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 | 1574.00 | 1457.00 | 1405.00 | 1429.00 | 1456.00 | 1529.43 | 1567.64 | 1577.74 | 1580.69 | 1585.45 | 1595.79 | 1600.47 | 1604.39 | 1616.69 | 1627.52 | 1632.98 | 1639.39 | 1648.63 | 1678.51 | 1709.50 | 1757.99 | 1803.61 | 1836.16 | 1870.04 | 1903.42 | 1935.22 | 1968.87 | 2003.09 | 2032.76 | 2072.69 | 2107.71 | 2144.67 | 2134.24 | 2121.44 | 2108.78 |
| 5-9 | 1655.00 | 1563.00 | 1529.00 | 1490.00 | 1463.00 | 1449.84 | 1414.60 | 1425.78 | 1449.61 | 1465.61 | 1494.59 | 1516.64 | 1525.81 | 1537.26 | 1549.07 | 1556.91 | 1565.01 | 1574.16 | 1598.46 | 1623.78 | 1663.44 | 1701.56 | 1730.89 | 1762.09 | 1793.11 | 1823.32 | 1855.79 | 1888.77 | 1918.49 | 1956.09 | 1989.64 | 2024.85 | 2023.70 | 2020.70 | 2015.69 |
| 10-14 | 1609.00 | 1512.00 | 1496.00 | 1472.00 | 1510.00 | 1508.56 | 1472.34 | 1465.71 | 1444.36 | 1432.23 | 1422.93 | 1407.46 | 1416.90 | 1439.10 | 1454.30 | 1471.79 | 1487.75 | 1498.53 | 1518.87 | 1541.33 | 1576.24 | 1610.04 | 1638.29 | 1666.03 | 1693.74 | 1721.15 | 1750.16 | 1780.49 | 1809.02 | 1843.40 | 1875.04 | 1908.92 | 1914.39 | 1917.58 | 1915.71 |
| 15-19 | 1776.00 | 1675.00 | 1589.00 | 1543.00 | 1496.00 | 1495.05 | 1490.97 | 1472.83 | 1440.52 | 1420.00 | 1416.57 | 1399.05 | 1398.27 | 1396.64 | 1397.75 | 1395.14 | 1390.40 | 1400.34 | 1427.16 | 1451.13 | 1488.45 | 1522.06 | 1543.53 | 1566.32 | 1590.79 | 1617.13 | 1645.39 | 1674.55 | 1700.23 | 1732.49 | 1761.58 | 1792.00 | 1792.87 | 1794.04 | 1797.51 |
| 20-24 | 2300.00 | 2062.00 | 1997.00 | 2018.00 | 2037.00 | 1941.59 | 1912.90 | 1880.98 | 1850.27 | 1840.50 | 1839.30 | 1842.36 | 1832.17 | 1838.12 | 1844.64 | 1843.98 | 1844.84 | 1853.40 | 1889.14 | 1923.40 | 1979.50 | 2024.36 | 2052.83 | 2086.50 | 2120.36 | 2152.15 | 2188.07 | 2224.61 | 2254.28 | 2301.83 | 2340.05 | 2381.74 | 2350.43 | 2330.28 | 2316.17 |
| 25-29 | 2331.00 | 2131.00 | 2075.00 | 2103.00 | 2195.00 | 2267.25 | 2236.33 | 2175.23 | 2147.47 | 2133.40 | 2115.42 | 2114.49 | 2113.54 | 2136.84 | 2155.07 | 2158.15 | 2167.80 | 2177.31 | 2234.20 | 2287.70 | 2374.43 | 2443.81 | 2477.87 | 2513.88 | 2550.63 | 2585.79 | 2627.89 | 2673.65 | 2709.54 | 2769.07 | 2814.69 | 2864.70 | 2808.17 | 2761.69 | 2727.45 |
| 30-34 | 2320.00 | 2140.00 | 2055.00 | 2105.00 | 2116.00 | 2169.92 | 2153.35 | 2162.10 | 2165.38 | 2180.38 | 2196.04 | 2195.30 | 2189.30 | 2204.76 | 2219.50 | 2221.40 | 2231.30 | 2244.86 | 2294.12 | 2342.13 | 2420.45 | 2489.77 | 2534.62 | 2581.36 | 2626.53 | 2668.13 | 2712.99 | 2758.88 | 2796.53 | 2853.26 | 2899.85 | 2951.11 | 2918.33 | 2889.94 | 2861.52 |
| 35-39 | 2066.00 | 2020.00 | 1990.00 | 2079.00 | 2130.00 | 2156.11 | 2151.18 | 2143.23 | 2157.50 | 2151.20 | 2161.59 | 2159.42 | 2167.72 | 2184.83 | 2207.66 | 2219.39 | 2230.15 | 2240.12 | 2273.26 | 2311.75 | 2370.02 | 2430.98 | 2478.21 | 2526.11 | 2572.83 | 2617.28 | 2663.34 | 2710.62 | 2752.85 | 2805.98 | 2854.24 | 2903.94 | 2901.16 | 2890.26 | 2876.85 |
| 40-44 | 1657.00 | 1674.00 | 1651.00 | 1739.00 | 1817.00 | 1910.21 | 1964.70 | 1999.49 | 2006.36 | 2028.96 | 2035.96 | 2034.83 | 2034.30 | 2053.34 | 2062.70 | 2072.26 | 2078.37 | 2091.01 | 2118.77 | 2153.87 | 2201.44 | 2248.73 | 2285.32 | 2322.88 | 2362.80 | 2402.00 | 2445.94 | 2491.06 | 2532.56 | 2581.59 | 2627.03 | 2673.54 | 2682.38 | 2685.35 | 2685.42 |
| 45-49 | 1901.00 | 1731.00 | 1642.00 | 1592.00 | 1547.00 | 1548.23 | 1588.04 | 1615.76 | 1680.74 | 1720.13 | 1766.46 | 1797.86 | 1819.86 | 1833.01 | 1852.66 | 1859.67 | 1864.97 | 1872.31 | 1898.85 | 1919.98 | 1955.60 | 1987.54 | 2015.89 | 2047.26 | 2083.23 | 2117.71 | 2154.14 | 2190.34 | 2223.75 | 2265.59 | 2303.97 | 2345.60 | 2356.44 | 2368.37 | 2379.23 |
| 50-54 | 2191.00 | 2054.00 | 1962.00 | 1911.00 | 1801.00 | 1769.33 | 1718.66 | 1672.95 | 1656.16 | 1641.41 | 1635.63 | 1659.69 | 1676.93 | 1725.73 | 1760.57 | 1793.52 | 1818.60 | 1838.84 | 1859.70 | 1889.02 | 1919.68 | 1950.01 | 1976.40 | 2007.61 | 2036.02 | 2065.84 | 2095.50 | 2127.90 | 2159.54 | 2199.10 | 2236.71 | 2275.93 | 2293.11 | 2303.87 | 2312.71 |
| 55-59 | 2387.00 | 2363.00 | 2302.00 | 2212.00 | 2152.00 | 2115.03 | 2037.28 | 2037.19 | 2004.40 | 1937.71 | 1906.75 | 1868.84 | 1836.16 | 1830.05 | 1824.99 | 1822.11 | 1843.95 | 1861.21 | 1907.76 | 1946.95 | 1994.77 | 2036.78 | 2071.74 | 2101.35 | 2136.16 | 2165.32 | 2196.13 | 2228.76 | 2263.31 | 2299.63 | 2335.49 | 2371.77 | 2391.57 | 2409.16 | 2424.62 |
| 60-64 | 2105.00 | 2114.00 | 2131.00 | 2183.00 | 2190.00 | 2172.58 | 2151.40 | 2083.63 | 1984.25 | 1948.63 | 1918.93 | 1861.96 | 1862.31 | 1841.90 | 1798.81 | 1778.87 | 1754.23 | 1734.18 | 1736.20 | 1740.92 | 1754.18 | 1786.35 | 1812.37 | 1855.02 | 1892.33 | 1931.43 | 1966.94 | 2000.79 | 2029.21 | 2064.35 | 2095.06 | 2126.74 | 2146.74 | 2166.93 | 2184.29 |
| 65-69 | 1653.00 | 1709.00 | 1762.00 | 1847.00 | 1918.00 | 1909.98 | 1934.49 | 1923.03 | 1942.24 | 1917.55 | 1902.16 | 1887.16 | 1839.27 | 1768.30 | 1743.31 | 1725.28 | 1686.03 | 1690.18 | 1679.86 | 1651.35 | 1646.12 | 1640.20 | 1636.09 | 1644.65 | 1654.30 | 1666.83 | 1694.16 | 1720.24 | 1756.87 | 1791.93 | 1827.86 | 1861.02 | 1883.19 | 1900.56 | 1919.32 |
| 70-74 | 1108.00 | 1185.00 | 1246.00 | 1232.00 | 1344.00 | 1463.28 | 1548.24 | 1623.32 | 1703.88 | 1724.91 | 1718.79 | 1739.30 | 1731.32 | 1751.03 | 1734.13 | 1722.22 | 1712.78 | 1678.51 | 1625.88 | 1609.27 | 1604.68 | 1578.68 | 1588.13 | 1586.71 | 1568.30 | 1564.96 | 1562.90 | 1562.37 | 1573.80 | 1586.52 | 1600.39 | 1626.67 | 1645.25 | 1672.23 | 1695.62 |
| 75-79 | 689.00 | 726.00 | 768.00 | 849.00 | 895.00 | 959.87 | 1038.39 | 1135.50 | 1139.22 | 1247.13 | 1349.83 | 1426.08 | 1492.92 | 1563.38 | 1583.39 | 1579.58 | 1598.91 | 1592.50 | 1610.55 | 1597.29 | 1588.68 | 1582.57 | 1555.56 | 1511.90 | 1499.44 | 1496.01 | 1473.89 | 1482.79 | 1482.15 | 1467.59 | 1465.77 | 1465.49 | 1465.47 | 1476.24 | 1486.05 |
| 80-84 | 434.00 | 449.00 | 459.00 | 493.00 | 515.00 | 549.65 | 560.55 | 589.70 | 671.36 | 717.36 | 761.68 | 814.02 | 882.24 | 888.63 | 974.98 | 1053.20 | 1105.89 | 1154.11 | 1196.98 | 1215.14 | 1214.23 | 1228.34 | 1225.83 | 1240.68 | 1234.16 | 1223.37 | 1219.97 | 1200.38 | 1167.83 | 1162.61 | 1163.58 | 1150.62 | 1155.55 | 1150.35 | 1138.40 |
| 85+ | 415.00 | 414.00 | 429.00 | 441.00 | 446.00 | 444.76 | 462.19 | 469.90 | 488.08 | 515.54 | 534.63 | 554.64 | 575.76 | 631.53 | 668.03 | 701.73 | 739.68 | 787.91 | 820.82 | 888.26 | 947.24 | 995.87 | 1048.32 | 1088.47 | 1137.03 | 1169.66 | 1206.46 | 1235.78 | 1268.66 | 1294.86 | 1308.72 | 1331.24 | 1337.57 | 1341.56 | 1355.22 |
| Total | 30171.00 | 28979.00 | 28488.00 | 28738.00 | 29028.00 | 29360.65 | 29403.26 | 29454.07 | 29512.51 | 29608.09 | 29773.04 | 29879.56 | 29999.18 | 30241.14 | 30459.07 | 30608.19 | 30760.05 | 30938.11 | 31369.07 | 31802.77 | 32457.13 | 33061.25 | 33508.05 | 33978.88 | 34455.18 | 34923.28 | 35428.52 | 35955.06 | 36431.36 | 37048.59 | 37607.37 | 38200.55 | 38200.55 | 38200.55 | 38200.55 |