Category Archives: Migration

Queensland remains top destination for interstate migrants

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Gene Tunny

OESR’s latest Population Growth Highlights and Trends report released on Friday notes: Despite Queensland’s relatively low level of net interstate migration in 2010, its net gain of 7,200 was the largest of all Australian states. Victoria gained 2,900 new residents … Continue reading →

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Meatworks shut down is bad news for Toowoomba

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Gene Tunny

Toowoomba has just over 50,000 employed persons, so the potential loss of over 1,000 jobs through the indefinite closure of the Beef City meatworks is really bad news. If 1,000 people end up unemployed in the short-term, that will drive … Continue reading →

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9.1 million Queenslanders in 2056 – over 1 million more than expected

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Gene Tunny

The Queensland Government yesterday released revised population projections which project a Queensland population of 9.14 million in 2056, compared with a previous projection (from 2008) of 7.98 million in 2056. If fertility, migration, or longevity turn out to be at … Continue reading →

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Business Council supports a moderately big Australia

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Gene Tunny

The Business Council of Australia has made a useful contribution to the national population debate through supporting the Treasury-projected population of 36 million in 2050 as “a moderate and sensible guide to what is likely to be needed to meet … Continue reading →

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Falling CBD vacancy rates inspire confidence

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Gene Tunny

Brisbane Business News reports that Brisbane records biggest take-up in CBD commercial space: BRISBANE has emerged as the star performer as demand for Australian office space recovers with vacancy rates expected to continue a downward trend in 2011. The state capital … Continue reading →

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Courier-Mail’s big call on population boom hitting the wall

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Gene Tunny

The Courier-Mail’s Patrick Lion went too far in his article on Queensland’s population growth this morning when he declared that: AUSTRALIA’S love affair with Queensland is over, with migration from interstate crashing to its lowest level in almost 30 years. And … Continue reading →

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A chart we’re bound to see again before election day

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Gene Tunny

The ABS today released an impressive compendium of migration data, featuring this striking chart showing the surge in net overseas migration (NOM) – i.e., people coming here from overseas less those leaving for overseas: The ABS observes: Over the past … Continue reading →

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