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 | 369.48 | 346.24 | 403.43 | 428.91 | 333.21 | 419.94 | 443.06 | 442.89 | 450.03 | 454.66 | 445.29 | 438.76 | 434.57 | 431.91 | 430.43 | 429.65 | 431.09 | 433.21 | 436.27 | 442.51 | 450.89 | 458.10 | 464.22 | 471.99 | 478.39 | 488.35 | 498.63 | 506.75 | 511.74 | 514.95 | 517.88 | 521.41 | 516.51 | 511.16 | 506.63 |
| 5-9 | 398.49 | 398.30 | 453.40 | 530.88 | 551.13 | 527.82 | 508.79 | 489.67 | 459.84 | 430.18 | 434.12 | 430.78 | 429.93 | 431.44 | 433.17 | 430.89 | 430.85 | 431.65 | 433.69 | 438.59 | 445.37 | 451.73 | 457.87 | 465.43 | 471.75 | 481.25 | 490.87 | 498.96 | 504.95 | 509.36 | 513.18 | 517.19 | 514.32 | 511.26 | 507.78 |
| 10-14 | 436.99 | 442.78 | 489.13 | 540.34 | 532.21 | 543.05 | 554.92 | 554.55 | 567.24 | 577.98 | 572.36 | 560.42 | 543.73 | 528.07 | 511.96 | 512.51 | 511.56 | 513.03 | 516.07 | 521.22 | 525.88 | 531.19 | 537.07 | 544.59 | 551.87 | 561.11 | 571.10 | 580.54 | 588.73 | 595.89 | 602.32 | 608.21 | 609.19 | 608.87 | 607.69 |
| 15-19 | 428.71 | 432.31 | 494.85 | 528.21 | 536.81 | 527.83 | 530.00 | 570.15 | 589.48 | 592.31 | 593.14 | 594.17 | 590.35 | 596.15 | 601.21 | 597.03 | 589.33 | 580.12 | 572.40 | 566.10 | 570.89 | 574.63 | 579.72 | 586.57 | 593.79 | 601.59 | 610.46 | 619.48 | 627.78 | 635.42 | 642.76 | 650.18 | 654.12 | 656.61 | 658.19 |
| 20-24 | 415.31 | 399.29 | 423.24 | 493.78 | 525.59 | 500.92 | 502.83 | 484.99 | 464.00 | 464.40 | 463.50 | 473.08 | 487.13 | 487.45 | 486.74 | 481.48 | 484.20 | 487.06 | 490.19 | 495.77 | 495.93 | 496.67 | 498.00 | 502.47 | 506.06 | 515.83 | 524.84 | 531.41 | 535.89 | 539.79 | 544.14 | 549.41 | 546.10 | 544.95 | 544.58 |
| 25-29 | 371.65 | 336.42 | 406.19 | 483.15 | 481.22 | 446.95 | 422.61 | 390.35 | 374.71 | 365.79 | 360.37 | 357.39 | 354.74 | 353.23 | 353.15 | 353.06 | 356.06 | 359.07 | 361.99 | 368.40 | 376.26 | 382.20 | 386.89 | 393.94 | 398.49 | 407.81 | 416.57 | 422.31 | 424.84 | 426.20 | 428.06 | 430.99 | 423.22 | 417.90 | 414.19 |
| 30-34 | 398.87 | 377.56 | 459.82 | 537.77 | 574.67 | 523.91 | 496.97 | 475.31 | 455.60 | 442.34 | 435.73 | 431.35 | 428.51 | 427.18 | 426.59 | 426.41 | 429.30 | 432.12 | 435.97 | 444.47 | 454.98 | 462.27 | 467.97 | 476.75 | 482.52 | 494.67 | 505.88 | 512.93 | 515.74 | 517.07 | 519.11 | 522.67 | 512.38 | 505.15 | 500.33 |
| 35-39 | 354.19 | 353.91 | 437.54 | 513.53 | 540.24 | 476.21 | 457.24 | 455.67 | 448.40 | 443.60 | 434.51 | 427.59 | 421.76 | 417.85 | 415.76 | 414.92 | 416.31 | 418.12 | 421.00 | 427.18 | 435.31 | 442.15 | 448.28 | 456.30 | 462.55 | 472.68 | 482.66 | 490.32 | 495.20 | 498.54 | 501.59 | 505.09 | 499.64 | 494.75 | 490.49 |
| 40-44 | 357.19 | 355.59 | 417.58 | 447.97 | 440.87 | 453.47 | 435.91 | 416.38 | 405.23 | 394.49 | 378.64 | 372.88 | 370.51 | 367.08 | 365.70 | 363.64 | 363.23 | 363.23 | 364.22 | 367.48 | 372.62 | 377.83 | 382.96 | 389.12 | 394.66 | 402.02 | 409.84 | 416.92 | 422.48 | 426.85 | 430.46 | 433.88 | 432.78 | 430.72 | 428.15 |
| 45-49 | 443.13 | 443.42 | 443.20 | 423.77 | 427.50 | 451.85 | 487.63 | 504.05 | 508.34 | 486.49 | 485.21 | 475.82 | 466.24 | 456.56 | 450.98 | 440.40 | 437.82 | 438.10 | 437.86 | 440.84 | 444.46 | 448.66 | 452.79 | 458.11 | 463.53 | 471.17 | 479.42 | 487.22 | 493.93 | 499.61 | 504.85 | 510.10 | 511.47 | 511.76 | 511.18 |
| 50-54 | 395.26 | 431.15 | 471.88 | 508.86 | 501.42 | 515.29 | 486.29 | 477.08 | 484.49 | 508.41 | 521.63 | 536.11 | 541.62 | 543.36 | 528.11 | 527.25 | 521.20 | 514.94 | 509.83 | 508.14 | 506.23 | 508.46 | 512.52 | 517.14 | 522.46 | 529.05 | 536.52 | 543.53 | 550.07 | 556.35 | 562.74 | 569.15 | 572.06 | 574.19 | 575.72 |
| 55-59 | 349.80 | 341.08 | 385.48 | 400.43 | 389.57 | 388.45 | 428.87 | 440.06 | 448.39 | 448.95 | 453.89 | 436.47 | 428.41 | 429.61 | 440.76 | 446.80 | 455.45 | 459.23 | 462.53 | 456.50 | 458.99 | 459.15 | 459.44 | 460.19 | 462.45 | 464.68 | 469.74 | 475.81 | 480.96 | 486.20 | 490.76 | 495.45 | 497.62 | 499.39 | 500.50 |
| 60-64 | 310.62 | 312.33 | 298.52 | 322.53 | 333.91 | 354.37 | 348.73 | 366.01 | 362.87 | 365.18 | 363.38 | 386.22 | 394.73 | 398.68 | 400.75 | 404.62 | 394.67 | 390.44 | 390.07 | 397.49 | 404.31 | 412.88 | 417.94 | 422.55 | 419.42 | 422.92 | 426.32 | 429.25 | 430.60 | 433.49 | 435.38 | 439.13 | 441.97 | 443.98 | 446.26 |
| 65-69 | 305.86 | 345.86 | 342.78 | 328.34 | 306.34 | 329.28 | 352.22 | 372.43 | 400.33 | 419.26 | 433.71 | 430.56 | 441.10 | 439.09 | 439.71 | 439.68 | 459.44 | 466.41 | 473.12 | 477.44 | 483.24 | 476.79 | 474.98 | 477.13 | 486.19 | 494.69 | 504.59 | 511.79 | 518.38 | 517.17 | 520.73 | 524.08 | 525.46 | 525.00 | 525.75 |
| 70-74 | 286.45 | 297.57 | 279.59 | 297.70 | 310.60 | 313.27 | 333.15 | 351.98 | 358.44 | 360.19 | 379.56 | 399.27 | 416.89 | 441.82 | 459.09 | 471.77 | 468.35 | 477.45 | 476.63 | 478.52 | 479.90 | 498.57 | 506.59 | 514.40 | 519.35 | 525.51 | 521.11 | 521.06 | 524.63 | 534.53 | 543.08 | 552.08 | 557.75 | 563.16 | 561.75 |
| 75-79 | 210.53 | 217.02 | 244.02 | 252.72 | 256.39 | 271.15 | 275.61 | 261.37 | 277.51 | 301.17 | 303.56 | 320.27 | 334.89 | 339.07 | 341.55 | 357.27 | 374.52 | 389.28 | 410.09 | 425.13 | 436.01 | 434.46 | 442.66 | 442.32 | 445.14 | 447.53 | 463.71 | 471.77 | 479.11 | 484.65 | 489.57 | 486.28 | 486.17 | 488.79 | 496.95 |
| 80-84 | 138.95 | 141.42 | 148.38 | 145.77 | 142.01 | 150.26 | 156.50 | 182.46 | 192.60 | 192.46 | 199.46 | 200.21 | 191.33 | 202.32 | 217.98 | 218.88 | 227.71 | 236.25 | 239.49 | 242.50 | 252.35 | 263.49 | 272.48 | 286.32 | 295.62 | 302.33 | 301.61 | 307.58 | 308.62 | 310.81 | 312.66 | 322.40 | 327.30 | 331.10 | 333.74 |
| 85+ | 194.75 | 215.47 | 189.37 | 177.56 | 165.13 | 185.27 | 199.96 | 210.10 | 218.98 | 239.61 | 253.60 | 264.45 | 283.55 | 293.27 | 304.67 | 316.20 | 323.38 | 329.93 | 342.89 | 360.05 | 369.72 | 380.76 | 391.12 | 402.69 | 415.64 | 428.50 | 442.82 | 455.07 | 470.94 | 484.90 | 496.53 | 505.28 | 514.93 | 524.24 | 533.09 |
| Total | 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 |