Category Archives: Brisbane

Perth might grow larger than Brisbane, but it won’t beat SEQ 200km City

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Gene Tunny

In its media release on its new population projections yesterday, the ABS noted: “Highlights from the ABS projections include Perth overtaking Brisbane in 2028, at three million people, and then ten years later, the Australian Capital Territory overtaking Tasmania.” This … Continue reading →

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Guest post – Old Queenslanders in a New City

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Gene Tunny

This is a guest post from my friend and colleague Brad Rogers, who is also Secretary of the Queensland Branch of the Economic Society of Australia. Views expressed are Brad’s own, and are not necessarily shared by me, our employer … Continue reading →

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Housing outlook improving

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Gene Tunny

Yesterday’s building approvals data from the ABS should be encouraging for the Queensland building industry because they signal a recovery in housing construction, just as approvals of new apartment stock are declining. Approvals of private houses are trending upwards (first … Continue reading →

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Paid parking affecting work and play in Brisbane CBD

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Gene Tunny

I just noticed Katherine Feeney’s article from last week on the adverse impact the Council’s new paid parking policy is having on businesses in Brisbane CBD (Retailers keep up the fight against Brisbane’s paid parking charges). The extended paid parking … Continue reading →

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Benefits of higher urban population density – more cycling and walking to work

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Gene Tunny

I’ve commented before on the need to boost population density across Brisbane to reduce the large costs associated with transporting people long distances to the CBD for work.  The State of Australian Cities 2013 report released yesterday by the Commonwealth … Continue reading →

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Unemployment in outer Brisbane

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Gene Tunny

Katherine Feeney has a great article on the Brisbane Times website this morning: Unemployment hitting Brisbane’s outer suburbs hardest. It contains some commentary from me on Brisbane’s labour market that I gave to Katherine when she interviewed me yesterday, in response … Continue reading →

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Which suburbs of Brisbane had the largest increases in unemployment?

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Gene Tunny

After looking at the new regional unemployment data for June 2013 last week, I wondered about the distribution of job losses across the Brisbane metropolitan area (see my previous post Largest unemployment rate increases over 2012-13 in metro Brisbane and … Continue reading →

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Largest unemployment rate increases over 2012-13 in metro Brisbane and Central Qld

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Gene Tunny

I’ve mapped the changes in regional unemployment rates over 2012-13 (based on Queensland Treasury’s briefing on yesterday’s ABS data) in the maps below. The largest increases in the unemployment rate are in metropolitan Brisbane, related in part to public service … Continue reading →

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Which Qld regions are the most productive per capita?

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Gene Tunny

Based on Queensland Treasury figures published earlier this year (Experimental Estimates of Gross Regional Product), the North West and Mackay regions of Queensland have the highest levels of gross regional product (GRP) per capita, largely due to mining in each … Continue reading →

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Townsville beats Brisbane on economic fundamentals, says new RAI Insight database

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Gene Tunny

Townsville Mayor Jenny Hill will be pleased the Regional Australia Institute has ranked Townsville very highly on economic fundamentals in its new Insight database, as it supports the Council’s case for investing in the region that will be expressed in its … Continue reading →

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