What does the ABS 2021 Census tells us about population growth rates across Southern Australia? Despite the overall rate of population growth in SA experiencing strong gains from 2016 to 2021 (6.3%), not all LGAs across the state benefited from the large overseas migration gain that preceded the COVID-19 pandemic. The fastest growing LGAs between 2016 and 2021 were mainly the outer and fringe areas of Adelaide, where greenfield development was the most predominant. Maralinga Tjarutja Council was the fastest growing Council in remote northern South Australia with a 50%+ increase, although the gain was just 34 persons.Most coastal areas grew strongly in the lead…
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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…
Nothing has been immune from the effect of COVID-19 during the last year. Unsurprisingly, it has also affected metro-regional migration patterns.