Population
Opinion
Opinion
Factfulness: as important as "a good diet and exercise"
Do you have an overdramatic worldview?
- by Matt Wade
Latest
Victoria
One council area's growth beats three biggest regional cities combined
The City of Wyndham in Melbourne's west has attracted more new residents than Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong combined.
- by Benjamin Preiss & Craig Butt
'I feel like a different person': moving from the city to the regions
There is a trend to move out of the big cities, should you join in?
- by John Collett & Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Opinion
Opinion
A long way from the smoke, with room to breathe ... and to remember
The author returns to the town of his birth for Anzac Day, and discovers memories he never knew he had.
- by Tony Wright
Canberra
Which of Canberra's suburbs shrank in the past year?
In some areas Canberra's population is booming, but in others, people are leaving. What does it mean?
- by Sally Whyte
Canberra
Canberra's fastest growing suburbs revealed
Coombs is the second fastest growing suburb in Australia
- by Sally Whyte
Analysis
Analysis
Sydney population grows by over 100,000 in a year for the first time
New overseas migrants have driven Sydney's population past 5.1 million while more than 40,000 locals choose to move away, even to Melbourne, in 2017.
- by Nigel Gladstone
Infrastructure
What it's like to live in Cranbourne East, which grew by 7000 people in a year
You don't need to remind Cranbourne East residents that they inhabit one of the nation's fastest growing suburbs.
- by Tom Cowie & Carolyn Webb
Analysis
Analysis
Melbourne by numbers: Five ways the city's population is increasing
Melbourne's population is surging. Here are five interesting facts about the city's population growth, gathered from recent population projections.
- by Craig Butt
Analysis
Analysis
There's an election and everyone's going to Cranbourne
Melbourne's booming south-east is ground zero for this year's state election campaign.
- by Noel Towell
Updated
Melbourne's hyper-growth continues, as nation's east coast booms
Melbourne's hyper-growth shows no sign of slowing, as nation's east coast booms
- by Clay Lucas & Craig Butt