Queensland will hit the magic five million headcount in May, official figures show, a milestone helped by a surge in births and migration - putting real estate in the crosshairs.
ABS demography director Anthony Grubb said the state had hit 4.9m by the end of September last year and was growing at 1.7 per cent, helped along by the likes of 12,000 New South Welsh-people crossing the border last year alone.
“Natural increase and net overseas migration each added an additional 31,000 people to the state’s population in the year preceding September 2017,” he said. “The third component, net interstate migration, contributed 19,000 over the same period, including a net flow of 12,000 from New South Wales.”
Author: Sophie Foster for news.com.au March 22, 2018 5:41pm Source: http://www.news.com.au/finance/real-estate/brisbane-qld/queenslanders-to-be-5m-strong-within-weeks-and-real-estate-is-set-to-reap-the-rewards/news-story/ea5
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