Between 2004 and 2051 the population of Queensland is projected to increase by 77%, the Northern Territory by 75% and Western Australia by 60%, well above the projected growth for Australia of 40%.
New South Wales is projected to remain the most populous state in Australia,
although its share of Australia's population will decline slightly, from 33% at June 2004 to
31% in 2051. Queensland will replace Victoria in 2041 as the second most populous state,
with Queensland's share of Australia's population increasing from 19% to 24% over the
next 50 years, and Victoria's share decreasing from 25% to 23%.
Western Australia will increase its share of Australia's population from 9.8% at
June 2004 to 11.2% in 2051, while South Australia's share will decline from 7.6% to 5.6%
over the same period. Similarly, Tasmania's share will decline from 2.4% in 2004 to 1.6%
in 2051. The Northern Territory's share will remain more or less the same, increasing
marginally from 1.0% to 1.2%. Likewise the Australian Capital Territory's share will
change only marginally, decreasing from 1.6% to 1.4%.
Sydney and Melbourne to remain the two most populous cities in
Australia, with 5.6 million and 5.0 million people respectively in 2051, followed by
Brisbane (3.4 million), Perth (2.5 million), Adelaide (1.2 million), the Australian Capital
Territory (401,600), Darwin (232,300) and Hobart (219,600). Darwin's population will
exceed Hobart's in 2048.
Australian Bureau of Statistics POPULATION PROJECTIONS
http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/Auss...CA2570C7007296DD/$File/32220_2004 to 2101.pdf
New South Wales is projected to remain the most populous state in Australia,
although its share of Australia's population will decline slightly, from 33% at June 2004 to
31% in 2051. Queensland will replace Victoria in 2041 as the second most populous state,
with Queensland's share of Australia's population increasing from 19% to 24% over the
next 50 years, and Victoria's share decreasing from 25% to 23%.
Western Australia will increase its share of Australia's population from 9.8% at
June 2004 to 11.2% in 2051, while South Australia's share will decline from 7.6% to 5.6%
over the same period. Similarly, Tasmania's share will decline from 2.4% in 2004 to 1.6%
in 2051. The Northern Territory's share will remain more or less the same, increasing
marginally from 1.0% to 1.2%. Likewise the Australian Capital Territory's share will
change only marginally, decreasing from 1.6% to 1.4%.
Sydney and Melbourne to remain the two most populous cities in
Australia, with 5.6 million and 5.0 million people respectively in 2051, followed by
Brisbane (3.4 million), Perth (2.5 million), Adelaide (1.2 million), the Australian Capital
Territory (401,600), Darwin (232,300) and Hobart (219,600). Darwin's population will
exceed Hobart's in 2048.
Australian Bureau of Statistics POPULATION PROJECTIONS
http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/Auss...CA2570C7007296DD/$File/32220_2004 to 2101.pdf