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 | 1672.00 | 1557.00 | 1485.00 | 1461.00 | 1469.00 | 1568.46 | 1613.72 | 1672.00 | 1713.85 | 1744.31 | 1761.14 | 1779.60 | 1799.49 | 1817.81 | 1841.82 | 1868.71 | 1887.53 | 1902.83 | 1913.50 | 1940.55 | 1950.54 | 1966.08 | 1991.88 | 2014.90 | 2037.52 | 2059.60 | 2083.81 | 2103.04 | 2119.89 | 2132.78 | 2135.96 | 2133.40 | 2121.01 | 2108.12 | 2095.76 |
| 5-9 | 1899.00 | 1831.00 | 1760.00 | 1712.00 | 1673.00 | 1636.85 | 1615.76 | 1647.19 | 1669.45 | 1701.14 | 1756.46 | 1793.00 | 1824.46 | 1856.52 | 1890.90 | 1917.50 | 1939.13 | 1958.16 | 1972.95 | 1999.24 | 2013.51 | 2032.52 | 2057.08 | 2078.42 | 2102.03 | 2124.33 | 2147.40 | 2168.15 | 2187.98 | 2204.07 | 2213.33 | 2218.59 | 2215.41 | 2210.46 | 2204.17 |
| 10-14 | 2024.00 | 1954.00 | 1892.00 | 1910.00 | 1852.00 | 1851.88 | 1892.19 | 1903.11 | 1895.30 | 1879.60 | 1858.86 | 1857.05 | 1876.93 | 1898.80 | 1934.56 | 1985.37 | 2016.89 | 2041.78 | 2064.15 | 2100.23 | 2115.81 | 2136.59 | 2165.34 | 2189.28 | 2214.11 | 2237.88 | 2263.12 | 2284.14 | 2303.21 | 2320.43 | 2329.60 | 2334.66 | 2332.63 | 2330.90 | 2328.91 |
| 15-19 | 1852.00 | 1841.00 | 1835.00 | 1900.00 | 1950.00 | 1926.73 | 1850.27 | 1844.96 | 1838.71 | 1825.20 | 1824.35 | 1861.46 | 1867.71 | 1868.29 | 1870.46 | 1869.38 | 1876.19 | 1894.35 | 1912.97 | 1946.53 | 1976.53 | 2002.20 | 2029.81 | 2056.84 | 2083.55 | 2106.09 | 2130.94 | 2153.35 | 2173.86 | 2192.33 | 2205.59 | 2215.71 | 2219.43 | 2221.84 | 2222.98 |
| 20-24 | 1874.00 | 1715.00 | 1728.00 | 1742.00 | 1865.00 | 1873.16 | 1869.62 | 1899.56 | 1896.62 | 1874.07 | 1868.65 | 1840.28 | 1847.82 | 1859.22 | 1875.20 | 1899.90 | 1921.28 | 1927.37 | 1926.91 | 1951.17 | 1945.11 | 1960.66 | 1995.45 | 2020.65 | 2047.94 | 2075.53 | 2102.27 | 2120.69 | 2138.25 | 2151.55 | 2152.45 | 2151.43 | 2141.02 | 2135.73 | 2133.81 |
| 25-29 | 1732.00 | 1639.00 | 1685.00 | 1758.00 | 1824.00 | 1872.39 | 1846.89 | 1896.01 | 1899.11 | 1909.07 | 1913.30 | 1928.32 | 1946.60 | 1963.92 | 1989.78 | 2021.29 | 2027.22 | 2036.97 | 2040.01 | 2078.62 | 2079.70 | 2098.94 | 2134.94 | 2159.52 | 2183.86 | 2205.13 | 2231.54 | 2248.48 | 2262.13 | 2270.21 | 2262.42 | 2248.81 | 2221.30 | 2200.99 | 2186.59 |
| 30-34 | 1817.00 | 1747.00 | 1719.00 | 1706.00 | 1762.00 | 1884.02 | 1916.70 | 2009.68 | 2051.15 | 2074.55 | 2084.22 | 2096.08 | 2114.46 | 2132.19 | 2165.91 | 2197.70 | 2219.33 | 2235.68 | 2245.54 | 2281.14 | 2288.31 | 2305.32 | 2339.02 | 2366.11 | 2394.12 | 2420.79 | 2450.61 | 2471.64 | 2489.56 | 2501.30 | 2498.66 | 2489.58 | 2466.95 | 2446.04 | 2427.50 |
| 35-39 | 2071.00 | 1973.00 | 1934.00 | 1889.00 | 1875.00 | 1883.43 | 1909.86 | 1966.57 | 2008.63 | 2048.73 | 2101.57 | 2130.72 | 2174.14 | 2206.23 | 2244.06 | 2272.00 | 2292.74 | 2311.00 | 2324.47 | 2359.57 | 2373.38 | 2394.70 | 2425.43 | 2451.98 | 2480.53 | 2506.51 | 2534.38 | 2558.63 | 2580.41 | 2597.67 | 2604.81 | 2606.32 | 2595.78 | 2583.94 | 2571.24 |
| 40-44 | 1991.00 | 2035.00 | 1982.00 | 2025.00 | 1985.00 | 2061.04 | 2089.65 | 2126.12 | 2115.13 | 2093.10 | 2091.63 | 2119.54 | 2153.51 | 2187.29 | 2230.92 | 2280.42 | 2309.64 | 2343.71 | 2368.04 | 2406.92 | 2422.76 | 2443.66 | 2472.19 | 2498.28 | 2527.99 | 2554.04 | 2582.82 | 2607.98 | 2631.21 | 2651.74 | 2663.48 | 2670.44 | 2669.19 | 2666.49 | 2662.44 |
| 45-49 | 2056.00 | 1964.00 | 1909.00 | 1896.00 | 1910.00 | 1925.86 | 1975.07 | 2024.53 | 2099.99 | 2116.89 | 2170.61 | 2202.15 | 2224.13 | 2225.10 | 2226.25 | 2241.35 | 2269.99 | 2300.25 | 2328.09 | 2369.83 | 2402.53 | 2428.88 | 2466.71 | 2496.81 | 2529.19 | 2555.43 | 2582.73 | 2607.63 | 2631.54 | 2655.08 | 2670.37 | 2682.77 | 2688.13 | 2691.29 | 2693.27 |
| 50-54 | 1746.00 | 1809.00 | 1880.00 | 1946.00 | 1966.00 | 2017.09 | 1994.34 | 2001.18 | 2009.98 | 2046.44 | 2055.85 | 2103.06 | 2137.52 | 2198.58 | 2223.58 | 2276.52 | 2308.64 | 2331.97 | 2336.35 | 2347.47 | 2357.00 | 2382.35 | 2416.05 | 2448.23 | 2485.29 | 2521.44 | 2551.41 | 2583.75 | 2611.37 | 2638.39 | 2655.72 | 2669.99 | 2678.65 | 2685.89 | 2693.01 |
| 55-59 | 1390.00 | 1410.00 | 1439.00 | 1505.00 | 1610.00 | 1622.74 | 1648.85 | 1703.73 | 1728.28 | 1735.54 | 1768.14 | 1758.00 | 1760.70 | 1769.86 | 1804.90 | 1818.87 | 1854.94 | 1880.53 | 1924.76 | 1947.58 | 1981.57 | 2005.15 | 2026.16 | 2037.92 | 2048.09 | 2063.05 | 2088.41 | 2113.60 | 2138.15 | 2163.51 | 2186.66 | 2202.62 | 2217.33 | 2228.64 | 2239.78 |
| 60-64 | 1071.00 | 1085.00 | 1160.00 | 1184.00 | 1239.00 | 1302.23 | 1349.57 | 1386.76 | 1419.94 | 1471.75 | 1481.43 | 1504.68 | 1543.66 | 1565.24 | 1576.64 | 1605.71 | 1603.67 | 1608.70 | 1617.09 | 1643.31 | 1653.97 | 1683.42 | 1707.54 | 1744.47 | 1762.95 | 1794.10 | 1817.29 | 1835.84 | 1846.75 | 1855.88 | 1865.86 | 1881.38 | 1896.00 | 1909.50 | 1923.82 |
| 65-69 | 800.00 | 840.00 | 852.00 | 909.00 | 964.00 | 991.78 | 1023.12 | 1042.19 | 1052.63 | 1067.76 | 1112.57 | 1148.82 | 1172.45 | 1197.19 | 1238.33 | 1248.89 | 1267.67 | 1295.46 | 1311.52 | 1323.10 | 1342.69 | 1342.10 | 1350.13 | 1359.96 | 1380.70 | 1391.38 | 1414.89 | 1432.50 | 1460.28 | 1473.59 | 1493.84 | 1507.09 | 1515.87 | 1519.91 | 1523.06 |
| 70-74 | 676.00 | 668.00 | 672.00 | 700.00 | 735.00 | 757.94 | 787.04 | 828.27 | 865.38 | 892.25 | 915.07 | 940.94 | 954.31 | 962.00 | 976.72 | 1012.63 | 1042.69 | 1063.77 | 1084.16 | 1117.01 | 1124.95 | 1141.11 | 1164.86 | 1180.19 | 1190.14 | 1208.63 | 1211.48 | 1218.00 | 1226.14 | 1241.28 | 1249.41 | 1266.12 | 1277.66 | 1295.59 | 1302.91 |
| 75-79 | 439.00 | 463.00 | 508.00 | 541.00 | 582.00 | 595.17 | 588.80 | 580.86 | 592.65 | 606.60 | 620.75 | 642.92 | 672.11 | 699.53 | 719.70 | 736.52 | 755.83 | 765.64 | 773.09 | 785.39 | 810.76 | 832.71 | 848.26 | 863.87 | 887.08 | 894.13 | 907.67 | 924.49 | 935.81 | 943.35 | 955.71 | 957.03 | 960.40 | 964.86 | 974.98 |
| 80-84 | 324.00 | 321.00 | 343.00 | 366.00 | 374.00 | 383.34 | 417.05 | 441.96 | 464.76 | 477.82 | 486.79 | 486.05 | 479.67 | 488.30 | 499.04 | 509.42 | 525.37 | 545.96 | 563.47 | 577.18 | 587.81 | 601.28 | 609.84 | 617.47 | 626.76 | 645.19 | 660.42 | 670.88 | 681.04 | 696.06 | 700.00 | 706.85 | 715.87 | 720.91 | 723.64 |
| 85+ | 357.00 | 366.00 | 322.00 | 307.00 | 315.00 | 367.50 | 401.02 | 445.96 | 482.15 | 517.74 | 548.60 | 584.62 | 621.61 | 652.32 | 679.23 | 701.19 | 718.77 | 733.83 | 755.67 | 778.10 | 793.94 | 812.49 | 833.94 | 857.61 | 877.46 | 893.02 | 911.89 | 927.57 | 945.23 | 960.40 | 977.40 | 993.64 | 1003.79 | 1015.33 | 1028.57 |
| Total | 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 |