Here’s a chart based on yesterday’s ABS demographic data release:

Meanwhile, Fraser Coast residents aren’t waiting for the people to come. They’re busy creating their own people (Fraser Coast baby boom):

The number of babies born in the region has jumped by 35% per year since 2004.

In that year there were 850 births, now the number is closing in on 1200 every 12 months.

In the same period, the overall population grew just 20% – proving mums have been keeping the maternity ward busy.

Not only are more babies being born but they also have more siblings than in previous years.

The Fraser Coast’s fertility rate has risen from an average of 1.9 children per mother to 2.3, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.