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Population and components of change, quarterly

abs/population-componentsby Australian Bureau of Statistics www.abs.gov.au(the publisher’s site)API readyCurrent release

Country or region: Australia

The quarterly population of Australia and each state and territory and the components of its change, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics: one row per measure, region and quarter, from the June quarter 1981. Measures are births, deaths and natural increase, internal arrivals, departures and net internal migration, overseas arrivals, departures and net overseas migration, the estimated resident population at the end of the quarter, net permanent and long-term movement, the migration adjustment and the change over the previous quarter. Most values are thousands of persons and net internal migration is persons, as the unit and multiplier of each row say; the ABS gives the change over the previous quarter no unit, and its values are thousands of persons too. The population by sex and age is the companion dataset abs/population-quarterly. The Data API is an ABS beta service whose data can trail the ABS website.

Rows
20,879
Last release
2026-10-10
Observation period
1981-04-01 to 2026-01-01
Frequency
Quarterly

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Release rel_01M4KR7Z3YQA2TB92FTWJ0VES3

SeriesEvery observation is drawn.
value, region 1, measure 125.4 on 2026-01-01
value, region 2, measure 119.1 on 2026-01-01
value, region 3, measure 115.0 on 2026-01-01
value, region 1, measure 1. Every observation is drawn.
DateValue
1981-04-0121.1
1981-07-0121.4
1981-10-0118.6
1982-01-0120.7
1982-04-0121.5
1982-07-0120.7
1982-10-0121.0
1983-01-0122.0
1983-04-0120.5
1983-07-0121.5
1983-10-0119.4
1984-01-0121.3
1984-04-0120.4
1984-07-0121.1
1984-10-0119.6
1985-01-0122.0
1985-04-0121.1
1985-07-0121.1
1985-10-0119.1
1986-01-0121.9
1986-04-0119.2
1986-07-0120.1
1986-10-0123.4
1987-01-0119.7
1987-04-0120.5
1987-07-0121.1
1987-10-0124.9
1988-01-0120.4
1988-04-0120.0
1988-07-0121.5
1988-10-0122.7
1989-01-0122.2
1989-04-0121.0
1989-07-0119.5
1989-10-0123.1
1990-01-0120.9
1990-04-0124.4
1990-07-0122.7
1990-10-0122.6
1991-01-0121.9
1991-04-0122.7
1991-07-0122.7
1991-10-0121.6
1992-01-0122.7
1992-04-0122.6
1992-07-0123.5
1992-10-0122.0
1993-01-0122.1
1993-04-0122.2
1993-07-0122.5
1993-10-0121.8
1994-01-0122.4
1994-04-0121.6
1994-07-0122.7
1994-10-0121.7
1995-01-0121.7
1995-04-0121.8
1995-07-0122.4
1995-10-0120.9
1996-01-0120.9
1996-04-0121.0
1996-07-0122.6
1996-10-0122.6
1997-01-0121.0
1997-04-0121.8
1997-07-0122.5
1997-10-0121.7
1998-01-0120.3
1998-04-0121.3
1998-07-0122.2
1998-10-0121.5
1999-01-0120.9
1999-04-0121.7
1999-07-0122.5
1999-10-0121.3
2000-01-0121.3
2000-04-0121.9
2000-07-0122.6
2000-10-0122.2
2001-01-0120.9
2001-04-0121.3
2001-07-0122.0
2001-10-0120.6
2002-01-0121.4
2002-04-0121.2
2002-07-0122.0
2002-10-0121.5
2003-01-0120.9
2003-04-0121.7
2003-07-0122.3
2003-10-0121.2
2004-01-0121.6
2004-04-0120.7
2004-07-0121.9
2004-10-0120.9
2005-01-0121.7
2005-04-0122.5
2005-07-0123.2
2005-10-0122.4
2006-01-0120.4
2006-04-0122.6
2006-07-0124.3
2006-10-0123.5
2007-01-0124.2
2007-04-0124.4
2007-07-0125.0
2007-10-0123.9
2008-01-0124.4
2008-04-0124.0
2008-07-0125.5
2008-10-0125.1
2009-01-0124.2
2009-04-0124.4
2009-07-0125.5
2009-10-0125.0
2010-01-0124.8
2010-04-0125.2
2010-07-0125.3
2010-10-0123.9
2011-01-0125.0
2011-04-0125.2
2011-07-0124.8
2011-10-0123.9
2012-01-0125.2
2012-04-0125.1
2012-07-0125.7
2012-10-0125.1
2013-01-0124.6
2013-04-0124.5
2013-07-0124.0
2013-10-0124.0
2014-01-0123.8
2014-04-0124.2
2014-07-0125.1
2014-10-0124.6
2015-01-0124.2
2015-04-0123.9
2015-07-0125.3
2015-10-0124.1
2016-01-0124.8
2016-04-0124.9
2016-07-0125.3
2016-10-0124.4
2017-01-0124.5
2017-04-0124.4
2017-07-0125.2
2017-10-0123.7
2018-01-0124.4
2018-04-0124.6
2018-07-0125.2
2018-10-0124.4
2019-01-0124.7
2019-04-0124.8
2019-07-0125.1
2019-10-0124.1
2020-01-0124.1
2020-04-0123.7
2020-07-0123.9
2020-10-0122.9
2021-01-0125.7
2021-04-0125.8
2021-07-0125.6
2021-10-0125.2
2022-01-0124.9
2022-04-0124.6
2022-07-0123.7
2022-10-0122.9
2023-01-0122.7
2023-04-0123.4
2023-07-0123.5
2023-10-0122.3
2024-01-0122.9
2024-04-0123.1
2024-07-0123.1
2024-10-0123.1
2025-01-0122.9
2025-04-0123.4
2025-07-0124.6
2025-10-0121.4
2026-01-0125.4
value, region 2, measure 1. Every observation is drawn.
DateValue
1981-04-0114.4
1981-07-0115.6
1981-10-0114.2
1982-01-0115.4
1982-04-0114.7
1982-07-0115.0
1982-10-0114.8
1983-01-0114.8
1983-04-0115.1
1983-07-0115.5
1983-10-0114.4
1984-01-0115.2
1984-04-0114.9
1984-07-0114.8
1984-10-0114.6
1985-01-0115.8
1985-04-0115.4
1985-07-0115.2
1985-10-0115.2
1986-01-0114.3
1986-04-0115.2
1986-07-0115.5
1986-10-0115.1
1987-01-0115.1
1987-04-0115.5
1987-07-0115.7
1987-10-0115.2
1988-01-0115.8
1988-04-0115.6
1988-07-0115.7
1988-10-0115.1
1989-01-0116.3
1989-04-0115.9
1989-07-0116.2
1989-10-0115.6
1990-01-0117.2
1990-04-0116.9
1990-07-0116.5
1990-10-0116.5
1991-01-0116.5
1991-04-0116.6
1991-07-0116.3
1991-10-0116.0
1992-01-0116.4
1992-04-0116.1
1992-07-0116.8
1992-10-0116.3
1993-01-0115.9
1993-04-0116.0
1993-07-0116.3
1993-10-0116.0
1994-01-0116.2
1994-04-0115.8
1994-07-0116.2
1994-10-0116.0
1995-01-0115.8
1995-04-0115.7
1995-07-0115.8
1995-10-0115.3
1996-01-0115.3
1996-04-0114.9
1996-07-0115.6
1996-10-0115.7
1997-01-0114.9
1997-04-0115.0
1997-07-0115.4
1997-10-0115.3
1998-01-0114.6
1998-04-0114.9
1998-07-0115.2
1998-10-0114.6
1999-01-0114.9
1999-04-0114.6
1999-07-0115.7
1999-10-0114.9
2000-01-0114.6
2000-04-0114.5
2000-07-0115.1
2000-10-0114.7
2001-01-0114.3
2001-04-0114.6
2001-07-0115.6
2001-10-0114.9
2002-01-0114.9
2002-04-0115.0
2002-07-0115.7
2002-10-0115.2
2003-01-0114.6
2003-04-0114.7
2003-07-0115.8
2003-10-0115.4
2004-01-0115.4
2004-04-0114.8
2004-07-0115.9
2004-10-0115.3
2005-01-0115.3
2005-04-0115.8
2005-07-0116.0
2005-10-0116.0
2006-01-0115.9
2006-04-0115.8
2006-07-0117.6
2006-10-0117.1
2007-01-0117.3
2007-04-0117.0
2007-07-0118.2
2007-10-0117.7
2008-01-0117.6
2008-04-0117.0
2008-07-0118.3
2008-10-0117.8
2009-01-0117.4
2009-04-0117.7
2009-07-0118.3
2009-10-0118.5
2010-01-0118.0
2010-04-0117.9
2010-07-0118.4
2010-10-0117.7
2011-01-0117.8
2011-04-0117.7
2011-07-0118.7
2011-10-0118.6
2012-01-0118.9
2012-04-0118.8
2012-07-0119.2
2012-10-0119.5
2013-01-0119.0
2013-04-0118.9
2013-07-0119.2
2013-10-0119.1
2014-01-0119.3
2014-04-0118.9
2014-07-0119.8
2014-10-0119.5
2015-01-0118.9
2015-04-0118.5
2015-07-0119.9
2015-10-0119.7
2016-01-0119.8
2016-04-0119.5
2016-07-0120.0
2016-10-0119.5
2017-01-0119.6
2017-04-0119.2
2017-07-0119.9
2017-10-0119.8
2018-01-0119.4
2018-04-0119.1
2018-07-0119.4
2018-10-0119.6
2019-01-0119.7
2019-04-0119.2
2019-07-0119.3
2019-10-0118.9
2020-01-0118.9
2020-04-0118.3
2020-07-0118.8
2020-10-0118.3
2021-01-0120.1
2021-04-0119.7
2021-07-0119.7
2021-10-0119.6
2022-01-0119.2
2022-04-0119.2
2022-07-0118.7
2022-10-0118.7
2023-01-0118.5
2023-04-0118.4
2023-07-0119.0
2023-10-0118.8
2024-01-0118.6
2024-04-0119.1
2024-07-0119.3
2024-10-0119.6
2025-01-0119.0
2025-04-0118.9
2025-07-0118.7
2025-10-0118.4
2026-01-0119.1
value, region 3, measure 1. Every observation is drawn.
DateValue
1981-04-0110.3
1981-07-019.9
1981-10-018.6
1982-01-0110.6
1982-04-0110.2
1982-07-0110.4
1982-10-019.4
1983-01-0111.1
1983-04-0111.0
1983-07-0110.8
1983-10-019.2
1984-01-0110.5
1984-04-0110.3
1984-07-0110.2
1984-10-019.5
1985-01-0110.0
1985-04-0110.7
1985-07-0110.3
1985-10-019.5
1986-01-019.6
1986-04-0110.9
1986-07-0110.5
1986-10-019.3
1987-01-0110.0
1987-04-0110.3
1987-07-0110.0
1987-10-019.1
1988-01-0110.2
1988-04-0110.3
1988-07-0110.3
1988-10-019.8
1989-01-0110.4
1989-04-0110.6
1989-07-0111.2
1989-10-019.9
1990-01-0111.6
1990-04-0111.5
1990-07-0111.5
1990-10-0110.2
1991-01-0111.2
1991-04-0111.5
1991-07-0111.4
1991-10-0110.6
1992-01-0111.6
1992-04-0111.9
1992-07-0111.7
1992-10-0111.1
1993-01-0111.6
1993-04-0111.9
1993-07-0112.0
1993-10-0111.4
1994-01-0111.7
1994-04-0111.7
1994-07-0112.0
1994-10-0111.6
1995-01-0112.0
1995-04-0111.9
1995-07-0112.1
1995-10-0111.1
1996-01-0111.7
1996-04-0111.7
1996-07-0112.1
1996-10-0111.3
1997-01-0111.4
1997-04-0112.7
1997-07-0112.1
1997-10-0111.3
1998-01-0111.8
1998-04-0111.9
1998-07-0112.2
1998-10-0111.1
1999-01-0112.0
1999-04-0111.8
1999-07-0112.3
1999-10-0111.2
2000-01-0112.1
2000-04-0111.7
2000-07-0112.2
2000-10-0111.6
2001-01-0111.9
2001-04-0112.1
2001-07-0112.5
2001-10-0111.7
2002-01-0111.9
2002-04-0112.0
2002-07-0112.2
2002-10-0111.5
2003-01-0111.9
2003-04-0112.3
2003-07-0112.6
2003-10-0112.1
2004-01-0112.5
2004-04-0112.3
2004-07-0113.0
2004-10-0112.0
2005-01-0113.2
2005-04-0114.1
2005-07-0113.8
2005-10-0113.0
2006-01-0113.7
2006-04-0113.6
2006-07-0114.5
2006-10-0113.8
2007-01-0115.0
2007-04-0115.0
2007-07-0115.9
2007-10-0114.7
2008-01-0115.6
2008-04-0115.6
2008-07-0116.0
2008-10-0115.4
2009-01-0115.8
2009-04-0116.1
2009-07-0115.8
2009-10-0115.3
2010-01-0116.2
2010-04-0116.1
2010-07-0115.9
2010-10-0114.7
2011-01-0116.1
2011-04-0116.2
2011-07-0115.5
2011-10-0115.1
2012-01-0116.6
2012-04-0116.1
2012-07-0116.1
2012-10-0115.7
2013-01-0116.1
2013-04-0116.0
2013-07-0116.1
2013-10-0115.2
2014-01-0116.3
2014-04-0115.8
2014-07-0116.1
2014-10-0115.4
2015-01-0115.5
2015-04-0115.5
2015-07-0115.7
2015-10-0114.7
2016-01-0116.0
2016-04-0115.8
2016-07-0115.8
2016-10-0114.7
2017-01-0115.3
2017-04-0115.5
2017-07-0115.5
2017-10-0114.4
2018-01-0115.7
2018-04-0115.5
2018-07-0115.2
2018-10-0114.7
2019-01-0115.4
2019-04-0115.8
2019-07-0115.3
2019-10-0114.6
2020-01-0115.1
2020-04-0115.4
2020-07-0115.2
2020-10-0114.2
2021-01-0116.4
2021-04-0116.4
2021-07-0116.0
2021-10-0115.0
2022-01-0115.7
2022-04-0116.0
2022-07-0115.4
2022-10-0114.4
2023-01-0114.5
2023-04-0115.1
2023-07-0115.0
2023-10-0114.3
2024-01-0114.6
2024-04-0115.0
2024-07-0114.6
2024-10-0114.1
2025-01-0114.6
2025-04-0114.9
2025-07-0115.9
2025-10-0113.4
2026-01-0115.0
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    Australian Bureau of Statisticsdata.api.abs.gov.au
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    2026-10-10 20:31 UTCMethod: sdmx
  3. Release

  4. Your app

    Australian Bureau of Statistics (2026). Population and components of change, quarterly [release rel_01M4KR7Z3YQA2TB92FTWJ0VES3]. Retrieved 10 Oct 2026 via OpenDataRouter.Pinned link to this release
First rowsOrdered by measure, region, period.
First rows of abs/population-components, ordered by measure, region, period
measurestringorderbindregionstringorderperioddateordervaluedecimalunit_measurestringunit_multint32obs_statusstringobs_commentstring
111981-04-0121.1NUM3nullnull
111981-07-0121.4NUM3nullnull
111981-10-0118.6NUM3nullnull
111982-01-0120.7NUM3nullnull
111982-04-0121.5NUM3nullnull
111982-07-0120.7NUM3nullnull
111982-10-0121.0NUM3nullnull
111983-01-0122.0NUM3nullnull
111983-04-0120.5NUM3nullnull
111983-07-0121.5NUM3nullnull
111983-10-0119.4NUM3nullnull
111984-01-0121.3NUM3nullnull
111984-04-0120.4NUM3nullnull
111984-07-0121.1NUM3nullnull
111984-10-0119.6NUM3nullnull
111985-01-0122.0NUM3nullnull
111985-04-0121.1NUM3nullnull
111985-07-0121.1NUM3nullnull
111985-10-0119.1NUM3nullnull
111986-01-0121.9NUM3nullnull

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  • measurestring

    Primary key

    ABS population component code (MEASURE): 1 births, 2 deaths, 3 natural increase, 4 internal arrivals, 5 internal departures, 6 net internal migration, 7 overseas arrivals, 8 overseas departures, 9 net overseas migration, 10 estimated resident population, 11 net permanent and long term movement, 12 migration adjustment, 13 change over previous quarter

    Unit
    None
    Nullable
    No
    Access
    Bind
  • regionstring

    Primary key

    ABS state code (REGION): AUS Australia, 1 New South Wales, 2 Victoria, 3 Queensland, 4 South Australia, 5 Western Australia, 6 Tasmania, 7 Northern Territory, 8 Australian Capital Territory

    Unit
    None
    Nullable
    No
    Access
    Filter
  • perioddate

    Primary key

    Reference quarter, as its first day: 2026-01-01 is the March quarter 2026 (the ABS's 2026-Q1); flows are over the quarter and the population is at its end

    Unit
    None
    Nullable
    No
    Access
    Range
  • valuedecimal(18,1)

    The observation (OBS_VALUE) as published, in unit_measure times ten to the power unit_mult; measure 13 (change over previous quarter) is in thousands of persons although the ABS gives it unit NA and multiplier 0. Empty when the ABS publishes no value, with the reason in obs_status

    Unit
    None
    Nullable
    Yes
    Access
    Filter
  • unit_measurestring

    ABS unit of measure code (UNIT_MEASURE): NUM number of persons; NA not applicable, which the ABS gives measure 13

    Unit
    None
    Nullable
    No
    Access
    Filter
  • unit_multint32

    ABS unit multiplier (UNIT_MULT), a power of ten: 3 thousands for most measures, 0 units for net internal migration (measure 6) and for measure 13

    Unit
    None
    Nullable
    No
    Access
    Filter
  • obs_statusstring

    ABS observation status code (OBS_STATUS) from its codelist CL_OBS_STATUS, empty for most values: u not applicable (the change over the previous quarter in the first quarter), among others

    Unit
    None
    Nullable
    Yes
    Access
    Filter
  • obs_commentstring

    ABS observation comment (OBS_COMMENT), as published; empty for every value on 9 Oct 2026

    Unit
    None
    Nullable
    Yes
    Access
    Filter

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Status fieldCodeMeaningNull fields
obs_statusmnot recordedvalue
obs_statusnnot available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicatedvalue
obs_statusonil or rounded to zero, including null cellsvalue
obs_statusqnot availablevalue
obs_statussnot currently available due to break in time seriesvalue
obs_statustnot yet availablevalue
obs_statusunot applicablevalue
obs_statusvnot available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicatedvalue

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