Three charts on Australia's population shift and the big city squeeze
- Written by Nick Parr, Associate Professor in Demography, Macquarie University
This piece is part of our new Three Charts series, in which we aim to highlight interesting trends in three simple charts.
At around 1.5%, Australia’s current population growth rate is above the world rate of about 1.2%, and among the highest in the OECD.
Net international migration comprised about 55% of Australia’s population growth in...





