Category Archives: Population

Pre and post-COVID population projections

Posted on September 30, 2021 by Gene Tunny

I’ve had some readers query the point made in Capricorn Enterprise’s blurb for the upcoming Major Projects Forum regarding the 600k reduction in Australia’s population (relative to the pre-pandemic trajectory) by 2024 (see my post Upcoming Major Projects Forum in … Continue reading →

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Qld population growth and interstate migration gains in perspective

Posted on September 18, 2021 by Gene Tunny

There is much excitement about Queensland having the highest population growth in Australia at the moment (e.g. see the Courier-Mail report ‘Once in a generation boom’ SEQ investment hits $60 billion), although, of course, population growth rates in Queensland and … Continue reading →

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People fleeing Victoria, staying put in Qld

Posted on May 5, 2021 by Gene Tunny

Back in the middle of last decade I often commented on how Queensland was experiencing a brain drain of talented people to Victoria, with vibrant and cosmopolitan Melbourne attracting our best and brightest. That is no longer the case, and … Continue reading →

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Qld may see a surge of interstate migrants from Victoria post-COVID

Posted on August 8, 2020 by Gene Tunny

I expect many Victorians suffering through stage four restrictions due to the COVID-19 outbreak will be contemplating a move to Queensland. And some savvy Victorians have found a way to do just that already. For instance, see this Nine News … Continue reading →

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Qld’s regional economies & COVID-19 – video chat with Pete Faulkner

Posted on July 22, 2020 by Gene Tunny

Earlier today I chatted with Pete Faulkner from Far-North-Queensland-based Conus Business Consultancy Services regarding how Queensland’s regional economies have been impacted by COVID-19. Check out the recording of our Zoom conversation below. You can download the slides we chatted about … Continue reading →

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China’s demographic future could be even worse than currently projected

Posted on January 21, 2020 by Gene Tunny

China is a major influence on the Queensland economy given the large value of our coal exports, so we should be paying close attention to how China’s poor demographics will affect its future economic growth. China’s unbalanced population, with lots … Continue reading →

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Qld Councils & the 80/20 rule – 81% of Queenslanders live in just 12 out of 78 LGAs

Posted on January 2, 2019 by Gene Tunny

In the final week of 2018, the Brisbane Times published an article The capital cities that ate Australia, which opened: They are the capital cities eating up the rest of Australia. Already home to more than two-thirds of the nation’s … Continue reading →

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Qld less reliant on overseas migration as driver of growth than southern states

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Gene Tunny

Over 2018 I have commented regularly that the Queensland economy is under-performing relative to NSW and Victoria, and this has been reflected in the state’s unemployment rate remaining above 6% while the national rate has fallen toward 5%. It should … Continue reading →

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Net interstate migration to Qld by age group – evidence of brain drain?

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Gene Tunny

Over the ten years to 2017, Queensland gained residents via interstate migration across all age groups, but it gained far fewer people in net terms in their twenties than you might expect (see chart below based on the relevant ABS.Stat … Continue reading →

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NSW the biggest contributor to Qld’s net interstate migration gain

Posted on October 4, 2018 by Gene Tunny

Queensland has recently returned to the number one spot among states and territories in terms of net interstate migration flows, as noted in the ABS’s media release last month Queensland the most popular state for interstate movers. Queensland gained 24,000 … Continue reading →

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