Tag: Population
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The Stats Guy: Why I love population pyramids, but never use them
If you want to explore population data, if you think about demographics – it’s probably a population pyramid that you are intuitively visualising. Today I will explain why population pyramids are great and why I nonetheless never, ever use them in my presentations. What is a population pyramid? It’s a simple enough graphic. On one…
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How Queensland found itself in a baby drought, and why it will change who we are
The Australian Bureau of Statistics data showed deaths would outnumber births within 20 to 30 years in Queensland. It also showed that the trend away from decentralisation would continue with concentration of population growth in Queensland in the capital. Brisbane would increase from 49 per cent of the population to about 51 per cent by…
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Sunshine Coast still king as jobs, cheaper housing lure young to regional hotspots
The Regional Australia Institute/CBA report said it was the fourth consecutive quarter the coast had topped internal migration charts, accounting for 16.7 per cent of all net internal migration. The majority were escaping the cities, mostly Brisbane. Greater Geelong and the Gold Coast were second and third and the Fraser Coast fourth. RAI said the…
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How the Sunny Coast wants to find another $12 billion to measure up
The Sunshine Coast Council has released its regional economic development strategy in a bid to grow its economy to $33 billion by 2033, requiring a $12 billion jump in a decade. It won’t be easy. The coast relies heavily on tourism, lifestyle and population growth. It’s mostly small business and its night time economy is…
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Numbers game: Queensland’s population boom will require some tough decisions
Water security, housing, open space, electricity and lifestyle are being challenged by the increase in population and climate change. Taxpayers are being sucker-punched into paying for it because business and governments can’t deal with a fundamental issue of driving economic growth without resorting to population increases. It’s something that seems to be going over the…
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State’s economy may be slowing but wage increases, business investment still shine
The decline in the June quarter was caused by declines in housing, consumer and trade components which were largely the same in all states. However ANZ pointed out that the ABS national accounts data highlighted Queensland’s strength over the past year with growth well above the national average buoyed by Government spending. It said business…
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Just the ticket: Noosa’s radical ideas to deal with 2 million visitors a year
The Noosa Council Destination Management Plan follows a community survey in which most respondents said tourism was good for the region, but 84 per cent also said the influx of people disrupted their lives, especially in terms of traffic, parking and access to facilities. Noosa has about 2 million visitors a year and they bring…
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Is this the death of the CBD? SEQ’s future lies in the suburbs, says planning report
Suburban Futures, a non-profit group that promotes better suburban planning, said jobs and population growth were so misaligned in current planning and that “we are potentially condemning more people to longer commutes” because future jobs and future housing were not being matched. The group said the missing ingredient to the region’s growth was the lack…
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Ageing population and climate to change face of economy
The sixth report, released on Thursday, predicts that real incomes in 2062/63 will be 50 per cent higher than they are today, with the economy 2.5 times bigger. Life expectancies are set to increase, with the number of over-65s to double in the next four decades, while over-85s will triple and those more than 100…
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How Noosa might be the canary in the coal mine in battle against overcrowding
They were flooded by tourists and working all hours because of a lack of staff. Since then, Fortress Noosa has become a real thing. Campers, AirBnB operators and people overstaying their welcome in the streets are all targets of the council as it grapples with the enormous popularity of the beachside town. They even turned…