Category Archives: Population

Qld records respectable population growth in 2012 – still waiting for interstate migration rebound

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Gene Tunny

In 2012, Queensland’s population grew 2.0% to 4.61 million people, a respectable growth rate but only slightly above the Australian population growth rate of 1.8% and much lower than WA’s growth rate of 3.5% (see Queensland Treasury’s nice briefing on … Continue reading →

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Barcaldine set to boom with big increase in FIFO workers

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Gene Tunny

Queensland Treasury’s non-resident population projections for the Bowen and Galilee Basins show Barcaldine in Central Queensland is the next regional town that will boom due to an influx of fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) and drive-in, drive-out (DIDO) workers (see chart below … Continue reading →

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Sunnybank a major centre for diversity in Brisbane

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Gene Tunny

The Government Statistician and the Queensland Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Multicultural Affairs (DATSIMA) have released a great new publication Diversity Figures based on 2011 Census data. Check out this excellent map in the publication showing the … Continue reading →

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When will interstate migration to Qld recover?

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Gene Tunny

Over the last few years, a decline in Queensland’s population growth has reinforced the economic sluggishness we’ve seen outside of the mining sector. For example, lower population growth means lower demand for new housing. In large part, Queensland’s lower population … Continue reading →

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Qld still has second highest population growth rate in Australia

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Gene Tunny

OESR has published a useful information brief on today’s new ABS population data, from which I’ve copied the chart below showing Queensland is still performing reasonably well in population growth terms. The ABS media release on the data is worth a read. … Continue reading →

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CIS on Australia’s Asia Literacy Non-Problem

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Gene Tunny

There is a great new paper from the Centre for Independent Studies that challenges concerns about our ability to communicate with our Asian neighbours, and hence in part questions the usefulness of the job the PM gave Ken Henry to … Continue reading →

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Council amalgamations may not have gone far enough

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Gene Tunny

Even after the forced amalgamations of many regional councils in 2008, Queensland still has a significant number of councils with very small populations. The median population of Queensland local government areas is 4,910 – far below the median for most … Continue reading →

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Is Townsville or Cairns the capital of North Qld?

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Gene Tunny

There is an amusing debate occurring in North Queensland between Cairns economist Bill Cummings and Townsville economist Colin Dwyer over whether Cairns or Townsville has the larger population, as reported in the Townsville Bulletin on Friday. While there are more … Continue reading →

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2011 Census data shows Qld population previously over-estimated – implications for GST carve up

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Gene Tunny

Queensland Treasury bean counters wouldn’t have been happy when they saw the new ABS population estimates, which incorporate 2011 census data, and which contain a downward revision in Queensland’s estimated population (by 106,000 people) and share of Australia’s total population … Continue reading →

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New OESR data confirm huge increase in FIFO & DIDO workers in Bowen Basin

Posted on May 19, 2012 by Gene Tunny

New OESR survey data confirm the huge increase in fly in-fly out (FIFO) and drive in-drive out (DIDO) work arrangements in the Queensland resources sector. Here’s a chart based on the excellent new report from OESR Bowen and Galilee Basins … Continue reading →

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