This document summarizes population trends in Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane. It notes that Melbourne has grown by 96,000 people in the last 12 months, more than the entire population growth of Tasmania. Sydney's population is increasingly decentralized, with areas like Parramatta growing rapidly. Brisbane's population is larger than the individual populations of several countries. The populations of Australia's cities are becoming more culturally diverse and aging. Younger generations also have different attitudes towards housing than older generations.

1. POPULATION SNAPSHOT:
MELBOURNE, SYDNEY & BRISBANE
THE KEY POPULATION TRENDS TRANSFORMING
AUSTRALIA’S CITIES
Mark McCrindle
www.mccrindle.com.au

3. AUSTRALIA’S POPULATION
24m

5. POPULATION 1968
3.6 billion 12 million

6. POPULATION TODAY
7.3 billion 24 million

7. Melbourne

8. AUSTRALIA’S POPULATION GROWTH
1.4%

9. 1.7%
MELBOURNE’S GROWTH COMPARED:
IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS, MELBOURNE HAS GROWN BY 96,000 PEOPLE

10. 1.7%1.7%TASMANIA GREW BY AROUND 1,400 PEOPLE
MELBOURNE’S GROWTH COMPARED:
IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS, MELBOURNE HAS GROWN BY 96,000 PEOPLE

11. 1.7%
MELBOURNE’S GROWTH COMPARED:
1.7%
MELBOURNE IS GROWING BY MORE PEOPLE EVERY 5 DAYS
THAN TASMANIA ADDS IN A WHOLE YEAR
TASMANIA GREW BY AROUND 1,400 PEOPLE
IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS, MELBOURNE HAS GROWN BY 96,000 PEOPLE

12. POPULATION INCREASE: ALL STATES
Natural Increase Net Overseas
Migration
Net Interstate
Migration
Population
Growth Rate
TAS
SA
NSW
WA
ACT
NSW
QLD
VIC

13. POPULATION INCREASE: ALL STATES
Natural Increase Net Overseas
Migration
Net Interstate
Migration
Population
Growth Rate
TAS
SA
NSW
WA
ACT
NSW
QLD
VIC

14. POPULATION INCREASE: ALL STATES
Natural Increase Net Overseas
Migration
Net Interstate
Migration
Population
Growth Rate
TAS
SA
NSW
WA
ACT
NSW
QLD
VIC

15. POPULATION INCREASE: ALL STATES
Natural Increase Net Overseas
Migration
Net Interstate
Migration
Population
Growth Rate
TAS 0.4
SA 0.8
NSW 1.5
WA 1.3
ACT 1.4
NSW 1.4
QLD 1.2
VIC 1.7

16. SYDNEY & MELBOURNE: A CENTURY OF GROWTH

17. SYDNEY & MELBOURNE: A CENTURY OF GROWTH

18. SYDNEY & MELBOURNE: A CENTURY OF GROWTH

19. SYDNEY & MELBOURNE: A CENTURY OF GROWTH

20. SYDNEY & MELBOURNE: A CENTURY OF GROWTH

21. Waking up each day
knowing I don’t live in
Melbourne lifts my mood
on an almost daily basis.
Peter, Tregear Heights

22. Sydney

23. FASTEST GROWING AREAS IN AUSTALIA’S LARGEST STATE
PARRAMATTA
●

24. FASTEST GROWING AREAS IN AUSTALIA’S LARGEST STATE
● PARKLEA
PARRAMATTA
●

25. FASTEST GROWING AREAS IN AUSTALIA’S LARGEST STATE
● PARKLEA
●
HOMEBUSH BAY
PARRAMATTA
●

26. FASTEST GROWING AREAS IN AUSTALIA’S LARGEST STATE
● PARKLEA
● COBBITTY
●
HOMEBUSH BAY
PARRAMATTA
●
● SYDNEY

27. 3/4 1/4
AUSTRALIA

28. 2/3 1/3
SYDNEY

29. 1/3 2/3
NEW APPROVALS

30. SYDNEY & THE CENTRE OF POPULATION
●
PARRAMATTA
● SYDNEY CBD

31. SYDNEY & THE CENTRE OF POPULATION
●
PARRAMATTA
● SYDNEY CBD

32. SYDNEY & THE CENTRE OF POPULATION
●
PARRAMATTA
● SYDNEY CBD

33. SYDNEY & THE CENTRE OF POPULATION
●
PARRAMATTA
● SYDNEY CBD

34. SYDNEY & THE CENTRE OF POPULATION
●
PARRAMATTA
● SYDNEY CBD

35. SYDNEY & THE CENTRE OF POPULATION
●
PARRAMATTA
● SYDNEY CBD
ERMINGTON (2015)

36. 1974
PARRAMATTA
1 PATEL
2 LEE
3 SMITH
4 KIM
5 SINGH
6 CHEN
7 WANG
8 LI
9 ZHANG
10 WILLIAMS

37. Brisbane

38. % OF STATE POPULATION LIVING IN THE CAPITAL CITY
75%
Melbourne

39. % OF STATE POPULATION LIVING IN THE CAPITAL CITY
63%
Sydney
75%
Melbourne

40. % OF STATE POPULATION LIVING IN THE CAPITAL CITY
48%
Brisbane
63%
Sydney
75%
Melbourne

41. THE POPULATION OF BRISBANE IS
LARGER THAN THE POPULATION OF…

42. FIJI
THE POPULATION OF BRISBANE IS
LARGER THAN THE POPULATION OF…

43. FIJI LUXEMBURG
THE POPULATION OF BRISBANE IS
LARGER THAN THE POPULATION OF…

44. FIJI LUXEMBURG ICELAND
THE POPULATION OF BRISBANE IS
LARGER THAN THE POPULATION OF…

45. FIJI LUXEMBURG ICELAND SAMOA
THE POPULATION OF BRISBANE IS
LARGER THAN THE POPULATION OF…

46. FIJI LUXEMBURG ICELAND SAMOA
TONGA
THE POPULATION OF BRISBANE IS
LARGER THAN THE POPULATION OF…

47. FIJI LUXEMBURG ICELAND SAMOA
TONGA GREENLAND
THE POPULATION OF BRISBANE IS
LARGER THAN THE POPULATION OF…

48. FIJI LUXEMBURG ICELAND SAMOA
TONGA GREENLAND LIECHTENSTEIN
THE POPULATION OF BRISBANE IS
LARGER THAN THE POPULATION OF…

49. FIJI LUXEMBURG ICELAND SAMOA
TONGA GREENLAND LIECHTENSTEIN NAURU
THE POPULATION OF BRISBANE IS
LARGER THAN THE POPULATION OF…

50. COMBINED
FIJI LUXEMBURG ICELAND SAMOA
TONGA GREENLAND LIECHTENSTEIN NAURU
THE POPULATION OF BRISBANE IS
LARGER THAN THE POPULATION OF…

57. CULTURAL DIVERSITY: AUSTRALIA
TOP 5 SOURCE COUNTRIES

58. THE GENERATIONS

59. THE GENERATIONS

60. THE GENERATIONS

61. THE GENERATIONS

62. THE GENERATIONS

63. THE GENERATIONS

64. SCARY SYMBOLS FOR A GLOBAL GENERATION:

65. SCARY SYMBOLS FOR A GLOBAL GENERATION:

66. SCARY SYMBOLS FOR A GLOBAL GENERATION:

67. SCARY SYMBOLS FOR A GLOBAL GENERATION:

69. 1974
1985

70. 2014
2015

71. 2054
2045

72. INCREASED LONGEVITY

73. INCREASED LONGEVITY

74. INCREASED LONGEVITY

81. Meet the KIPPERS

82. K
I
P
P
E
R
S
Meet the KIPPERS

83. Kids
In
Parents
Pockets
Eroding
Retirement
Savings
Meet the KIPPERS

84. GENERATIONAL SENTIMENT
63%
41%
53%
Generation Y
Generation X
Baby Boomers
Q. Of those who have never lived in a unit / apartment: I
would consider living in a unit / apartment in the future

85. GENERATIONAL SENTIMENT
63%
41%
53%
Generation Y
Generation X
Baby Boomers
Q. Of those who have never lived in a unit / apartment: I
would consider living in a unit / apartment in the future

92. Only occasionally in history do
massive demographic shifts
combine with
rapid social change
and
huge generational transitions
and
ongoing technology trends
so that within the span of a decade,
society altogether alters.

93. Mark McCrindle