Population – realestatesource https://www.realestatesource.com.au Commercial and residential property news Thu, 29 Jun 2017 14:04:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://www.realestatesource.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/rsfav-100x100.png Population – realestatesource https://www.realestatesource.com.au 32 32 Australia’s Population Boom Continues, We’re Now at 22.5 Million https://www.realestatesource.com.au/australias-population-boom-continues-were-now-at-225-million/ Tue, 26 Jun 2012 04:05:40 +0000 http://realestatesource.com.au/wordpress/australias-population-boom-continues-were-now-at-225-million.html AUSTRALIAN Bureau of Statistics show the nation’s population surged 1.4 per cent last year to 22.5 million.

Victoria led the population surge recruiting 75,000 new residents in the way of immigration, more babies and a net increase from other states. The state now has 5.6 million people.

Mining states Western Australia (which gained 67,400 residents) and Queensland (66,500) were the next fastest growing states.
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Net overseas migration reached 184,000 last year, 9 per cent higher than in 2010.

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