Last week the ABS released its quarterly demographic publication - Australian Demographic Statistics (Cat. no. 3101.0). This contains demographic data up to December 2018, providing an overview of the Australian population for the full calendar year. What are the highlights in this latest population data release?
Telling it like it is - one place at a time
Monday, June 24, 2019
Monday, June 10, 2019
Australia and Japan - a demographic comparison
When I travel, I like to look beyond the tourist realm. Naturally, I'm drawn to the demographics of the country I'm in, such as the population, how it's changing, how people live, and how they get around. I recently travelled to Japan, a country that is culturally, socially and historically very different from Australia. But how does it compare from a demographic perspective? Fortunately, the Statistics of Japan website (where I've sourced the statistics) is also in English, so I was able to obtain a lot of interesting data for my readers.
Monday, May 13, 2019
Melbourne versus Sydney - a long standing rivalry
The rivalry between Melbourne and Sydney has a long history. Everything from the weather to the football is keenly debated. But one thing remains a fact - Sydney is Australia's largest city, with a 2018 population of 5.23 million. But has it always been this way, and what of the future? Read on the find out more.
Monday, April 22, 2019
35 Melbourne suburbs are growing by 5% per annum
If you follow this blog you will have noticed that I favour population analysis from a spatial perspective. In this day and age headline numbers get clicks, but it's not until you look at the differences across metropolitan areas that you gain a better perspective of how our cities are changing. In 2017-18, Greater Melbourne grew by 2.5%, or 119,420 people. But how was this growth spread across Melbourne? SA2 data released by the ABS provides a fine-grained perspective on population change - read on to find out more.
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