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 | 1625.12 | 1528.85 | 1468.29 | 1454.74 | 1418.80 | 1475.75 | 1527.50 | 1592.27 | 1625.69 | 1666.77 | 1672.57 | 1686.53 | 1696.97 | 1709.43 | 1726.79 | 1744.63 | 1770.58 | 1801.17 | 1831.10 | 1861.27 | 1890.55 | 1922.51 | 1956.68 | 1989.26 | 2024.22 | 2060.65 | 2096.71 | 2135.20 | 2175.91 | 2218.74 | 2259.53 | 2300.29 | 2296.42 | 2287.15 | 2272.70 |
| 5-9 | 1554.50 | 1514.48 | 1462.22 | 1443.77 | 1499.66 | 1474.53 | 1430.15 | 1399.51 | 1412.33 | 1405.10 | 1440.46 | 1475.17 | 1509.68 | 1531.11 | 1560.47 | 1573.62 | 1593.66 | 1617.43 | 1640.68 | 1664.64 | 1688.94 | 1716.22 | 1745.98 | 1774.89 | 1805.86 | 1838.12 | 1869.86 | 1903.57 | 1939.19 | 1976.39 | 2012.26 | 2048.34 | 2051.87 | 2052.56 | 2053.09 |
| 10-14 | 1316.80 | 1309.98 | 1289.89 | 1293.20 | 1322.95 | 1343.28 | 1376.42 | 1369.41 | 1348.40 | 1342.17 | 1334.60 | 1319.28 | 1307.86 | 1317.91 | 1321.52 | 1346.26 | 1374.28 | 1406.39 | 1430.79 | 1457.91 | 1476.20 | 1497.92 | 1521.88 | 1545.36 | 1570.25 | 1596.60 | 1623.54 | 1652.14 | 1682.36 | 1714.19 | 1745.06 | 1775.86 | 1783.67 | 1789.01 | 1794.37 |
| 15-19 | 1271.46 | 1224.06 | 1282.58 | 1321.53 | 1305.31 | 1287.86 | 1305.65 | 1351.87 | 1385.63 | 1415.31 | 1434.59 | 1462.90 | 1462.64 | 1457.96 | 1462.71 | 1465.91 | 1469.21 | 1478.00 | 1498.43 | 1513.91 | 1541.94 | 1571.45 | 1603.67 | 1631.02 | 1661.30 | 1687.71 | 1714.85 | 1744.31 | 1775.40 | 1807.89 | 1839.41 | 1871.79 | 1875.31 | 1880.41 | 1882.40 |
| 20-24 | 1699.60 | 1593.70 | 1522.80 | 1530.42 | 1532.90 | 1548.36 | 1551.50 | 1565.63 | 1574.04 | 1562.23 | 1571.46 | 1599.16 | 1628.52 | 1653.05 | 1682.20 | 1701.41 | 1736.61 | 1766.15 | 1786.47 | 1809.11 | 1829.17 | 1854.95 | 1884.00 | 1913.10 | 1944.34 | 1982.56 | 2017.69 | 2056.83 | 2097.54 | 2139.97 | 2175.72 | 2212.09 | 2170.19 | 2145.47 | 2132.12 |
| 25-29 | 1856.03 | 1733.43 | 1755.96 | 1831.40 | 1903.84 | 1879.46 | 1852.20 | 1810.48 | 1800.69 | 1810.36 | 1825.64 | 1850.31 | 1865.09 | 1881.03 | 1902.01 | 1924.42 | 1963.22 | 2009.53 | 2047.64 | 2082.87 | 2113.99 | 2152.33 | 2192.68 | 2226.83 | 2266.14 | 2307.00 | 2345.82 | 2389.02 | 2436.60 | 2486.40 | 2531.13 | 2574.98 | 2527.29 | 2486.40 | 2453.85 |
| 30-34 | 2026.02 | 1871.63 | 1848.05 | 1869.21 | 1908.95 | 1885.09 | 1909.64 | 1948.21 | 1974.17 | 1991.26 | 2001.35 | 2020.25 | 2022.82 | 2034.59 | 2058.24 | 2082.48 | 2119.53 | 2162.68 | 2201.77 | 2238.37 | 2273.50 | 2313.95 | 2358.39 | 2398.80 | 2442.61 | 2487.71 | 2531.62 | 2578.91 | 2629.14 | 2682.28 | 2730.81 | 2778.90 | 2749.10 | 2719.13 | 2688.39 |
| 35-39 | 1907.02 | 1874.59 | 1821.43 | 1855.98 | 1891.64 | 1919.30 | 1859.94 | 1882.99 | 1889.17 | 1885.69 | 1886.51 | 1915.89 | 1937.97 | 1958.62 | 1982.62 | 2003.38 | 2033.24 | 2063.91 | 2095.44 | 2128.57 | 2162.04 | 2199.64 | 2240.33 | 2278.65 | 2319.18 | 2361.48 | 2403.10 | 2447.87 | 2495.13 | 2544.58 | 2591.23 | 2637.93 | 2631.21 | 2621.14 | 2609.34 |
| 40-44 | 1565.73 | 1526.14 | 1534.68 | 1597.13 | 1650.58 | 1655.31 | 1682.79 | 1666.96 | 1663.05 | 1681.44 | 1702.50 | 1688.07 | 1705.06 | 1715.93 | 1726.65 | 1738.80 | 1766.76 | 1797.41 | 1826.83 | 1855.09 | 1882.15 | 1912.53 | 1943.48 | 1974.61 | 2008.32 | 2044.08 | 2080.04 | 2118.04 | 2158.04 | 2199.69 | 2239.85 | 2280.19 | 2285.99 | 2287.76 | 2287.87 |
| 45-49 | 1456.12 | 1422.63 | 1413.39 | 1362.83 | 1411.78 | 1401.60 | 1393.84 | 1412.76 | 1425.43 | 1434.85 | 1444.64 | 1465.09 | 1461.30 | 1463.91 | 1480.57 | 1499.51 | 1500.69 | 1523.07 | 1541.62 | 1558.34 | 1576.52 | 1602.95 | 1629.57 | 1656.15 | 1683.67 | 1711.93 | 1740.85 | 1770.11 | 1801.51 | 1834.54 | 1867.54 | 1901.40 | 1916.02 | 1929.50 | 1939.22 |
| 50-54 | 1267.81 | 1324.51 | 1344.03 | 1378.54 | 1373.14 | 1404.53 | 1410.61 | 1398.70 | 1385.72 | 1412.14 | 1411.59 | 1413.72 | 1431.44 | 1444.37 | 1458.66 | 1472.93 | 1495.36 | 1506.18 | 1519.58 | 1541.23 | 1564.26 | 1574.67 | 1599.64 | 1622.23 | 1644.20 | 1668.24 | 1696.97 | 1726.25 | 1757.26 | 1789.11 | 1820.39 | 1852.17 | 1864.30 | 1872.71 | 1881.06 |
| 55-59 | 1245.35 | 1186.92 | 1165.27 | 1177.87 | 1196.25 | 1194.93 | 1222.71 | 1251.45 | 1271.90 | 1274.27 | 1299.20 | 1306.71 | 1301.53 | 1295.54 | 1318.33 | 1321.81 | 1328.10 | 1347.45 | 1363.57 | 1379.89 | 1397.01 | 1418.92 | 1432.32 | 1447.73 | 1469.81 | 1493.76 | 1508.02 | 1532.66 | 1556.76 | 1580.68 | 1605.27 | 1633.74 | 1650.94 | 1669.28 | 1683.95 |
| 60-64 | 1109.61 | 1126.80 | 1128.94 | 1196.44 | 1176.53 | 1183.17 | 1174.88 | 1162.79 | 1167.71 | 1184.90 | 1186.93 | 1212.21 | 1231.97 | 1247.67 | 1253.59 | 1276.63 | 1289.44 | 1293.17 | 1297.54 | 1320.86 | 1331.58 | 1342.75 | 1364.88 | 1383.12 | 1403.18 | 1424.42 | 1448.44 | 1466.29 | 1486.69 | 1512.05 | 1537.90 | 1556.68 | 1568.62 | 1577.65 | 1584.91 |
| 65-69 | 1060.61 | 1036.37 | 1048.20 | 1010.32 | 1037.00 | 1039.41 | 1057.18 | 1068.78 | 1115.47 | 1101.29 | 1107.54 | 1102.96 | 1096.35 | 1101.87 | 1118.46 | 1121.84 | 1142.22 | 1161.98 | 1178.54 | 1189.69 | 1211.27 | 1224.51 | 1230.48 | 1238.70 | 1261.21 | 1274.22 | 1287.30 | 1308.91 | 1328.43 | 1349.30 | 1370.73 | 1394.44 | 1408.68 | 1420.90 | 1436.51 |
| 70-74 | 1046.00 | 1044.29 | 1018.57 | 1009.97 | 983.22 | 943.28 | 928.02 | 930.41 | 892.42 | 894.92 | 896.64 | 911.59 | 920.57 | 955.72 | 945.30 | 951.60 | 949.03 | 944.99 | 951.08 | 965.59 | 970.68 | 988.88 | 1006.12 | 1020.83 | 1030.91 | 1049.98 | 1062.34 | 1069.26 | 1077.51 | 1097.28 | 1109.60 | 1121.97 | 1138.09 | 1152.27 | 1166.06 |
| 75-79 | 832.51 | 837.23 | 857.35 | 890.32 | 898.00 | 893.48 | 903.28 | 883.05 | 868.53 | 827.50 | 795.77 | 786.36 | 787.92 | 760.14 | 763.98 | 766.91 | 776.28 | 786.53 | 814.79 | 805.91 | 812.08 | 809.92 | 806.77 | 814.94 | 825.91 | 831.18 | 846.19 | 862.23 | 875.47 | 885.89 | 902.34 | 913.45 | 917.45 | 921.76 | 935.69 |
| 80-84 | 724.95 | 684.10 | 691.03 | 669.46 | 690.24 | 712.60 | 708.98 | 723.94 | 741.60 | 756.21 | 756.70 | 767.61 | 752.99 | 740.85 | 706.51 | 679.16 | 674.71 | 673.17 | 650.65 | 655.54 | 657.06 | 662.56 | 669.75 | 690.34 | 684.33 | 689.76 | 687.29 | 682.12 | 689.08 | 698.56 | 704.37 | 717.50 | 731.30 | 742.74 | 751.37 |
| 85+ | 549.15 | 607.17 | 630.82 | 693.00 | 731.21 | 782.82 | 824.96 | 875.67 | 914.58 | 960.84 | 1010.46 | 1030.64 | 1073.83 | 1110.37 | 1152.19 | 1184.83 | 1201.27 | 1218.07 | 1232.69 | 1235.11 | 1236.92 | 1246.18 | 1257.28 | 1249.96 | 1255.81 | 1257.70 | 1269.58 | 1283.72 | 1291.96 | 1289.62 | 1293.29 | 1299.49 | 1304.73 | 1315.33 | 1318.27 |
| Total | 24114.40 | 23446.87 | 23283.51 | 23586.12 | 23932.01 | 24024.77 | 24120.27 | 24294.87 | 24456.53 | 24607.26 | 24779.14 | 25014.45 | 25194.52 | 25380.05 | 25620.82 | 25856.13 | 26184.20 | 26557.29 | 26909.23 | 27263.91 | 27615.86 | 28012.82 | 28443.88 | 28856.53 | 29301.24 | 29767.09 | 30230.22 | 30727.44 | 31253.99 | 31807.15 | 32336.44 | 32871.18 | 32871.18 | 32871.18 | 32871.18 |