Category: Census
Victoria has witnessed significant migration from Melbourne to regional towns during the last decade. The desire for a simpler, more affordable, and less stressful life allowed many Melburnians to pack their bags and ‘seek refuge’ in regional areas and coastal towns, altering the socioeconomic landscape and reshaping communities. With the power of retrospect, we take a look at the patterns of migration, the motivations behind them, and ask whether this trend is temporary or here to stay. A changing market and pandemic spurred shift This demographic shift was most prominent during the last inter-Censal period (2016-2021) and accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. The “Great Resignation”…
Welcome to the second instalment of our Empty Suburbs series, where we will be taking a look at the suburbs and localities with the highest vacancy rates as of the 2021 Census. For this instalment, we will be exploring Victoria.From our last episode where we covered New South Wales, we found that the highest vacancy rate suburbs are along the Central Coast and the Inner City. Rather than just commenting on the phenomenon of high vacancies, we will also be highlighting the comparison between Victoria and New South Wales and the impacts of COVID-19 on Victoria’s dwellings. Do we see similar trends in Victoria? Are…
With current talks of a housing crisis, there have been discussions around rent freezes, incentives to increase supply of housing or slowing down the intake of overseas migrants. But one factor which is not often discussed is Australia’s use of unoccupied dwellings.So today, we ask the question – where are the unoccupied dwellings and why are they unoccupied? Are they significant in talks around the cost of living?Starting with New South Wales, we will be using 2021 Census data to determine which suburbs have the highest vacancies and examine how this phenomenon changes across localities. But before we jump into the list, let’s first talk…
Many people will be aware that Australia’s population growth has rebounded after the lean COVID-19 years. Unprecedented levels of overseas migration have reversed the minimal population growth from the June Quarter of 2020 to the September Quarter of 2021. The strength of the rebound has come as a bit of a surprise, given the levels of pessimism regarding Australia’s demographic and economic outlook during the peak of the pandemic only two years ago. The increase has been unprecedented with the latest data showing a net migration gain to Australia of almost 387,000 people in the year ending December 2022. This is the highest gain to…
In our previous blog “Population growth in New South Wales: Stories from the 2021 Census”, it was revealed that Camden was the fastest growing Local Government Area (LGA) in NSW, going from 78,200 persons in 2016 to 119,325 by 2021; a rate of 52.6%! The next closest LGAs were The Hills Shire (22.0%) and Blacktown (17.7%). Growth in these LGAs was predominantly driven by rapid rates of greenfield residential development in new estates, hence attracting new residents to the area. “Over half of Camden’s new residents arrive from neighbouring Liverpool and Campbelltown” The migration map below shows the most significant net flows of people to…
The increasing female participation in the workforce across age groups has been instrumental in reshaping the Australian labour market. While the gender divide in participation rates across industries and employment status is still quite significant, the latest release of the 2021 Census provides us with a more telling snapshot of the emerging patterns and trends of women participation in the labour force and how it has evolved over the years. The share of women in the workforce has been consistently on the rise over the last three decades, with the share of male participation remaining relatively stable. While the gap in participation rate between both…
The first release of the ABS 2021 Census gave us a fascinating glimpse into to the many structural changes that has taken place within Australia over the last 5 years. Following suit, the second release continued to unravel more interesting trends about the way we’ve adjusted our behaviours and attitudes to the “new normal” in the post COVID-19 and how this is reflected on the wider community and the future of Australia.For those of you who have been following our work (both here and on LinkedIn), you’d know that we have been particularly interested in understanding what the second release reveals about the many employment…
Over 3,000 Melburnians crossed the Yarra River to call Wyndham home The second series release of the ABS 2021 Census has arrived and one of the datasets that we enjoy exploring is the internal migration. This gives us some understanding of the scale of migration and where people are going. If you have been following our Census 2021 blog series so far, we explored the fastest growing Local Government Areas around Australia. In Victoria, this happened to be in the City of Wyndham. During the inter-Censal period, Wyndham went from 217,118 i 2016 to over 292,000 people by 2021 – a gain of nearly 75,000…
The first release of the 2021 Census revealed key insights on the population changes we’ve seen take place within our community since 2016 and the direction in which we’re headed. For the past couple of months, our lead demographers at Demographic Solutions have been extensively covering a variety of topic on our blog page and LinkedIn. With the second release set to be made public on October 12, here’s a quick lowdown on what you need to know before the release. So, what did we learn from the first release? Fringe areas across Australia saw significant gains in population growthA lack of growth in some…