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 | 333.59 | 332.64 | 289.53 | 250.42 | 451.86 | 463.01 | 469.77 | 497.91 | 509.23 | 510.74 | 559.88 | 587.10 | 622.99 | 623.84 | 625.78 | 632.66 | 667.94 | 730.98 | 760.96 | 821.04 | 889.69 | 942.54 | 986.13 | 1006.27 | 1041.67 | 1065.66 | 1096.01 | 1128.06 | 1149.21 | 1177.37 | 1208.72 | 1014.93 | 1006.79 | 999.99 |
| 5-9 | 200.27 | 254.13 | 188.26 | 221.89 | 271.28 | 277.97 | 282.03 | 298.92 | 305.72 | 306.62 | 336.13 | 352.47 | 374.01 | 374.53 | 375.69 | 379.82 | 401.00 | 438.85 | 456.85 | 492.92 | 534.13 | 565.86 | 592.03 | 604.12 | 625.37 | 639.78 | 657.99 | 677.24 | 689.94 | 706.84 | 725.66 | 609.32 | 604.43 | 600.35 |
| 10-14 | 178.43 | 228.26 | 212.81 | 224.91 | 241.69 | 247.65 | 251.27 | 266.32 | 272.37 | 273.18 | 299.46 | 314.02 | 333.22 | 333.67 | 334.71 | 338.39 | 357.26 | 390.98 | 407.01 | 439.15 | 475.87 | 504.14 | 527.45 | 538.22 | 557.16 | 569.99 | 586.22 | 603.37 | 614.68 | 629.74 | 646.51 | 542.86 | 538.50 | 534.87 |
| 15-19 | 204.38 | 218.35 | 308.77 | 216.32 | 276.85 | 283.68 | 287.82 | 305.06 | 312.00 | 312.92 | 343.03 | 359.70 | 381.69 | 382.22 | 383.40 | 387.62 | 409.23 | 447.86 | 466.23 | 503.04 | 545.10 | 577.48 | 604.19 | 616.52 | 638.22 | 652.91 | 671.50 | 691.14 | 704.10 | 721.35 | 740.56 | 621.83 | 616.84 | 612.68 |
| 20-24 | 486.90 | 511.75 | 538.18 | 447.82 | 659.53 | 675.79 | 685.66 | 726.74 | 743.25 | 745.46 | 817.19 | 856.91 | 909.29 | 910.54 | 913.37 | 923.42 | 974.90 | 1066.92 | 1110.67 | 1198.37 | 1298.57 | 1375.71 | 1439.33 | 1468.72 | 1520.40 | 1555.41 | 1599.70 | 1646.49 | 1677.36 | 1718.45 | 1764.21 | 1481.37 | 1469.48 | 1459.56 |
| 25-29 | 577.09 | 763.35 | 767.02 | 713.84 | 781.70 | 800.98 | 812.68 | 861.36 | 880.94 | 883.55 | 968.57 | 1015.65 | 1077.73 | 1079.21 | 1082.56 | 1094.48 | 1155.50 | 1264.56 | 1316.42 | 1420.36 | 1539.12 | 1630.55 | 1705.96 | 1740.79 | 1802.04 | 1843.55 | 1896.04 | 1951.49 | 1988.08 | 2036.78 | 2091.02 | 1755.78 | 1741.70 | 1729.94 |
| 30-34 | 538.37 | 648.60 | 593.75 | 567.62 | 729.25 | 747.24 | 758.15 | 803.57 | 821.83 | 824.27 | 903.58 | 947.50 | 1005.43 | 1006.81 | 1009.93 | 1021.05 | 1077.97 | 1179.72 | 1228.10 | 1325.06 | 1435.86 | 1521.15 | 1591.50 | 1623.99 | 1681.14 | 1719.86 | 1768.82 | 1820.56 | 1854.69 | 1900.13 | 1950.73 | 1637.98 | 1624.84 | 1613.87 |
| 35-39 | 382.98 | 454.65 | 365.61 | 413.64 | 518.76 | 531.56 | 539.32 | 571.63 | 584.62 | 586.36 | 642.77 | 674.02 | 715.22 | 716.20 | 718.43 | 726.33 | 766.83 | 839.21 | 873.62 | 942.60 | 1021.41 | 1082.09 | 1132.13 | 1155.25 | 1195.90 | 1223.44 | 1258.27 | 1295.08 | 1319.36 | 1351.68 | 1387.67 | 1165.20 | 1155.85 | 1148.04 |
| 40-44 | 221.01 | 341.04 | 270.07 | 290.65 | 299.37 | 306.76 | 311.24 | 329.88 | 337.38 | 338.38 | 370.94 | 388.97 | 412.75 | 413.31 | 414.60 | 419.16 | 442.53 | 484.30 | 504.16 | 543.96 | 589.45 | 624.46 | 653.34 | 666.68 | 690.14 | 706.03 | 726.14 | 747.37 | 761.39 | 780.04 | 800.81 | 672.42 | 667.03 | 662.52 |
| 45-49 | 125.15 | 180.04 | 123.47 | 165.17 | 169.52 | 173.70 | 176.24 | 186.80 | 191.04 | 191.61 | 210.04 | 220.25 | 233.72 | 234.04 | 234.76 | 237.35 | 250.58 | 274.23 | 285.48 | 308.02 | 333.77 | 353.60 | 369.95 | 377.51 | 390.79 | 399.79 | 411.17 | 423.20 | 431.14 | 441.70 | 453.46 | 380.76 | 377.70 | 375.15 |
| 50-54 | 119.02 | 139.38 | 150.78 | 133.40 | 161.21 | 165.19 | 167.60 | 177.64 | 181.68 | 182.22 | 199.75 | 209.46 | 222.26 | 222.57 | 223.26 | 225.72 | 238.30 | 260.79 | 271.49 | 292.93 | 317.42 | 336.27 | 351.83 | 359.01 | 371.64 | 380.20 | 391.03 | 402.46 | 410.01 | 420.05 | 431.24 | 362.10 | 359.20 | 356.77 |
| 55-59 | 93.56 | 102.22 | 108.48 | 82.11 | 126.73 | 129.86 | 131.75 | 139.65 | 142.82 | 143.24 | 157.03 | 164.66 | 174.72 | 174.96 | 175.51 | 177.44 | 187.33 | 205.01 | 213.42 | 230.27 | 249.53 | 264.35 | 276.57 | 282.22 | 292.15 | 298.88 | 307.39 | 316.38 | 322.31 | 330.21 | 339.00 | 284.65 | 282.37 | 280.46 |
| 60-64 | 55.33 | 97.76 | 65.04 | 91.37 | 74.95 | 76.80 | 77.92 | 82.59 | 84.46 | 84.71 | 92.87 | 97.38 | 103.33 | 103.47 | 103.79 | 104.94 | 110.79 | 121.24 | 126.22 | 136.18 | 147.57 | 156.34 | 163.57 | 166.91 | 172.78 | 176.76 | 181.79 | 187.11 | 190.62 | 195.28 | 200.48 | 168.34 | 166.99 | 165.86 |
| 65-69 | 37.10 | 72.79 | 65.31 | 44.54 | 50.25 | 51.49 | 52.24 | 55.37 | 56.63 | 56.80 | 62.27 | 65.29 | 69.28 | 69.38 | 69.59 | 70.36 | 74.28 | 81.29 | 84.63 | 91.31 | 98.94 | 104.82 | 109.67 | 111.91 | 115.85 | 118.52 | 121.89 | 125.45 | 127.81 | 130.94 | 134.42 | 112.87 | 111.97 | 111.21 |
| 70-74 | 24.27 | 15.05 | 12.92 | 18.01 | 32.88 | 33.69 | 34.18 | 36.23 | 37.05 | 37.16 | 40.74 | 42.72 | 45.33 | 45.39 | 45.53 | 46.04 | 48.60 | 53.19 | 55.37 | 59.74 | 64.74 | 68.58 | 71.75 | 73.22 | 75.80 | 77.54 | 79.75 | 82.08 | 83.62 | 85.67 | 87.95 | 73.85 | 73.26 | 72.76 |
| 75-79 | 16.01 | 24.47 | 6.33 | 17.57 | 21.68 | 22.22 | 22.54 | 23.89 | 24.43 | 24.51 | 26.87 | 28.17 | 29.89 | 29.93 | 30.03 | 30.36 | 32.05 | 35.08 | 36.51 | 39.40 | 42.69 | 45.23 | 47.32 | 48.28 | 49.98 | 51.13 | 52.59 | 54.13 | 55.14 | 56.49 | 58.00 | 48.70 | 48.31 | 47.98 |
| 80-84 | 12.23 | 18.61 | 15.00 | 10.20 | 16.57 | 16.98 | 17.23 | 18.26 | 18.67 | 18.73 | 20.53 | 21.53 | 22.84 | 22.88 | 22.95 | 23.20 | 24.49 | 26.80 | 27.90 | 30.11 | 32.62 | 34.56 | 36.16 | 36.90 | 38.20 | 39.08 | 40.19 | 41.36 | 42.14 | 43.17 | 44.32 | 37.22 | 36.92 | 36.67 |
| 85+ | 6.05 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 13.02 | 8.20 | 8.40 | 8.52 | 9.03 | 9.24 | 9.27 | 10.16 | 10.65 | 11.30 | 11.32 | 11.35 | 11.48 | 12.12 | 13.26 | 13.80 | 14.89 | 16.14 | 17.10 | 17.89 | 18.25 | 18.90 | 19.33 | 19.88 | 20.46 | 20.85 | 21.36 | 21.93 | 18.41 | 18.26 | 18.14 |
| Total | 3611.73 | 4403.09 | 4081.32 | 3922.52 | 4892.30 | 5012.96 | 5086.17 | 5390.85 | 5513.37 | 5529.73 | 6061.79 | 6356.46 | 6745.03 | 6754.28 | 6775.24 | 6849.81 | 7231.69 | 7914.29 | 8238.84 | 8889.34 | 9632.63 | 10204.83 | 10676.79 | 10894.77 | 11278.12 | 11537.87 | 11866.38 | 12213.45 | 12442.45 | 12747.25 | 13086.69 | 10988.60 | 10900.45 | 10826.84 |