Population growth, fertility rates and migration. What could Australia look like in 2035?

The Centre for Population, which collates the report, had previously predicted Australia would reach 31.65 million people by ...
body+soul

Australia has failed to hit its replacement rate for 50 years – what does this mean?

According to the latest statistics, Australia is set to hit its lowest rate of population growth in decades, with birth rates ...

‘Problem’: 1m people left out of key stats

Australia could have a “measuring problem”, meaning the population is more than one million people above the official figures ...

South Australia faces demographic crisis with ageing population and youth brain drain

South Australia is on track to have more deaths than births, as it grapples with an increasingly ageing population.
Econostrum on MSN

Why Australia’s population is growing more slowly than expected

Australia’s population is set to hit a significant milestone in 2026, reaching 28 million people. But here’s the twist: the ...

Record low birthrate and falling migration to slow Australia’s population growth

Australia’s fertility rate is set to tumble further this year, reaching a record low 1.42 children per woman in 2025-26, a ...

Shock reason for Australia’s rising rents

Australian renters will need to stump up more than $1000 per year as weekly rent levels hit a new high – with one simple ...
The Sector

Australia’s population outlook: What it means for the early childhood sector

The Australian Government’s release of the 2025 Population Statement provides a timely snapshot of demographic change, one with significant implications for early childhood education and care (ECEC) ...

Australia's population forecast to reach 28 million in 2026 despite fall in overseas migrants

Australia's population is forecast to reach 28 million people in 2026 despite an easing of overseas arrivals following the post-COVID-19 migration peak.