Tag Archive for: population

Aussie Population Reaches 27 Million, 30 Years Early

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By: Joni Boyd

Ever feel like the shops and roads are busier than ever? That’s because they are. Read more

Australia’s Ageing Population and the Future

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By: Mark McCrindle

Australia’s demographic landscape stands on the precipice of a momentous transformation as the population ages. Read more

Improving Food Systems can Help Tackle Climate Change, Says Academic

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By: Amy Cheng

Food is the single biggest culprit in the climate change we are seeing today, a food and health expert has said. Read more

We Should Incentivise Child-Bearing, Says Social Scientist Nicholas Eberstadt

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By: James Bennett

In 2022, 75% of all countries worldwide had fertility rates below replacement levels, including wealthy Western nations and emerging economies such as India, China, Brazil and Turkey. Read more

The World’s Population Has Reached 8 Billion

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By: McCrindle

Tuesday, November 15, 2022 was the day the United Nations estimated the world’s population ticked over the historic 8 billion milestone. Read more

8 Billion and Counting: “Everyone’s Living Longer”

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By: Mike Crooks

The United Nations calls it “a milestone in human development”. Read more

40 Years of Change and the 2021 Census Results

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By: Mark McCrindle

Picture this. It’s 1981. The first Walkman has just been released, the space shuttle has not yet made its first flight, the first London Marathon is scheduled, and, importantly, the 1981 Australian Census is set to take place.

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What Low Migration Has Meant for Australia’s Economy and Property Market

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By: McCrindle

Australia has a long history of population growth. Since 1820, there have only been two time periods where Australia has seen a net annual decline: between 1915 and 1916 during the First World War and from 2020 to 2021 during the international COVID-19 lockdowns. Read more

Exploring the Link Between Population Growth and Property Prices

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By: McCrindle

Over the last couple of years, the key factors driving Australia’s population growth have all fallen. Read more

Melbourne set to become Australia’s largest city – McCrindle

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By: McCrindle

Such has been Melbourne’s growth, it was just three years ago its population reached 5 million, two years after Sydney hit the milestone, yet it will close out this decade at 6 million, getting there ahead of Sydney. Read more