Category Archives: Population

Interstate migration to Qld remains low – overall gain, but net loss to Victoria continues

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Gene Tunny

The new population data released by the ABS yesterday (see the Queensland Treasury brief) show interstate migration – a major source of growth in the 1990s and early 2000s – continues to make only a small contribution to Queensland’s population … Continue reading →

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CommSec State of States report misleading on population growth

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Gene Tunny

CommSec’s State of the States report is a PR exercise for the Commonwealth Bank rather than a serious piece of economic analysis. As I’ve posted on before, its methodology is daft and gives weird results (Ask a silly question, get … Continue reading →

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Queenslanders moving to Victoria

Posted on March 29, 2014 by Gene Tunny

A closer look at the new population data from the ABS shows just how attractive Victoria has become to interstate migrants, including interstate migrants from Queensland. While Queensland is still attracting interstate migrants, as I’ve discussed in earlier posts (Interstate … Continue reading →

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Interstate migration to Qld remains low, probably reflecting sluggish labour market

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Gene Tunny

I remember it was once common in Australian TV shows to have characters move to Queensland when the actors wanted to leave the series or a character was no longer popular. The TV shows had obviously noticed the popularity of Queensland … Continue reading →

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Treasury projections suggest Qld Plan regional population target unachievable

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Gene Tunny

I’ve previously questioned whether the target in the draft Queensland Plan to have half the population living outside South East Queensland is achievable (see Regional infrastructure plan should be based on updated population projections). The latest official State population projections from Queensland … Continue reading →

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Top twenty largest cities and towns in Queensland by population

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Gene Tunny

I get quite a few hits on my blog from people searching for the populations of Queensland cities, particularly Townsville, given an old post of mine: Is Townsville or Cairns the capital of North Qld?. Hence I’ve decided to chart Queensland Treasury’s … Continue reading →

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Regional infrastructure plan should be based on updated population projections

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Gene Tunny

Having spent the first fifteen years of my life in Townsville, I’m a great supporter of regional Queensland, but as an economist I think the Government needs to do some further analysis before it commits large amounts of money to … Continue reading →

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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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Low level of vacancies suggests sluggish labour market to continue in short-term

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Gene Tunny

There doesn’t appear to be any recovery in Queensland’s jobs market coming in the next few months with job vacancies remaining at relatively low levels (see the chart below based on today’s new ABS job vacancies data). Given the relatively … Continue reading →

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Effective population numbers much higher than usual residents in central and western Qld (and Cairns)

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Gene Tunny

Some interesting data were released by the ABS today comparing the number of people counted in each local government area (LGA) on Census night compared with the number of usual residents (see chart below). The chart shows the ratio of … Continue reading →

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