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Tag Archives: population
China’s demographic future could be even worse than currently projected
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
Posted in China, India, Population, Uncategorized
Tagged australia, china, coal, india, population, qld, queensland
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Global population trends on Economics Explained podcast
There are currently around 7.7 billion people in the world. The UN is projecting global population will increase to 9.7 billion by 2050 and to nearly 11 billion by 2100. Obviously, this projected growth raises a range of economic, social, … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Africa, australia, babyboom, china, climatechange, demographictransition, environment, fertility, fertilityrate, germany, immigration, nigeria, population, populationgrowth, russia, un, unitednations, us
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Outer-lying suburbs like Townsville’s Deeragun the most fertile
I am very pleased to be mentioned on the front page of today’s Townsville Bulletin in Tess Ikonomou’s article Townsville suburb Deeragun crowned NQ’s most fertile (pay-walled, sorry). As I told the Bulletin, in many cities, population pressures, and the … Continue reading
Posted in Brisbane, Cairns, Townsville, Uncategorized
Tagged abs, brisbane, cairns, deeragun, fertilityrate, population, qld, queensland, replacementrate, townsville
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Concentration of Qld population in SEQ expected to increase with its higher rates of net migration
Regarding my previous post noting SEQ’s dominance in population terms, regular QEW reader Mike Willis commented perceptively: Gene, it seems the concentration will be reinforced, if the most recent Qld government statistician’s report is any guide. State population growth is … Continue reading
Posted in Brisbane, Cairns, Gold Coast, Ipswich, Uncategorized
Tagged abs, brisbane, cairns, cassowarycoast, census, douglas, goldcoast, lga, migration, population, qld, queensland, seq, whitsunday
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Qld less reliant on overseas migration as driver of growth than southern states
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
Posted in Migration, Population, Uncategorized
Tagged abs, census, interstatemigration, nsw, overseasmigration, population, qld, queensland, victoria
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Net interstate migration to Qld by age group – evidence of brain drain?
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
Posted in Migration, Population, Uncategorized
Tagged braindrain, interstatemigration, population, qld, queensland
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Fact check: does a majority of Qld’s population live outside the South-East?
Today’s Courier-Mail editorial Parties neglect our regions at their peril contains an interesting factoid: …a majority of the population in this state lives outside the southeastern conurbation with a string of major provincial cities along a vast coastline… Is this correct? … Continue reading
Posted in Brisbane, Gold Coast, Population, Uncategorized
Tagged 200kmcity, brisbane, couriermail, goldcoast, population, qld, queensland, seq, sunshinecoast
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Qld MYFER should factor in population growth pick up
Higher coal royalty revenue associated with higher coal prices will be the big story coming out of Queensland’s Mid Year Fiscal and Economic Review, to be released today, but there should be some other important variations to note. Population growth … Continue reading
Posted in Population, Uncategorized
Tagged budget, myfer, population, qld, qldbudget, queensland
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Population Growth – Queensland’s recent slump (Guest post from Alistair Robson)
I am delighted to publish a guest post from my friend and fellow economist Dr Alistair Robson on the slowdown in Queensland’s population growth in recent years. GT Population Growth – Queensland’s recent slump By Dr Alistair Robson Queensland has … Continue reading
Posted in Population, Uncategorized
Tagged congestion, houseprices, nsw, nt, population, qld, queensland, victoria, wa
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Qld’s lacklustre population and jobs growth have gone hand in hand over the current decade
Queensland’s population, now at around 4.9 million, increased 1.4% in the year to 30 September 2016, a growth rate slightly below the national growth rate of 1.5%, but significantly below Victoria’s stand-out growth rate of 2.1% (Chart 1 based on … Continue reading
Posted in Labour market, Population, Uncategorized
Tagged abs, australia, economy, employment, immigration, interstatemigration, jobs, labourmarket, migration, population, populationgrowth, qld, queensland, victoria
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