.32 | 2564.25 | 2576.93 | 2582.28 | 2551.68 | 2536.45 | 2505.11 | 2472.72 | 2451.89 | 2434.41 | 2417.55 | 2413.29 | 2415.95 | 2418.26 | 2423.15 | 2435.27 | 2449.65 | 2463.40 | 2475.19 | 2483.74 | 2489.81 | 2487.93 | 2485.15 | 2481.04 |
| 50-54 | 1380.00 | 1504.00 | 1573.00 | 1677.00 | 1787.00 | 1835.33 | 1801.70 | 1813.17 | 1853.16 | 1912.62 | 1977.47 | 2014.29 | 2039.82 | 2047.66 | 2055.23 | 2084.14 | 2108.51 | 2134.52 | 2146.93 | 2151.44 | 2131.57 | 2123.88 | 2101.74 | 2079.37 | 2065.97 | 2057.30 | 2050.72 | 2054.19 | 2061.28 | 2067.38 | 2071.38 | 2077.59 | 2078.80 | 2079.48 | 2079.58 |
| 55-59 | 1016.00 | 1083.00 | 1139.00 | 1212.00 | 1239.00 | 1331.05 | 1437.62 | 1494.45 | 1550.99 | 1602.00 | 1637.77 | 1613.65 | 1625.69 | 1654.84 | 1697.21 | 1743.16 | 1773.47 | 1799.28 | 1810.33 | 1815.53 | 1835.60 | 1852.87 | 1870.79 | 1877.69 | 1883.04 | 1870.51 | 1868.48 | 1857.66 | 1846.54 | 1841.06 | 1835.82 | 1829.43 | 1825.04 | 1823.56 | 1821.64 |
| 60-64 | 878.00 | 918.00 | 939.00 | 948.00 | 965.00 | 990.88 | 1055.85 | 1129.79 | 1210.94 | 1253.65 | 1325.27 | 1407.57 | 1454.25 | 1501.46 | 1547.30 | 1578.87 | 1562.93 | 1576.43 | 1602.07 | 1636.60 | 1673.85 | 1700.50 | 1721.52 | 1729.10 | 1733.49 | 1749.89 | 1766.81 | 1784.44 | 1792.78 | 1799.71 | 1789.94 | 1787.41 | 1774.19 | 1760.84 | 1752.49 |
| 65-69 | 760.00 | 806.00 | 832.00 | 845.00 | 872.00 | 889.29 | 901.45 | 917.16 | 927.45 | 946.80 | 964.64 | 1016.18 | 1075.15 | 1137.68 | 1172.07 | 1226.45 | 1293.98 | 1333.70 | 1372.35 | 1406.43 | 1430.17 | 1418.18 | 1428.23 | 1448.24 | 1474.13 | 1503.18 | 1523.73 | 1542.77 | 1552.11 | 1557.21 | 1570.90 | 1581.88 | 1591.54 | 1594.13 | 1595.56 |
| 70-74 | 629.00 | 671.00 | 699.00 | 748.00 | 797.00 | 801.44 | 827.85 | 837.29 | 836.67 | 858.21 | 870.64 | 881.61 | 895.08 | 904.14 | 918.87 | 936.33 | 979.09 | 1029.52 | 1082.84 | 1114.74 | 1161.34 | 1215.55 | 1249.43 | 1280.54 | 1312.25 | 1334.07 | 1324.58 | 1332.62 | 1347.75 | 1370.92 | 1396.07 | 1414.96 | 1429.98 | 1435.75 | 1438.30 |
| 75-79 | 350.00 | 414.00 | 485.00 | 535.00 | 576.00 | 619.99 | 654.49 | 673.35 | 727.33 | 765.07 | 769.24 | 793.68 | 801.67 | 798.86 | 818.71 | 829.38 | 840.90 | 853.49 | 861.84 | 874.41 | 891.75 | 930.55 | 975.85 | 1020.37 | 1047.68 | 1085.65 | 1133.45 | 1165.10 | 1192.27 | 1220.61 | 1239.50 | 1230.53 | 1234.70 | 1245.15 | 1263.08 |
| 80-84 | 142.00 | 165.00 | 185.00 | 221.00 | 251.00 | 319.29 | 373.06 | 440.45 | 488.58 | 519.91 | 557.83 | 586.51 | 604.44 | 653.62 | 684.84 | 690.11 | 707.84 | 712.54 | 713.38 | 731.46 | 741.89 | 751.12 | 759.56 | 768.75 | 780.05 | 797.23 | 830.50 | 867.26 | 907.12 | 930.19 | 964.50 | 1006.69 | 1034.10 | 1058.34 | 1081.94 |
| 85+ | 67.00 | 67.00 | 106.00 | 114.00 | 149.00 | 169.38 | 190.31 | 226.20 | 263.79 | 311.57 | 382.87 | 439.68 | 519.07 | 584.21 | 643.83 | 727.12 | 791.92 | 865.65 | 951.39 | 1018.84 | 1084.20 | 1146.91 | 1206.56 | 1271.90 | 1336.45 | 1393.23 | 1447.45 | 1499.73 | 1555.56 | 1613.58 | 1668.24 | 1735.28 | 1804.02 | 1877.08 | 1938.61 |
| Total | 26458.00 | 27079.00 | 27813.00 | 28596.00 | 29041.00 | 29261.42 | 29377.27 | 29511.34 | 29654.53 | 29749.98 | 29874.95 | 29949.14 | 30065.00 | 30255.91 | 30494.55 | 30730.15 | 30959.68 | 31248.22 | 31554.99 | 31769.33 | 31980.64 | 32185.87 | 32394.14 | 32596.34 | 32781.18 | 33013.74 | 33284.93 | 33600.80 | 33878.06 | 34113.66 | 34286.35 | 34423.46 | 34423.46 | 34423.46 | 34423.46 |