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Population projections

The downloadable data contains the latest projections by financial year from 2020–21 to 2040–41 for NSW and by local government area and Statistical Area 2 geographies.

Latest release: November 2024
Reference period: 2021 to 2041

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Local government area projections

Local government area	2021	2041
Albury	56,067	76,624
Armidale Regional	29,332	29,992
Ballina	46,196	51,380
Balranald	2,208	2,244
Bathurst Regional	43,674	52,072
Bayside (NSW)	176,229	233,268
Bega Valley	35,770	40,448
Bellingen	13,203	13,703
Berrigan	8,615	9,944
Blacktown	399,925	563,350
Bland	5,544	5,651
Blayney	7,511	7,775
Blue Mountains	78,372	79,622
Bogan	2,480	2,432
Bourke	2,416	2,192
Brewarrina	1,487	1,360
Broken Hill	17,662	17,773
Burwood	40,440	57,314
Byron	36,106	40,118
Cabonne	13,767	14,745
Camden	120,083	237,202
Campbelltown (NSW)	177,778	223,342
Canada Bay	89,685	109,313
Canterbury-Bankstown	372,459	444,006
Carrathool	2,873	3,044
Central Coast (NSW)	348,493	408,390
Central Darling	1,758	1,688
Cessnock	64,120	90,019
Clarence Valley	54,212	56,485
Cobar	4,098	4,101
Coffs Harbour	78,781	85,053
Coolamon	4,403	4,977
Coonamble	3,833	3,922
Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional	11,390	11,729
Cowra	12,759	13,243
Cumberland	237,083	295,028
Dubbo Regional	55,528	64,595
Dungog	9,532	11,530
Edward River	8,437	8,764
Eurobodalla	40,464	45,994
Fairfield	209,066	223,637
Federation	12,822	14,676
Forbes	9,385	11,005
Georges River	152,800	176,962
Gilgandra	4,318	4,351
Glen Innes Severn	8,925	8,938
Goulburn Mulwaree	32,150	37,819
Greater Hume Shire	11,109	14,810
Griffith	27,195	31,059
Gunnedah	13,088	13,764
Gwydir	4,912	5,011
Hawkesbury	67,605	77,170
Hay	2,885	2,736
Hilltops	19,223	20,165
Hornsby	152,263	169,753
Hunters Hill	13,596	13,929
Inner West	183,839	226,484
Inverell	17,920	18,506
Junee	6,454	7,330
Kempsey	30,828	32,246
Kiama	22,970	25,150
Ku-ring-gai	124,703	158,326
Kyogle	9,346	9,669
Lachlan	6,153	5,983
Lake Macquarie	214,054	259,237
Lane Cove	39,608	52,598
Leeton	11,480	11,996
Lismore	44,361	46,463
Lithgow	20,855	21,603
Liverpool	234,505	361,687
Liverpool Plains	7,608	7,746
Lockhart	3,328	3,762
Maitland	90,612	134,849
Mid-Coast	96,475	105,366
Mid-Western Regional	25,714	29,306
Moree Plains	12,964	14,855
Mosman	28,466	29,268
Murray River	12,785	16,621
Murrumbidgee	3,564	3,887
Muswellbrook	16,469	17,696
Nambucca Valley	20,382	21,786
Narrabri	12,808	12,997
Narrandera	5,733	5,573
Narromine	6,448	6,621
Newcastle	169,433	208,536
North Sydney	69,471	84,146
Northern Beaches	264,567	275,846
Oberon	5,567	5,808
Orange	43,750	48,657
Parkes	14,451	15,648
Parramatta	258,527	369,516
Penrith	219,239	271,518
Port Macquarie-Hastings	86,638	96,616
Port Stephens	75,328	88,721
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional	63,404	79,208
Randwick	135,219	154,745
Richmond Valley	23,595	24,624
Ryde	129,813	175,859
Shellharbour	76,492	109,469
Shoalhaven	108,550	152,171
Singleton	24,725	28,321
Snowy Monaro Regional	21,667	26,668
Snowy Valleys	14,900	15,068
Strathfield	45,963	60,897
Sutherland Shire	230,994	252,105
Sydney	214,703	274,398
Tamworth Regional	63,670	70,069
Temora	6,013	6,815
Tenterfield	6,800	7,062
The Hills Shire	192,660	328,635
Tweed	97,216	107,125
Unincorporated NSW	1,020	1,004
Upper Hunter Shire	14,258	15,287
Upper Lachlan Shire	8,494	9,791
Uralla	5,992	6,309
Wagga Wagga	67,891	75,567
Walcha	3,019	3,017
Walgett	5,588	5,261
Warren	2,584	2,538
Warrumbungle Shire	9,256	9,353
Waverley	69,397	76,888
Weddin	3,592	3,678
Wentworth	7,490	7,870
Willoughby	76,044	81,856
Wingecarribee	52,489	63,998
Wollondilly	54,196	103,809
Wollongong	214,700	288,673
Woollahra	53,910	58,670
Yass Valley	17,240	20,824

Full details for entry Albury
Local government area	Albury
2021	56,067
2041	76,624
Total change	20,557
Average annual growth rate	1.60%

Full details for entry Armidale Regional
Local government area	Armidale Regional
2021	29,332
2041	29,992
Total change	660
Average annual growth rate	0.10%

Full details for entry Ballina
Local government area	Ballina
2021	46,196
2041	51,380
Total change	5,184
Average annual growth rate	0.50%

Full details for entry Balranald
Local government area	Balranald
2021	2,208
2041	2,244
Total change	36
Average annual growth rate	0.10%

Full details for entry Bathurst Regional
Local government area	Bathurst Regional
2021	43,674
2041	52,072
Total change	8,398
Average annual growth rate	0.90%

Full details for entry Bayside (NSW)
Local government area	Bayside (NSW)
2021	176,229
2041	233,268
Total change	57,039
Average annual growth rate	1.40%

Full details for entry Bega Valley
Local government area	Bega Valley
2021	35,770
2041	40,448
Total change	4,678
Average annual growth rate	0.60%

Full details for entry Bellingen
Local government area	Bellingen
2021	13,203
2041	13,703
Total change	500
Average annual growth rate	0.20%

Full details for entry Berrigan
Local government area	Berrigan
2021	8,615
2041	9,944
Total change	1,329
Average annual growth rate	0.70%

Full details for entry Blacktown
Local government area	Blacktown
2021	399,925
2041	563,350
Total change	163,425
Average annual growth rate	1.70%

Full details for entry Bland
Local government area	Bland
2021	5,544
2041	5,651
Total change	107
Average annual growth rate	0.10%

Full details for entry Blayney
Local government area	Blayney
2021	7,511
2041	7,775
Total change	264
Average annual growth rate	0.20%

Full details for entry Blue Mountains
Local government area	Blue Mountains
2021	78,372
2041	79,622
Total change	1,250
Average annual growth rate	0.10%

Full details for entry Bogan
Local government area	Bogan
2021	2,480
2041	2,432
Total change	-48
Average annual growth rate	-0.10%

Full details for entry Bourke
Local government area	Bourke
2021	2,416
2041	2,192
Total change	-224
Average annual growth rate	-0.50%

Full details for entry Brewarrina
Local government area	Brewarrina
2021	1,487
2041	1,360
Total change	-127
Average annual growth rate	-0.40%

Full details for entry Broken Hill
Local government area	Broken Hill
2021	17,662
2041	17,773
Total change	111
Average annual growth rate	0.00%

Full details for entry Burwood
Local government area	Burwood
2021	40,440
2041	57,314
Total change	16,874
Average annual growth rate	1.80%

Full details for entry Byron
Local government area	Byron
2021	36,106
2041	40,118
Total change	4,012
Average annual growth rate	0.50%

Full details for entry Cabonne
Local government area	Cabonne
2021	13,767
2041	14,745
Total change	978
Average annual growth rate	0.30%

Full details for entry Camden
Local government area	Camden
2021	120,083
2041	237,202
Total change	117,119
Average annual growth rate	3.50%

Full details for entry Campbelltown (NSW)
Local government area	Campbelltown (NSW)
2021	177,778
2041	223,342
Total change	45,564
Average annual growth rate	1.10%

Full details for entry Canada Bay
Local government area	Canada Bay
2021	89,685
2041	109,313
Total change	19,628
Average annual growth rate	1.00%

Full details for entry Canterbury-Bankstown
Local government area	Canterbury-Bankstown
2021	372,459
2041	444,006
Total change	71,547
Average annual growth rate	0.90%

Full details for entry Carrathool
Local government area	Carrathool
2021	2,873
2041	3,044
Total change	171
Average annual growth rate	0.30%

Full details for entry Central Coast (NSW)
Local government area	Central Coast (NSW)
2021	348,493
2041	408,390
Total change	59,897
Average annual growth rate	0.80%

Full details for entry Central Darling
Local government area	Central Darling
2021	1,758
2041	1,688
Total change	-70
Average annual growth rate	-0.20%

Full details for entry Cessnock
Local government area	Cessnock
2021	64,120
2041	90,019
Total change	25,899
Average annual growth rate	1.70%

Full details for entry Clarence Valley
Local government area	Clarence Valley
2021	54,212
2041	56,485
Total change	2,273
Average annual growth rate	0.20%

Full details for entry Cobar
Local government area	Cobar
2021	4,098
2041	4,101
Total change	3
Average annual growth rate	0.00%

Full details for entry Coffs Harbour
Local government area	Coffs Harbour
2021	78,781
2041	85,053
Total change	6,272
Average annual growth rate	0.40%

Full details for entry Coolamon
Local government area	Coolamon
2021	4,403
2041	4,977
Total change	574
Average annual growth rate	0.60%

Full details for entry Coonamble
Local government area	Coonamble
2021	3,833
2041	3,922
Total change	89
Average annual growth rate	0.10%

Full details for entry Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional
Local government area	Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional
2021	11,390
2041	11,729
Total change	339
Average annual growth rate	0.10%

Full details for entry Cowra
Local government area	Cowra
2021	12,759
2041	13,243
Total change	484
Average annual growth rate	0.20%

Full details for entry Cumberland
Local government area	Cumberland
2021	237,083
2041	295,028
Total change	57,945
Average annual growth rate	1.10%

Full details for entry Dubbo Regional
Local government area	Dubbo Regional
2021	55,528
2041	64,595
Total change	9,067
Average annual growth rate	0.80%

Full details for entry Dungog
Local government area	Dungog
2021	9,532
2041	11,530
Total change	1,998
Average annual growth rate	1.00%

Full details for entry Edward River
Local government area	Edward River
2021	8,437
2041	8,764
Total change	327
Average annual growth rate	0.20%

Full details for entry Eurobodalla
Local government area	Eurobodalla
2021	40,464
2041	45,994
Total change	5,530
Average annual growth rate	0.60%

Full details for entry Fairfield
Local government area	Fairfield
2021	209,066
2041	223,637
Total change	14,571
Average annual growth rate	0.30%

Full details for entry Federation
Local government area	Federation
2021	12,822
2041	14,676
Total change	1,854
Average annual growth rate	0.70%

Full details for entry Forbes
Local government area	Forbes
2021	9,385
2041	11,005
Total change	1,620
Average annual growth rate	0.80%

Full details for entry Georges River
Local government area	Georges River
2021	152,800
2041	176,962
Total change	24,162
Average annual growth rate	0.70%

Full details for entry Gilgandra
Local government area	Gilgandra
2021	4,318
2041	4,351
Total change	33
Average annual growth rate	0.00%

Full details for entry Glen Innes Severn
Local government area	Glen Innes Severn
2021	8,925
2041	8,938
Total change	13
Average annual growth rate	0.00%

Full details for entry Goulburn Mulwaree
Local government area	Goulburn Mulwaree
2021	32,150
2041	37,819
Total change	5,669
Average annual growth rate	0.80%

Full details for entry Greater Hume Shire
Local government area	Greater Hume Shire
2021	11,109
2041	14,810
Total change	3,701
Average annual growth rate	1.40%

Full details for entry Griffith
Local government area	Griffith
2021	27,195
2041	31,059
Total change	3,864
Average annual growth rate	0.70%

Full details for entry Gunnedah
Local government area	Gunnedah
2021	13,088
2041	13,764
Total change	676
Average annual growth rate	0.30%

Full details for entry Gwydir
Local government area	Gwydir
2021	4,912
2041	5,011
Total change	99
Average annual growth rate	0.10%

Full details for entry Hawkesbury
Local government area	Hawkesbury
2021	67,605
2041	77,170
Total change	9,565
Average annual growth rate	0.70%

Full details for entry Hay
Local government area	Hay
2021	2,885
2041	2,736
Total change	-149
Average annual growth rate	-0.30%

Full details for entry Hilltops
Local government area	Hilltops
2021	19,223
2041	20,165
Total change	942
Average annual growth rate	0.20%

Full details for entry Hornsby
Local government area	Hornsby
2021	152,263
2041	169,753
Total change	17,490
Average annual growth rate	0.50%

Full details for entry Hunters Hill
Local government area	Hunters Hill
2021	13,596
2041	13,929
Total change	333
Average annual growth rate	0.10%

Full details for entry Inner West
Local government area	Inner West
2021	183,839
2041	226,484
Total change	42,645
Average annual growth rate	1.00%

Full details for entry Inverell
Local government area	Inverell
2021	17,920
2041	18,506
Total change	586
Average annual growth rate	0.20%

Full details for entry Junee
Local government area	Junee
2021	6,454
2041	7,330
Total change	876
Average annual growth rate	0.60%

Full details for entry Kempsey
Local government area	Kempsey
2021	30,828
2041	32,246
Total change	1,418
Average annual growth rate	0.20%

Full details for entry Kiama
Local government area	Kiama
2021	22,970
2041	25,150
Total change	2,180
Average annual growth rate	0.50%

Full details for entry Ku-ring-gai
Local government area	Ku-ring-gai
2021	124,703
2041	158,326
Total change	33,623
Average annual growth rate	1.20%

Full details for entry Kyogle
Local government area	Kyogle
2021	9,346
2041	9,669
Total change	323
Average annual growth rate	0.20%

Full details for entry Lachlan
Local government area	Lachlan
2021	6,153
2041	5,983
Total change	-170
Average annual growth rate	-0.10%

Full details for entry Lake Macquarie
Local government area	Lake Macquarie
2021	214,054
2041	259,237
Total change	45,183
Average annual growth rate	1.00%

Full details for entry Lane Cove
Local government area	Lane Cove
2021	39,608
2041	52,598
Total change	12,990
Average annual growth rate	1.40%

Full details for entry Leeton
Local government area	Leeton
2021	11,480
2041	11,996
Total change	516
Average annual growth rate	0.20%

Full details for entry Lismore
Local government area	Lismore
2021	44,361
2041	46,463
Total change	2,102
Average annual growth rate	0.20%

Full details for entry Lithgow
Local government area	Lithgow
2021	20,855
2041	21,603
Total change	748
Average annual growth rate	0.20%

Full details for entry Liverpool
Local government area	Liverpool
2021	234,505
2041	361,687
Total change	127,182
Average annual growth rate	2.20%

Full details for entry Liverpool Plains
Local government area	Liverpool Plains
2021	7,608
2041	7,746
Total change	138
Average annual growth rate	0.10%

Full details for entry Lockhart
Local government area	Lockhart
2021	3,328
2041	3,762
Total change	434
Average annual growth rate	0.60%

Full details for entry Maitland
Local government area	Maitland
2021	90,612
2041	134,849
Total change	44,237
Average annual growth rate	2.00%

Full details for entry Mid-Coast
Local government area	Mid-Coast
2021	96,475
2041	105,366
Total change	8,891
Average annual growth rate	0.40%

Full details for entry Mid-Western Regional
Local government area	Mid-Western Regional
2021	25,714
2041	29,306
Total change	3,592
Average annual growth rate	0.70%

Full details for entry Moree Plains
Local government area	Moree Plains
2021	12,964
2041	14,855
Total change	1,891
Average annual growth rate	0.70%

Full details for entry Mosman
Local government area	Mosman
2021	28,466
2041	29,268
Total change	802
Average annual growth rate	0.10%

Full details for entry Murray River
Local government area	Murray River
2021	12,785
2041	16,621
Total change	3,836
Average annual growth rate	1.30%

Full details for entry Murrumbidgee
Local government area	Murrumbidgee
2021	3,564
2041	3,887
Total change	323
Average annual growth rate	0.40%

Full details for entry Muswellbrook
Local government area	Muswellbrook
2021	16,469
2041	17,696
Total change	1,227
Average annual growth rate	0.40%

Full details for entry Nambucca Valley
Local government area	Nambucca Valley
2021	20,382
2041	21,786
Total change	1,404
Average annual growth rate	0.30%

Full details for entry Narrabri
Local government area	Narrabri
2021	12,808
2041	12,997
Total change	189
Average annual growth rate	0.10%

Full details for entry Narrandera
Local government area	Narrandera
2021	5,733
2041	5,573
Total change	-160
Average annual growth rate	-0.10%

Full details for entry Narromine
Local government area	Narromine
2021	6,448
2041	6,621
Total change	173
Average annual growth rate	0.10%

Full details for entry Newcastle
Local government area	Newcastle
2021	169,433
2041	208,536
Total change	39,103
Average annual growth rate	1.00%

Full details for entry North Sydney
Local government area	North Sydney
2021	69,471
2041	84,146
Total change	14,675
Average annual growth rate	1.00%

Full details for entry Northern Beaches
Local government area	Northern Beaches
2021	264,567
2041	275,846
Total change	11,279
Average annual growth rate	0.20%

Full details for entry Oberon
Local government area	Oberon
2021	5,567
2041	5,808
Total change	241
Average annual growth rate	0.20%

Full details for entry Orange
Local government area	Orange
2021	43,750
2041	48,657
Total change	4,907
Average annual growth rate	0.50%

Full details for entry Parkes
Local government area	Parkes
2021	14,451
2041	15,648
Total change	1,197
Average annual growth rate	0.40%

Full details for entry Parramatta
Local government area	Parramatta
2021	258,527
2041	369,516
Total change	110,989
Average annual growth rate	1.80%

Full details for entry Penrith
Local government area	Penrith
2021	219,239
2041	271,518
Total change	52,279
Average annual growth rate	1.10%

Full details for entry Port Macquarie-Hastings
Local government area	Port Macquarie-Hastings
2021	86,638
2041	96,616
Total change	9,978
Average annual growth rate	0.50%

Full details for entry Port Stephens
Local government area	Port Stephens
2021	75,328
2041	88,721
Total change	13,393
Average annual growth rate	0.80%

Full details for entry Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional
Local government area	Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional
2021	63,404
2041	79,208
Total change	15,804
Average annual growth rate	1.10%

Full details for entry Randwick
Local government area	Randwick
2021	135,219
2041	154,745
Total change	19,526
Average annual growth rate	0.70%

Full details for entry Richmond Valley
Local government area	Richmond Valley
2021	23,595
2041	24,624
Total change	1,029
Average annual growth rate	0.20%

Full details for entry Ryde
Local government area	Ryde
2021	129,813
2041	175,859
Total change	46,046
Average annual growth rate	1.50%

Full details for entry Shellharbour
Local government area	Shellharbour
2021	76,492
2041	109,469
Total change	32,977
Average annual growth rate	1.80%

Full details for entry Shoalhaven
Local government area	Shoalhaven
2021	108,550
2041	152,171
Total change	43,621
Average annual growth rate	1.70%

Full details for entry Singleton
Local government area	Singleton
2021	24,725
2041	28,321
Total change	3,596
Average annual growth rate	0.70%

Full details for entry Snowy Monaro Regional
Local government area	Snowy Monaro Regional
2021	21,667
2041	26,668
Total change	5,001
Average annual growth rate	1.00%

Full details for entry Snowy Valleys
Local government area	Snowy Valleys
2021	14,900
2041	15,068
Total change	168
Average annual growth rate	0.10%

Full details for entry Strathfield
Local government area	Strathfield
2021	45,963
2041	60,897
Total change	14,934
Average annual growth rate	1.40%

Full details for entry Sutherland Shire
Local government area	Sutherland Shire
2021	230,994
2041	252,105
Total change	21,111
Average annual growth rate	0.40%

Full details for entry Sydney
Local government area	Sydney
2021	214,703
2041	274,398
Total change	59,695
Average annual growth rate	1.20%

Full details for entry Tamworth Regional
Local government area	Tamworth Regional
2021	63,670
2041	70,069
Total change	6,399
Average annual growth rate	0.50%

Full details for entry Temora
Local government area	Temora
2021	6,013
2041	6,815
Total change	802
Average annual growth rate	0.60%

Full details for entry Tenterfield
Local government area	Tenterfield
2021	6,800
2041	7,062
Total change	262
Average annual growth rate	0.20%

Full details for entry The Hills Shire
Local government area	The Hills Shire
2021	192,660
2041	328,635
Total change	135,975
Average annual growth rate	2.70%

Full details for entry Tweed
Local government area	Tweed
2021	97,216
2041	107,125
Total change	9,909
Average annual growth rate	0.50%

Full details for entry Unincorporated NSW
Local government area	Unincorporated NSW
2021	1,020
2041	1,004
Total change	-16
Average annual growth rate	-0.10%

Full details for entry Upper Hunter Shire
Local government area	Upper Hunter Shire
2021	14,258
2041	15,287
Total change	1,029
Average annual growth rate	0.30%

Full details for entry Upper Lachlan Shire
Local government area	Upper Lachlan Shire
2021	8,494
2041	9,791
Total change	1,297
Average annual growth rate	0.70%

Full details for entry Uralla
Local government area	Uralla
2021	5,992
2041	6,309
Total change	317
Average annual growth rate	0.30%

Full details for entry Wagga Wagga
Local government area	Wagga Wagga
2021	67,891
2041	75,567
Total change	7,676
Average annual growth rate	0.50%

Full details for entry Walcha
Local government area	Walcha
2021	3,019
2041	3,017
Total change	-2
Average annual growth rate	0.00%

Full details for entry Walgett
Local government area	Walgett
2021	5,588
2041	5,261
Total change	-327
Average annual growth rate	-0.30%

Full details for entry Warren
Local government area	Warren
2021	2,584
2041	2,538
Total change	-46
Average annual growth rate	-0.10%

Full details for entry Warrumbungle Shire
Local government area	Warrumbungle Shire
2021	9,256
2041	9,353
Total change	97
Average annual growth rate	0.10%

Full details for entry Waverley
Local government area	Waverley
2021	69,397
2041	76,888
Total change	7,491
Average annual growth rate	0.50%

Full details for entry Weddin
Local government area	Weddin
2021	3,592
2041	3,678
Total change	86
Average annual growth rate	0.10%

Full details for entry Wentworth
Local government area	Wentworth
2021	7,490
2041	7,870
Total change	380
Average annual growth rate	0.20%

Full details for entry Willoughby
Local government area	Willoughby
2021	76,044
2041	81,856
Total change	5,812
Average annual growth rate	0.40%

Full details for entry Wingecarribee
Local government area	Wingecarribee
2021	52,489
2041	63,998
Total change	11,509
Average annual growth rate	1.00%

Full details for entry Wollondilly
Local government area	Wollondilly
2021	54,196
2041	103,809
Total change	49,613
Average annual growth rate	3.30%

Full details for entry Wollongong
Local government area	Wollongong
2021	214,700
2041	288,673
Total change	73,973
Average annual growth rate	1.50%

Full details for entry Woollahra
Local government area	Woollahra
2021	53,910
2041	58,670
Total change	4,760
Average annual growth rate	0.40%

Full details for entry Yass Valley
Local government area	Yass Valley
2021	17,240
2041	20,824
Total change	3,584
Average annual growth rate	0.90%

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