Population trends in peri-urban towns

While much of the popular discourse around population growth focuses on rapid growth in our major cities, very often trends in other areas are overlooked.  Peri-urban is a term generally used to describe the area surrounding a major urban area, such as the interface between town and rural.  However a peri-urban area is diverse and can include towns, semi-rural and rural lots.  This growth looks at population change in peri-urban towns in the area around Melbourne over the period 2006-16.

Australian population milestones - the significance of a number

This week the Australian population is set to hit 25 million.  Those of us who are interested in these things have been keeping a close eye on the ABS population clock as it approaches this milestone.  Every one minute and 23 seconds, another person is added to the population.  The ABS estimates that the 25 million milestone will be reached on the 7th August 2018.  In an environment where population has become a hot political topic, a number of other population milestones have been overlooked.  While 25 million people is a significant milestone, it's the dynamics of population change and where people live that inform planning policy.  For this reason, it's worth looking at other population milestones in Australia.