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 | 111.69 | 93.06 | 62.68 | 71.09 | 109.72 | 118.98 | 120.20 | 124.26 | 124.25 | 122.27 | 123.50 | 125.60 | 128.02 | 130.63 | 133.05 | 134.91 | 137.45 | 140.10 | 140.32 | 142.81 | 145.30 | 147.13 | 150.39 | 152.05 | 153.79 | 154.81 | 155.80 | 156.94 | 158.38 | 161.79 | 165.29 | 168.70 | 168.10 | 167.27 |
| 5-9 | 89.39 | 81.75 | 53.27 | 55.49 | 80.14 | 83.14 | 89.69 | 87.59 | 88.49 | 93.36 | 97.57 | 99.47 | 102.19 | 104.17 | 105.51 | 106.73 | 108.54 | 110.62 | 111.26 | 113.02 | 114.95 | 116.71 | 119.00 | 120.37 | 121.83 | 122.73 | 123.72 | 124.79 | 126.05 | 128.50 | 131.11 | 133.62 | 133.47 | 132.96 |
| 10-14 | 91.31 | 77.42 | 49.40 | 48.59 | 77.93 | 80.98 | 84.58 | 85.44 | 85.80 | 84.14 | 84.47 | 86.39 | 87.73 | 88.90 | 92.43 | 94.83 | 97.14 | 99.70 | 100.30 | 102.01 | 103.64 | 104.84 | 107.00 | 108.15 | 109.50 | 110.58 | 111.73 | 112.94 | 114.20 | 116.44 | 118.39 | 120.24 | 120.03 | 120.22 |
| 15-19 | 136.11 | 120.10 | 87.50 | 89.72 | 147.53 | 143.39 | 141.16 | 140.05 | 138.49 | 137.73 | 142.80 | 148.35 | 151.02 | 155.95 | 157.76 | 158.09 | 160.71 | 163.86 | 162.97 | 167.81 | 172.05 | 174.21 | 179.01 | 180.51 | 182.47 | 183.73 | 185.10 | 187.00 | 189.12 | 193.81 | 197.84 | 201.31 | 199.10 | 198.42 |
| 20-24 | 473.81 | 314.06 | 263.10 | 328.03 | 557.56 | 497.28 | 453.60 | 426.67 | 417.64 | 414.31 | 430.23 | 445.53 | 459.45 | 469.08 | 476.88 | 481.66 | 492.26 | 502.73 | 497.23 | 507.93 | 518.37 | 524.54 | 539.57 | 542.09 | 547.03 | 547.84 | 549.96 | 554.44 | 560.95 | 580.06 | 596.35 | 609.36 | 594.42 | 583.18 |
| 25-29 | 564.69 | 403.20 | 316.94 | 367.62 | 646.53 | 591.40 | 565.83 | 550.11 | 531.06 | 515.62 | 529.11 | 544.55 | 558.20 | 570.93 | 580.77 | 586.59 | 598.55 | 611.71 | 605.58 | 618.63 | 631.53 | 639.17 | 656.64 | 660.72 | 666.12 | 666.93 | 669.49 | 674.30 | 681.68 | 703.48 | 723.09 | 739.30 | 723.63 | 710.72 |
| 30-34 | 309.62 | 240.45 | 165.69 | 189.53 | 324.03 | 342.55 | 348.42 | 347.15 | 337.88 | 330.56 | 336.97 | 346.12 | 355.29 | 363.31 | 369.41 | 373.59 | 380.62 | 388.30 | 386.38 | 393.73 | 401.18 | 406.30 | 416.75 | 420.17 | 424.17 | 425.42 | 427.11 | 430.01 | 434.30 | 446.39 | 458.18 | 468.69 | 462.36 | 455.70 |
| 35-39 | 164.18 | 132.45 | 90.29 | 95.61 | 154.64 | 161.42 | 162.14 | 160.36 | 164.35 | 165.60 | 169.33 | 173.94 | 178.19 | 181.32 | 184.31 | 186.75 | 190.25 | 194.06 | 195.09 | 198.48 | 201.80 | 204.20 | 208.38 | 210.86 | 213.36 | 215.21 | 216.87 | 218.63 | 220.56 | 224.63 | 228.87 | 233.19 | 233.38 | 233.25 |
| 40-44 | 114.47 | 102.03 | 72.93 | 77.93 | 135.70 | 142.65 | 144.57 | 147.15 | 146.40 | 148.36 | 152.80 | 155.04 | 157.58 | 161.94 | 165.43 | 168.19 | 171.40 | 174.97 | 175.80 | 178.83 | 181.68 | 184.35 | 188.19 | 190.38 | 192.88 | 194.37 | 195.87 | 197.59 | 199.64 | 203.53 | 207.52 | 211.49 | 211.41 | 211.07 |
| 45-49 | 59.04 | 46.59 | 31.07 | 33.28 | 47.00 | 54.14 | 57.54 | 60.62 | 61.81 | 62.07 | 63.84 | 64.72 | 67.37 | 68.76 | 70.18 | 71.50 | 72.83 | 73.90 | 74.54 | 76.09 | 77.43 | 78.53 | 80.04 | 80.97 | 81.96 | 82.82 | 83.69 | 84.52 | 85.44 | 86.95 | 88.42 | 89.88 | 90.06 | 90.24 |
| 50-54 | 65.41 | 57.63 | 47.54 | 42.16 | 69.12 | 71.08 | 68.74 | 67.12 | 67.62 | 65.15 | 66.71 | 68.71 | 71.39 | 74.34 | 77.33 | 79.14 | 80.72 | 82.40 | 83.05 | 84.83 | 86.61 | 87.98 | 89.35 | 90.71 | 92.09 | 93.10 | 94.29 | 95.51 | 96.66 | 98.27 | 99.76 | 101.28 | 101.80 | 102.40 |
| 55-59 | 72.36 | 63.37 | 36.60 | 39.76 | 65.02 | 67.51 | 72.58 | 74.61 | 73.66 | 75.85 | 75.91 | 76.37 | 77.36 | 77.21 | 77.33 | 78.73 | 81.53 | 82.83 | 83.98 | 87.15 | 89.13 | 90.78 | 92.39 | 93.69 | 95.27 | 96.39 | 97.50 | 98.45 | 99.75 | 101.45 | 103.24 | 105.05 | 105.80 | 106.42 |
| 60-64 | 46.59 | 43.63 | 32.36 | 34.06 | 54.49 | 54.04 | 53.98 | 54.87 | 56.76 | 58.71 | 61.44 | 63.94 | 66.24 | 68.27 | 69.38 | 71.13 | 71.91 | 72.96 | 73.26 | 73.14 | 74.83 | 76.51 | 78.90 | 81.05 | 82.89 | 84.01 | 84.66 | 85.52 | 86.57 | 88.11 | 89.72 | 91.39 | 92.17 | 92.90 |
| 65-69 | 38.48 | 32.85 | 30.10 | 26.11 | 38.59 | 39.74 | 41.01 | 40.63 | 40.10 | 39.03 | 37.87 | 37.54 | 38.19 | 39.37 | 40.65 | 41.86 | 43.19 | 44.24 | 45.17 | 46.02 | 46.41 | 47.05 | 47.66 | 47.94 | 48.11 | 48.92 | 50.28 | 51.02 | 51.73 | 52.80 | 53.67 | 54.54 | 55.05 | 55.59 |
| 70-74 | 18.91 | 24.11 | 16.31 | 16.95 | 18.71 | 18.92 | 19.00 | 19.72 | 19.71 | 20.32 | 20.84 | 20.45 | 20.47 | 20.47 | 20.55 | 21.09 | 21.66 | 22.41 | 23.28 | 24.35 | 25.31 | 25.85 | 26.81 | 27.59 | 27.98 | 28.59 | 28.91 | 29.33 | 29.61 | 29.85 | 30.45 | 30.99 | 31.68 | 32.43 |
| 75-79 | 5.23 | 21.64 | 14.47 | 14.72 | 6.23 | 7.18 | 7.28 | 7.65 | 7.31 | 7.09 | 6.99 | 6.83 | 7.20 | 6.91 | 7.28 | 7.24 | 7.43 | 7.53 | 7.50 | 7.50 | 7.25 | 7.46 | 7.38 | 7.45 | 7.83 | 7.87 | 8.32 | 8.47 | 8.80 | 8.82 | 8.95 | 9.34 | 9.22 | 9.42 |
| 80-84 | 16.31 | 22.75 | 17.29 | 12.48 | 20.75 | 19.43 | 18.43 | 18.55 | 20.44 | 21.13 | 21.12 | 20.48 | 20.81 | 20.59 | 21.14 | 21.19 | 21.33 | 21.67 | 21.03 | 20.87 | 21.30 | 22.05 | 22.47 | 22.62 | 22.30 | 21.80 | 21.84 | 22.10 | 22.46 | 23.16 | 23.97 | 24.45 | 24.96 | 25.53 |
| 85+ | 40.00 | 23.60 | 18.98 | 19.83 | 34.79 | 36.55 | 36.97 | 37.08 | 36.67 | 36.88 | 37.35 | 38.16 | 39.16 | 40.50 | 41.58 | 42.46 | 42.86 | 43.41 | 43.79 | 44.62 | 45.31 | 45.51 | 46.33 | 46.89 | 47.63 | 48.47 | 48.88 | 49.43 | 49.88 | 50.40 | 51.01 | 51.57 | 52.49 | 53.48 |
| Total | 2417.60 | 1900.69 | 1406.52 | 1562.96 | 2588.48 | 2530.40 | 2485.72 | 2449.64 | 2418.44 | 2398.16 | 2458.85 | 2522.21 | 2585.86 | 2642.65 | 2690.97 | 2725.69 | 2780.37 | 2837.41 | 2830.53 | 2887.81 | 2944.09 | 2983.16 | 3056.26 | 3084.23 | 3117.19 | 3133.58 | 3154.02 | 3180.99 | 3215.78 | 3298.45 | 3375.82 | 3444.39 | 3409.15 | 3381.21 |