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.
| Small Area | 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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| Bundoora | 14222.00 | 13661.00 | 13796.00 | 14316.00 | 14747.00 | 14764.58 | 14779.37 | 14794.16 | 14811.74 | 14854.28 | 15203.89 | 15581.25 | 15941.04 | 16283.25 | 16593.10 | 16853.00 | 17187.81 | 17537.42 | 17644.70 | 17985.08 | 18325.46 | 18600.15 | 19008.05 | 19247.59 | 19502.88 | 19692.48 | 19889.47 | 20109.60 | 20357.49 | 20794.98 | 21225.07 | 21630.18 | 21630.18 | 21630.18 | 21630.18 |
| Donnybrook | 1233.00 | 2120.00 | 2829.00 | 3760.00 | 5596.00 | 8759.83 | 10400.33 | 12934.82 | 16135.80 | 19584.29 | 23087.07 | 26703.61 | 30536.78 | 34324.23 | 38237.43 | 41994.01 | 45647.70 | 48842.96 | 52081.10 | 55247.78 | 58201.26 | 60832.92 | 62951.86 | 64318.56 | 65252.56 | 65788.15 | 66089.96 | 66286.59 | 66286.59 | 66286.59 | 66286.59 | 66286.59 | 66286.59 | 66286.59 | 66286.59 |
| Doreen | 26458.00 | 27079.00 | 27813.00 | 28596.00 | 29041.00 | 29261.42 | 29377.27 | 29511.34 | 29654.53 | 29749.98 | 29874.95 | 29949.14 | 30065.00 | 30255.91 | 30494.55 | 30730.15 | 30959.68 | 31248.22 | 31554.99 | 31769.33 | 31980.64 | 32185.87 | 32394.14 | 32596.34 | 32781.18 | 33013.74 | 33284.93 | 33600.80 | 33878.06 | 34113.66 | 34286.35 | 34423.46 | 34423.46 | 34423.46 | 34423.46 |
| Eden Park | 1604.06 | 1595.28 | 1766.61 | 1876.69 | 1869.25 | 1882.17 | 1895.09 | 1908.00 | 1924.15 | 1937.07 | 1949.99 | 1962.91 | 1975.82 | 1991.97 | 2004.89 | 2017.81 | 2030.73 | 2043.64 | 2059.79 | 2072.71 | 2085.63 | 2098.55 | 2111.46 | 2127.61 | 2140.53 | 2153.45 | 2166.37 | 2179.28 | 2195.43 | 2208.35 | 2221.27 | 2234.19 | 2234.19 | 2234.19 | 2234.19 |
| Epping | 35010.41 | 33837.44 | 33668.19 | 34364.98 | 34820.86 | 35094.16 | 35459.78 | 35852.59 | 36505.10 | 37184.82 | 37780.83 | 38826.16 | 40007.47 | 41402.71 | 42597.61 | 43640.83 | 44613.19 | 45837.40 | 47573.93 | 49378.44 | 51570.03 | 54178.75 | 56969.23 | 59819.07 | 62471.46 | 65131.70 | 67678.18 | 70203.20 | 72731.10 | 75145.23 | 77542.90 | 79962.01 | 79962.01 | 79962.01 | 79962.01 |
| Humevale | 334.65 | 340.63 | 372.00 | 395.90 | 395.90 | 402.02 | 408.14 | 414.26 | 420.37 | 426.49 | 432.61 | 438.73 | 444.84 | 450.96 | 457.08 | 463.20 | 469.31 | 475.43 | 481.55 | 487.67 | 493.78 | 499.90 | 506.02 | 512.14 | 518.25 | 524.37 | 530.49 | 536.61 | 542.73 | 548.84 | 554.96 | 561.08 | 561.08 | 561.08 | 561.08 |
| Kinglake West | 113.35 | 115.37 | 126.00 | 134.10 | 134.10 | 135.62 | 137.15 | 138.67 | 140.20 | 141.72 | 143.25 | 144.78 | 146.30 | 147.83 | 149.35 | 150.88 | 152.40 | 153.93 | 155.45 | 156.98 | 158.50 | 160.03 | 161.56 | 163.08 | 164.61 | 166.13 | 167.66 | 169.18 | 170.71 | 172.23 | 173.76 | 175.29 | 176.81 | 178.34 | 179.86 |
| Lalor | 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 |
| Mernda | 23113.00 | 23639.00 | 24217.00 | 24795.00 | 25564.00 | 26087.75 | 26362.10 | 26743.70 | 27115.94 | 27341.64 | 27452.01 | 27546.77 | 27717.00 | 27887.23 | 28246.99 | 28663.49 | 29133.61 | 29576.93 | 29985.34 | 30261.54 | 30788.41 | 31345.21 | 31928.82 | 32599.10 | 33462.04 | 34212.76 | 34692.24 | 35263.37 | 35807.69 | 36310.87 | 36746.09 | 36990.51 | 36990.51 | 36990.51 | 36990.51 |
| Mill Park | 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 |
| South Morang | 25791.00 | 25218.00 | 25105.00 | 25457.00 | 25950.00 | 26521.61 | 26789.52 | 27420.65 | 27803.70 | 28082.55 | 28420.00 | 28777.28 | 29171.27 | 29548.39 | 29987.99 | 30463.38 | 30837.54 | 31177.95 | 31462.73 | 31952.95 | 32220.86 | 32570.17 | 33034.61 | 33442.51 | 33859.31 | 34256.27 | 34673.06 | 35030.35 | 35362.78 | 35649.61 | 35821.30 | 35936.44 | 35936.44 | 35936.44 | 35936.44 |
| Thomastown | 21368.19 | 20388.69 | 20180.30 | 20383.90 | 20720.13 | 20909.09 | 21289.60 | 21478.55 | 21677.25 | 21873.35 | 22037.63 | 22266.19 | 22440.21 | 22619.43 | 22830.46 | 23041.49 | 23275.25 | 23531.09 | 23812.25 | 24110.29 | 24436.25 | 24781.70 | 25258.96 | 25649.20 | 26056.98 | 26484.89 | 26929.68 | 27406.94 | 27893.94 | 28386.13 | 28883.52 | 29383.51 | 29383.51 | 29383.51 | 29383.51 |
| Whittlesea | 6166.23 | 6187.73 | 6788.41 | 7362.21 | 7348.82 | 7379.30 | 7421.31 | 7445.47 | 7466.48 | 7487.49 | 7511.65 | 7535.81 | 7559.98 | 7584.14 | 7608.31 | 7632.47 | 7674.48 | 7719.65 | 7774.30 | 7858.32 | 7963.35 | 8060.00 | 8153.50 | 8268.01 | 8369.88 | 8511.70 | 8656.69 | 8782.72 | 8884.59 | 8971.77 | 9055.79 | 9142.97 | 9142.97 | 9142.97 | 9142.97 |
| Wollert | 20975.00 | 24807.00 | 28244.00 | 30748.00 | 33578.00 | 37887.91 | 40633.47 | 43825.70 | 47593.65 | 51505.85 | 55149.39 | 58010.76 | 60620.66 | 62773.96 | 64893.51 | 67231.44 | 69572.67 | 71678.99 | 73238.05 | 74427.86 | 75060.48 | 75323.85 | 75480.02 | 75520.39 | 75530.32 | 75530.32 | 75530.32 | 75530.32 | 75530.32 | 75530.32 | 75530.32 | 75530.32 | 75530.32 | 75530.32 | 75530.32 |
| Woodstock | 95.00 | 151.00 | 162.00 | 167.00 | 155.00 | 155.00 | 155.00 | 155.00 | 157.15 | 157.15 | 157.15 | 157.15 | 157.15 | 157.15 | 157.15 | 157.15 | 159.31 | 159.31 | 159.31 | 159.31 | 159.31 | 159.31 | 159.31 | 159.31 | 161.46 | 161.46 | 161.46 | 161.46 | 161.46 | 161.46 | 161.46 | 163.61 | 163.61 | 163.61 | 163.61 |
| Yan Yean | 255.71 | 252.99 | 291.98 | 320.09 | 311.93 | 311.93 | 311.93 | 314.85 | 314.85 | 314.85 | 314.85 | 314.85 | 317.76 | 317.76 | 317.76 | 317.76 | 317.76 | 320.68 | 320.68 | 320.68 | 320.68 | 320.68 | 323.59 | 323.59 | 323.59 | 323.59 | 326.51 | 326.51 | 326.51 | 329.42 | 329.42 | 329.42 | 329.42 | 329.42 | 329.42 |
| Total | 231025.00 | 231819.00 | 237131.00 | 245000.99 | 253192.00 | 262937.81 | 268943.59 | 276686.70 | 285689.95 | 294856.88 | 304067.45 | 313109.40 | 322294.98 | 331366.11 | 340656.07 | 349821.38 | 358975.69 | 367799.00 | 376582.47 | 385255.62 | 393837.63 | 402191.16 | 410393.06 | 417581.91 | 424351.47 | 430641.38 | 436435.76 | 442269.43 | 447814.75 | 453465.20 | 458762.61 | 463821.31 | 463822.83 | 463824.36 | 463825.88 |