Australia’s population rose 1.4%; housing needs a local lens
Population reached 27.9 million at the end of March, with net overseas migration contributing 292,100 over the preceding year.
Source finding
ABS estimates annual growth of 392,700 people, including 100,600 natural increase.
Our analysis
National population growth adds housing and infrastructure demand, but its effect differs by city and dwelling supply.
What remains uncertain
These figures do not establish a single national house-price effect or the current September population.