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 | 149.00 | 156.00 | 165.00 | 174.00 | 164.00 | 178.57 | 194.14 | 198.56 | 202.45 | 211.05 | 213.96 | 215.97 | 217.22 | 218.39 | 219.08 | 219.27 | 219.45 | 219.89 | 220.82 | 220.25 | 219.75 | 218.82 | 217.87 | 216.89 | 215.98 | 215.18 | 214.48 | 213.79 | 213.12 | 212.49 | 211.89 | 211.30 | 210.75 | 210.24 | 209.77 |
| 5-9 | 167.00 | 171.00 | 179.00 | 181.00 | 184.00 | 172.14 | 170.14 | 175.31 | 187.76 | 196.90 | 205.06 | 215.06 | 215.73 | 214.21 | 218.19 | 220.09 | 221.57 | 223.28 | 224.66 | 224.39 | 224.13 | 223.63 | 223.38 | 223.38 | 223.14 | 222.87 | 222.42 | 221.95 | 221.45 | 221.07 | 220.73 | 220.48 | 220.25 | 220.07 | 219.92 |
| 10-14 | 146.00 | 143.00 | 132.00 | 134.00 | 150.00 | 160.47 | 166.50 | 171.93 | 163.70 | 159.73 | 157.71 | 157.50 | 166.99 | 176.27 | 175.64 | 179.61 | 185.26 | 186.07 | 185.96 | 187.71 | 188.10 | 188.34 | 188.67 | 189.01 | 188.94 | 188.75 | 188.61 | 188.44 | 188.36 | 188.27 | 188.10 | 187.88 | 187.65 | 187.44 | 187.27 |
| 15-19 | 118.00 | 114.00 | 110.00 | 102.00 | 114.00 | 106.81 | 111.56 | 100.95 | 104.82 | 111.33 | 112.13 | 109.58 | 107.72 | 105.80 | 106.34 | 107.44 | 107.39 | 110.58 | 112.36 | 111.33 | 112.17 | 112.94 | 113.12 | 113.11 | 113.04 | 113.03 | 112.93 | 112.76 | 112.50 | 112.25 | 111.98 | 111.79 | 111.58 | 111.44 | 111.24 |
| 20-24 | 160.00 | 180.00 | 159.00 | 167.00 | 156.00 | 153.19 | 148.01 | 156.12 | 162.85 | 174.99 | 177.87 | 180.11 | 175.50 | 174.41 | 174.69 | 175.77 | 175.06 | 175.60 | 176.06 | 174.37 | 173.81 | 172.36 | 171.70 | 171.07 | 170.37 | 169.82 | 169.45 | 168.88 | 168.28 | 167.74 | 167.13 | 166.58 | 166.03 | 165.54 | 165.07 |
| 25-29 | 155.00 | 159.00 | 180.00 | 165.00 | 155.00 | 189.09 | 174.05 | 163.30 | 167.03 | 170.48 | 167.53 | 167.05 | 170.32 | 169.30 | 170.09 | 171.25 | 172.35 | 172.25 | 172.81 | 171.62 | 170.97 | 169.53 | 168.52 | 167.75 | 166.94 | 166.42 | 165.77 | 165.21 | 164.67 | 164.19 | 163.71 | 163.29 | 162.84 | 162.43 | 162.03 |
| 30-34 | 141.00 | 152.00 | 156.00 | 182.00 | 180.00 | 163.51 | 165.72 | 170.46 | 166.20 | 167.19 | 168.74 | 163.10 | 160.01 | 162.79 | 163.69 | 164.54 | 165.37 | 166.04 | 166.16 | 165.73 | 165.63 | 165.23 | 164.44 | 163.90 | 163.54 | 163.30 | 163.02 | 162.71 | 162.36 | 162.07 | 161.84 | 161.61 | 161.43 | 161.29 | 161.16 |
| 35-39 | 126.00 | 109.00 | 116.00 | 120.00 | 133.00 | 139.99 | 147.17 | 155.71 | 167.39 | 175.18 | 175.01 | 178.41 | 182.78 | 182.77 | 181.72 | 182.32 | 180.60 | 180.04 | 181.58 | 181.83 | 181.83 | 181.23 | 180.84 | 180.34 | 180.16 | 179.92 | 179.69 | 179.23 | 178.80 | 178.51 | 178.24 | 177.98 | 177.74 | 177.53 | 177.33 |
| 40-44 | 115.00 | 129.00 | 124.00 | 120.00 | 123.00 | 113.57 | 102.33 | 106.94 | 109.47 | 111.03 | 113.86 | 115.03 | 119.45 | 125.83 | 129.30 | 129.14 | 130.38 | 131.73 | 131.35 | 131.01 | 131.44 | 130.21 | 129.19 | 129.19 | 129.00 | 128.71 | 128.37 | 128.11 | 127.69 | 127.42 | 127.14 | 126.87 | 126.49 | 126.14 | 125.86 |
| 45-49 | 133.00 | 105.00 | 104.00 | 108.00 | 104.00 | 102.89 | 111.29 | 103.97 | 102.36 | 103.84 | 106.11 | 107.21 | 107.42 | 108.45 | 109.49 | 110.99 | 111.62 | 113.15 | 116.28 | 115.61 | 114.38 | 113.72 | 113.45 | 113.29 | 112.59 | 112.06 | 111.47 | 111.06 | 110.78 | 110.39 | 109.97 | 109.56 | 109.24 | 108.89 | 108.52 |
| 50-54 | 157.00 | 173.00 | 154.00 | 150.00 | 135.00 | 120.81 | 116.54 | 114.29 | 112.02 | 112.55 | 111.25 | 115.05 | 114.78 | 114.86 | 114.94 | 115.91 | 116.26 | 116.11 | 115.64 | 116.10 | 115.48 | 115.74 | 115.75 | 114.98 | 114.67 | 114.17 | 113.84 | 113.54 | 113.19 | 112.82 | 112.51 | 112.09 | 111.72 | 111.45 | 111.17 |
| 55-59 | 156.00 | 154.00 | 158.00 | 157.00 | 159.00 | 162.76 | 161.54 | 145.31 | 139.51 | 132.44 | 123.87 | 120.73 | 119.57 | 119.25 | 119.32 | 120.20 | 121.47 | 121.85 | 122.16 | 121.96 | 121.55 | 121.04 | 120.92 | 120.61 | 120.29 | 120.00 | 119.70 | 119.36 | 119.10 | 118.77 | 118.35 | 118.10 | 117.84 | 117.51 | 117.23 |
| 60-64 | 136.00 | 153.00 | 146.00 | 152.00 | 151.00 | 146.07 | 141.77 | 157.05 | 157.98 | 162.63 | 163.50 | 163.37 | 155.83 | 153.10 | 149.90 | 146.30 | 145.26 | 144.06 | 144.09 | 143.88 | 144.13 | 144.33 | 143.83 | 143.36 | 142.94 | 142.42 | 141.88 | 141.48 | 140.94 | 140.45 | 139.97 | 139.48 | 138.98 | 138.53 | 138.07 |
| 65-69 | 88.00 | 84.00 | 114.00 | 116.00 | 126.00 | 130.46 | 128.19 | 118.18 | 120.61 | 116.46 | 119.52 | 119.20 | 129.08 | 129.38 | 134.55 | 134.50 | 133.81 | 131.47 | 128.84 | 127.64 | 125.18 | 124.07 | 123.05 | 122.58 | 122.08 | 121.79 | 121.66 | 121.11 | 120.58 | 120.09 | 119.54 | 118.96 | 118.50 | 117.97 | 117.46 |
| 70-74 | 85.00 | 86.00 | 74.00 | 76.00 | 80.00 | 75.14 | 74.94 | 90.06 | 92.13 | 95.96 | 97.30 | 96.07 | 93.05 | 94.34 | 91.06 | 93.86 | 97.09 | 103.36 | 107.04 | 111.52 | 112.64 | 112.04 | 110.64 | 108.02 | 107.33 | 105.32 | 104.18 | 103.10 | 102.40 | 101.71 | 101.18 | 100.92 | 100.31 | 99.72 | 99.18 |
| 75-79 | 64.00 | 69.00 | 65.00 | 61.00 | 58.00 | 64.98 | 73.11 | 62.50 | 60.63 | 63.32 | 59.24 | 60.54 | 72.82 | 76.88 | 80.65 | 81.62 | 80.51 | 78.04 | 79.52 | 76.57 | 79.93 | 83.71 | 88.67 | 92.73 | 97.24 | 98.56 | 97.71 | 96.59 | 94.00 | 93.51 | 91.78 | 90.91 | 89.77 | 88.95 | 88.18 |
| 80-84 | 16.00 | 17.00 | 24.00 | 36.00 | 48.00 | 40.39 | 30.91 | 30.63 | 33.59 | 25.86 | 35.22 | 41.29 | 35.57 | 31.89 | 36.65 | 34.84 | 36.18 | 45.48 | 50.86 | 55.57 | 56.83 | 58.13 | 57.90 | 56.90 | 53.50 | 57.73 | 62.86 | 67.25 | 71.99 | 75.99 | 77.03 | 75.61 | 75.21 | 72.87 | 72.65 |
| 85+ | 6.00 | 4.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 9.00 | 8.15 | 11.10 | 10.73 | 9.83 | 11.65 | 11.55 | 11.05 | 9.35 | 12.14 | 11.63 | 16.16 | 21.05 | 18.53 | 18.22 | 20.29 | 22.45 | 25.31 | 28.44 | 33.27 | 38.62 | 40.34 | 42.34 | 45.81 | 50.17 | 52.64 | 59.30 | 66.97 | 74.07 | 82.38 | 88.29 |
| Total | 2118.00 | 2158.00 | 2170.00 | 2211.00 | 2229.00 | 2229.00 | 2229.00 | 2231.99 | 2260.34 | 2302.57 | 2319.44 | 2336.31 | 2353.18 | 2370.06 | 2386.93 | 2403.80 | 2420.67 | 2437.54 | 2454.41 | 2457.40 | 2460.38 | 2460.38 | 2460.38 | 2460.38 | 2460.38 | 2460.38 | 2460.38 | 2460.38 | 2460.38 | 2460.38 | 2460.38 | 2460.38 | 2460.38 | 2460.38 | 2460.38 |