What does the ABS 2021 Census tells us about population growth rates across Western Australia? The overall rate of population growth in WA remained at moderate levels from 2016 to 2021 (7.5%), after a much faster period of growth from 2006 to 2016, based on the mining investment boom. The fastest growing Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Western Australia were a combination of small rural LGAs with increases in population due to mining and greenfield growth areas on the fringe of Perth. The fastest growing LGA in WA between 2016 and 2021 was Mount Magnet (35.5%). Almost all LGAs in Perth and surrounds benefited from…
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Queensland has experienced the strongest population growth out of all Australian States/Territories from 2016 to 2021 (9.6%), as most LGAs across the state benefited from the large overseas and interstate migration gain that preceded the COVID-19 pandemic. During the pandemic, Queensland continued to benefit from population gains from other states/territories as detailed in our previous blog : COVID-19 – 12 months on: Interstate migration. Highest rates of growth in South-East Queensland are on the outskirts of Brisbane A breakdown of population growth by SA3 (Statistical Area Level 3) allows use to delve deeper into population change beyond the LGA level for South-East Queensland. All SA3 areas…
We have already looked at Victoria, now its time for the Premier State. NSW LGAs have experienced varying rates of growth, with lots of population gain in the greenfield growth areas of Sydney and in the Hunter. The overall rate of population growth in NSW was very strong from 2016 to 2021 (7.9%), but not all LGAs across the state benefited from the large overseas migration gain that preceded the COVID-19 pandemic. The fastest growing LGAs in percentage terms between 2016 and 2021 were mainly on the fringe of Sydney, as well as Newcastle and Canberra, where greenfield development predominates. Camden LGA was the fastest…
With the release of the 2021 census, a rich world of information has been opened up to us regarding the happenings in the Victorian population over the last five years. In my experience, never has there been such a sense of anticipation, given the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is fascinating to see the distribution of population growth across Victoria from 2016 to 2021 and the impact that the pandemic has had on those trends. We have just analysed the fastest growing LGAs in Victoria….. The overall rate of population growth remained very high from 2016 to 2021 (9.7% in Victoria) because of the…
This is the final in a series of four blogs on the impact of COVID-19 on the Australian population and residential housing market. For a long time, it was thought that growth in the Australian economy and the housing market was underpinned by overseas migration-driven, population growth. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020 and soon after the borders were effectively closed. Boom not bust For a long time, it was thought that growth in the Australian economy and the housing market was underpinned by overseas migration-driven, population growth. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020 and soon after the borders were effectively…
Having undertaken population forecasts for more than two decades, clients at presentations would often ask me, “What’s the biggest risk with your forecasts”?…….. if there was a level of dissatisfaction with those comparatively banal answers, the response would be, “A pandemic”……