Export DataAccess APIThe NSW population projections are a scenario based on available evidence. They are not a target or a representation of Government intent. They represent possible demographic futures based on the best assessment of how the NSW population may change over time, including population size, age profile and residential location. The projections reflect current planning frameworks and strategies in place, and the potential demographic outcomes of contemporary decisions. They represent a basis from which to plan from.Population projections provide a picture of the population as it may develop in the future. They indicate an area’s likely population size, and its age and sex profile. Understanding these changes is essential to making informed planning decisions for the State’s future. These projections are used as a common framework across NSW Government. They inform planning policy decisions around infrastructure and service delivery such as the provision of hospital beds, school classrooms, roads and public transport. Future decisions, such as infrastructure investments and land use plans, will change future population patterns including growth and distribution. These projections do not change the current visions set out in Regional Plans or affect local plans and strategies such as Local Council’s Local Strategic Planning Statements and Local Housing Strategies.MetadataContent Title2022 NSW Population Projection at 2041Content TypeOtherDescriptionNSW population, household and implied dwelling projections are produced by the Department of Planning and Environment on behalf of the NSW Government. This is an Map Image Layer.Initial Publication Date01/04/2023Data Currency01/04/2023Data Update FrequencyYearlyContent SourceData provider filesFile TypeImagery LayerAttribution2022 NSW Population, Housing and Dwelling Projections (DPE, 2022)Data Theme, Classification or Relationship to other DatasetsPopulationAccuracySpatial Reference System (dataset)GDA94Spatial Reference System (web service)EPSG:4326WGS84 Equivalent ToGDA94Spatial ExtentContent LineageData ClassificationUnclassifiedData Access PolicyOpenData QualityTerms and ConditionsCreative CommonStandard and SpecificationData CustodianDepartment of Planning, Housing and InfrastructurePoint of ContactPopulation.Futures@planning.nsw.gov.auData AggregatorDepartment of Planning, Housing and InfrastructureData DistributorDepartment of Planning, Housing and InfrastructureAdditional Supporting InformationTRIM Number

Data files and papers for the 2019 release of the NSW population projections. These projections are an update of the 2016 NSW population projections. They also account for findings from the 2016 Census of Population and Housing and final Estimated Resident Populations (ERPs) published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. In addition, they include the latest information about births, deaths and migration at the time of release. These projections have since been superseded. The latest release (at November 2025) is the 2024 NSW population projections, published in November 2024. The 2024 projections are available at https://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/data-and-insights/population-projections. Official NSW population projections are updated twice in a five-year cycle. The schedule for these updates is linked to the timing of Australia's census.

Data files and papers for the 2014 release of the NSW population projections. These projections are an update of the 2013 preliminary NSW population projections and account for the impact of the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ (ABS) decision to revise 20 years of historical population estimates for the period 1991-2011. The 2014 projections also consider findings from the 2011 Census and the latest data and expertise on fertility, mortality and migration at the time of release. These projections have since been superseded. The latest release is the 2024 NSW population projections, published in November 2024. The 2024 projections are available at https://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/data-and-insights/population-projections. Official NSW population projections are updated twice in a five-year cycle. The schedule for these updates is linked to the timing of Australia's census.

Data files and papers for the 2005 release of the NSW population projections. These projections have since been superseded. The latest release (at November 2025) is the 2024 NSW population projections, published in November 2024. The 2024 projections are available at https://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/data-and-insights/population-projections. Official NSW population projections are updated twice in a five-year cycle. The schedule for these updates is linked to the timing of Australia's census.