Population projections (Vic)
/v1/lga/{lga_name}/demographics/population-projections-vic5¢ per callProjected resident population of every Victoria council area, 2021 then every five years to 2036, with five age bands. Modelled estimates.
Coverage: Victoria: 80 council areas; 2021, 2026, 2031, 2036 (figures at 30 June, rounded to the nearest 10). Current to 2036-06-30. Full description, field list and method: /v1/datasets/population-projections-vic.
Authorization
Request
The only values you send. Fields under Responses below are what comes back — you never pass those.
Path parameters
lga_namestringrequiredCouncil (LGA) name exactly as /v1/lga/list returns it, e.g. `Lake Macquarie`.
Query parameters
fieldsstringoptionalComma-separated subset of: total_population, aged_0_14, aged_15_24, aged_25_44, aged_45_64, aged_65_plus. Omit for all.
fromstringoptionalFirst period to include: 2020, 2020-Q3, 2020-07 or 2020-07-01.
tostringoptionalLast period to include, same formats as `from`.
Responses
Successful Response
datasetstringalways returnedDataset slug; describe it with /v1/datasets/{slug}.
levelstringalways returnedsuburb, lga or block.
areastringalways returnedCanonical name (or mesh-block code) of the area answered.
period_typestringalways returnedsnapshot, year, financial_year, quarter or month.
as_ofstring · datealways returnedDate the dataset is current to. Values are never withheld for age; check this instead.
modelledbooleanalways returnedTrue when the figures are estimates from a model rather than counts or measurements.
fieldsarray of DatasetFieldSeriesalways returned/v1/lga/{lga_name}/demographics/population-projections-viccurl --request GET \
--url 'https://api.microburbs.com.au/v1/lga/Lake%20Macquarie/demographics/population-projections-vic' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer test'{
"data": {
"dataset": "population-projections-vic",
"level": "lga",
"area": "Port Phillip",
"period_type": "year",
"as_of": "2036-06-30",
"modelled": true,
"fields": [
{
"field": "total_population",
"name": "Projected population",
"unit": "persons",
"values": [
{
"period": "2026",
"period_start": "2026-01-01",
"value": 117960
},
{
"period": "2031",
"period_start": "2031-01-01",
"value": 132560
},
{
"period": "2036",
"period_start": "2036-01-01",
"value": 147020
}
]
},
{
"field": "aged_0_14",
"name": "Aged 0-14",
"unit": "persons",
"values": [
{
"period": "2026",
"period_start": "2026-01-01",
"value": 11860
},
{
"period": "2031",
"period_start": "2031-01-01",
"value": 12360
},
{
"period": "2036",
"period_start": "2036-01-01",
"value": 13770
}
]
},
{
"field": "aged_15_24",
"name": "Aged 15-24",
"unit": "persons",
"values": [
{
"period": "2026",
"period_start": "2026-01-01",
"value": 12710
},
{
"period": "2031",
"period_start": "2031-01-01",
"value": 15770
},
{
"period": "2036",
"period_start": "2036-01-01",
"value": 16400
}
]
}
]
}
}About this dataset
Victoria: 80 council areas; 2021, 2026, 2031, 2036 (figures at 30 June, rounded to the nearest 10). Current to 2036-06-30; refreshed yearly. These figures are modelled estimates.
What it is
The official projection of how many people will live in each Victoria council area, 2021 then every five years to 2036, split into five broad age bands (0-14, 15-24, 25-44, 45-64, 65 and over). Figures are rounded to the nearest 10 people.
What it shows
For each year, the projected resident population at 30 June (the total and by age band). The first year is the actual base-year estimate; later years are projections. A council area's growth is the ratio of a later year to the base year.
Why use it
Population growth drives housing demand, rents and infrastructure. Use it to rank council areas by expected growth, to see where the over-65s or the young families are heading, to size demand for a development, school, aged-care or retail site, or to put a forward-looking line on a suburb or council report.
How it is built
We take the Victoria government's own planning projections, which roll the latest population estimate forward with assumed births, deaths and migration, and match each council area to our names. These are projections, not forecasts of what will certainly happen: they assume current policy and trends, and they are revised every few years. Boundaries are the Victoria council boundaries used by the projection, so a council that is later merged or renamed keeps its projection name where we can match it. Population is by place of usual residence, at 30 June. Age bands may differ from the total by rounding. Years are one row per year with the period dated 1 January of that year; the figure is the 30 June count.
Fields
| Field | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|
total_populationProjected population | persons | Projected resident population of the council area at 30 June of the period year (medium scenario). |
aged_0_14Aged 0-14 | persons | Projected number of children aged 0 to 14 living in the council area at 30 June of the period year (medium scenario). |
aged_15_24Aged 15-24 | persons | Projected number of people aged 15 to 24 living in the council area at 30 June of the period year (medium scenario). |
aged_25_44Aged 25-44 | persons | Projected number of people aged 25 to 44 living in the council area at 30 June of the period year (medium scenario). |
aged_45_64Aged 45-64 | persons | Projected number of people aged 45 to 64 living in the council area at 30 June of the period year (medium scenario). |
aged_65_plusAged 65 and over | persons | Projected number of people aged 65 and over living in the council area at 30 June of the period year (medium scenario). |