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 | 2565.00 | 2948.00 | 3129.00 | 3171.00 | 3221.00 | 3698.41 | 3998.91 | 4308.63 | 4656.69 | 5013.31 | 5282.82 | 5457.23 | 5595.37 | 5675.73 | 5740.02 | 5823.66 | 5915.40 | 5994.53 | 6025.73 | 6020.78 | 5956.50 | 5849.10 | 5728.30 | 5601.77 | 5484.48 | 5382.29 | 5298.44 | 5231.82 | 5180.25 | 5140.61 | 5110.10 | 5086.29 | 5067.27 | 5051.49 | 5037.93 |
| 5-9 | 2174.00 | 2599.00 | 2932.00 | 3164.00 | 3402.00 | 3761.28 | 3995.21 | 4281.08 | 4639.19 | 4995.10 | 5373.43 | 5680.03 | 5946.98 | 6158.12 | 6353.35 | 6517.98 | 6669.57 | 6795.90 | 6871.16 | 6905.97 | 6886.93 | 6832.68 | 6765.10 | 6684.69 | 6597.36 | 6505.34 | 6410.20 | 6314.81 | 6224.55 | 6143.10 | 6072.46 | 6013.70 | 5966.12 | 5927.98 | 5897.53 |
| 10-14 | 1320.00 | 1707.00 | 2093.00 | 2366.00 | 2714.00 | 3164.75 | 3477.42 | 3798.10 | 4103.18 | 4412.06 | 4697.39 | 4938.62 | 5170.90 | 5392.58 | 5594.03 | 5829.01 | 6057.90 | 6263.01 | 6424.09 | 6551.98 | 6608.00 | 6622.69 | 6615.35 | 6588.75 | 6548.23 | 6498.39 | 6444.46 | 6388.28 | 6330.46 | 6270.23 | 6207.55 | 6142.52 | 6076.85 | 6013.89 | 5956.42 |
| 15-19 | 967.00 | 1145.00 | 1426.00 | 1678.00 | 1922.00 | 2099.34 | 2325.07 | 2593.31 | 2886.63 | 3224.59 | 3554.02 | 3820.14 | 4070.88 | 4271.21 | 4461.61 | 4651.11 | 4835.11 | 5010.96 | 5169.19 | 5302.18 | 5430.20 | 5536.54 | 5623.72 | 5686.63 | 5729.47 | 5742.40 | 5739.66 | 5725.77 | 5702.64 | 5671.44 | 5634.76 | 5595.46 | 5554.89 | 5512.90 | 5468.91 |
| 20-24 | 1251.00 | 1342.00 | 1473.00 | 1644.00 | 1808.00 | 1934.18 | 1861.80 | 1900.69 | 2031.52 | 2158.37 | 2262.18 | 2329.74 | 2393.98 | 2436.79 | 2509.99 | 2626.26 | 2736.40 | 2816.15 | 2835.90 | 2843.61 | 2819.76 | 2790.30 | 2780.33 | 2778.87 | 2785.20 | 2806.56 | 2826.78 | 2841.99 | 2851.49 | 2856.12 | 2855.30 | 2850.66 | 2843.33 | 2833.58 | 2822.12 |
| 25-29 | 2045.00 | 2252.00 | 2376.00 | 2461.00 | 2540.00 | 2874.27 | 2889.21 | 3011.70 | 3185.31 | 3374.35 | 3505.55 | 3511.12 | 3507.07 | 3465.82 | 3457.85 | 3515.94 | 3595.75 | 3647.53 | 3625.71 | 3571.91 | 3462.57 | 3336.58 | 3235.86 | 3153.69 | 3097.76 | 3062.57 | 3042.72 | 3031.96 | 3026.79 | 3023.79 | 3022.87 | 3021.52 | 3019.40 | 3016.27 | 3012.44 |
| 30-34 | 2750.00 | 3104.00 | 3282.00 | 3323.00 | 3471.00 | 3903.35 | 4094.35 | 4292.53 | 4557.84 | 4810.25 | 5045.27 | 5148.01 | 5230.57 | 5228.45 | 5238.47 | 5294.45 | 5367.73 | 5426.75 | 5419.45 | 5370.92 | 5254.75 | 5104.43 | 4960.23 | 4824.39 | 4711.52 | 4622.82 | 4556.36 | 4508.40 | 4475.25 | 4452.47 | 4436.57 | 4425.00 | 4416.03 | 4408.39 | 4401.30 |
| 35-39 | 2693.00 | 3202.00 | 3663.00 | 3885.00 | 4128.00 | 4514.16 | 4772.11 | 5039.28 | 5394.89 | 5803.80 | 6137.66 | 6382.38 | 6567.17 | 6681.45 | 6764.50 | 6880.93 | 6991.04 | 7087.73 | 7113.30 | 7100.78 | 7024.44 | 6904.10 | 6774.01 | 6634.93 | 6498.38 | 6370.82 | 6257.26 | 6158.42 | 6075.42 | 6008.30 | 5955.32 | 5914.16 | 5882.85 | 5859.02 | 5840.60 |
| 40-44 | 1611.00 | 2051.00 | 2492.00 | 2935.00 | 3355.00 | 3768.54 | 4045.80 | 4300.57 | 4540.85 | 4795.57 | 5065.53 | 5312.04 | 5523.51 | 5708.15 | 5906.62 | 6083.40 | 6251.26 | 6391.13 | 6478.63 | 6523.35 | 6531.22 | 6498.34 | 6453.27 | 6380.92 | 6300.77 | 6214.22 | 6124.52 | 6036.90 | 5952.00 | 5870.85 | 5795.56 | 5727.99 | 5668.45 | 5617.26 | 5574.83 |
| 45-49 | 934.00 | 1166.00 | 1469.00 | 1702.00 | 2036.00 | 2417.61 | 2773.88 | 3147.64 | 3580.21 | 3953.45 | 4302.21 | 4588.52 | 4826.23 | 5001.48 | 5170.94 | 5360.45 | 5563.30 | 5740.44 | 5896.57 | 6049.97 | 6152.76 | 6225.73 | 6272.50 | 6288.66 | 6278.96 | 6260.38 | 6224.37 | 6183.75 | 6126.42 | 6064.57 | 5997.96 | 5928.66 | 5860.78 | 5794.55 | 5730.90 |
| 50-54 | 704.00 | 872.00 | 1033.00 | 1169.00 | 1280.00 | 1504.33 | 1704.55 | 1972.92 | 2281.10 | 2631.07 | 2964.40 | 3295.96 | 3626.55 | 3978.51 | 4268.01 | 4536.19 | 4768.96 | 4958.06 | 5106.45 | 5239.25 | 5371.58 | 5498.93 | 5602.78 | 5695.71 | 5788.38 | 5851.66 | 5900.42 | 5928.61 | 5937.60 | 5926.28 | 5906.54 | 5873.49 | 5835.76 | 5786.43 | 5734.01 |
| 55-59 | 557.00 | 668.00 | 792.00 | 864.00 | 993.00 | 1149.36 | 1255.46 | 1352.93 | 1500.99 | 1639.39 | 1824.47 | 2004.44 | 2215.73 | 2427.06 | 2672.18 | 2910.97 | 3160.43 | 3408.80 | 3662.75 | 3857.65 | 4014.77 | 4137.93 | 4231.00 | 4306.45 | 4375.48 | 4458.81 | 4542.74 | 4612.79 | 4675.55 | 4736.59 | 4777.51 | 4808.57 | 4824.43 | 4827.89 | 4815.35 |
| 60-64 | 501.00 | 605.00 | 671.00 | 732.00 | 784.00 | 906.53 | 1002.04 | 1098.63 | 1200.22 | 1337.27 | 1459.99 | 1551.27 | 1633.81 | 1734.07 | 1817.86 | 1942.50 | 2073.59 | 2226.06 | 2373.41 | 2538.14 | 2684.34 | 2823.19 | 2964.12 | 3107.66 | 3219.46 | 3310.39 | 3386.36 | 3446.10 | 3496.30 | 3544.13 | 3599.87 | 3654.81 | 3700.50 | 3740.42 | 3780.24 |
| 65-69 | 387.00 | 465.00 | 577.00 | 659.00 | 749.00 | 810.77 | 884.86 | 983.17 | 1074.33 | 1169.37 | 1268.14 | 1360.14 | 1434.35 | 1495.30 | 1575.27 | 1653.56 | 1724.17 | 1786.98 | 1859.98 | 1913.41 | 1978.92 | 2039.55 | 2113.79 | 2186.78 | 2277.13 | 2361.89 | 2451.11 | 2541.69 | 2637.52 | 2711.56 | 2773.41 | 2826.34 | 2866.16 | 2898.20 | 2927.75 |
| 70-74 | 291.00 | 371.00 | 440.00 | 482.00 | 542.00 | 651.71 | 721.32 | 823.94 | 915.26 | 1016.17 | 1073.67 | 1145.87 | 1231.93 | 1301.66 | 1370.46 | 1444.93 | 1522.07 | 1586.32 | 1638.09 | 1699.82 | 1750.12 | 1788.75 | 1820.38 | 1864.30 | 1895.09 | 1940.25 | 1985.08 | 2041.87 | 2099.35 | 2170.92 | 2238.62 | 2308.63 | 2379.75 | 2454.43 | 2512.67 |
| 75-79 | 127.00 | 174.00 | 242.00 | 314.00 | 383.00 | 436.41 | 475.69 | 500.79 | 550.65 | 615.91 | 700.98 | 769.82 | 856.38 | 927.82 | 1000.59 | 1038.46 | 1092.86 | 1158.69 | 1214.85 | 1270.42 | 1325.64 | 1377.29 | 1416.49 | 1446.18 | 1483.33 | 1515.66 | 1541.43 | 1562.87 | 1593.19 | 1613.99 | 1645.63 | 1676.83 | 1716.78 | 1757.52 | 1808.24 |
| 80-84 | 65.00 | 82.00 | 93.00 | 125.00 | 153.00 | 171.12 | 215.74 | 252.66 | 298.78 | 331.21 | 373.19 | 405.86 | 427.64 | 467.42 | 518.06 | 584.23 | 639.75 | 709.11 | 767.49 | 825.40 | 855.02 | 897.61 | 948.39 | 991.62 | 1034.61 | 1077.90 | 1118.36 | 1150.11 | 1174.10 | 1203.71 | 1229.30 | 1249.52 | 1266.37 | 1290.24 | 1306.91 |
| 85+ | 33.00 | 54.00 | 61.00 | 74.00 | 97.00 | 121.79 | 140.07 | 167.13 | 196.01 | 224.60 | 258.49 | 309.58 | 361.63 | 422.35 | 473.70 | 537.43 | 607.36 | 670.83 | 755.29 | 842.32 | 952.96 | 1060.11 | 1174.41 | 1298.38 | 1424.73 | 1547.97 | 1680.04 | 1824.18 | 1971.44 | 2121.66 | 2271.01 | 2426.17 | 2584.62 | 2739.87 | 2902.19 |
| Total | 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 |