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 | 107.00 | 117.00 | 125.00 | 130.00 | 122.00 | 128.28 | 139.94 | 137.44 | 137.28 | 144.67 | 146.38 | 147.55 | 148.51 | 149.58 | 150.41 | 150.68 | 150.88 | 151.49 | 152.62 | 152.45 | 152.24 | 151.93 | 151.60 | 151.21 | 150.97 | 150.84 | 150.79 | 150.74 | 150.72 | 150.70 | 150.70 | 150.71 | 150.72 | 150.78 | 150.84 |
| 5-9 | 136.00 | 144.00 | 148.00 | 149.00 | 143.00 | 138.62 | 135.39 | 146.99 | 161.84 | 167.07 | 174.48 | 184.76 | 185.27 | 183.61 | 187.77 | 189.31 | 190.96 | 192.58 | 194.04 | 194.03 | 193.81 | 193.73 | 193.70 | 193.85 | 193.92 | 193.86 | 193.65 | 193.41 | 193.16 | 192.99 | 192.89 | 192.84 | 192.83 | 192.87 | 192.91 |
| 10-14 | 106.00 | 113.00 | 102.00 | 105.00 | 124.00 | 138.42 | 140.30 | 141.26 | 136.43 | 130.87 | 128.33 | 127.63 | 136.53 | 145.59 | 145.06 | 148.78 | 154.38 | 155.11 | 154.96 | 156.82 | 157.23 | 157.75 | 158.26 | 158.73 | 158.88 | 158.83 | 158.82 | 158.80 | 158.86 | 158.89 | 158.86 | 158.76 | 158.66 | 158.57 | 158.52 |
| 15-19 | 76.00 | 70.00 | 74.00 | 73.00 | 78.00 | 65.95 | 66.83 | 56.20 | 57.43 | 66.78 | 69.22 | 67.23 | 65.25 | 63.05 | 62.93 | 64.23 | 63.92 | 66.78 | 68.65 | 67.73 | 68.65 | 69.81 | 70.29 | 70.57 | 70.83 | 71.09 | 71.28 | 71.39 | 71.41 | 71.39 | 71.40 | 71.43 | 71.46 | 71.55 | 71.58 |
| 20-24 | 116.00 | 120.00 | 101.00 | 101.00 | 96.00 | 96.18 | 95.44 | 99.66 | 97.18 | 104.46 | 107.01 | 110.57 | 106.86 | 105.74 | 107.07 | 107.70 | 107.99 | 108.68 | 109.34 | 108.14 | 107.71 | 107.08 | 107.05 | 107.00 | 107.17 | 107.34 | 107.67 | 107.78 | 107.88 | 107.95 | 107.99 | 108.04 | 108.09 | 108.17 | 108.24 |
| 25-29 | 103.00 | 107.00 | 125.00 | 120.00 | 117.00 | 123.92 | 106.42 | 95.69 | 104.92 | 109.37 | 109.06 | 107.91 | 110.45 | 109.18 | 110.24 | 111.10 | 112.11 | 112.20 | 112.95 | 112.27 | 111.84 | 111.36 | 111.03 | 110.79 | 110.68 | 110.78 | 110.71 | 110.72 | 110.75 | 110.80 | 110.88 | 110.99 | 111.06 | 111.15 | 111.23 |
| 30-34 | 91.00 | 98.00 | 99.00 | 112.00 | 115.00 | 105.18 | 114.52 | 123.16 | 121.00 | 120.93 | 120.52 | 114.79 | 112.05 | 114.77 | 116.17 | 116.77 | 117.49 | 118.09 | 118.23 | 118.06 | 117.98 | 117.99 | 117.50 | 117.13 | 117.10 | 117.12 | 117.08 | 117.02 | 116.93 | 116.85 | 116.86 | 116.85 | 116.89 | 116.96 | 117.03 |
| 35-39 | 84.00 | 72.00 | 79.00 | 83.00 | 86.00 | 93.50 | 96.74 | 104.58 | 113.96 | 121.53 | 120.03 | 123.48 | 128.42 | 128.26 | 127.04 | 127.17 | 125.42 | 124.70 | 126.15 | 126.48 | 126.50 | 126.20 | 126.10 | 125.83 | 125.99 | 126.04 | 126.10 | 125.90 | 125.74 | 125.68 | 125.66 | 125.63 | 125.62 | 125.64 | 125.66 |
| 40-44 | 72.00 | 82.00 | 76.00 | 75.00 | 79.00 | 73.89 | 67.70 | 69.01 | 70.50 | 70.66 | 74.29 | 76.27 | 80.44 | 86.41 | 90.75 | 90.30 | 91.96 | 93.94 | 93.60 | 93.41 | 93.95 | 93.01 | 92.26 | 92.51 | 92.62 | 92.63 | 92.61 | 92.68 | 92.61 | 92.65 | 92.70 | 92.73 | 92.64 | 92.58 | 92.57 |
| 45-49 | 84.00 | 64.00 | 66.00 | 69.00 | 65.00 | 57.66 | 60.74 | 54.26 | 53.97 | 55.44 | 55.46 | 55.29 | 53.85 | 53.93 | 54.05 | 55.95 | 57.16 | 58.27 | 60.83 | 60.71 | 59.32 | 59.44 | 60.24 | 60.40 | 60.17 | 60.06 | 59.88 | 59.86 | 59.99 | 59.96 | 59.93 | 59.92 | 59.99 | 60.04 | 60.06 |
| 50-54 | 95.00 | 105.00 | 96.00 | 91.00 | 84.00 | 76.85 | 69.11 | 68.67 | 66.23 | 66.58 | 64.88 | 65.84 | 65.54 | 65.21 | 65.21 | 65.06 | 64.69 | 65.28 | 65.70 | 65.43 | 65.49 | 65.44 | 65.49 | 65.69 | 65.80 | 65.69 | 65.76 | 65.87 | 65.90 | 65.91 | 65.95 | 65.86 | 65.84 | 65.89 | 65.94 |
| 55-59 | 86.00 | 81.00 | 78.00 | 80.00 | 81.00 | 88.59 | 91.42 | 81.92 | 77.92 | 74.68 | 68.81 | 65.31 | 65.98 | 65.64 | 65.45 | 65.15 | 65.92 | 66.02 | 66.17 | 66.05 | 65.69 | 65.36 | 65.47 | 65.38 | 65.36 | 65.39 | 65.42 | 65.42 | 65.52 | 65.53 | 65.46 | 65.55 | 65.62 | 65.61 | 65.64 |
| 60-64 | 69.00 | 76.00 | 68.00 | 80.00 | 79.00 | 70.01 | 66.17 | 69.21 | 71.95 | 74.45 | 78.88 | 80.20 | 75.98 | 73.68 | 71.80 | 69.60 | 68.22 | 68.72 | 69.18 | 69.07 | 68.79 | 68.95 | 68.66 | 68.45 | 68.47 | 68.41 | 68.30 | 68.37 | 68.32 | 68.32 | 68.35 | 68.36 | 68.36 | 68.41 | 68.44 |
| 65-69 | 39.00 | 42.00 | 66.00 | 62.00 | 63.00 | 68.45 | 66.48 | 59.47 | 63.54 | 60.94 | 57.55 | 56.56 | 58.56 | 59.72 | 61.14 | 63.53 | 64.88 | 63.43 | 62.09 | 60.97 | 59.59 | 58.40 | 58.85 | 58.95 | 58.84 | 58.36 | 58.36 | 58.15 | 58.02 | 58.08 | 58.06 | 57.98 | 58.03 | 58.03 | 58.04 |
| 70-74 | 36.00 | 35.00 | 33.00 | 30.00 | 35.00 | 34.53 | 41.23 | 56.09 | 56.78 | 57.76 | 60.05 | 58.44 | 54.10 | 57.96 | 56.23 | 54.15 | 53.63 | 55.01 | 56.08 | 57.66 | 59.48 | 60.83 | 59.86 | 58.44 | 57.62 | 56.54 | 55.40 | 55.91 | 55.97 | 55.79 | 55.22 | 55.17 | 54.99 | 54.87 | 54.94 |
| 75-79 | 25.00 | 32.00 | 24.00 | 23.00 | 25.00 | 29.32 | 31.83 | 30.10 | 26.19 | 30.15 | 29.14 | 35.57 | 48.22 | 49.24 | 50.16 | 51.67 | 49.70 | 45.98 | 49.92 | 48.88 | 47.27 | 46.84 | 47.76 | 48.80 | 50.23 | 51.99 | 53.22 | 52.15 | 50.86 | 50.10 | 49.27 | 48.42 | 48.83 | 48.78 | 48.54 |
| 80-84 | 8.00 | 10.00 | 12.00 | 15.00 | 18.00 | 21.37 | 19.78 | 15.59 | 17.57 | 18.06 | 23.74 | 24.34 | 20.93 | 18.14 | 22.35 | 23.83 | 28.48 | 37.75 | 37.56 | 37.75 | 39.09 | 38.18 | 36.38 | 37.89 | 36.24 | 35.52 | 35.49 | 36.64 | 37.67 | 38.70 | 39.84 | 40.62 | 40.01 | 38.99 | 38.38 |
| 85+ | 3.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.28 | 3.93 | 4.69 | 4.68 | 4.20 | 4.67 | 4.63 | 3.32 | 4.43 | 4.19 | 6.95 | 8.03 | 5.67 | 5.49 | 7.67 | 8.94 | 11.26 | 13.09 | 11.97 | 12.69 | 13.07 | 13.00 | 12.77 | 13.28 | 13.28 | 13.55 | 13.70 | 13.94 | 14.70 | 15.01 |
| Total | 1336.00 | 1369.00 | 1376.00 | 1402.00 | 1414.00 | 1414.00 | 1414.00 | 1414.00 | 1439.36 | 1478.61 | 1492.50 | 1506.38 | 1520.27 | 1534.15 | 1548.03 | 1561.92 | 1575.80 | 1589.69 | 1603.57 | 1603.57 | 1603.57 | 1603.57 | 1603.57 | 1603.57 | 1603.57 | 1603.57 | 1603.57 | 1603.57 | 1603.57 | 1603.57 | 1603.57 | 1603.57 | 1603.57 | 1603.57 | 1603.57 |