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 | 303.93 | 176.37 | 144.75 | 174.34 | 326.35 | 305.48 | 314.96 | 316.76 | 304.90 | 294.74 | 292.62 | 300.12 | 301.26 | 320.83 | 330.48 | 340.33 | 342.86 | 343.83 | 334.94 | 360.97 | 369.50 | 377.91 | 392.36 | 418.11 | 416.74 | 398.14 | 410.50 | 413.01 | 413.80 | 411.53 | 396.54 | 373.84 | 371.72 | 370.20 |
| 5-9 | 222.59 | 85.13 | 108.92 | 67.09 | 239.01 | 223.73 | 230.67 | 231.99 | 223.31 | 215.87 | 214.31 | 219.80 | 220.64 | 234.97 | 242.04 | 249.26 | 251.11 | 251.82 | 245.30 | 264.37 | 270.61 | 276.78 | 287.36 | 306.22 | 305.21 | 291.59 | 300.65 | 302.48 | 303.06 | 301.40 | 290.42 | 273.80 | 272.24 | 271.13 |
| 10-14 | 176.09 | 143.65 | 144.68 | 145.71 | 189.09 | 177.00 | 182.49 | 183.53 | 176.66 | 170.77 | 169.54 | 173.89 | 174.55 | 185.89 | 191.48 | 197.19 | 198.65 | 199.21 | 194.06 | 209.14 | 214.09 | 218.96 | 227.33 | 242.25 | 241.46 | 230.68 | 237.85 | 239.30 | 239.75 | 238.44 | 229.76 | 216.60 | 215.37 | 214.49 |
| 15-19 | 169.87 | 187.88 | 100.03 | 170.34 | 182.40 | 170.74 | 176.04 | 177.04 | 170.42 | 164.74 | 163.55 | 167.74 | 168.38 | 179.32 | 184.71 | 190.22 | 191.63 | 192.17 | 187.20 | 201.75 | 206.52 | 211.22 | 219.29 | 233.69 | 232.92 | 222.53 | 229.44 | 230.84 | 231.28 | 230.01 | 221.63 | 208.95 | 207.76 | 206.91 |
| 20-24 | 361.13 | 400.03 | 333.74 | 371.60 | 387.77 | 362.98 | 374.24 | 376.38 | 362.29 | 350.22 | 347.69 | 356.60 | 357.96 | 381.22 | 392.68 | 404.39 | 407.39 | 408.54 | 397.98 | 428.90 | 439.04 | 449.04 | 466.20 | 496.80 | 495.17 | 473.08 | 487.76 | 490.74 | 491.67 | 488.98 | 471.17 | 444.20 | 441.68 | 439.88 |
| 25-29 | 456.18 | 490.84 | 500.91 | 445.66 | 489.84 | 458.52 | 472.74 | 475.44 | 457.65 | 442.40 | 439.20 | 450.46 | 452.18 | 481.56 | 496.04 | 510.83 | 514.62 | 516.07 | 502.73 | 541.79 | 554.60 | 567.23 | 588.91 | 627.56 | 625.51 | 597.60 | 616.15 | 619.92 | 621.09 | 617.68 | 595.19 | 561.12 | 557.93 | 555.66 |
| 30-34 | 448.79 | 533.04 | 423.38 | 381.96 | 481.90 | 451.09 | 465.08 | 467.74 | 450.23 | 435.23 | 432.09 | 443.16 | 444.85 | 473.75 | 488.00 | 502.55 | 506.28 | 507.71 | 494.58 | 533.02 | 545.61 | 558.04 | 579.37 | 617.39 | 615.37 | 587.91 | 606.17 | 609.87 | 611.03 | 607.68 | 585.55 | 552.03 | 548.89 | 546.65 |
| 35-39 | 366.03 | 405.34 | 386.94 | 310.71 | 393.03 | 367.90 | 379.31 | 381.48 | 367.20 | 354.97 | 352.41 | 361.44 | 362.82 | 386.39 | 398.01 | 409.87 | 412.92 | 414.08 | 403.38 | 434.72 | 444.99 | 455.13 | 472.53 | 503.54 | 501.89 | 479.50 | 494.38 | 497.40 | 498.35 | 495.61 | 477.57 | 450.23 | 447.67 | 445.84 |
| 40-44 | 190.23 | 217.45 | 238.45 | 243.77 | 204.27 | 191.21 | 197.14 | 198.27 | 190.84 | 184.48 | 183.15 | 187.85 | 188.56 | 200.81 | 206.85 | 213.02 | 214.60 | 215.21 | 209.64 | 225.93 | 231.27 | 236.54 | 245.58 | 261.70 | 260.84 | 249.20 | 256.94 | 258.51 | 259.00 | 257.58 | 248.20 | 233.99 | 232.66 | 231.71 |
| 45-49 | 139.69 | 167.21 | 147.26 | 139.15 | 149.99 | 140.40 | 144.76 | 145.59 | 140.14 | 135.47 | 134.49 | 137.94 | 138.46 | 147.46 | 151.89 | 156.42 | 157.58 | 158.03 | 153.94 | 165.90 | 169.82 | 173.69 | 180.33 | 192.17 | 191.54 | 182.99 | 188.67 | 189.83 | 190.19 | 189.14 | 182.26 | 171.82 | 170.85 | 170.15 |
| 50-54 | 99.65 | 110.54 | 92.28 | 106.10 | 107.00 | 100.16 | 103.27 | 103.86 | 99.97 | 96.64 | 95.94 | 98.40 | 98.78 | 105.19 | 108.36 | 111.59 | 112.42 | 112.73 | 109.82 | 118.35 | 121.15 | 123.91 | 128.64 | 137.09 | 136.64 | 130.54 | 134.59 | 135.42 | 135.67 | 134.93 | 130.02 | 122.57 | 121.88 | 121.38 |
| 55-59 | 66.95 | 62.53 | 63.67 | 71.36 | 71.89 | 67.29 | 69.38 | 69.78 | 67.17 | 64.93 | 64.46 | 66.11 | 66.36 | 70.67 | 72.80 | 74.97 | 75.53 | 75.74 | 73.78 | 79.52 | 81.39 | 83.25 | 86.43 | 92.10 | 91.80 | 87.70 | 90.43 | 90.98 | 91.15 | 90.65 | 87.35 | 82.35 | 81.88 | 81.55 |
| 60-64 | 88.54 | 61.69 | 69.25 | 92.60 | 95.07 | 88.99 | 91.75 | 92.28 | 88.82 | 85.86 | 85.24 | 87.43 | 87.76 | 93.47 | 96.28 | 99.15 | 99.88 | 100.16 | 97.57 | 105.16 | 107.64 | 110.09 | 114.30 | 121.80 | 121.40 | 115.99 | 119.59 | 120.32 | 120.55 | 119.89 | 115.52 | 108.91 | 108.29 | 107.85 |
| 65-69 | 29.27 | 46.07 | 34.06 | 29.64 | 31.43 | 29.42 | 30.34 | 30.51 | 29.37 | 28.39 | 28.18 | 28.91 | 29.02 | 30.90 | 31.83 | 32.78 | 33.02 | 33.12 | 32.26 | 34.77 | 35.59 | 36.40 | 37.79 | 40.27 | 40.14 | 38.35 | 39.54 | 39.78 | 39.85 | 39.64 | 38.19 | 36.01 | 35.80 | 35.66 |
| 70-74 | 15.84 | 15.69 | 19.76 | 12.78 | 17.01 | 15.93 | 16.42 | 16.51 | 15.90 | 15.37 | 15.25 | 15.65 | 15.71 | 16.73 | 17.23 | 17.74 | 17.87 | 17.92 | 17.46 | 18.82 | 19.26 | 19.70 | 20.45 | 21.80 | 21.73 | 20.76 | 21.40 | 21.53 | 21.57 | 21.45 | 20.67 | 19.49 | 19.38 | 19.30 |
| 75-79 | 7.55 | 35.05 | 17.55 | 17.21 | 8.10 | 7.59 | 7.82 | 7.87 | 7.57 | 7.32 | 7.27 | 7.45 | 7.48 | 7.97 | 8.21 | 8.45 | 8.51 | 8.54 | 8.32 | 8.96 | 9.18 | 9.39 | 9.74 | 10.38 | 10.35 | 9.89 | 10.19 | 10.26 | 10.28 | 10.22 | 9.85 | 9.28 | 9.23 | 9.19 |
| 80-84 | 3.20 | 14.85 | 11.99 | 18.61 | 3.44 | 3.22 | 3.32 | 3.34 | 3.21 | 3.10 | 3.08 | 3.16 | 3.17 | 3.38 | 3.48 | 3.58 | 3.61 | 3.62 | 3.53 | 3.80 | 3.89 | 3.98 | 4.13 | 4.40 | 4.39 | 4.19 | 4.32 | 4.35 | 4.36 | 4.33 | 4.18 | 3.94 | 3.91 | 3.90 |
| 85+ | 0.00 | 6.10 | 2.23 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total | 3145.54 | 3159.46 | 2839.84 | 2798.64 | 3377.60 | 3161.64 | 3259.72 | 3278.36 | 3155.65 | 3050.49 | 3028.47 | 3106.10 | 3117.95 | 3320.51 | 3420.35 | 3522.33 | 3548.51 | 3558.52 | 3466.50 | 3735.87 | 3824.15 | 3911.27 | 4060.75 | 4327.27 | 4313.11 | 4120.64 | 4248.57 | 4274.54 | 4282.64 | 4259.16 | 4104.08 | 3869.15 | 3847.14 | 3831.45 |