Australian population to double by 2075
The Australian Bureau of Statistics yesterday released predictions for coming decades – based on fertility, life expectancy and migration.
“Melbourne and Sydney should be neck and neck by 2053, with 7.9 million people each,” head of demography at the ABS, Bjorn Jarvis, said.
The head count in Perth will total three million by 2028, when it will overtake Brisbane.
In 2038 the ACT’s population will climb higher than Tasmania. Growth is expected to continue in all states and territories except Tasmania, where the population is expected to plateau by 2040.
The full text of the information from the ABS is available here.