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The Department of Planning, Industry and Environment produces the NSW population projections on behalf of the NSW Government. The 2019 NSW population projections are the government’s common planning assumptions until they are updated in 2022.
They paint a picture of NSW’s population through to 2041, including:
The projections are a scenario based on available evidence. They are not a target or a representation of Government intent.
The 2019 population projections show that NSW will continue to grow, with the population increasing by 2.8 million to 10.6 million people by 2041.
Events in NSW, other parts of Australia and globally are affecting population change in 2020. Continued drought, bushfires, the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic recession are extremely likely to impact population growth. Find out more by reading the 2020 insights resource.
The total population in NSW in 2016 was 7.7 million. This is projected to increase over the next 10 years (2016-2026) then increase out to 2041.
This picture of the future population is shaped by evidence-based assumptions about the number of babies born, number of deaths and how many people move in, out and around NSW.
Demographic assumptions span three domains: fertility, mortality and migration:
NSW medium growth demographic assumptions 2016-2041 | |
Fertility rate | Trending from 1.81 births per woman to 1.85 |
Life expectancy at birth (Males) | Trending from 81.8 to 86.0 years |
Life expectancy at birth (Females) | Trending from 85.8 to 88.9 years |
Net interstate migration | Annual net losses going from -20,200 to -17,000 |
Net overseas migration | Annual net gains trending from 105,020 to 68,800 |
Find out more about how assumptions are used in the Methodology section.
Implied Dwelling Projections for Local Government Areas (LGAs) within the Greater Sydney Region are only available for 2016 and 2041.
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