Out-migration is the number of people who move out of the area each year. It covers moves abroad and moves to other parts of the country. This page shows total out-migration over time and a breakdown by age and sex.
Estimated figures come from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
In projected years, out-migration rates are applied first. Migration balancing then adjusts the result so all parts stay in line.
Out-migration is one of the four parts of how the population changes. Along with deaths, it takes people away from the area. The gap between in-migration and out-migration 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 | 246.93 | 216.37 | 176.75 | 149.34 | 194.64 | 200.46 | 203.76 | 205.23 | 204.91 | 201.79 | 198.45 | 195.54 | 193.98 | 192.94 | 194.49 | 197.34 | 201.09 | 204.78 | 208.07 | 209.82 | 213.92 | 218.34 | 222.92 | 228.48 | 236.09 | 242.45 | 245.65 | 249.42 | 252.64 | 255.07 | 256.70 | 256.34 | 253.26 | 250.07 |
| 5-9 | 128.59 | 170.13 | 129.92 | 118.09 | 131.71 | 135.62 | 134.01 | 136.20 | 137.05 | 141.19 | 141.07 | 139.57 | 140.42 | 140.22 | 140.05 | 140.65 | 141.98 | 143.39 | 144.85 | 145.88 | 148.30 | 151.02 | 154.12 | 157.58 | 162.04 | 166.05 | 168.72 | 171.60 | 174.32 | 176.90 | 178.92 | 179.81 | 179.24 | 178.31 |
| 10-14 | 154.09 | 154.65 | 141.68 | 138.71 | 198.45 | 206.24 | 207.36 | 212.36 | 217.40 | 221.35 | 223.41 | 226.48 | 229.86 | 228.89 | 232.95 | 236.38 | 239.41 | 241.90 | 243.26 | 243.51 | 245.64 | 248.36 | 251.59 | 255.68 | 261.23 | 266.61 | 270.91 | 275.88 | 280.70 | 285.29 | 289.49 | 292.45 | 293.78 | 294.94 |
| 15-19 | 152.87 | 160.88 | 152.03 | 145.34 | 207.98 | 217.08 | 225.13 | 231.68 | 239.31 | 246.37 | 254.30 | 256.77 | 256.48 | 258.28 | 261.45 | 265.51 | 270.91 | 274.34 | 277.61 | 281.32 | 285.31 | 289.36 | 294.12 | 298.13 | 302.85 | 307.35 | 310.50 | 314.77 | 319.18 | 323.54 | 327.72 | 330.90 | 332.79 | 334.57 |
| 20-24 | 348.13 | 339.03 | 298.74 | 274.60 | 390.31 | 389.94 | 391.75 | 403.92 | 412.65 | 417.17 | 414.86 | 419.61 | 424.90 | 433.07 | 445.74 | 457.38 | 467.57 | 472.87 | 479.15 | 479.88 | 491.37 | 500.81 | 509.94 | 521.55 | 539.34 | 550.00 | 551.79 | 558.35 | 563.81 | 568.34 | 571.71 | 570.33 | 563.50 | 560.15 |
| 25-29 | 494.18 | 437.84 | 378.91 | 344.66 | 467.65 | 451.10 | 423.01 | 413.51 | 411.28 | 405.69 | 398.41 | 393.03 | 394.86 | 395.96 | 406.01 | 416.40 | 429.34 | 438.95 | 445.92 | 446.32 | 457.14 | 468.58 | 479.91 | 494.37 | 514.44 | 527.50 | 527.91 | 532.94 | 537.51 | 541.37 | 542.82 | 537.25 | 523.69 | 513.73 |
| 30-34 | 500.79 | 441.04 | 367.38 | 318.96 | 410.65 | 405.80 | 391.48 | 392.74 | 384.41 | 376.10 | 366.68 | 358.66 | 356.12 | 355.33 | 361.73 | 369.76 | 379.28 | 387.21 | 393.22 | 394.41 | 404.07 | 413.91 | 423.93 | 436.12 | 453.67 | 465.64 | 467.87 | 473.53 | 478.20 | 481.57 | 483.18 | 479.12 | 468.23 | 459.56 |
| 35-39 | 354.03 | 375.34 | 324.94 | 289.71 | 367.84 | 352.16 | 343.26 | 334.07 | 328.37 | 319.69 | 311.28 | 306.60 | 304.54 | 301.85 | 303.32 | 306.72 | 311.44 | 316.43 | 321.18 | 323.76 | 330.24 | 337.41 | 344.84 | 353.60 | 365.44 | 375.47 | 380.53 | 386.49 | 391.80 | 396.07 | 398.88 | 398.29 | 393.46 | 388.42 |
| 40-44 | 162.23 | 207.45 | 194.45 | 193.77 | 285.38 | 292.79 | 292.85 | 286.36 | 276.56 | 264.26 | 253.49 | 247.84 | 243.67 | 240.80 | 238.54 | 237.54 | 238.95 | 241.69 | 243.71 | 245.13 | 248.69 | 252.69 | 257.21 | 262.65 | 269.81 | 276.35 | 281.15 | 286.54 | 291.64 | 296.02 | 299.62 | 301.59 | 301.28 | 300.39 |
| 45-49 | 127.69 | 136.21 | 125.26 | 122.15 | 173.60 | 183.43 | 196.31 | 199.35 | 209.31 | 214.55 | 218.73 | 217.65 | 212.16 | 207.75 | 201.72 | 198.81 | 197.26 | 196.04 | 196.56 | 195.50 | 196.68 | 198.12 | 201.18 | 204.32 | 208.31 | 212.42 | 215.71 | 219.39 | 223.08 | 226.85 | 230.26 | 232.73 | 234.07 | 235.12 |
| 50-54 | 101.65 | 101.54 | 94.28 | 90.10 | 124.78 | 130.78 | 129.00 | 134.15 | 138.55 | 143.00 | 147.93 | 153.67 | 156.67 | 161.04 | 165.65 | 167.49 | 168.19 | 167.16 | 166.22 | 163.97 | 163.00 | 163.25 | 163.50 | 165.60 | 167.58 | 169.52 | 171.04 | 173.69 | 176.04 | 178.09 | 180.29 | 181.80 | 182.45 | 183.33 |
| 55-59 | 52.95 | 46.53 | 43.67 | 41.36 | 60.63 | 64.21 | 67.80 | 72.18 | 76.98 | 76.90 | 79.71 | 79.95 | 79.83 | 81.91 | 84.05 | 86.43 | 90.06 | 91.55 | 94.38 | 96.57 | 98.18 | 99.57 | 99.74 | 99.97 | 99.76 | 99.91 | 100.45 | 101.13 | 102.19 | 102.97 | 103.79 | 104.40 | 105.09 | 105.60 |
| 60-64 | 70.54 | 65.69 | 61.25 | 53.60 | 73.39 | 76.32 | 80.34 | 84.18 | 85.84 | 92.84 | 96.01 | 100.69 | 108.68 | 111.58 | 112.68 | 116.35 | 115.12 | 117.89 | 120.93 | 123.06 | 126.24 | 129.32 | 132.50 | 136.13 | 139.34 | 141.71 | 141.62 | 141.50 | 141.46 | 141.68 | 142.42 | 142.79 | 142.59 | 142.91 |
| 65-69 | 19.27 | 30.07 | 32.06 | 24.64 | 32.19 | 33.36 | 31.98 | 33.66 | 34.19 | 35.32 | 35.97 | 36.82 | 37.00 | 37.70 | 40.54 | 41.46 | 43.93 | 47.43 | 47.79 | 49.43 | 50.73 | 51.28 | 52.61 | 53.30 | 54.67 | 56.21 | 56.98 | 58.54 | 59.47 | 60.73 | 61.13 | 60.77 | 60.38 | 59.94 |
| 70-74 | -5.16 | 3.69 | 12.76 | 4.78 | 3.24 | 3.08 | 3.38 | 3.56 | 3.59 | 3.70 | 3.52 | 3.70 | 3.85 | 4.05 | 4.02 | 3.99 | 4.08 | 4.25 | 4.37 | 4.59 | 4.75 | 5.05 | 5.25 | 5.56 | 5.65 | 5.71 | 5.71 | 5.81 | 5.92 | 6.11 | 6.20 | 6.33 | 6.42 | 6.51 |
| 75-79 | 5.55 | 7.05 | 12.55 | 9.21 | 13.54 | 13.16 | 12.37 | 12.41 | 13.23 | 12.91 | 12.93 | 14.11 | 14.18 | 15.65 | 16.48 | 17.49 | 17.91 | 17.12 | 17.24 | 17.30 | 18.73 | 19.14 | 18.95 | 18.98 | 19.70 | 20.36 | 20.96 | 21.70 | 22.85 | 22.99 | 23.80 | 24.31 | 24.81 | 25.31 |
| 80-84 | 6.20 | 11.85 | 8.99 | 5.61 | 7.34 | 8.55 | 9.11 | 8.92 | 9.69 | 11.52 | 11.43 | 11.12 | 11.58 | 10.46 | 11.81 | 12.45 | 12.16 | 12.71 | 12.90 | 13.50 | 13.70 | 14.53 | 15.13 | 14.77 | 14.40 | 15.46 | 16.14 | 16.13 | 16.11 | 17.15 | 17.34 | 18.25 | 19.08 | 19.44 |
| 85+ | 1.00 | 2.10 | 2.23 | 7.00 | 4.05 | 4.50 | 4.96 | 5.48 | 6.28 | 7.00 | 7.92 | 8.85 | 9.62 | 10.27 | 10.91 | 11.41 | 12.00 | 12.78 | 13.29 | 14.05 | 14.69 | 15.45 | 16.23 | 16.77 | 17.42 | 17.78 | 18.42 | 19.17 | 19.82 | 20.33 | 20.88 | 21.51 | 22.15 | 22.77 |
| Total | 2921.54 | 2907.46 | 2557.84 | 2331.64 | 3147.35 | 3168.57 | 3147.87 | 3169.97 | 3189.61 | 3191.35 | 3176.11 | 3170.65 | 3178.41 | 3187.74 | 3232.12 | 3283.58 | 3340.69 | 3388.49 | 3430.65 | 3448.00 | 3511.38 | 3576.19 | 3643.66 | 3723.56 | 3831.73 | 3916.51 | 3952.06 | 4006.59 | 4056.76 | 4101.07 | 4135.16 | 4138.95 | 4106.28 | 4081.07 |