Population trends
The Rise of Tasmania
Something remarkable has happened in the last few years, for keen observers of population growth in Australia. Our smallest state, Tasmania, is growing again! In fact, in the last 2 years, the Apple Isle has grown faster than SA and WA,...
Australians are living longer than ever before – how long do I have left?
Recently the ABS released a brand new set of Life Tables, covering the 2016-2018 period. This may sound like some dull statistical publication, only of interest to boffins (and I do count myself as one). But...
Where do overseas migrants go in Australia?
Overseas migration has been – and continues to be – a significant part of Australia’s population growth in recent years. In this, the second part of his Components of population change series, Glenn looks at...
The PM’s population policy: a NOM event
With last night’s budget, the Treasury published forecast assumptions about Net Overseas Migration (NOM) – the net effect of people coming to and leaving Australia. These figures contrast starkly with the...
A map of the fastest growing cities in Australia (2019 update)
With the release of the latest population figures from the ABS this week, Glenn gives us the highlights, including a map showing which local government areas are most affected by population changes and a...
How are libraries responding to demographic change?
As front-line service providers, council public libraries have to respond to Australia’s changing demographic profile. In this blog, Jim shares how some libraries in South Australia are planning to do just that.
Demography and destiny in Western Sydney
.id was recently asked to present at the Western Sydney University Senior Management Team Conference. The objective was to set the University’s strategic trajectory based on relevant evidence and projections...
The 50 largest cities and towns in Australia, by population | 2018 update
This is the annual update to Glenn’s incredibly popular Top 50 cities in Australia blog. Updated population data is released every year by the ABS. Of course, everyone loves a ranking, and here you can see the...
Australia’s fastest and slowest growing areas in 2017
The ABS has released the 2017 population estimates for Local Government and other smaller geographic areas. These are current for June 30th, 2017, and represent the first population update after the 2016...
Victoria claws back migration deficit from South-East Queensland
When Victor noticed the reversal of a migration trend we’ve come to expect in recent years (the outflow of migration from Victoria to South-East Queensland) – he thought he’d dig a little deeper to find out...
SEIFA – a geek’s analysis of the statistical analysis
As we delve into the new SEIFA data released this week by the ABS, Glenn explains how the different socio-economic variables and indicators are weighted to give us a picture of advantage or disadvantage in...
New insights to social disadvantage – new SEIFA data released
After a long wait from the 2016 Census, the last piece of the Census puzzle was released on March 27th. The ABS have now released the Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA).
National migration series | Part 5: Why is it important to understand migration patterns?
Immigration data can be misleading. Arrival card data simply captures intentions, yet where immigrants plan to go and where they end up settling often varies.
National migration series | Part 4: National versus regional/local migration profiles
From the earlier blogs in our New Zealand migration series we have established that:
Australia’s largest cities and towns – 1986 and 2016
Cast your mind back to 1986 – a time of shoulder pads, mullets, fluffy jumpers and dangly earrings. Hawthorn won the VFL premiership, university education was still free (just), and Bananarama’s version of...
How do Australians get to work?
The 2016 Census contains data on how people got to work on Census day. This is one of only two transport-related topics in the Census (the other one being ‘Number of motor vehicles’), and the data are eagerly...
The rise and rise of Marvellous Melbourne: population patterns and trends in Victoria
Victoria is in the midst of massive population growth – in the last 7 years, the growth rate has surged upwards to be well above Australia’s rate of growth. In 2016, Victoria became home to an average of 400...
Australia’s population continuing to grow rapidly
Highlights from the latest population figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics
National migration series | Part 3: The link between departures and arrivals
In the last blog in our series on national migration, we discussed inward migration and confirmed that the total arrivals figure is currently high, but that the components making up that result point to lower...
National migration series | Part 2: Understanding incoming migrants
In part two of our National migration series, we begin to explore the nuances of inbound migration, to help you understand how the mix of inbound migration affects how migration is likely to affect the future...
Timely data on the workforce impacts of COVID-19
The ABS have been working overtime to produce statistical collections above and beyond their regular programs, in order to help us understand the impacts of Covid-19. Glenn gives us an overview of one important...
