Population is the number of people living in an area. It is a key indicator for the population domain in Place Forecast.
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 | 8.34 | 6.26 | 7.30 | 9.38 | 7.30 | 10.40 | 12.66 | 15.32 | 16.80 | 17.76 | 18.45 | 18.93 | 19.20 | 19.53 | 19.62 | 19.84 | 20.02 | 20.10 | 20.20 | 20.24 | 20.27 | 20.29 | 20.30 | 20.33 | 20.33 | 20.33 | 20.34 | 20.34 | 20.34 | 20.34 | 20.34 | 20.34 | 20.34 | 20.33 | 20.33 |
| 5-9 | 8.86 | 7.82 | 7.82 | 6.26 | 9.91 | 6.63 | 9.70 | 9.63 | 8.36 | 9.42 | 9.50 | 9.67 | 9.80 | 9.93 | 9.88 | 10.15 | 10.10 | 10.18 | 10.22 | 10.18 | 10.22 | 10.20 | 10.21 | 10.23 | 10.21 | 10.22 | 10.22 | 10.22 | 10.22 | 10.22 | 10.22 | 10.22 | 10.22 | 10.21 | 10.21 |
| 10-14 | 11.47 | 10.43 | 11.47 | 10.95 | 8.34 | 7.02 | 8.74 | 9.18 | 10.05 | 11.01 | 11.54 | 11.83 | 12.15 | 12.36 | 12.37 | 12.56 | 12.61 | 12.66 | 12.72 | 12.73 | 12.74 | 12.75 | 12.75 | 12.77 | 12.76 | 12.76 | 12.76 | 12.77 | 12.76 | 12.77 | 12.76 | 12.76 | 12.76 | 12.76 | 12.76 |
| 15-19 | 9.38 | 9.38 | 7.82 | 10.95 | 14.08 | 13.07 | 13.93 | 15.00 | 16.58 | 15.45 | 14.32 | 14.87 | 15.06 | 15.31 | 15.78 | 15.84 | 16.01 | 16.19 | 16.20 | 16.27 | 16.30 | 16.31 | 16.33 | 16.36 | 16.34 | 16.36 | 16.36 | 16.36 | 16.35 | 16.37 | 16.35 | 16.36 | 16.36 | 16.36 | 16.35 |
| 20-24 | 5.21 | 5.21 | 5.74 | 5.21 | 4.69 | 15.31 | 14.06 | 14.08 | 16.55 | 17.88 | 18.45 | 17.86 | 18.01 | 18.37 | 18.31 | 18.67 | 18.66 | 18.77 | 18.87 | 18.83 | 18.90 | 18.88 | 18.91 | 18.95 | 18.90 | 18.93 | 18.93 | 18.93 | 18.92 | 18.94 | 18.92 | 18.93 | 18.92 | 18.92 | 18.92 |
| 25-29 | 12.51 | 13.03 | 11.47 | 6.78 | 4.69 | 11.66 | 13.25 | 14.94 | 14.27 | 15.38 | 15.84 | 16.26 | 16.44 | 16.70 | 16.62 | 16.95 | 16.97 | 17.01 | 17.08 | 17.05 | 17.09 | 17.08 | 17.09 | 17.12 | 17.09 | 17.10 | 17.11 | 17.11 | 17.10 | 17.11 | 17.10 | 17.10 | 17.10 | 17.10 | 17.10 |
| 30-34 | 11.47 | 12.51 | 14.60 | 19.29 | 18.25 | 17.90 | 18.01 | 17.32 | 16.26 | 17.08 | 17.55 | 17.97 | 18.24 | 18.55 | 18.54 | 18.86 | 18.92 | 18.98 | 19.06 | 19.05 | 19.08 | 19.08 | 19.09 | 19.13 | 19.10 | 19.11 | 19.12 | 19.12 | 19.11 | 19.12 | 19.11 | 19.11 | 19.11 | 19.11 | 19.11 |
| 35-39 | 12.51 | 10.95 | 10.95 | 10.43 | 11.47 | 14.22 | 16.00 | 17.70 | 19.23 | 19.86 | 20.62 | 21.07 | 21.48 | 21.74 | 21.89 | 22.20 | 22.36 | 22.49 | 22.60 | 22.64 | 22.69 | 22.71 | 22.73 | 22.76 | 22.75 | 22.76 | 22.76 | 22.77 | 22.76 | 22.77 | 22.77 | 22.77 | 22.77 | 22.76 | 22.76 |
| 40-44 | 13.56 | 15.12 | 14.08 | 13.03 | 14.08 | 12.19 | 9.77 | 10.12 | 9.86 | 10.49 | 10.69 | 11.20 | 11.40 | 11.52 | 11.55 | 11.77 | 11.84 | 11.93 | 11.99 | 12.02 | 12.06 | 12.07 | 12.08 | 12.10 | 12.10 | 12.11 | 12.11 | 12.11 | 12.11 | 12.12 | 12.11 | 12.11 | 12.11 | 12.11 | 12.11 |
| 45-49 | 18.25 | 15.12 | 14.60 | 15.12 | 14.08 | 14.76 | 16.17 | 15.92 | 15.81 | 16.19 | 16.28 | 16.39 | 16.75 | 17.22 | 17.29 | 17.49 | 17.60 | 17.68 | 17.76 | 17.78 | 17.82 | 17.84 | 17.86 | 17.89 | 17.88 | 17.88 | 17.89 | 17.90 | 17.89 | 17.90 | 17.89 | 17.89 | 17.89 | 17.89 | 17.89 |
| 50-54 | 22.94 | 25.55 | 20.33 | 21.90 | 18.25 | 14.63 | 14.76 | 14.29 | 14.54 | 15.14 | 15.62 | 15.94 | 16.20 | 16.49 | 16.61 | 16.85 | 16.97 | 17.06 | 17.15 | 17.18 | 17.22 | 17.23 | 17.25 | 17.27 | 17.27 | 17.27 | 17.28 | 17.28 | 17.28 | 17.28 | 17.28 | 17.28 | 17.28 | 17.28 | 17.28 |
| 55-59 | 31.28 | 30.76 | 34.93 | 31.80 | 30.76 | 27.87 | 27.18 | 22.95 | 22.46 | 19.95 | 19.17 | 19.20 | 19.08 | 19.42 | 19.68 | 20.12 | 20.33 | 20.50 | 20.65 | 20.76 | 20.85 | 20.90 | 20.94 | 20.98 | 21.00 | 21.01 | 21.02 | 21.03 | 21.03 | 21.03 | 21.03 | 21.04 | 21.04 | 21.03 | 21.03 |
| 60-64 | 29.72 | 34.41 | 33.89 | 32.33 | 34.93 | 33.29 | 29.54 | 33.95 | 30.68 | 30.19 | 28.36 | 28.74 | 26.55 | 26.97 | 26.09 | 25.93 | 26.08 | 25.94 | 26.08 | 26.24 | 26.42 | 26.52 | 26.61 | 26.68 | 26.73 | 26.76 | 26.79 | 26.81 | 26.82 | 26.83 | 26.83 | 26.83 | 26.83 | 26.83 | 26.83 |
| 65-69 | 22.94 | 21.38 | 23.98 | 24.50 | 27.11 | 26.19 | 25.27 | 22.42 | 22.66 | 23.01 | 23.61 | 21.04 | 23.48 | 21.10 | 21.45 | 20.31 | 20.34 | 19.74 | 19.72 | 19.43 | 19.32 | 19.37 | 19.38 | 19.47 | 19.54 | 19.63 | 19.67 | 19.71 | 19.74 | 19.76 | 19.78 | 19.79 | 19.80 | 19.80 | 19.80 |
| 70-74 | 22.94 | 21.90 | 16.68 | 20.86 | 20.33 | 18.57 | 16.74 | 16.15 | 13.74 | 12.79 | 12.10 | 11.51 | 10.98 | 10.75 | 11.09 | 11.00 | 10.13 | 11.04 | 10.48 | 10.36 | 10.09 | 10.16 | 9.83 | 9.91 | 9.76 | 9.72 | 9.75 | 9.73 | 9.75 | 9.78 | 9.82 | 9.84 | 9.85 | 9.86 | 9.87 |
| 75-79 | 18.77 | 17.73 | 19.81 | 16.68 | 16.16 | 16.51 | 17.35 | 12.72 | 14.83 | 14.16 | 13.09 | 12.18 | 11.27 | 9.72 | 8.77 | 8.29 | 7.96 | 7.38 | 7.21 | 7.36 | 7.33 | 6.69 | 7.16 | 6.81 | 6.79 | 6.66 | 6.65 | 6.53 | 6.55 | 6.47 | 6.46 | 6.47 | 6.47 | 6.49 | 6.51 |
| 80-84 | 3.65 | 3.13 | 5.74 | 10.43 | 13.56 | 8.35 | 4.24 | 6.28 | 5.75 | 3.02 | 3.90 | 4.66 | 3.46 | 4.04 | 4.33 | 3.13 | 3.18 | 2.47 | 2.25 | 2.16 | 1.92 | 2.30 | 1.89 | 1.69 | 1.92 | 1.88 | 1.74 | 1.79 | 1.80 | 1.72 | 1.77 | 1.71 | 1.71 | 1.72 | 1.70 |
| 85+ | 1.56 | 1.56 | 3.13 | 3.13 | 2.61 | 2.02 | 3.22 | 2.63 | 2.16 | 1.80 | 1.50 | 1.26 | 1.06 | 0.89 | 0.75 | 0.63 | 0.53 | 0.45 | 0.38 | 0.32 | 0.27 | 0.23 | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| Total | 265.38 | 262.25 | 264.34 | 269.03 | 270.60 | 270.60 | 270.60 | 270.60 | 270.60 | 270.60 | 270.60 | 270.60 | 270.60 | 270.60 | 270.60 | 270.60 | 270.60 | 270.60 | 270.60 | 270.60 | 270.60 | 270.60 | 270.60 | 270.60 | 270.60 | 270.60 | 270.60 | 270.60 | 270.60 | 270.60 | 270.60 | 270.60 | 270.60 | 270.60 | 270.60 |