Population and Residential Building Hotspots

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1 Population and Residential Building Hotspots Australia s Fastest Growing Towns Cities and Regions March

2 Housing Industry Association Economics Group Population and Residential Building Hotspots Australia s Fastest Growing Towns, Cities and Regions March 2007 HIA Economics Group 79 Constitution Avenue CAMPBELL ACT Disclaimer: This publication is produced by HIA Economics Group based on information available at the time of publishing. All opinions, conclusions or recommendations are reasonably held or made as at the time of its compilation, but no warranty is made as to accuracy, reliability or completeness. Neither HIA nor any of its subsidiaries accept liability to any person for loss or damage arising from the use of this report. 1

3 Contents Introduction...4 Evolving Population Trends...4 Net Overseas Migration...5 Births...5 State, Territories, Capital Cities & Regional Areas...6 Population Density...7 Largest and Fastest Growing Areas...8 New South Wales...9 At a Glance...9 NSW s Fastest Growing Areas...10 Victoria...20 At a Glance...20 Victoria s Fastest Growing Areas...21 Queensland...30 At a Glance...30 Queensland s Fastest Growing Areas...31 South Australia...48 At a Glance...48 South Australia s Fastest Growing Areas...49 Western Australia...55 At a Glance...55 Western Australia s Fastest Growing Areas...56 Tasmania...64 At a Glance...64 Tasmania s Fastest Growing Areas

4 Northern Territory...68 At a Glance...68 Northern Territory s Fastest Growing Areas...69 Australian Capital Territory...74 At a Glance...74 ACT s Fastest Growing Areas

5 Introduction The 2005/06 financial year was another challenging one for Australia s home builders and renovators. Fears of higher interest rates and slowing house prices put the brakes on demand resulting in home starts falling from 157,396 to 150,801 over the year. For the renovation market, the love affair with housing also tempered resulting in $27 billion worth of work done, down 2 per cent on the previous year. Despite these softer conditions, the underlying demand for housing continued to build. Overseas migrant numbers remained robust despite Australia s competitiveness being compromised by slower economic growth, an appreciating Australian dollar, and record low housing affordability. The year was also characterised by a remarkable surge in the Nation s fertility rate as a growing number of 30-somethings made the decision to start a family. Population and Residential Building Hotspots provides a snapshot of Australia s fastest growing metropolitan and regional areas in the 2005/06 financial year. For the purposes of this report, a hotspot is a statistical local area (SLA) which satisfies two conditions. Firstly, the 2005/06 population growth rate must be in excess of the national average growth rate of 1.3 per cent. Secondly, the value of building work approved in that SLA must be in excess of $100 million (for SLAs in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia) or $50 million (for SLAs in South Australia, Tasmania, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory). The reader should note that a number of the boundaries and names of Australia s SLAs are changed each financial year. As this report provides 2005 and 2006 calendar year snapshots of population and building activity it effectively covers, either completely or in part, three financial years (2004/05, 2005/06 and 2006/07). All efforts were made to ensure consistency in SLA classification across the three financial years. In the few instances where inter-year comparability of certain SLAs was impossible (either due to name or boundary changes), statistics for those areas were not included. All population data is derived from the ABS Publication titled Regional Population Growth, (Cat No ). Evolving Population Trends As at June 2006, Australia s estimated resident population was 20.6 million. The population grew by 1.3 per cent over the 2005/06 financial year, up by 0.1 percentage points on the average annual growth rate for the five years to June Over the past 5 years, Australia s population has grown by approximately 240,000 people on average per annum. Net overseas migration accounts for around half of population growth at the national level. As the graph below shows, this proportion has grown from 20 per cent in 1993/94. 4

6 Net Overseas Migration, Moving Annual Total, Australia Source: ABS ('000) Jun-90 Jun-91 Jun-92 Jun-93 Jun-94 Jun-95 Jun-96 Jun-97 Jun-98 Jun-99 Jun-00 Jun-01 Jun-02 Jun-03 Jun-04 Jun-05 Jun-06 Total Population Growth Net Overseas Migration Australia s population growth, more recently, has been bolstered by a pick up in the fertility rate. In 2005/06 there were approximately 264,300 births in Australia, the highest financial year number on record. Births, Quarterly, Australia Source: ABS ('000) Jun-90 Jun-91 Jun-92 Jun-93 Jun-94 Jun-95 Jun-96 Jun-97 Jun-98 Jun-99 Jun-00 Jun-01 Jun-02 Jun-03 Jun-04 Jun-05 Jun-06 5

7 States, Territories, Capital Cities & Regional Areas The population of all Australian States and Territories grew over the 2005/06 financial year, with the largest increases in the absolute terms occurring in Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales. The fastest growing States and Territories were Western Australia (2 per cent growth rate over 2005/06), Queensland (1.9 per cent growth rate) and the Northern Territory (1.6 per cent growth rate). The slowest growing State over 2005/06 was Tasmania, with a population growth rate of 0.7 per cent. In terms of capital cities, the fastest growing over 2005/06 was Darwin (2.5 per cent) and Perth (2.0 per cent). Capital City Growth Rate 2005/06 (%) Population Growth 2005/06 Total Population as at June 2006 Sydney ,151 4,293,105 Melbourne ,953 3,684,461 Brisbane ,454 1,820,375 Adelaide 0.9 9,688 1,138,833 Perth ,910 1,507,949 Hobart 1.0 1, ,510 Darwin 2.5 2, ,955 Canberra 0.9 3, ,441 Source: ABS Capital City Growth /06 Population grew in all inner city areas except for the city centre of Canberra, were population fell by 1.3 per cent. Population growth in the inner city was strongest in Inner Brisbane with a population growth rate of 3.6 per cent, and the Adelaide Council Statistical Local Area, with population growth of 3 per cent over 2005/06. City Inner City Title Growth Rate 2005/06 (%) Population Growth 2005/06 Total Population as at June 2006 Sydney Inner Sydney 1.2 3, ,519 Melbourne Inner Melbourne 1.3 3, ,191 Brisbane Inner Brisbane 3.6 2,890 84,143 Adelaide Adelaide (C) ,299 Perth Central Metropolita 1.7 2, ,198 Hobart Hobart (C) ,808 Darwin City-Inner ,763 Canberra City Source: ABS Inner City Growth /06 6

8 In non-metropolitan areas, population growth was strongest in regional Queensland, regional Western Australia, and regional Victoria, which all had population growth rates in excess of the national average. For a regional area, population growth was weakest in regional Tasmania, Regional Northern Territory, and Regional South Australia. Regional Area Growth Rate 2005/06 (%) Population Growth 2005/06 Total Population as at June 2006 Regional NSW ,602 2,534,589 Regional VIC ,549 1,407,205 Regional QLD ,938 2,233,069 Regional SA 0.7 2, ,823 Regional WA , ,935 Regional TAS 0.5 1, ,438 Regional NT ,733 Regional ACT Source: ABS Regional Growth /06 Population Density Australia s population density at June 2006 was 2.7 persons per square kilometre, which is 0.6 persons more per square kilometre than in June The State or Territory with the highest population density was the ACT, with 140 persons per square kilometre as at June The Northern Territory had the lowest population density, with only 0.2 persons per square kilometre. As one would expect, population densities are at their highest in city centres. The three most densely population Statistical Local Areas are located in Sydney. Every square kilometre of Sydney (C) East is home to 7,600 persons, while in Waverley (A) this figure is 6,700. Sydney (C) West has a population density of 6,600 persons per square kilometre. In Victoria, the Statistical Local Area of Port-Phillip (C) St Kilda has a population density of 5,700 persons per square kilometre. In Brisbane, the densest Statistical Local Areas are New Farm (5,500) and Kangaroo Point (5,200). 7

9 Largest and Fastest Growing Areas Over 2005/06, the largest population increase was in the Brisbane Council Statistical Local Area, which had a population increase of 13,979. The fastest increase over 2005/06 was the Perth Council Statistical Local Area, which grew by 12.4 per cent over 2005/06. Local Government Area State Population Growth 2005/06 Growth Rate 2005/06 (%) Total Population as at June 2006 Brisbane (C) QLD 13, ,152 Gold Coast (C) QLD 13, ,568 Wanneroo (C) WA 7, ,136 Melton (S) VIC 6, ,002 Wyndham (C) VIC 6, ,574 Casey (C) VIC 6, ,424 Blacktown (C) NSW 4, ,634 Rockingham (C) WA 4, ,629 Ipswich (C) QLD 4, ,411 Cairns (C) QLD 4, ,765 Source: ABS Largest Increase /06 Local Government Area State Growth Rate 2005/06 (%) Population Growth 2005/06 Total Population as at June 2006 Perth (C) WA ,481 13,439 Capel (S) WA ,517 Melton (S) VIC 8.9 6,814 83,002 Wanneroo (C) WA 7.4 7, ,136 Dardanup (S) WA ,084 Wyndham (C) VIC 5.7 6, ,574 Miriam Vale (S) QLD ,763 Halls Creek (S) WA ,587 Cardinia (S) VIC 5.5 3,142 60,276 Crow's Nest (S) QLD ,950 Source: ABS Fastest Increase /06 8

10 New South Wales At a Glance Over 2005/06, New South Wales experienced the third largest population increase of all Australian State and Territories. The State grew by 58,800 persons, which can be attributed to a 40,500 natural increases as well as net overseas migration of 42,200 persons. However, 24,000 people were lost through net interstate migration. Settler Arrivals by Stream, NSW Source: DIMA 50,000 45,000 40,000 35,000 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5, Family Skill Humanitarian NZ The majority of settler arrivals in NSW entered on a skilled stream (18,644 over 2005/06). Family stream settler arrivals accounted for 34.1 per cent of total settler arrivals in 2005/06. Settler arrivals under a Humanitarian programme comprised 9.6 per cent of total settler arrivals. Top Ten Source Countries, NSW, Source: DIMA China 12% India 10% UK 10% NZ 10% Philippines 5% Iraq 3% Korea 3% Viet Nam 3% Other 40% Fiji 2% Afghanistan 2% The top source countries for overseas arrivals into NSW in 2005/06 were China, India, the United Kingdom and New Zealand, all contributing 10 per cent to total overseas arrivals. The Philippines was the source country for 5 per cent of new overseas arrivals, while Iraq was the source country for 3 per cent. 9

11 NSWs Fastest Growing Areas Blacktown (C) North led the way for population growth in 2005/06. The population growth in this area was 2.3 percentage points above the national average, and the value of residential building work approved was well above the $100 million threshold over the 2006 calendar year. The total value of residential building approved rose by 30.3 per cent between 2005 and Maitland Council was the strongest Statistical Local Area outside of Sydney. Population growth in the Maitland Council area was 1 percentage point in excess of the national average, and the value of work done was in excess of $100 million. Interestingly, the value of residential building work approved was lower in 2006 than in 2005, but strong population growth continues to fuel building activity in the area. Looking further into Regional New South Wales, the Tweed (A) Pt A Statistical Local Area, was also a 2006 hotspot. Population growth was 0.5 percentage points above the national average, and while residential building work was lower over 2006, almost $135 million in new housing and renovation approvals occurred in the area. NSW Building and Population Hotspots** **SLAs with in excess of $100 million in residential building work approved in 2006 and with an annual population growth rate in excess of the national average Statistical Local Area Statistical Division Residential Building Approved, 2006, ($000) Annual Population Growth Rate (%) 1 Blacktown (C) - North Sydney 151, Canada Bay (A) - Concord Sydney 160, Auburn (A) Sydney 219, Maitland (C) Hunter 106, Sydney (C) - South Sydney 308, Holroyd (C) Sydney 114, Parramatta (C) Sydney 192, Tweed (A) - Pt A Richmond-Tweed 134, Bankstown (C) Sydney 133, Liverpool (C) Sydney 144, Baulkham Hills (A) Sydney 209, The locations of these Statistical Local Areas are depicted in Figures 1 and 2. 10

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13 NSW Population as at Jun 06 Total Total Number New South Wales 7,411,723 6,722,352 1,691,880 1,748,827 9,103,603 8,471, % 6,827, % Sydney 4,288,012 3,897,414 1,181,066 1,195,433 5,469,078 5,092, % 4,293, % Inner Sydney 351, , , , , , % 317, % Botany Bay (C) 42,594 36,543 8,999 6,963 51,593 43, % 37, % Leichhardt (A) 12,188 20,340 33,804 35,297 45,992 55, % 51, % Marrickville (A) 19,938 17,324 19,181 24,357 39,119 41, % 76, % Sydney (C) - Inner - - 3,047 2,831 3,047 2, % 18, % Sydney (C) - Central 207,509-45, , Sydney (C) - South 69, ,200 23,535 37,233 92, , % 49, % Eastern Suburbs 292, , , , , , % 243, % Randwick (C) 170, ,861 57,182 59, , , % 127, % Waverley (A) 52,799 42,225 54,388 53, ,187 96, % 62, % Woollahra (A) 69,447 94,159 56,290 48, , , % 53, % St George-Sutherland 484, , , , , , % 443, % Hurstville (C) 52,817 33,474 10,713 10,584 63,530 44, % 76, % Kogarah (A) 70,217 78,643 22,091 20,693 92,308 99, % 56, % Rockdale (C) 156,144 77,341 13,582 10, ,726 88, % 96, % Sutherland Shire (A) - East 140, ,811 36,056 34, , , % 101, % Sutherland Shire (A) - West 64,837 70,212 28,338 27,226 93,175 97, % 112, % Canterbury-Bankstown 176, ,614 34,552 28, , , % 315, % Bankstown (C) 138, ,428 14,799 15, , , % 179, % Canterbury (C) 38,291 27,187 19,753 12,530 58,044 39, % 135, % Fairfield-Liverpool 249, ,801 28,839 22, , , % 360, % Fairfield (C) 104,961 71,073 11,280 8, ,241 79, % 188, % Liverpool (C) 144, ,728 17,559 14, , , % 172, % Outer South Western Sydney 201, ,811 34,669 31, , , % 243, % Camden (A) 47,599 71,036 8,419 4,898 56,018 75, % 52, % Campbelltown (C) 97,390 61,581 18,023 15, ,413 76, % 148, % Wollondilly (A) 56,846 45,195 8,227 11,625 65,073 56, % 41, % 12

14 NSW Population as at Jun 06 Total Total Number Inner Western Sydney 352, ,868 51,578 58, , , % 173, % Ashfield (A) 7,917 2,589 8,930 14,893 16,847 17, % 40, % Burwood (A) 11,985 9,852 9,185 7,245 21,170 17, % 31, % Canada Bay (A) - Concord 200, ,340 9,548 14, , , % 32, % Canada Bay (A) - Drummoyne 32,279 31,486 18,708 18,089 50,987 49, % 36, % Strathfield (A) 99,718 52,601 5,206 3, ,924 56, % 32, % Central Western Sydney 517, ,709 38,805 26, , , % 315, % Auburn (A) 178, ,830 3,334 3, , , % 66, % Holroyd (C) 117, ,595 7,730 6, , , % 94, % Parramatta (C) 221, ,284 27,740 16, , , % 155, % Outer Western Sydney 127, ,641 64,231 56, , , % 317, % Blue Mountains (C) 31,404 25,365 24,722 24,580 56,126 49, % 75, % Hawkesbury (C) 50,441 19,164 17,500 10,613 67,941 29, % 63, % Penrith (C) 45,239 63,113 22,008 21,368 67,247 84, % 177, % Blacktown 184, ,903 25,186 21, , , % 287, % Blacktown (C) - North 108, ,477 7,279 8, , , % 94, % Blacktown (C) - South-East 51,796 56,408 9,843 7,367 61,639 63, % 95, % Blacktown (C) - South-West 23,311 38,018 8,064 6,560 31,375 44, % 97, % Lower Northern Sydney 310, , , , , , % 301, % Hunter's Hill (A) 8,625 9,005 13,368 18,357 21,993 27, % 13, % Lane Cove (A) 20,028 40,319 21,077 22,927 41,105 63, % 32, % Mosman (A) 55,059 21,163 59,099 88, , , % 28, % North Sydney (A) 108,089 74,236 23,262 20, ,351 94, % 61, % Ryde (C) 99,284 49,928 21,826 27, ,110 76, % 100, % Willoughby (C) 19,657 72,291 34,801 40,284 54, , % 65, % Central Northern Sydney 500, , , , , , % 427, % Baulkham Hills (A) 175, ,727 37,546 31, , , % 162, % Hornsby (A) 124,424 83,241 41,045 36, , , % 157, % Ku-ring-gai (A) 200, ,016 31,248 68, , , % 108, % 13

15 NSW Population as at Jun 06 Total Total Number Northern Beaches 235, , , , , , % 238, % Manly (A) 64,210 42,745 51,516 48, ,726 91, % 39, % Pittwater (A) 73,849 53,811 30,963 27, ,812 80, % 57, % Warringah (A) 97,020 90,491 45,602 54, , , % 141, % Gosford-Wyong 304, ,354 79,433 75, , , % 307, % Gosford (C) 140, ,415 53,738 50, , , % 163, % Wyong (A) 163, ,938 25,694 24, , , % 144, % Hunter 737, , , , , , % 611, % Newcastle 590, , , , , , % 512, % Cessnock (C) 53,147 62,432 7,670 9,462 60,817 71, % 48, % Lake Macquarie (C) 138, ,614 47,438 46, , , % 189, % Maitland (C) 118,195 93,354 10,405 12, , , % 62, % Newcastle (C) - Inner 21,000 78,109 2,075 14,611 23,075 92, % 50, % Newcastle (C) - Remainder 126,843 86,543 41,503 44, , , % 97, % Port Stephens (A) 132, ,356 14,311 13, , , % 63, % Hunter SD Bal 146, ,146 21,905 22, , , % 99, % Dungog (A) 7,100 3,459 1,432 2,478 8,532 5, % 8, % Gloucester (A) 7,256 6,078 2,399 1,719 9,655 7, % 4, % Great Lakes (A) 78,001 60,108 9,120 6,840 87,121 66, % 35, % Muswellbrook (A) 9,930 12,843 1,282 2,488 11,212 15, % 15, % Singleton (A) 30,741 39,135 5,027 4,914 35,768 44, % 22, % Illawarra 478, ,248 95,956 99, , , % 415, % Wollongong 305, ,159 60,157 54, , , % 276, % Kiama (A) 7,909 6,599 6,400 6,828 14,309 13, % 20, % Shellharbour (C) 71,718 61,070 10,724 6,327 82,442 67, % 63, % Wollongong (C) 226, ,490 43,033 41, , , % 192, % 14

16 NSW Population as at Jun 06 Total Total Number Nowra-Bomaderry 32,431 29,951 5,071 6,465 37,502 36, % 33, % Shoalhaven (C) - Pt A 32,431 29,951 5,071 6,465 37,502 36, % 33, % Illawarra SD Bal 140, ,138 30,728 37, , , % 105, % Shoalhaven (C) - Pt B 81,606 75,011 25,603 28, , , % 60, % Wingecarribee (A) 58,533 53,128 5,125 9,889 63,658 63, % 44, % Richmond-Tweed 352, ,382 42,985 47, , , % 227, % Tweed Heads 163, ,227 7,354 8, , , % 61, % Tweed (A) - Pt A 163, ,227 7,354 8, , , % 61, % Lismore 31,096 15,217 3,383 3,921 34,479 19, % 31, % Lismore (C) - Pt A 31,096 15,217 3,383 3,921 34,479 19, % 31, % Richmond-Tweed SD Bal 157, ,938 32,248 34, , , % 134, % Ballina (A) 43, ,469 9,463 7,860 53, , % 40, % Byron (A) 31,235 37,452 10,131 14,271 41,366 51, % 30, % Kyogle (A) 2,682 4,303 1,031 1,459 3,713 5, % 9, % Lismore (C) - Pt B 10,549 7,935 3,306 2,703 13,855 10, % 12, % Richmond Valley (A) - Casino 12,269 7,085 1,504 1,497 13,773 8, % 10, % Richmond Valley (A) Bal 13,433 9,027 1,406 3,134 14,839 12, % 10, % Tweed (A) - Pt B 43,356 30,668 5,407 3,488 48,763 34, % 20, % Mid-North Coast 457, ,846 59,077 62, , , % 297, % Coffs Harbour 108,790 71,976 13,818 14, ,608 86, % 50, % Coffs Harbour (C) - Pt A 108,790 71,976 13,818 14, ,608 86, % 50, % Port Macquarie 100,046 49,434 4,501 4, ,547 54, % 41, % Hastings (A) - Pt A 100,046 49,434 4,501 4, ,547 54, % 41, % Clarence (excl. Coffs Harbour) 120,107 88,774 23,394 24, , , % 99, % Bellingen (A) 10,207 7,338 2,827 3,387 13,034 10, % 12, % Clarence Valley (A) - Grafton 15,424 13,281 2,749 4,172 18,173 17, % 23, % Coffs Harbour (C) - Pt B 39,893 20,974 5,425 3,612 45,318 24, % 17, % Nambucca (A) 21,062 11,466 3,650 5,182 24,712 16, % 18, % 15

17 NSW Population as at Jun 06 Total Total Number Hastings (excl. Port Macquarie) 128, ,664 17,364 9, , , % 105, % Greater Taree (C) 55,317 53,786 7,534 14,071 62,851 67, % 47, % Hastings (A) - Pt B 48,926 48,558 4,800 6,734 53,726 55, % 29, % Kempsey (A) 24,461 18,319 5,030 4,568 29,491 22, % 28, % Lord Howe Island , , % Northern 150, ,237 27,596 15, , , % 181, % Tamworth 57,224 63,621 9,707 18,674 66,931 82, % 43, % Tamworth Regional (A) - Pt A 57,224 63,621 9,707 7,698 66,931 71, % 43, % Northern Slopes (excl. Tamworth) 24,318 28,798 4,324 6,626 28,642 35, % 41, % Gunnedah (A) 7,474 9,398 1,164 4,381 8,638 13, % 12, % Gwydir (A) 2,979 2, ,185 3,658 4, % 5, % Inverell (A) - Pt A 3,836 4, ,281 4, % 4, % Northern Tablelands 57,140 45,656 11,138 7,749 68,278 53, % 65, % Armidale Dumaresq (A) - City 22,945 14,818 4,317 8,239 27,262 23, % 20, % Armidale Dumaresq (A) Bal 3,072 1, ,637 3,974 4, % 3, % Glen Innes Severn (A) - Severn 1,134 4, ,105 1,229 6, % 8, % Guyra (A) 2,511 1, ,067 2, % 4, % Inverell (A) - Pt B 8,966 12,383 1,744 1,602 10,710 13, % 11, % Tenterfield (A) 9,344 5,324 1,030 1,346 10,374 6, % 6, % Uralla (A) 2,876 3,172 1,365 1,607 4,241 4, % 6, % Walcha (A) 2,216 2, ,559 3, % 3, % North Central Plain 12,077 13,160 2,428 1,903 14,505 15, % 30, % Moree Plains (A) 6,849 8,195 1,559 1,761 8,408 9, % 15, % Narrabri (A) 5,228 4, ,849 6,097 6, % 14, % North Western 98,511 89,695 13,619 6, ,130 96, % 119, % Dubbo 46,083 39,302 5,694 8,739 51,777 48, % 35, % Dubbo (C) - Pt A 46,083 39,302 5,694 4,435 51,777 43, % 35, % Central Macquarie (excl. Dubbo) 38,311 35,677 5,717 5,429 44,028 41, % 53, % Dubbo (C) - Pt B 1,824 2, ,467 1,932 6, % 3, % Gilgandra (A) 3,540 1, ,875 2, % 4, % Narromine (A) 4,777 3, ,476 5,238 5, % 7, % Wellington (A) 2,585 1, ,472 2, % 8, % 16

18 NSW Population as at Jun 06 Total Total Number Macquarie-Barwon 4,961 5,300 1, ,274 5, % 19, % Bogan (A) 1,524 1, ,658 1, % 3, % Coonamble (A) 1,455 1, ,465 1, % 4, % Walgett (A) 1,046 2,097 1, ,134 2, % 8, % Warren (A) , % 3, % Upper Darling 9,157 9, ,051 9, % 11, % Bourke (A) 794 2, , % 3, % Brewarrina (A) 4,250 2, ,488 2, % 2, % Cobar (A) 4,113 3, ,623 4, % 5, % Central West 182, ,644 32,541 18, , , % 181, % Bathurst-Orange 103,658 60,829 15,482 18, ,140 79, % 32, % Blayney (A) 12,670 38,754 2,768 8,830 15,438 47, % 54, % Cabonne (A) - Pt A 12,460 8,883 2,907 3,578 15,367 12, % 6, % Orange (C) 42,638 12,657 7,887 2,824 50,525 15, % 12, % Central Tablelands (excl. Bathurst-Orange) 29,289 8,677 7,096 1,235 36,385 9, % 20, % Lithgow (C) 10,954 8,090 2, ,931 9, % 5, % Oberon (A) 8,834 37,889 1,765 4,210 10,599 42, % 56, % Lachlan 49,116 6,051 9,962 5,062 59,078 11, % 6, % Bland (A) 7,941 8,825 1,133 1,512 9,074 10, % 13, % Cowra (A) 9,254 6,386 2,310 1,735 11,564 8, % 10, % Forbes (A) 5,852 2,486 1,259 1,252 7,111 3, % 7, % Lachlan (A) 2,728 12, ,672 3,105 14, % 15, % Parkes (A) 12, ,359 1,252 15,220 1, % 3, % Weddin (A) 2,375 45, ,912 2,805 51, % 37, % South Eastern 287, ,063 45,729 24, , , % 204, % Queanbeyan 87,731 54,401 8,684 27,061 96,415 81, % 46, % Yass Valley (A) - Pt A , , , % 37, % Southern Tablelands (excl. Queanbeyan) 74,356 52,132 11,787 5,452 86,143 57, % 69, % Boorowa (A) 4,197 2, ,290 4,673 8, % 2, % Harden (A) 1,955 2, ,645 2, % 3, % Upper Lachlan (A) 10,320 5,816 2,442 1,483 12,762 7, % 7, % Yass Valley (A) - Pt B 16,413 18,574 2,349 3,788 18,762 22, % 13, % Young (A) 9,190 7,761 1,670 2,017 10,860 9, % 12, % 17

19 NSW Population as at Jun 06 Total Total Number Lower South Coast 104,607 80,015 20,070 11, ,677 91, % 69, % Bega Valley (A) 40,824 32,727 7,337 12,534 48,161 45, % 32, % Eurobodalla (A) 63,784 47,288 12,732 10,504 76,516 57, % 36, % Snowy 21,067 27,515 5,188 7,445 26,255 34, % 19, % Bombala (A) 887 1, ,583 1,776 4, % 2, % Cooma-Monaro (A) 12,029 7,957 2,668 6,013 14,697 13, % 9, % Snowy River (A) 8,452 18,732 1,647 1,546 10,099 20, % 7, % Murrumbidgee 199, ,785 28,143 15, , , % 155, % Wagga Wagga 97,570 71,509 11,872 25, ,442 97, % 54, % Wagga Wagga (C) - Pt A 97,570 71,509 11,872 14, ,442 85, % 54, % Central Murrumbidgee (excl. Wagga Wagga) 52,019 42,080 10,788 13,157 62,807 55, % 54, % Coolamon (A) 8,166 2, ,821 8,748 10, % 4, % Cootamundra (A) 4,385 4,158 3, ,408 4, % 7, % Gundagai (A) 2,365 3, ,634 2,810 5, % 3, % Junee (A) 9,074 6, ,379 9,953 7, % 6, % Lockhart (A) 2,174 2, ,244 2,556 3, % 3, % Narrandera (A) 2,834 1, ,059 3,464 2, % 6, % Temora (A) 6,848 2,635 1, ,026 3, % 6, % Tumut Shire (A) 11,098 13,391 3,023 1,987 14,121 15, % 11, % Wagga Wagga (C) - Pt B 5,077 4, ,710 5,724 6, % 4, % Lower Murrumbidgee 50,258 44,195 5,484 4,559 55,742 48, % 46, % Carrathool (A) ,085 1,232 4, % 3, % Griffith (C) 37,282 34,501 3,732 2,110 41,014 36, % 25, % Hay (A) , , % 3, % Leeton (A) 10,489 8, ,001 11,423 9, % 12, % Murrumbidgee (A) ,096 1, % 2, % Murray 175, ,613 17,317 10, , , % 116, % Albury 91,850 86,458 7,758 14,928 99, , % 51, % Albury (C) 74,095 77,783 5,844 8,829 79,939 86, % 47, % 18

20 NSW Population as at Jun 06 Total Total Number Upper Murray (excl. Albury) 24,323 22,615 2,911 3,365 27,234 25, % 22, % Tumbarumba (A) 2,248 2, ,679 3, % 3, % Urana (A) , % 1, % Central Murray 47,884 47,487 4,700 2,062 52,584 49, % 32, % Berrigan (A) 18,934 21,825 1,450 3,575 20,384 25, % 8, % Conargo (A) 697 1, , % 1, % Deniliquin (A) 3,075 3, ,845 4, % 8, % Jerilderie (A) ,143 1,025 2, % 1, % Murray (A) 21,530 16, ,327 16, % 6, % Wakool (A) 3,022 2,974 1,094 1,050 4,116 4, % 4, % Murray-Darling 11,352 8,052 1, ,301 9, % 10, % Balranald (A) , % 2, % Wentworth (A) 10,728 7,675 1, ,497 8, % 7, % Far West 2,666 2,873 2,544 2,201 5,210 5, % 23, % Far West 2,666 2,873 2,544 3,637 5,210 6, % 23, % Broken Hill (C) 2,526 2,654 2,533 3,637 5,059 6, % 20, % Central Darling (A) , , % 2, % Unincorp. Far West % % Off-Shore Areas & Migratory % 0 0.0% 19

21 Victoria At a Glance Victoria s population increased by 68,500 people, or 1.4 per cent, over 2005/06. This can be attributed to a natural population increase of 31,900 people over the financial year, as well as a 38,600 contribution from net overseas migration. However, net interstate migration was negative for the third year in a row, with 1,900 people leaving Victoria for interstate localities. Settler Arrivals by Stream, VIC Source: DIMA 40,000 35,000 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5, Family Skill Humanitarian NZ The majority of settler arrivals in Victoria enter on a skilled stream (15,167 over 2005/06). Family stream settler arrivals enter accounted for 28.5 per cent of total settler arrivals in 2005/06. Settler arrivals under a Humanitarian programme comprised 10.6 per cent of total settler arrivals. Top Ten Source Countries, VIC, Source: DIMA India 13% UK 11% NZ 10% China 10% Philippines 4% Sudan 4% Sri Lanka 4% Malaysia 3% Other 35% Viet Nam Singapore 3% 3% India was the main source country for new arrivals in Victoria in 2005/06, accounting for 13 per cent of total arrivals. The United Kingdom, New Zealand and China all accounted for more than 10 per cent of total arrivals into Victoria in 2005/06. Victoria also welcomed a number of Sudanese over 2005/06, many who entered Australia as Humanitarian refugees. 20

22 Victoria s Fastest Growing Areas Wyndham (C) South in Melbourne was the 2006 Statistical Local Area hotspot for Victoria. Annual population growth was a particularly strong 15.4 per cent, with the total population rising to 18,867 as at June The value of residential building work approved rose to over $215 million in 2006, up 31.8 per cent on Outside of Melbourne, there were three other Statistical Local Areas (all in the Statistical Division of Barwon) that were population and residential building hotspots in The first was Surf-Coast (S) East, where annual population growth reached 7.3 per cent as at June 2006 and the value of residential building approved reached in excess of $115 million. The second was South Barwon Inner which had just over $100 million in residential building work approved in The third was the Greater Geelong (C) Pt B Statistical Local Area, where population growth was 0.5 percentage points above the national average and the value of residential building work approved rose by almost 3 per cent over VIC Building and Population Hotspots** **SLAs with in excess of $100 million in residential building work approved in 2006 and with an annual population growth rate in excess of the national average Statistical Local Area Statistical Division Residential Building Approved, 2006, ($000) Annual Population Growth Rate (%) 1 Wyndham (C) - South Melbourne 215, Melton (S) - East Melbourne 213, Whittlesea (C) - North Melbourne 280, Cardinia (S) - Pakenham Melbourne 143, Surf Coast (S) - East Barwon 115, Hume (C) - Craigieburn Melbourne 157, Melbourne (C) - S'bank-D'lands Melbourne 152, Casey (C) - Cranbourne Melbourne 199, Wyndham (C) - North Melbourne 206, Frankston (C) - East Melbourne 107, Casey (C) - Berwick Melbourne 183, Melbourne (C) - Remainder Melbourne 156, South Barwon - Inner Barwon 100, Brimbank (C) - Sunshine Melbourne 112, Greater Geelong (C) - Pt B Barwon 112, Mornington P'sula (S) - West Melbourne 135, The locations of these Statistical Local Areas are depicted in Figure 3. 21

23 Figure 3 22

24 VIC Population as at Jun 06 Total Total Number Victoria 7,647,499 8,067,662 1,555,229 1,697,069 9,202,728 9,764, % 5,091, % Melbourne 5,462,639 5,757,287 1,222,042 1,349,851 6,684,681 7,107, % 3,684, % Inner Melbourne 581, , , , , , % 267, % Melbourne (C) - Inner 127, ,379 3, ,459 3, % 9, % Melbourne (C) - S'bank-D'lands 28, , ,678 29, , % 11, % Melbourne (C) - Remainder 151,824 28,330 78, , , , % 46, % Port Phillip (C) - St Kilda 57,376 64,279 27,059 26,818 84,435 91, % 49, % Port Phillip (C) - West 40, ,863 48,813 51,868 89, , % 34, % Stonnington (C) - Prahran 75, ,789 42,728 55, , , % 45, % Yarra (C) - North 37,231 26,015 41,686 42,836 78,917 68, % 45, % Yarra (C) - Richmond 64,198 49,039 25,714 14,404 89,912 63, % 25, % Western Melbourne 420, , , , , , % 433, % Brimbank (C) - Keilor 29,988 27,930 5,175 5,946 35,163 33, % 90, % Brimbank (C) - Sunshine 129, ,024 5,243 4, , , % 87, % Hobsons Bay (C) - Altona 36,017 33,523 5,210 5,858 41,227 39, % 53, % Hobsons Bay (C) - Williamstown 53,290 34,402 19,416 20,089 72,706 54, % 29, % Maribyrnong (C) 89, ,813 18,130 18, , , % 62, % Moonee Valley (C) - Essendon 52, ,210 47,719 58, , , % 67, % Moonee Valley (C) - West 30,678 30,403 5,800 4,891 36,478 35, % 41, % Melton-Wyndham 809, ,728 17,694 15, , , % 205, % Melton (S) - East 276, ,483 3,607 2, , , % 40, % Melton (S) Bal 116,286 95,093 2,779 3, ,065 98, % 42, % Wyndham (C) - North 188, ,595 7,289 6, , , % 80, % Wyndham (C) - South 162, ,950 1,227 1, , , % 18, % Wyndham (C) - West 65,457 69,609 2,792 2,185 68,249 71, % 22, % Moreland City 107, ,104 48,245 36, , , % 136, % Moreland (C) - Brunswick 26,494 31,283 15,982 15,938 42,476 47, % 41, % Moreland (C) - Coburg 30,476 47,487 25,844 16,186 56,320 63, % 47, % Moreland (C) - North 50,905 40,334 6,419 4,537 57,324 44, % 47, % Northern Middle Melbourne 244, ,215 73,529 73, , , % 247, % Banyule (C) - Heidelberg 67,367 97,360 24,728 24,384 92, , % 62, % Banyule (C) - North 48,022 55,160 9,237 10,129 57,259 65, % 55, % Darebin (C) - Northcote 37,100 31,489 24,592 27,198 61,692 58, % 46, % Darebin (C) - Preston 92,064 77,206 14,974 11, ,038 88, % 82, % 23

25 VIC Population as at Jun 06 Total Total Number Hume City 281, ,655 11,554 12, , , % 155, % Hume (C) - Broadmeadows 17,999 13,548 3,454 3,319 21,453 16, % 65, % Hume (C) - Craigieburn 180, ,450 3,796 5, , , % 55, % Hume (C) - Sunbury 83,389 66,658 4,303 3,925 87,692 70, % 34, % Northern Outer Melbourne 264, ,704 30,463 34, , , % 191, % Nillumbik (S) - South 8,587 16,457 11,564 12,885 20,151 29, % 28, % Nillumbik (S) - South-West 41,082 37,607 5,484 6,746 46,566 44, % 23, % Nillumbik (S) Bal 9,305 5,895 4,319 5,998 13,624 11, % 9, % Whittlesea (C) - North 154, ,299 2,387 2, , , % 24, % Whittlesea (C) - South-East 51,675 50,447 6,709 5,886 58,384 56, % 44, % Boroondara City 232, , , , , , % 158, % Boroondara (C) - Camberwell N. 73,138 69,660 25,332 27,003 98,470 96, % 44, % Boroondara (C) - Camberwell S. 63,038 69,761 48,508 45, , , % 49, % Boroondara (C) - Hawthorn 40,426 84,348 30,777 45,007 71, , % 33, % Boroondara (C) - Kew 56,152 55,646 26,456 31,666 82,608 87, % 30, % Eastern Middle Melbourne 390, , , , , , % 421, % Manningham (C) - East 18,126 16,307 7,691 10,506 25,817 26, % 15, % Manningham (C) - West 93,541 95,752 16,764 18, , , % 98, % Monash (C) - South-West 35,595 43,910 11,988 11,842 47,583 55, % 42, % Monash (C) - Waverley East 39,434 45,195 11,049 10,709 50,483 55, % 57, % Monash (C) - Waverley West 95,687 96,713 13,527 14, , , % 62, % Whitehorse (C) - Box Hill 60,294 68,730 21,095 21,627 81,389 90, % 50, % Whitehorse (C) - Nunawading E. 26,374 27,200 11,427 11,170 37,801 38, % 44, % Whitehorse (C) - Nunawading W. 21,115 29,797 14,905 13,915 36,020 43, % 50, % Eastern Outer Melbourne 177, ,668 45,892 43, , , % 251, % Knox (C) - North-East 72,682 86,171 16,938 15,019 89, , % 63, % Knox (C) - South 38,007 39,492 7,028 6,152 45,035 45, % 41, % Maroondah (C) - Croydon 42,502 33,096 11,854 12,835 54,356 45, % 59, % Maroondah (C) - Ringwood 24,519 24,910 10,071 9,648 34,590 34, % 42, % Yarra Ranges Shire Part A 103, ,489 34,918 35, , , % 142, % Yarra Ranges (S) - Central 13,558 9,824 3,348 3,082 16,906 12, % 15, % Yarra Ranges (S) - North 16,166 18,233 3,899 3,698 20,065 21, % 13, % Yarra Ranges (S) - Seville 73,833 88,431 27,672 28, , , % 15, % Southern Melbourne 544, , , , , , % 396, % Bayside (C) - Brighton 91, ,260 37,704 47, , , % 36, % Bayside (C) - South 94, ,902 32,738 41, , , % 53, % Glen Eira (C) - Caulfield 122,016 84,686 30,743 42, , , % 76, % Glen Eira (C) - South 44,366 50,282 19,718 25,223 64,084 75, % 47, % Kingston (C) - North 82,348 83,023 20,485 19, , , % 91, % Kingston (C) - South 49,968 60,818 11,233 11,471 61,201 72, % 46, % Stonnington (C) - Malvern 59,524 84,792 54,424 57, , , % 45, % 24

26 VIC Population as at Jun 06 Total Total Number Greater Dandenong City 129, ,458 10,308 7, , , % 128, % Gr. Dandenong (C) - Dandenong 21,019 22,589 4,346 2,969 25,365 25, % 56, % Gr. Dandenong (C) Bal 108,147 85,869 5,962 5, ,109 90, % 72, % South Eastern Outer Melbourne 633, ,334 34,631 33, , , % 283, % Cardinia (S) - North 28,191 23,433 7,113 6,850 35,304 30, % 24, % Cardinia (S) - Pakenham 141, ,808 4,388 3, , , % 30, % Cardinia (S) - South 11,971 7, ,954 7, % 5, % Casey (C) - Berwick 201, ,096 10,267 9, , , % 91, % Casey (C) - Cranbourne 168, ,892 4,491 5, , , % 67, % Casey (C) - Hallam 23,417 17,220 4,308 4,549 27,725 21, % 50, % Casey (C) - South 58,505 55,783 3,082 2,811 61,587 58, % 13, % Frankston City 162, ,766 17,515 20, , , % 122, % Frankston (C) - East 115, ,316 4,485 5, , , % 46, % Frankston (C) - West 46,782 63,449 13,030 14,469 59,812 77, % 75, % Mornington Peninsula Shire 377, ,012 76,758 78, , , % 141, % Mornington P'sula (S) - East 62,082 60,127 11,686 16,137 73,768 76, % 38, % Mornington P'sula (S) - South 190, ,302 38,396 40, , , % 47, % Mornington P'sula (S) - West 125, ,582 26,676 22, , , % 54, % Barwon 515, ,032 90,434 95, , , % 273, % Greater Geelong City Part A 209, ,928 40,781 46, , , % 167, % Bellarine - Inner 24,091 22,029 3,181 4,182 27,272 26, % 24, % Corio - Inner 42,096 47,057 5,824 6,159 47,920 53, % 56, % Geelong 14,243 38,878 6,043 11,474 20,286 50, % 11, % Geelong West 12,298 6,432 8,774 7,046 21,072 13, % 13, % Newtown 11,965 12,955 5,689 7,273 17,654 20, % 9, % South Barwon - Inner 105,159 89,579 11,270 10, , , % 50, % East Barwon 239, ,741 38,016 37, , , % 64, % Greater Geelong (C) - Pt B 95,974 98,785 13,767 14, , , % 37, % Queenscliffe (B) 11,562 15,299 3,512 2,048 15,074 17, % 3, % Surf Coast (S) - East 88, ,516 8,268 5,946 96, , % 14, % Surf Coast (S) - West 43,282 41,141 12,469 15,571 55,751 56, % 9, % West Barwon 66,417 72,363 11,636 11,108 78,053 83, % 41, % Colac-Otway (S) - Colac 7,452 11,118 2,657 2,211 10,109 13, % 11, % Colac-Otway (S) - North 4,502 5,477 1,385 1,399 5,887 6, % 6, % Colac-Otway (S) - South 19,710 23,224 2,613 3,317 22,323 26, % 4, % Golden Plains (S) - North-West 10,783 9,759 1,787 1,052 12,570 10, % 7, % Golden Plains (S) - South-East 21,745 20,288 2,481 2,358 24,226 22, % 9, % Greater Geelong (C) - Pt C 2,225 2, ,938 3, % 2, % 25

27 VIC Population as at Jun 06 Total Total Number Western District 125, ,445 27,943 26, , , % 102, % Warrnambool City 53,799 56,804 7,267 7,712 61,066 64, % 31, % Warrnambool (C) 53,799 56,804 7,267 7,712 61,066 64, % 31, % Hopkins 36,300 42,776 10,673 9,476 46,973 52, % 33, % Corangamite (S) - North 5,690 8,084 3,461 2,375 9,151 10, % 9, % Corangamite (S) - South 9,363 7,347 2,244 2,257 11,607 9, % 7, % Moyne (S) - North-East 1,398 1, ,037 1, % 2, % Moyne (S) - North-West 3,134 1, ,138 3,793 2, % 2, % Moyne (S) - South 16,714 25,150 3,670 2,855 20,384 28, % 10, % Lady Julia Percy Island % Glenelg 35,778 42,867 10,003 9,808 45,781 52, % 37, % Glenelg (S) - Heywood 4,949 7,969 1,426 1,502 6,375 9, % 6, % Glenelg (S) - North , % 3, % Glenelg (S) - Portland 12,432 14,763 2,762 1,429 15,194 16, % 10, % S. Grampians (S) - Hamilton 12,105 14,677 3,047 3,507 15,152 18, % 9, % S. Grampians (S) - Wannon 1, ,703 1, % 2, % S. Grampians (S) Bal 4,643 4,173 1,795 1,839 6,438 6, % 5, % Central Highlands 225, ,668 31,424 30, , , % 150, % Ballarat City 147, ,866 18,560 16, , , % 90, % Ballarat (C) - Central 31,349 29,540 9,345 8,604 40,694 38, % 34, % Ballarat (C) - Inner North 55,384 61,863 3,896 4,624 59,280 66, % 30, % Ballarat (C) - North 1, , % 1, % Ballarat (C) - South 59,352 45,118 4,996 2,584 64,348 47, % 24, % East Central Highlands 64,069 65,985 8,773 11,215 72,842 77, % 42, % Hepburn (S) - East 13,987 13,903 2,261 4,200 16,248 18, % 7, % Hepburn (S) - West 7,560 8,032 1, ,121 8, % 7, % Moorabool (S) - Bacchus Marsh 28,756 30,453 3,035 3,755 31,791 34, % 17, % Moorabool (S) - Ballan 10,458 9,196 1,067 1,127 11,525 10, % 6, % Moorabool (S) - West 3,307 4, ,179 4,157 5, % 3, % West Central Highlands 14,448 11,816 4,092 3,136 18,540 14, % 18, % Ararat (RC) 8,849 7,676 2,480 1,884 11,329 9, % 11, % Pyrenees (S) - North 2,527 2, ,198 2, % 3, % Pyrenees (S) - South 3,072 1, ,012 2, % 3, % 26

28 VIC Population as at Jun 06 Total Total Number Wimmera 50,002 52,118 6,942 9,571 56,944 61, % 50, % South Wimmera 45,563 48,319 4,697 7,728 50,260 56, % 36, % Horsham (RC) - Central 27,973 33,729 1,438 2,634 29,411 36, % 14, % Horsham (RC) Bal 5,283 5, ,035 5,977 7, % 5, % N. Grampians (S) - St Arnaud 1,431 1, ,817 2, % 3, % N. Grampians (S) - Stawell 7,766 5,284 1,641 2,487 9,407 7, % 8, % West Wimmera (S) 3,109 1, ,313 3,647 2, % 4, % North Wimmera 4,439 3,799 2,246 1,843 6,685 5, % 14, % Hindmarsh (S) 2,771 1,291 1, ,342 2, % 6, % Yarriambiack (S) - North % 2, % Yarriambiack (S) - South 1,200 2, ,777 3, % 5, % Mallee 125, ,389 13,283 16, , , % 93, % Mildura Rural City Part A 93,289 82,692 5,589 7,957 98,878 90, % 48, % Mildura (RC) - Pt A 93,289 82,692 5,589 7,957 98,878 90, % 48, % West Mallee 4,457 5,975 1,321 1,959 5,778 7, % 11, % Buloke (S) - North 569 1, , % 3, % Buloke (S) - South 2,117 2, ,746 2, % 3, % Mildura (RC) - Pt B 1,771 2, ,070 2,334 3, % 4, % East Mallee 27,680 34,721 6,373 6,394 34,053 41, % 33, % Gannawarra (S) 8,894 8,019 3,002 2,735 11,896 10, % 11, % Swan Hill (RC) - Central 12,408 16,004 1,749 1,486 14,157 17, % 10, % Swan Hill (RC) - Robinvale 4,237 5, ,876 6, % 4, % Swan Hill (RC) Bal 2,139 5, ,291 3,122 6, % 7, % Loddon 267, ,311 41,192 41, , , % 178, % Greater Bendigo City Part A 144, ,678 14,100 15, , , % 85, % Gr. Bendigo (C) - Central 17,092 7,704 2,897 4,295 19,989 11, % 18, % Gr. Bendigo (C) - Eaglehawk 14,194 18,975 1, ,443 19, % 9, % Gr. Bendigo (C) - Inner East 23,933 22,037 4,212 4,473 28,145 26, % 24, % Gr. Bendigo (C) - Inner North 30,229 40,259 1,735 1,501 31,964 41, % 10, % Gr. Bendigo (C) - Inner West 31,312 32,291 2,055 2,637 33,367 34, % 16, % Gr. Bendigo (C) - S'saye 27,799 27,412 1,953 1,671 29,752 29, % 7, % North Loddon 49,735 56,071 13,518 13,308 63,253 69, % 50, % C. Goldfields (S) - M'borough 5,399 3, ,412 6,025 4, % 7, % C. Goldfields (S) Bal 4,445 2,956 1, ,460 3, % 5, % Gr. Bendigo (C) - Pt B 18,470 18,718 3,554 3,593 22,024 22, % 11, % Loddon (S) - North 1,178 2, ,995 3, % 3, % Loddon (S) - South 2,687 2, ,588 3, % 4, % Mount Alexander (S) - C'maine 6,641 12,598 2,036 2,237 8,677 14, % 7, % Mount Alexander (S) Bal 10,917 13,395 4,570 3,930 15,487 17, % 10, % 27

29 VIC Population as at Jun 06 Total Total Number South Loddon 73,090 65,561 13,573 12,374 86,663 77, % 41, % Macedon Ranges (S) - Kyneton 13,945 14,001 1,653 1,970 15,598 15, % 8, % Macedon Ranges (S) - Romsey 24,349 19,304 3,829 2,361 28,178 21, % 11, % Macedon Ranges (S) Bal 34,796 32,256 8,090 8,044 42,886 40, % 20, % Goulburn 330, ,098 39,123 40, , , % 207, % Greater Shepparton City Part A 73,319 73,147 6,804 5,909 80,123 79, % 48, % Gr. Shepparton (C) - Pt A 73,319 73,147 6,804 5,909 80,123 79, % 48, % North Goulburn 115, ,842 14,455 14, , , % 80, % Campaspe (S) - Echuca 23,797 28,043 1,871 2,946 25,668 30, % 13, % Campaspe (S) - Kyabram 14,043 14,607 1,776 1,495 15,819 16, % 12, % Campaspe (S) - Rochester 9,004 7,718 1,869 1,277 10,873 8, % 8, % Campaspe (S) - South 3,342 2, ,224 2, % 3, % Gr. Shepparton (C) - Pt B East 1,932 3, ,757 4, % 4, % Gr. Shepparton (C) - Pt B West 7,620 9,679 1,824 1,874 9,444 11, % 9, % Moira (S) - East 30,869 29,420 2,417 1,795 33,286 31, % 9, % Moira (S) - West 24,758 22,016 2,992 3,520 27,750 25, % 18, % South Goulburn 65,096 64,237 9,998 11,522 75,094 75, % 31, % Benalla (RC) - Benalla 13,036 9,641 2,229 2,020 15,265 11, % 9, % Benalla (RC) Bal 7,291 4,524 1,370 1,199 8,661 5, % 4, % Mansfield (S) 22,367 32,174 3,460 5,017 25,827 37, % 7, % Strathbogie (S) 14,750 17,899 2,768 3,263 17,518 21, % 9, % Mount Buller Alpine Resort 7, , % % Mount Stirling Alpine Resort % South West Goulburn 76,976 93,870 7,868 8,798 84, , % 47, % Mitchell (S) - North 6,147 24,932 1,218 2,859 7,365 27, % 11, % Mitchell (S) - South 43,584 44,038 3,088 3,261 46,672 47, % 21, % Murrindindi (S) - East 13,461 11,287 1,076 1,220 14,537 12, % 6, % Murrindindi (S) - West 13,785 13,613 2,485 1,457 16,270 15, % 7, % Lake Mountain Alpine Resort % Ovens-Murray 126, ,132 19,490 22, , , % 97, % Wodonga 61,815 65,046 9,077 9,522 70,892 74, % 49, % Indigo (S) - Pt A 15,919 16,274 4,565 3,942 20,484 20, % 11, % Towong (S) - Pt A 2,294 1, ,507 1, % 2, % Wodonga (RC) 43,602 47,624 4,298 5,266 47,900 52, % 35, % West Ovens-Murray 38,889 39,479 6,261 7,280 45,150 46, % 30, % Indigo (S) - Pt B 5,980 6, ,886 6, % 3, % Wangaratta (RC) - Central 20,744 18,525 2,710 2,765 23,454 21, % 16, % Wangaratta (RC) - North 6,297 9,764 1,608 2,072 7,905 11, % 4, % 28

30 VIC Population as at Jun 06 Total Total Number Wangaratta (RC) - South 5,868 4,969 1,038 1,906 6,906 6, % 5, % East Ovens-Murray 26,268 35,607 4,152 6,020 30,420 41, % 17, % Alpine (S) - East 16,127 20,503 2,598 3,787 18,725 24, % 8, % Alpine (S) - West 5,837 4, ,576 6,633 6, % 4, % Towong (S) - Pt B 904 2, ,497 3, % 3, % Falls Creek Alpine Resort % % Mount Hotham Alpine Resort 3,400 7, ,550 7, % % East Gippsland 124, ,711 20,430 18, , , % 84, % East Gippsland Shire 72,923 85,846 11,156 10,014 84,079 95, % 42, % E. Gippsland (S) - Bairnsdale 56,927 63,228 7,982 7,127 64,909 70, % 27, % E. Gippsland (S) - Orbost 10,055 11,755 1,719 1,540 11,774 13, % 8, % E. Gippsland (S) - South-West 4,014 9, ,023 4,857 10, % 3, % E. Gippsland (S) Bal 1,927 1, ,538 2, % 2, % Wellington Shire 51,622 55,864 9,273 8,064 60,895 63, % 42, % Wellington (S) - Alberton 7,033 6,791 1,249 1,033 8,282 7, % 5, % Wellington (S) - Avon 4,804 4,865 1, ,962 5, % 4, % Wellington (S) - Maffra 11,219 10,767 2,199 1,941 13,418 12, % 10, % Wellington (S) - Rosedale 12,525 10,522 2,292 2,156 14,817 12, % 8, % Wellington (S) - Sale 16,040 22,918 2,375 2,327 18,415 25, % 13, % Gippsland 292, ,472 42,924 45, , , % 169, % La Trobe Valley 90, ,022 11,217 12, , , % 75, % Baw Baw (S) - Pt A 10,572 13, ,703 11,401 15, % 4, % Latrobe (C) - Moe 10,657 12,107 2,457 3,098 13,114 15, % 17, % Latrobe (C) - Morwell 13,538 14,786 2,861 2,586 16,399 17, % 22, % Latrobe (C) - Traralgon 53,670 58,423 4,600 4,526 58,270 62, % 28, % Latrobe (C) Bal 1,566 1, ,037 2, % 2, % West Gippsland 68,614 61,274 8,247 8,790 76,861 70, % 35, % Baw Baw (S) - Pt B East 3,856 4, ,804 5, % 4, % Baw Baw (S) - Pt B West 64,758 56,586 7,136 7,939 71,894 64, % 31, % Yarra Ranges (S) - Pt B % % Mount Baw Baw Alpine Resort % South Gippsland 134, ,176 23,461 24, , , % % Bass Coast (S) - Phillip Is. 38,112 59,010 7,859 9,912 45,971 68, % % Bass Coast (S) Bal 52,470 56,182 7,255 7,853 59,725 64, % % South Gippsland (S) - Central 22,623 22,048 4,015 3,432 26,638 25, % % South Gippsland (S) - East 9,700 7,004 2,411 1,350 12,111 8, % % South Gippsland (S) - West 11,157 15,679 1,721 2,159 12,878 17, % % French Island % % Bass Strait Islands % Off-Shore Areas & Migratory % 29

31 Queensland At a Glance Over 2005/06, Queensland recorded the largest population growth of all Australian States and Territories. With net interstate migration of 25,800 people, net overseas migration of 21,400, and a natural increase of 29,200 people, the total population of Queensland grew by 76,400 persons over 2005/06. With a population growth rate of 1.9 per cent, Queensland also had the second fastest growing population of all States and Territories, and its average annual growth rate over the five years to June 2006 was the fastest of all States and Territories. Settler Arrivals by Stream, QLD Source: DIMA 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5, Family Skill Humanitarian NZ A significant portion of settler arrivals in Queensland are New Zealand citizens and children born to Australian citizens overseas. Family stream settler arrivals enter accounted for 18.2 per cent of total settler arrivals in 2005/06. Settler arrivals under a Humanitarian programme comprised 5.7 per cent of total settler arrivals. Top Ten Source Countries, QLD, Source: DIMA NZ 37% UK 20% South Africa 4% Philippines India 3% Other 25% Malaysia 1% USA 1% Fiji 1% Sudan 2% 3% China 3% New Zealand was the primary source country for new arrivals into Queensland in 2005/06, accounting for 37 per cent of overseas entrants into the State. The second main source country was the United Kingdom, which accounted for 20 per cent of overseas arrivals. 30

32 Queensland s Fastest Growing Areas Queensland is unlike most other States as the majority of its hotspots are located outside of the State capital. With a population growth rate of 13.3 per cent, Griffin-Mango Hill was first on the list of Queensland s hotspots for The only other Brisbane hotspot was Ipswich (C) East, which had a population growth rate of 6.1 per cent and well over $200 million in residential building work approved in Hope Island, in the Moreton Statistical Division, was second on the list of Queensland hotspots for Other strong Statistical Local Areas in Moreton included Caloundra (C) Caloundra S., Southport and Maroochy (S) Buderim. QLD Building and Population Hotspots** **SLAs with in excess of $100 million in residential building work approved in 2006 and with an annual population growth rate in excess of the national average Statistical Local Area Statistical Division Residential Building Approved, 2006, ($000) Annual Population Growth Rate (%) 1 Griffin-Mango Hill Brisbane 139, Hope Island Moreton 190, Ipswich (C) - East Brisbane 224, Thuringowa (C) - Pt A Bal Northern 140, Hervey Bay (C) - Pt A Wide Bay-Burnett 235, Caloundra (C) - Caloundra S. Moreton 101, Cairns (C) - Trinity Far North 126, Southport Moreton 160, Mackay (C) - Pt A Mackay 227, Maroochy (S) - Buderim Moreton 114, Livingstone (S) - Pt B Fitzroy 104, The locations of these Statistical Local Areas are depicted in Figure 4. 31

33 Figure 4 Changes made to statical division and local government areas as from July 06 will be represented in the next edition of this publication. Figures for the time period July 06 to December 06 have been aggregated into previous statistical areas. Statical Divisions before July 2006: Queensland Brisbane Moreton Wide Bay-Burnett Darling Downs South West Fitzroy Central West Mackay Northern Far North North West Off-Shore Areas and Migratory Statical Division July 2006 onwards: Queensland Brisbane Gold Coast Sunshine Coast West Moreton Wide Bay-Burnett Darling Downs South West Fitzroy Central West Mackay Northern Far North North West Off-Shore Areas and Migratory 32

34 QLD Population as at June 06 Total Total Number Queensland 8,269,633 8,302, ,926 1,114,971 9,269,559 9,417, % 4,053, % * Brisbane 3,303,502 3,081, , ,043 3,846,380 3,652, % 1,820, % Brisbane City 1,918, ,785-2,313, Acacia Ridge 535 1, ,004 1, % 6, % Albion 14,792 1,150 1, ,106 2, % 2, % Alderley 5,940 9,727 5,014 4,855 10,954 14, % 5, % Algester 11,287 7,141 1, ,356 7, % 8, % Annerley 4,565 16,980 5,786 7,013 10,351 23, % 9, % Anstead 2,825 1, ,770 2, % 1, % Archerfield % % Ascot 5,028 10,260 11,713 8,100 16,741 18, % 5, % Ashgrove 9,493 8,877 11,918 12,105 21,411 20, % 12, % Aspley 8,913 15,608 2,687 1,730 11,600 17, % 12, % Bald Hills 12,042 14,294 1, ,296 15, % 7, % Balmoral 8,069 9,146 3,561 3,775 11,630 12, % 3, % Banyo 1,178 7,816 1,075 1,994 2,253 9, % 4, % Bardon 12,619 7,447 11,429 9,497 24,048 16, % 9, % Bellbowrie 32,467 13,875 1,322 1,386 33,789 15, % 5, % Belmont-Mackenzie 1,856 12,922 2,982 1,435 4,838 14, % 4, % Boondall 3,076 4, ,028 3,947 5, % 8, % Bowen Hills 15,690 2, ,828 2, % 1, % Bracken Ridge 11,008 11,708 4,170 2,305 15,178 14, % 15, % Bridgeman Downs 4,980 2,451 1,378 3,020 6,358 5, % 7, % Brighton 2,366 6,107 3,627 3,399 5,993 9, % 9, % Brookfield (incl. B risbane Fo rest P ark) 6,566 5,527 3,094 4,372 9,660 9, % 4, % Bulimba 26,097 18,506 2,953 3,640 29,050 22, % 5, % Burbank 1, ,401 1, % 1, % Calamvale 22,244 57, ,702 58, % 10, % Camp Hill 11,549 11,546 5,657 10,329 17,206 21, % 10, % Cannon Hill 15,172 14,087 2,242 1,557 17,414 15, % 5, % Carina 20,262 14,060 2,050 1,657 22,312 15, % 9, % Carina Heights 4,618 18,500 1,635 2,019 6,253 20, % 6, % Carindale 12,105 15,495 1,834 1,308 13,939 16, % 14, % Carseldine 14,508 11, ,068 15,444 12, % 7, % 33

35 QLD Population as at June 06 Total Total Number Chandler-Capalaba West 5,378 2,375 1,182 1,456 6,560 3, % 1, % Chapel Hill 7,408 4,387 4,353 2,844 11,761 7, % 10, % Chelmer 9,222 6,323 3,881 8,544 13,103 14, % 2, % Chermside 6,394 48,086 1,809 2,028 8,203 50, % 6, % Chermside West 1, ,512 1,097 3,084 1, % 6, % City - Inner 176,552 53, , ,552 57, % 2, % City - Remainder 99, , % 4, % Clayfield 7,809 13,263 10,657 10,170 18,466 23, % 9, % Coopers Plains 2,041 2, ,479 2, % 4, % Coorparoo 6,209 17,162 10,644 11,300 16,853 28, % 14, % Corinda 5,089 9,496 1,725 3,624 6,814 13, % 4, % Darra-Sumner 5,460 5, ,987 5, % 3, % Deagon 1,107 5,495 1,253 1,503 2,360 6, % 3, % Doolandella-Forest Lake 37,540 32,565 1, ,068 33, % 18, % Durack 909 5, ,170 5, % 6, % Dutton Park 1, , % 1, % East Brisbane 4,361 8,137 4,547 3,247 8,908 11, % 5, % Eight Mile Plains 20,539 21,710 1,691 1,762 22,230 23, % 12, % Ellen Grove 3,977 9, ,474 9, % 6, % Enoggera 5,994 15,630 2,628 3,002 8,622 18, % 6, % Everton Park 11,049 7,602 1,265 1,560 12,314 9, % 8, % Fairfield 2,179 4,528 1,441 1,810 3,620 6, % 2, % Ferny Grove 3,075 3,755 1, ,414 4, % 5, % Fig Tree Pocket 13,544 22,744 3,595 1,293 17,139 24, % 3, % Fortitude Valley 18,050 16, ,465 17, % 5, % Geebung 741 2, ,396 1,729 3, % 4, % Graceville 7,050 7,595 4,404 6,117 11,454 13, % 4, % Grange 1,644 1,981 7,204 6,752 8,848 8, % 4, % Greenslopes 8,160 4,866 2,229 3,312 10,389 8, % 7, % Gumdale-Ransome 2,157 3, ,125 4, % 1, % Hamilton 82,867 10,386 3,460 7,045 86,327 17, % 4, % Hawthorne 8,664 11,443 3,673 4,874 12,337 16, % 4, % Hemmant-Lytton 161 1, , % 2, % Hendra 5,231 9,864 3,426 4,904 8,657 14, % 4, % 34

36 QLD Population as at June 06 Total Total Number Herston % 1, % Highgate Hill 13,711 1,425 3,195 2,684 16,906 4, % 5, % Holland Park 2,623 2,034 6,245 4,617 8,868 6, % 7, % Holland Park West 3,892 3,634 2,141 3,294 6,033 6, % 5, % Inala 4,006 4,527 6,404 4,231 10,410 8, % 12, % Indooroopilly 40,854 22,355 5,176 6,050 46,030 28, % 11, % Jamboree Heights 11,286 8, ,600 8, % 3, % Jindalee ,102 2,453 1,842 2, % 5, % Kangaroo Point 80, ,128 1, % 6, % Karana Downs-Lake Manchester 11,251 10,086 2,273 1,586 13,524 11, % 6, % Kedron 9,451 15,025 7,878 10,716 17,329 25, % 11, % Kelvin Grove 13, ,578 1,929 16,136 2, % 4, % Kenmore 3,275 8,699 3,962 2,724 7,237 11, % 8, % Kenmore Hills , ,013 1, % 2, % Keperra 5,200 1, ,501 6,145 2, % 7, % Kuraby 9,655 17, ,158 18, % 6, % Lota 7,790 5,141 1, ,905 6, % 3, % Lutwyche 739 2, ,591 1,574 4, % 2, % MacGregor 4,152 16, ,500 4,729 18, % 5, % Manly 202 5,914 1,028 2,173 1,230 8, % 4, % Manly West 5,710 10,605 3,047 2,311 8,757 12, % 10, % Mansfield 9,276 5,501 1,987 2,224 11,263 7, % 10, % McDowall 1,553 5,645 1, ,899 6, % 7, % Middle Park % 4, % Milton 41, , , % 1, % Mitchelton 8,047 10,247 2,575 3,431 10,622 13, % 7, % Moggill 14,998 19, ,341 19, % 2, % Moorooka 2,578 4,330 2,878 4,994 5,456 9, % 8, % Moreton Island 4,797 3, ,207 4, % % Morningside 27,454 16,575 3,439 3,637 30,893 20, % 9, % Mount Gravatt 993 5,366 1,293 2,444 2,286 7, % 3, % Mount Gravatt East 9,382 5,950 3,436 2,067 12,818 8, % 10, % 35

37 QLD Population as at June 06 Total Total Number Mount Ommaney 5,405 6,725 1, ,728 7, % 2, % Murarrie 3,117 12, ,755 12, % 2, % Nathan 1, , % 1, % New Farm 14,872 19,093 4,640 8,995 19,512 28, % 11, % Newmarket 2,054 1,711 3,208 4,165 5,262 5, % 4, % Newstead 50,175 54,050 1,385 1,596 51,560 55, % 4, % Norman Park 13,386 15,919 5,412 7,397 18,798 23, % 6, % Northgate 2,556 6,752 3,105 1,427 5,661 8, % 3, % Nudgee 4,939 4, ,585 5, % 2, % Nundah 22,546 33,225 2,588 3,994 25,134 37, % 9, % Oxley 6,878 7,545 1,897 2,227 8,775 9, % 6, % Paddington 5,185 12,974 5,372 10,381 10,557 23, % 7, % Pallara-Heathwood-Larapinta 36,832 26, ,902 26, % 1, % Parkinson-Drewvale 49,284 38, ,799 39, % 12, % Pinjarra Hills % % Pinkenba-Eagle Farm % % Pullenvale 13,115 10,291 2,756 3,789 15,871 14, % 3, % Red Hill 740 6,054 9,299 7,602 10,039 13, % 5, % Richlands 597 3, , % % Riverhills , % 4, % Robertson 3,043 5,272 1,234 1,987 4,277 7, % 4, % Rochedale % 1, % Rocklea % 1, % Runcorn 9,615 5,569 1,297 1,470 10,912 7, % 12, % St Lucia 15,488 16,303 2,028 5,183 17,516 21, % 10, % Salisbury 6,981 2,026 2,220 2,169 9,201 4, % 5, % Sandgate 6,858 4,541 4,276 4,905 11,134 9, % 6, % Seventeen Mile Rocks 27,149 31,092 1, ,663 31, % 9, % Sherwood 7,827 3,651 3,185 4,256 11,012 7, % 4, % South Brisbane 23,300 7,778 2, ,740 8, % 4, % Spring Hill 48,690 13,417 2,233 4,538 50,923 17, % 4, % Stafford 1,982 10,346 1,783 3,161 3,765 13, % 5, % Stafford Heights , ,179 1, % 7, % 36

38 QLD Population as at June 06 Total Total Number Stretton-Karawatha 10,069 13, ,171 10,553 14, % 4, % Sunnybank 10,088 8,342 1,925 1,520 12,013 9, % 8, % Sunnybank Hills 14,137 6,336 1,233 1,829 15,370 8, % 16, % Taigum-Fitzgibbon 44,315 17, ,577 17, % 8, % Taringa 12,245 8,464 1,362 2,577 13,607 11, % 7, % Tarragindi 7,817 9,567 6,155 7,086 13,972 16, % 9, % The Gap 4,195 8,606 6,519 7,188 10,714 15, % 15, % Tingalpa 6,243 15, ,049 16, % 9, % Toowong 13,534 15,274 8,454 9,475 21,988 24, % 14, % Upper Kedron 10,859 2, ,251 2, % 2, % Upper Mount Gravatt 22,471 17,827 2,473 1,550 24,944 19, % 8, % Virginia 2, ,227 1, % 1, % Wacol 2, , % 4, % Wakerley 40,101 66, ,272 67, % 4, % Wavell Heights 8,342 8,955 4,429 5,716 12,771 14, % 8, % West End 40,369 76,520 3,648 4,007 44,017 80, % 6, % Westlake 1, ,191 1, % 4, % Willawong % % Wilston 5,064 4,623 4,482 7,441 9,546 12, % 3, % Windsor 8,575 6,430 6,521 5,304 15,096 11, % 6, % Wishart 2,854 5,397 1,881 1,390 4,735 6, % 10, % Woolloongabba ,493 2,905 2,041 3, % 4, % Wooloowin 1,819 1,564 4,630 6,371 6,449 7, % 5, % Wynnum 12,822 24,333 5,545 5,587 18,367 29, % 12, % Wynnum West 2,316 8,231 1,305 1,091 3,621 9, % 11, % Yeerongpilly 3,440 5,890 1,090 2,521 4,530 8, % 2, % Yeronga 11,120 11,293 4,140 2,960 15,260 14, % 5, % Zillmere 5,818 9,407 1,529 1,441 7,347 10, % 7, % * Gold Coast City Part A 117,161 55,958 8,660 3, ,821 59, % - - Beenleigh 1,554 1, ,205 2, % 8, % Bethania-Waterford 22,734 21, ,067 22, % 6, % Eagleby 3,102 17,961 3, ,389 18, % 9, % Edens Landing-Holmview 6,768 1, ,418 1, % 5, % Mt Warren Park 4,052 2, ,403 2, % 5, % Windaroo-Bannockburn 6,060 2, ,360 2, % - - Gold Coast (C) Bal in BSD 72,892 37,381 3,087 1,407 75,979 38, %

39 QLD Population as at June 06 Total Total Number Beaudesert Shire Part A 18,853 17,414 7,991 8,635 26,844 26, % 39, % Beaudesert (S) - Pt A 18,853 17,414 7,991 8,635 26,844 26, % 39, % Caboolture Shire 248, ,122 24,383 19, , , % 134, % Bribie Island 51,275 24,280 3,092 2,168 54,367 26, % 16, % Burpengary-Narangba 43,263 63,051 4,067 3,887 47,330 66, % 22, % Caboolture (S) - Central 29,818 30,571 2,067 1,378 31,885 31, % 18, % Caboolture (S) - East 44,831 30,672 4,282 2,542 49,113 33, % 15, % Deception Bay 22,455 25,207 3,887 3,225 26,342 28, % 21, % Morayfield 38,837 53,869 2,743 1,929 41,580 55, % 20, % Caboolture (S) Bal in BSD 18,209 21,471 4,246 3,891 22,455 25, % - - Ipswich City 273, ,643 19,318 20, , , % 145, % Ipswich (C) - Central 73, ,301 11,107 10,659 84, , % 71, % Ipswich (C) - East 184, ,459 5,808 6, , , % 52, % Ipswich (C) - North 15,666 15,055 2,402 1,961 18,068 17, % 8, % Ipswich (C) - South-West 6,751 5,895 1,769 1,803 8,520 7, % 4, % Ipswich (C) - West 6,407 8,656 1,458 2,770 7,865 11, % 8, % Logan City 136, ,941 22,833 22, , , % 176, % Browns Plains 27,378 33,494 3,235 2,131 30,613 35, % 28, % Carbrook-Cornubia 3,554 3,376 1,199 1,240 4,753 4, % 3, % Daisy Hill-Priestdale 820 3,413 1,180 1,000 2,000 4, % 4, % Greenbank-Boronia Heights 9,325 7,989 1, ,699 8, % 8, % Kingston 3,751 4, ,658 4,286 6, % 12, % Loganholme 7,152 6,638 2,280 1,806 9,432 8, % 13, % Loganlea 2,998 11,391 2,100 1,582 5,098 12, % 8, % Marsden 41,797 25,471 1,470 2,629 43,267 28, % 19, % Rochedale South 849 5,681 2,037 2,317 2,886 7, % 14, % Shailer Park 7,277 5,454 2,244 2,203 9,521 7, % 11, % Slacks Creek ,230 1, % 11, % Springwood 1,618 2, ,606 3, % 6, % Tanah Merah 1, , % % Underwood 10, ,747 1, % 4, % Waterford West 3,562 4, ,180 4, % 5, % Woodridge 2,580 3,183 2,249 2,343 4,829 5, % 18, % 38

40 QLD Population as at June 06 Total Total Number Pine Rivers Shire 299, ,580 29,657 29, , , % 148, % Albany Creek 21,670 7,767 2,151 2,717 23,821 10, % 16, % Bray Park 10,004 16, ,136 10,729 17, % 9, % Central Pine West 63,542 73,989 5,742 4,411 69,284 78, % 18, % Dakabin-Kallangur-M. Downs 52,985 62,867 2,417 2,122 55,402 64, % 24, % Griffin-Mango Hill 80, , , , % 11, % Hills District 6,312 9,758 4,592 3,336 10,904 13, % 21, % Lawnton 4, ,726 5,432 2, % 5, % Petrie 4,911 2,411 1,101 1,240 6,012 3, % 8, % Strathpine-Brendale 4,079 5,110 1,356 1,560 5,435 6, % 11, % Pine Rivers (S) Bal 50,532 43,968 9,936 10,585 60,468 54, % 19, % Redcliffe City 117, ,101 7,554 10, , , % 53, % Clontarf 6,371 4,674 1,163 1,413 7,534 6, % 8, % Margate-Woody Point 9,129 29,041 2,068 2,971 11,197 32, % 10, % Redcliffe-Scarborough 82,590 32,761 3,423 4,599 86,013 37, % 19, % Rothwell-Kippa-Ring 19,825 36, ,254 20,726 37, % 14, % Redland Shire 173, ,072 27,696 20, , , % 132, % Alexandra Hills 454 1,012 2,016 1,842 2,470 2, % 17, % Birkdale 8,960 10,492 2,901 2,371 11,861 12, % 14, % Capalaba 7,658 1,254 2,929 2,199 10,587 3, % 17, % Cleveland 10,685 24,485 4,868 3,011 15,553 27, % 14, % Ormiston 5,031 7,260 2,091 2,210 7,122 9, % 5, % Redland Bay 48,453 43,400 1, ,564 44, % 11, % Sheldon-Mt Cotton 5,891 11,944 1,659 1,497 7,550 13, % 5, % Thorneside 1,344 1, ,872 1, % 3, % Thornlands 42,377 53,194 1,823 1,423 44,200 54, % 11, % Victoria Point 15,463 16,585 1,769 1,193 17,232 17, % 14, % Wellington Point 15,895 8,925 3,860 2,146 19,755 11, % 10, % Redland (S) Bal 11,100 10,952 2,143 1,468 13,243 12, % 6, % 39

41 QLD Population as at June 06 Total Total Number * Moreton 2,546,621 1,237, , ,624 2,756,338 1,347, % - - * Gold Coast City Part B 1,644, ,862 88,505 47,133 1,732, , % - - Ashmore-Benowa 42,613 43,228 5,525 6,132 48,138 49, % 19, % Biggera Waters-Labrador 32,932 22,539 1,512 1,615 34,444 24, % 22, % Bilinga-Tugun 6,956 6,593 1,025 1,119 7,981 7, % 6, % Broadbeach Waters 79,227 7,710 5,924 8,610 85,151 16, % 7, % Bundall 6,929 7,136 2,477 3,305 9,406 10, % 4, % Burleigh Heads 73,835 29,781 1,216 1,647 75,051 31, % 8, % Burleigh Waters 40, ,738 4,013 43,301 4, % 13, % Coolangatta 9,500 70, ,418 70, % 5, % Currumbin 9,011 3, ,988 4, % 2, % Currumbin Waters 5,819 3,896 2,677 1,416 8,496 5, % 10, % Elanora 3,004 1,445 2,285 1,806 5,289 3, % 12, % Helensvale 13,928 24,517 2,109 1,976 16,037 26, % 15, % Hope Island 167, ,756 4,285 3, , , % 6, % Mermaid Wtrs-Clear Is. Wtrs 6,643 5,224 3,755 5,272 10,398 10, % 16, % Miami 6,035 8, ,013 9, % 6, % Nerang 19,194 32,209 1,528 1,641 20,722 33, % 25, % Palm Beach 14,600 10,389 2,802 3,138 17,402 13, % 13, % Paradise Point-Runaway Bay 42,155 45,445 5,649 5,034 47,804 50, % 17, % Robina 36,400 40,053 3,626 3,691 40,026 43, % 18, % Southport 129, ,691 2,816 3, , , % 25, % Surfers Paradise 148,762 54,521 4,915 4, ,677 58, % 20, % Worongary-Tallai 7,289 7,488 3,956 4,429 11,245 11, % 9, % * Sunshine Coast 607, ,027 67,795 77, , , % 290, % Caloundra (C) - Caloundra N. 49,453 45,907 4,270 6,792 53,723 52, % 21, % Caloundra (C) - Caloundra S. 111,978 97,316 3,302 4, , , % 21, % Caloundra (C) - Kawana 55,988 60,197 8,510 8,401 64,498 68, % 21, % Maroochy (S) - Buderim 93,277 99,143 11,117 15, , , % 40, % Maroochy (S) - Coastal North 137,322 83,475 6,433 6, ,755 90, % 24, % Maroochy (S) - Maroochydore 23,922 56,658 2,424 3,565 26,346 60, % 17, % Maroochy (S) - Mooloolaba 24,136 24,980 7,057 3,991 31,193 28, % 11, % Maroochy (S) - Nambour 7,468 23,811 1,343 1,450 8,811 25, % 13, % Noosa (S) - Noosa-Noosaville 42,392 62,060 7,802 10,443 50,194 72, % 10, % Noosa (S) - Sunshine-Peregian 24,749 31,668 9,045 10,419 33,794 42, % 9, % Noosa (S) - Tewantin 6,291 8,054 1,709 2,058 8,000 10, % 12, % 40

42 QLD Population as at June 06 Total Total Number * Moreton SD Bal Beaudesert (S) - Pt B 25,500 15,516 5,878 5,659 31,378 21, % 10, % Boonah (S) 11,592 12,588 2,120 2,722 13,712 15, % 8, % Caloundra (C) - Hinterland 14,200 21,829 3,814 5,529 18,014 27, % 8, % Caloundra (C) - Rail Corridor 31,938 35,703 5,672 6,138 37,610 41, % 18, % Esk (S) 24,237 22,981 2,823 3,818 27,060 26, % 15, % Gatton (S) 24,685 28,926 3,513 3,992 28,198 32, % 16, % Kilcoy (S) 8,591 8,692 1, ,702 9, % 3, % Laidley (S) 30,656 31,084 3,752 3,533 34,408 34, % 14, % Maroochy (S) Bal 61,287 62,668 11,919 11,255 73,206 73, % 26, % Noosa (S) Bal 41,804 38,859 8,355 10,005 50,159 48, % 16, % Wide Bay-Burnett 582, ,347 50,278 51, , , % 264, % Bundaberg 133, ,987 10,172 7, , , % 62, % Bundaberg (C) 70,482 68,689 7,106 4,933 77,588 73, % 47, % Burnett (S) - Pt A 62,684 47,297 3,066 2,954 65,750 50, % 15, % Hervey Bay City Part A 184, ,046 10,530 9, , , % 50, % Hervey Bay (C) - Pt A 184, ,046 10,530 9, , , % 50, % Wide Bay-Burnett SD Bal 264, ,315 29,575 33, , , % 151, % Biggenden (S) 1, , % 1, % Burnett (S) - Pt B 21,916 23,454 4,363 3,912 26,279 27, % 12, % Cherbourg (S) , % Cooloola (S) (excl. Gympie) 47,228 48,601 6,180 8,432 53,408 57, % 20, % Cooloola (S) - Gympie only 28,090 42,919 2,300 2,746 30,390 45, % 16, % Eidsvold (S) % % Gayndah (S) 1,468 1, ,997 1, % 2, % Hervey Bay (C) - Pt B 7,897 19, ,147 8,350 21, % 4, % Isis (S) 13,555 13,386 1,872 1,108 15,427 14, % 6, % Kilkivan (S) 3,433 4, ,909 5, % 3, % Kingaroy (S) 21,958 23,016 1,407 2,526 23,365 25, % 12, % Kolan (S) 4,772 4, ,636 5, % 4, % Maryborough (C) 20,601 23,438 5,038 4,440 25,639 27, % 25, % Miriam Vale (S) 53,263 16, ,577 54,194 17, % 5, % Monto (S) % 2, % Mundubbera (S) % 2, % Murgon (S) 4,460 1, ,219 2, % 3, % Nanango (S) 7,938 6,558 1,455 1,758 9,393 8, % 8, % Perry (S) % % Tiaro (S) 11,776 9,358 1,108 1,594 12,884 10, % 5, % Wondai (S) 7,156 5, ,285 6, % 4, % Woocoo (S) 5,851 6,873 1, ,965 7, % 3, % 41

43 QLD Population as at June 06 Total Total Number Darling Downs 303, ,837 41,770 40, , , % 226, % Toowoomba 190, ,874 25,510 23, , , % 3, % Cambooya (S) - Pt A 13,403 13,013 2,052 1,205 15,455 14, % 3, % Crow's Nest (S) - Pt A 46,673 44,866 2,565 3,990 49,238 48, % 8, % Jondaryan (S) - Pt A 21,473 17,500 1,787 1,630 23,260 19, % 7, % Rosalie (S) - Pt A 9,382 10, ,360 10,273 11, % 4, % Toowoomba (C) - Central 4,810 15,667 2,071 2,364 6,881 18, % 14, % Toowoomba (C) - North-East 8,393 12,130 5,557 4,853 13,950 16, % 11, % Toowoomba (C) - North-West 13,350 17,119 2,219 2,136 15,569 19, % 19, % Toowoomba (C) - South-East 45,407 37,768 5,814 4,200 51,221 41, % 27, % Toowoomba (C) - West 27,835 24,422 2,553 1,805 30,388 26, % 24, % Darling Downs SD Bal 112, ,963 16,260 17, , , % 104, % Cambooya (S) - Pt B 3,024 4, ,745 5, % 2, % Chinchilla (S) 10,720 12, ,194 11,511 13, % 6, % Clifton (S) 3,028 4, ,288 5, % 2, % Crow's Nest (S) - Pt B 7,187 6,162 1, ,379 6, % 4, % Dalby (T) 7,698 12,365 1,848 1,345 9,546 13, % 10, % Goondiwindi (T) 4,015 4,785 1, ,560 5, % 5, % Inglewood (S) 295 1, , % 2, % Jondaryan (S) - Pt B 9,306 2,868 1, ,566 3, % 7, % Millmerran (S) 3,353 1, ,690 1, % 3, % Murilla (S) 1,490 4, ,649 4, % 2, % Pittsworth (S) 6,113 4, ,999 5, % 5, % Rosalie (S) - Pt B 9,191 5,767 1,646 1,062 10,837 6, % 4, % Stanthorpe (S) 5,441 11, ,744 6,023 13, % 10, % Tara (S) , % 3, % Taroom (S) 608 1, , % 2, % Waggamba (S) 5,234 5, ,468 6, % 3, % Wambo (S) 5,700 6, ,483 6,587 7, % 5, % Warwick (S) - Central 11,395 18,502 1,755 2,161 13,150 20, % 11, % Warwick (S) - East 8,179 6, ,160 8,563 7, % 4, % Warwick (S) - North 2,741 2, ,994 2, % 2, % Warwick (S) - West 7,582 8, ,192 8,392 9, % 3, % 42

44 QLD Population as at June 06 Total Total Number South West 10,449 12,903 2,420 3,308 12,869 16, % 27, % South West 10,449 12,903 2,420 3,308 12,869 16, % 27, % Balonne (S) 2,231 2, ,558 2,767 4, % 5, % Bendemere (S) % 1, % Booringa (S) % 1, % Bulloo (S) % Bungil (S) 1,592 3, ,676 3, % 1, % Murweh (S) ,190 1, % 4, % Paroo (S) % 2, % Quilpie (S) , % Roma (T) 5,176 4,447 1,199 1,286 6,375 5, % 6, % Warroo (S) % 1, % Fitzroy 254, ,354 30,761 40, , , % 193, % Rockhampton 71,249 78,170 11,482 12,617 82,731 90, % 70, % Fitzroy (S) - Pt A 14,121 21,884 2,076 1,697 16,197 23, % 5, % Livingstone (S) - Pt A 9,720 11,120 1,132 1,865 10,852 12, % 3, % Rockhampton (C) 47,410 45,166 8,276 9,054 55,686 54, % 60, % Gladstone 81, ,454 7,736 10,795 88, , % 43, % Calliope (S) - Pt A 38,679 55,675 3,304 5,366 41,983 61, % 14, % Gladstone (C) 42,457 63,779 4,431 5,428 46,888 69, % 29, % Fitzroy SD Bal 101, ,729 11,542 17, , , % 79, % Banana (S) 9,246 11,454 1,554 2,624 10,800 14, % 14, % Bauhinia (S) 1,836 4, ,836 4, % 2, % Calliope (S) - Pt B 1,701 1, ,000 1, % 2, % Duaringa (S) 12,564 4, ,109 4, % 6, % Emerald (S) 24,620 59, ,705 25,612 62, % 13, % Fitzroy (S) - Pt B 1,313 7, ,310 1,829 8, % 5, % Jericho (S) , % Livingstone (S) - Pt B 49,380 95,203 7,170 9,188 56, , % 25, % Mount Morgan (S) , % 2, % Peak Downs (S) 625 5, , % 3, % Woorabinda (S) , % 43

45 QLD Population as at June 06 Total Total Number Central West 3,420 3, ,201 4, % 12, % Central West 3,420 3, ,201 4, % 12, % Aramac (S) % Barcaldine (S) % 1, % Barcoo (S) % % Blackall (S) % 1, % Boulia (S) % % Diamantina (S) % Ilfracombe (S) % % Isisford (S) % Longreach (S) 2,109 1, ,460 1, % 3, % Tambo (S) % Winton (S) % 1, % Mackay 355, ,462 27,978 33, , , % 151, % Mackay City Part A 167, ,837 12,360 15, , , % 73, % Mackay (C) - Pt A 167, ,837 12,360 15, , , % 73, % Mackay SD Bal 187, ,625 15,617 18, , , % 78, % Belyando (S) 36,060 15,682 1,583 1,230 37,643 16, % 11, % Bowen (S) 10,403 34,884 2,907 2,817 13,310 37, % 12, % Broadsound (S) 7,164 9, ,118 9, % 6, % Mackay (C) - Pt B 10,315 15,876 2,923 4,939 13,238 20, % 11, % Mirani (S) 7,521 23, ,599 8,231 25, % 5, % Nebo (S) 1,341 2, ,626 2, % 2, % Sarina (S) 17,499 14,290 2,639 2,381 20,138 16, % 10, % Whitsunday (S) 97,370 75,514 3,616 4, ,986 80, % 18, % Northern 460, ,221 42,994 54, , , % 210, % Townsville City Part A 251, ,747 25,421 27, , , % 99, % Aitkenvale 7,198 1,824 1,042 1,285 8,240 3, % 5, % City 22, ,110 1, % 2, % Cranbrook 1,740 6,035 1, ,886 6, % 6, % Currajong ,033 1, % 2, % Douglas 51,298 24, ,720 25, % 6, % 44

46 QLD Population as at June 06 Total Total Number Garbutt 557 3, , , % 2, % Gulliver ,408 1, % 3, % Heatley % 4, % Hermit Park 267 2,515 1,312 1,524 1,579 4, % 3, % Hyde Park-Mysterton 751 1,782 1,755 1,180 2,506 2, % 2, % Magnetic Island 51,289 7,517 1, ,630 8, % 2, % Mt Louisa-Mt St John-Bohle 41,848 32, ,085 42,372 33, % 6, % Mundingburra 2, ,453 2,955 1, % 4, % Murray 2,760 2,009 1,150 1,006 3,910 3, % 10, % North Ward-Castle Hill 15,982 13,190 2,838 2,209 18,820 15, % 5, % Oonoonba-Idalia-Cluden 27,492 55, ,102 27,954 56, % 3, % Pallarenda-Shelley Beach % 1, % Pimlico 2,670 6, ,208 7, % 2, % Railway Estate 9, ,738 1,498 11,399 1, % 3, % Rosslea 2,150 7, ,340 7, % 1, % Rowes Bay-Belgian Gardens 3,008 3,240 1,155 1,644 4,163 4, % 2, % South Townsville 4,987 21, ,299 5,609 22, % 2, % Stuart-Roseneath % 1, % Vincent ,112 1,588 3,112 1, % 2, % West End 1,896 6,213 1,406 2,666 3,302 8, % 4, % Wulguru 1,163 1, ,056 1,928 2, % 5, % Thuringowa City Part A 178, ,393 8,384 15, , , % 53, % Kelso 32,835 24,499 2,031 2,924 34,866 27, % 9, % Kirwan 57,545 52,819 1,769 2,697 59,314 55, % 24, % Thuringowa (C) - Pt A Bal 88, ,074 4,584 9,620 92, , % 20, % Northern SD Bal 30,298 41,081 9,189 11,482 39,487 52, % 57, % Burdekin (S) 5,957 8,351 1,984 3,361 7,941 11, % 18, % Charters Towers (C) 2,137 5, ,135 2,871 6, % 8, % Dalrymple (S) 2,366 2, ,767 3, % 3, % Hinchinbrook (S) 3,601 5,909 1,495 1,021 5,096 6, % 12, % Palm Island (S) 0 1, ,275-2, % Thuringowa (C) - Pt B 14,194 14,706 3,289 3,490 17,483 18, % 7, % Townsville (C) - Pt B 2,043 3,377 1,284 1,892 3,327 5, % 3, % 45

47 QLD Population as at June 06 Total Total Number Far North 442, ,946 47,924 81, , , % 243, % Cairns City Part A 280, ,890 25,701 19, , , % 127, % Cairns (C) - Barron 38,549 52,016 3,953 3,163 42,502 55, % 20, % Cairns (C) - Central Suburbs 7,315 25,539 2,795 1,756 10,110 27, % 21, % Cairns (C) - City 23,150 7,913 3,824 1,439 26,974 9, % 8, % Cairns (C) - Mt Whitfield 5,938 10,820 3,797 3,511 9,735 14, % 12, % Cairns (C) - Northern Suburbs 85,451 46,164 4,598 3,980 90,049 50, % 16, % Cairns (C) - Trinity 93, ,322 4,048 3,835 97, , % 34, % Cairns (C) - Western Suburbs 26,948 36,118 2,686 1,520 29,634 37, % 13, % Far North SD Bal 162, ,055 22,223 62, , , % 116, % Atherton (S) 20,605 29,195 2,963 4,861 23,568 34, % 11, % Aurukun (S) , % Badu (IC) % Bamaga (IC) % Boigu (IC) % Cairns (C) - Pt B 5,566 5,994 1,001 2,015 6,567 8, % 4, % Cardwell (S) 31,101 16,609 2,070 2,986 33,171 19, % 11, % Cook (S) 5,710 6, ,508 7, % 4, % Croydon (S) % Dauan (IC) % Douglas (S) 51,325 52,727 3,599 3,405 54,924 56, % 11, % Eacham (S) 4,018 4,080 2,719 3,390 6,737 7, % 6, % Erub (IC) % Etheridge (S) % 1, % Hammond (IC) % Herberton (S) 4,033 4,035 1,485 2,203 5,518 6, % 5, % Hope Vale (S) % Iama (IC) % Injinoo (S) % Johnstone (S) 15,124 24,727 3,286 38,119 18,410 62, % 19, % Kowanyama (S) , % Kubin (IC) % 46

48 QLD Population as at June 06 Total Total Number Lockhart River (S) % Mabuiag (IC) % Mapoon (S) % Mareeba (S) 19,453 30,394 4,096 4,933 23,549 35, % 19, % Mer (IC) % Napranum (S) % New Mapoon (S) % Pormpuraaw (S) % Poruma (IC) % Saibai (IC) % St Pauls (IC) % Seisia (IC) % Torres (S) 3,081 3, ,081 4, % 3, % Ugar (IC) % Umagico (S) % Warraber (IC) % Weipa (T) 2, , % 2, % Wujal Wujal (S) % Yarrabah (S) , % Yorke (IC) % North West 6,780 11,016 2,426 2,672 9,206 13, % 34, % North West 6,780 11,016 2,426 2,672 9,206 13, % 34, % Burke (S) % Carpentaria (S) % 2, % Cloncurry (S) 1,070 1, ,236 1, % 3, % Doomadgee (S) , % Flinders (S) % 1, % McKinlay (S) % 1, % Mornington (S) 1, , % 1, % Mount Isa (C) 4,427 8,098 1,898 2,024 6,325 10, % 21, % Richmond (S) % 1, % Unincorp. Islands % Off-Shore Areas & Migratory % 47

49 South Australia At a Glance Over 2005/06, South Australia s population grew by 12,600 persons, or 0.8 per cent. Net overseas migration added 9,500 people while the natural increase was 5,900 people. However, net interstate migration caused a loss of 2,900 people. Settler Arrivals by Stream, SA Source: DIMA 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2, Family Skill Humanitarian NZ The majority of settler arrivals in South Australia are on a skilled stream. The total number of settlers has more than doubled over the past 3 years. Family stream settler arrivals accounted for 16.5 per cent of total settler arrivals in 2005/06. Settler arrivals under a Humanitarian programme comprised 11.8 per cent of total settler arrivals. Top Ten Source Countries, SA, Source: DIMA UK 32% India 10% China 10% Afghanistan 4% NZ 4% Philippines 3% Other 27% Viet Nam 2% Korea 2% Sudan 3% South Africa 3% The majority of overseas arrivals into South Australia in 2005/06 were sourced from the United Kingdom. India and China were the source countries for 20 per cent of new arrivals. Afghanistan was the source country for 4 per cent of new arrivals. 48

50 South Australia s Fastest Growing Areas Unlike Queensland, the majority of residential building activity in South Australia is centred on Adelaide. In 2006, Salisbury (C) Bal was the building and population hotspot for South Australia. Annual population growth was 13.3 per cent as at June 2006, and the value of residential building work approved was well in excess of the $50 million threshold set for South Australia. The two other Adelaide hotspots for 2006 were Onkaparinga (C) South Coast and Port Adelaide Enfield (C) East. Victor Harbour Council was the only Statistical Local Area outside of the Statistical Division of Adelaide to be registered as a hotspot for Here, population growth was 0.1 percentage points above the national average, and the value of residential building work approved was almost $64 million over SA Building and Population Hotspots** **SLAs with in excess of $50 million in residential building work approved in 2006 and with an annual population growth rate in excess of the national average Statistical Local Area Statistical Division Residential Building Approved, 2006, ($000) Annual Population Growth Rate (%) 1 Salisbury (C) Bal Adelaide 118, Onkaparinga (C) - South Coast Adelaide 76, Port Adel. Enfield (C) - East Adelaide 57, Victor Harbor (C) Outer Adelaide 63, The locations of these Statistical Local Areas are depicted in Figure 5. Figure 5 49

51 SA Population as at Jun 06 Total Total Number South Australia 1,616,571 1,797, , ,197 1,923,880 2,166, % 1,554, % Adelaide 1,052,124 1,229, , ,153 1,276,311 1,526, % 1,138, % Northern Adelaide 362, ,165 29,484 31, , , % 366, % Gawler (T) 25,231 48,084 2,220 1,747 27,451 49, % 19, % Playford (C) - East Central 12,639 10, ,341 11, % 20, % Playford (C) - Elizabeth 6,607 9, ,197 9, % 25, % Playford (C) - Hills 898 2, ,335 2, % 3, % Playford (C) - West 31,471 30, ,883 30, % 9, % Playford (C) - West Central 13,166 30, ,541 31, % 13, % Port Adel. Enfield (C) - East 54,540 54,850 2,413 2,176 56,953 57, % 31, % Port Adel. Enfield (C) - Inner 14,922 21,240 1,683 1,512 16,605 22, % 19, % Salisbury (C) - Central 15,994 18,217 1,092 1,370 17,086 19, % 27, % Salisbury (C) - Inner North 11,434 14,896 1,862 1,542 13,296 16, % 25, % Salisbury (C) - North-East 11,600 3,720 1,745 1,780 13,345 5, % 22, % Salisbury (C) - South-East 17,210 11,146 2,956 3,313 20,166 14, % 37, % Salisbury (C) Bal 116, , , , , % 10, % Tea Tree Gully (C) - Central 6,254 12,647 3,306 3,608 9,560 16, % 26, % Tea Tree Gully (C) - Hills 4,088 3,707 2,761 2,503 6,849 6, % 12, % Tea Tree Gully (C) - North 8,204 5,289 2,279 2,900 10,483 8, % 28, % Tea Tree Gully (C) - South 11,476 10,712 3,861 4,387 15,337 15, % 33, % Western Adelaide 148, ,164 35,044 36, , , % 211, % Charles Sturt (C) - Coastal 28,050 33,022 7,031 7,168 35,081 40, % 31, % Charles Sturt (C) - Inner East 11,798 15,408 4,628 3,928 16,426 19, % 21, % Charles Sturt (C) - Inner West 18,114 18,821 2,722 2,909 20,836 21, % 25, % Charles Sturt (C) - North-East 15,031 11,292 5,834 4,469 20,865 15, % 26, % Port Adel. Enfield (C) - Coast 6,540 84,251 5,043 5,109 11,583 89, % 28, % Port Adel. Enfield (C) - Port 12,749 2,787 1,299 2,761 14,048 5, % 10, % West Torrens (C) - East 32,124 8,224 3,233 3,906 35,357 12, % 24, % West Torrens (C) - West 18,346 16,505 5,019 4,927 23,365 21, % 28, % Unincorp. Western % 50

52 SA Population as at Jun 06 Total Total Number Eastern Adelaide 212, ,242 92, , , , % 226, % Adelaide (C) 43,442 62,525 8,407 58,669 51, , % 15, % Adelaide Hills (DC) - Central 6,823 13,061 6,012 6,266 12,835 19, % 13, % Adelaide Hills (DC) - Ranges 4,215 4,456 4,676 3,470 8,891 7, % 10, % Burnside (C) - North-East 9,138 20,131 9,073 10,073 18,211 30, % 21, % Burnside (C) - South-West 14,277 16,741 12,998 10,966 27,275 27, % 21, % Campbelltown (C) - East 19,032 27,204 3,895 3,441 22,927 30, % 27, % Campbelltown (C) - West 23,339 24,684 2,691 2,539 26,030 27, % 19, % Norw. P'ham St Ptrs (C) - East 19,172 22,542 4,428 9,465 23,600 32, % 16, % Norw. P'ham St Ptrs (C) - West 14,940 21,708 8,815 21,626 23,755 43, % 17, % Prospect (C) 6,219 8,893 9,708 11,680 15,927 20, % 19, % Unley (C) - East 25,559 14,192 9,614 11,751 35,173 25, % 19, % Unley (C) - West 19,273 11,708 8,853 9,809 28,126 21, % 16, % Walkerville (M) 7,106 10,394 2,910 3,172 10,016 13, % 7, % Southern Adelaide 328, ,202 67,579 66, , , % 334, % Holdfast Bay (C) - North 51,829 33,688 5,104 6,752 56,933 40, % 20, % Holdfast Bay (C) - South 21,625 40,586 5,017 4,827 26,642 45, % 14, % Marion (C) - Central 43,342 61,055 6,232 5,076 49,574 66, % 33, % Marion (C) - North 19,252 18,969 4,932 4,969 24,184 23, % 25, % Marion (C) - South 11,229 10,886 2,959 3,042 14,188 13, % 22, % Mitcham (C) - Hills 14,644 10,433 7,507 6,076 22,151 16, % 24, % Mitcham (C) - North-East 10,401 12,816 9,011 7,372 19,412 20, % 15, % Mitcham (C) - West 5,247 10,460 8,129 8,876 13,376 19, % 22, % Onkaparinga (C) - Hackham 10,805 14,623 1,089 1,102 11,894 15, % 14, % Onkaparinga (C) - Hills 11,205 8,514 2,813 2,978 14,018 11, % 11, % Onkaparinga (C) - Morphett 6,974 8,661 1, ,391 9, % 24, % Onkaparinga (C) - North Coast 7,957 13,911 1,813 1,473 9,770 15, % 18, % Onkaparinga (C) - Reservoir 20,302 20,817 3,852 4,718 24,154 25, % 25, % Onkaparinga (C) - South Coast 78,175 71,137 4,033 5,040 82,208 76, % 26, % Onkaparinga (C) - Woodcroft 15,325 8,647 3,670 3,570 18,995 12, % 35, % 51

53 SA Population as at Jun 06 Total Total Number Outer Adelaide 279, ,420 33,350 26, , , % 125, % Barossa 78,872 58,934 7,964 7,060 86,836 65, % 41, % Barossa (DC) - Angaston 18,972 16,260 1, ,428 17, % 8, % Barossa (DC) - Barossa 13,206 9,311 1,991 1,173 15,197 10, % 8, % Barossa (DC) - Tanunda 8,544 6,554 1,280 2,439 9,824 8, % 4, % Light (RegC) 27,787 20,986 2,035 1,523 29,822 22, % 12, % Mallala (DC) 10,362 5,822 1, ,566 6, % 7, % Kangaroo Island 14,685 6,428 1, ,897 7, % 4, % Kangaroo Island (DC) 14,685 6,428 1, ,897 7, % 4, % Mt Lofty Ranges 52,701 52,241 10,252 8,786 62,953 61, % 42, % Adelaide Hills (DC) - North 3,459 3,958 1,610 1,062 5,069 5, % 6, % Adelaide Hills (DC) Bal 5,829 10,554 1,143 2,979 6,972 13, % 8, % Mount Barker (DC) - Central 35,939 33,757 4,609 3,096 40,548 36, % 18, % Mount Barker (DC) Bal 7,474 3,971 2,890 1,650 10,364 5, % 8, % Fleurieu 133, ,819 13,921 10, , , % 37, % Alexandrina (DC) - Coastal 45,540 45,767 4,889 3,457 50,429 49, % 11, % Alexandrina (DC) - Strathalbyn 16,920 14,863 3,282 2,718 20,202 17, % 9, % Victor Harbor (C) 53,416 60,734 4,096 3,048 57,512 63, % 12, % Yankalilla (DC) 17,135 23,455 1,656 1,107 18,791 24, % 4, % Yorke and Lower North 64,759 73,893 8,272 7,813 73,031 81, % 45, % Yorke 52,351 56,298 4,711 4,869 57,062 61, % 26, % Barunga West (DC) 2,764 1, ,162 1, % 2, % Copper Coast (DC) 32,684 37,691 2,016 1,322 34,700 39, % 11, % Yorke Peninsula (DC) - North 11,346 8,989 1,629 1,191 12,975 10, % 7, % Yorke Peninsula (DC) - South 5,557 8, ,143 6,225 10, % 4, % Unincorp. Yorke % Lower North 12,407 17,594 3,561 2,944 15,968 20, % 18, % Clare and Gilbert Valleys (DC) 7,483 13,058 1,705 1,217 9,188 14, % 8, % Goyder (DC) 1, ,198 2,322 2, % 4, % Wakefield (DC) 3,165 3,705 1, ,457 4, % 6, % 52

54 SA Population as at Jun 06 Total Total Number Murray Lands 62,112 66,422 11,704 8,642 73,816 75, % 69, % Riverland 37,520 37,934 6,095 6,147 43,615 44, % 41, % Berri & Barmera (DC) - Barmera 2,315 2, ,807 3, % 4, % Berri & Barmera (DC) - Berri 6,447 3, ,313 3, % 7, % Loxton Waikerie (DC) - East 6,529 4, ,213 5, % 7, % Loxton Waikerie (DC) - West 4,578 3,911 1, ,286 4, % 4, % Mid Murray (DC) 9,501 13,463 1,348 2,188 10,849 15, % 8, % Renmark Paringa (DC) - Paringa 1,946 3, ,078 3, % 1, % Renmark Paringa (DC) - Renmark 6,204 6, ,071 7, % 8, % Unincorp. Riverland % Murray Mallee 24,592 28,488 5,609 2,495 30,201 30, % 27, % Karoonda East Murray (DC) % 1, % Murray Bridge (RC) 21,648 23,429 2,729 1,635 24,377 25, % 18, % Southern Mallee (DC) % 2, % The Coorong (DC) 2,344 3,673 2, ,473 4, % 5, % Unincorp. Murray Mallee % South East 63,648 66,543 12,947 13,848 76,595 80, % 63, % Upper South East 20,349 24,223 4,462 4,640 24,811 28, % 19, % Kingston (DC) 4,404 5, ,136 5, % 2, % Naracoorte and Lucindale (DC) 6,247 3,983 1,809 1,322 8,056 5, % 8, % Robe (DC) 5,177 6,560 1,153 1,475 6,330 8, % 1, % Tatiara (DC) 4,519 8, ,364 5,287 9, % 7, % Lower South East 43,299 42,320 8,485 9,209 51,784 51, % 44, % Grant (DC) 9,125 11,149 2,930 2,463 12,055 13, % 8, % Mount Gambier (C) 23,535 23,956 2,897 4,556 26,432 28, % 24, % Wattle Range (DC) - East 2,643 3, ,237 3, % 3, % Wattle Range (DC) - West 7,995 3,992 2,066 1,488 10,061 5, % 9, % Eyre 47,071 36,960 7,290 6,083 54,361 43, % 34, % Lincoln 38,687 31,372 6,576 5,073 45,263 36, % 28, % Cleve (DC) 1,609 1, ,650 1, % 1, % Elliston (DC) % 1, % Franklin Harbour (DC) 2,438 2, ,603 2, % 1, % Kimba (DC) % 1, % Le Hunte (DC) % 1, % Lower Eyre Peninsula (DC) 10,674 5,973 3,186 1,404 13,860 7, % 4, % Port Lincoln (C) 17,379 16,754 2,030 2,539 19,409 19, % 14, % Tumby Bay (DC) 4,562 4, ,015 4, % 2, % Unincorp. Lincoln % % 53

55 SA Population as at Jun 06 Total Total Number West Coast 8,383 5, ,010 9,096 6, % 6, % Ceduna (DC) 2,515 2, ,896 3, % 3, % Streaky Bay (DC) 5,047 2, ,365 2, % 2, % Unincorp. West Coast % % Northern 47,590 60,987 9,560 8,811 57,150 69, % 77, % Whyalla 8,811 15,892 2,505 3,645 11,316 19, % 21, % Whyalla (C) 8,811 15,817 2,505 3,645 11,316 19, % 21, % Unincorp. Whyalla % Pirie 12,465 10,074 2,039 2,079 14,504 12, % 25, % Northern Areas (DC) 2,518 1, ,029 2, % 4, % Orroroo/Carrieton (DC) % % Peterborough (DC) % 1, % Port Pirie C Dists (M) - City 8,013 5,751 1, ,066 6, % 14, % Port Pirie C Dists (M) Bal 1,581 2, ,791 2, % 3, % Unincorp. Pirie % Flinders Ranges 17,984 17,483 2,308 2,681 20,292 20, % 19, % Flinders Ranges (DC) 1,949 1, ,165 1, % 1, % Mount Remarkable (DC) 1,967 1, ,519 1, % 2, % Port Augusta (C) 13,754 14,658 1,368 1,711 15,122 16, % 13, % Unincorp. Flinders Ranges % 1, % Far North 8,330 17,537 2, ,039 17, % 10, % Coober Pedy (DC) 1, , % 2, % Roxby Downs (M) 457 9, ,097 9, % 3, % Unincorp. Far North 4,989 4,834 2, ,043 5, % 2, % Off-Shore Areas & Migratory

56 Western Australia At a Glance In terms of population, Western Australia was the fastest growing State in 2005/06. The State s population grew by 39,900 people, or 2 per cent. Net overseas migration contributed 21,500 persons, net interstate migration added 3,100 people, and the natural increase added 15,400. Settler Arrivals by Stream, WA Source: DIMA 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5, Family Skill Humanitarian NZ The majority of settler arrivals in Western Australia in 2005/06 entered on a skilled stream. After sitting at around 11,000 new settlers every year, the number of new settlers in Western Australia has increased noticeably as significant economic growth has fuelled the push for skilled labour. Top Ten Source Countries, WA, Source: DIMA UK 38% NZ 11% South Africa 6% Singapore 5% Malaysia Other 4% 24% Indonesia 2% Zimbabwe 2% China 2% Sudan 3% India 3% The United Kingdom was the primary source country for new arrivals into Western Australia in 2005/06, accounting for 38 per cent of overseas entrants into the State. The second main source country was New Zealand (11 per cent) followed by South Africa (6 per cent). 55

57 Western Australia s Fastest Growing Areas Western Australia s booming economy fuelled significant growth in residential building activity and population over The Statistical Local Area which topped the list of Western Australian hotspots for 2006 was Wanneroo (C) North-East. Population growth reached 11.6 per cent over the year to June 2006, and $267.8 million in residential building was approved by Council over Wanneroo was a particularly strong area for residential building and population growth in In addition to Wanneroo (C) North-East, Wanneroo (C) South and Wanneroo (C) North-West were both hotspots for Outside the capital, there were particularly strong results for the Mandurah Council area, which had a population growth rate of 5.5 per cent over the year to June 2006, and almost half a billion dollars in residential building approved in Busselton Shire was also a regional hotspot for Western Australia. WA Building and Population Hotspots** **SLAs with in excess of $100 million in residential building work approved in 2006 and with an annual population growth rate in excess of the national average Statistical Local Area Statistical Division Residential Building Approved, 2006, ($000) Annual Population Growth Rate (%) 1 Wanneroo (C) - North-East Perth 267, Perth (C) - Remainder Perth 180, Wanneroo (C) - North-West Perth 328, Mandurah (C) South West 482, Rockingham (C) Perth 341, Busselton (S) South West 184, Wanneroo (C) - South Perth 164, Swan (C) Perth 285, Cockburn (C) Perth 313, Gosnells (C) Perth 206, Belmont (C) Perth 114, Victoria Park (T) Perth 111, Cambridge (T) Perth 102, Stirling (C) - Central Perth 276, The locations of these Statistical Local Areas are depicted in Figure 7. 56

58 Figure 7 57

59 WA Value of New Population as at Jun 06 Total Total Number Western Australia 4,525,716 5,688, , ,396 4,921,688 6,186, % 2,050, % Perth 3,207,561 3,988, , ,178 3,503,416 4,361, % 1,507, % Central Metropolitan 464, ,947 63, , , , % 131, % Cambridge (T) 63,851 79,484 13,640 22,712 77, , % 25, % Claremont (T) 17,885 10,742 2,806 2,863 20,691 13, % 9, % Cottesloe (T) 35,476 37,049 7,002 9,996 42,478 47, % 7, % Mosman Park (T) 24,320 33,885 8,294 7,746 32,614 41, % 8, % Nedlands (C) 42, ,853 13,925 14,292 56, , % 21, % Peppermint Grove (S) 7,277 8,440 3,127 2,622 10,404 11, % 1, % Perth (C) - Inner 65,000 18, ,362 65,642 19, % 1, % Perth (C) - Remainder 111, , , , , % 11, % Subiaco (C) 59,121 54,267 4,068 6,040 63,189 60, % 16, % Vincent (T) 37,269 37,318 9,430 17,086 46,699 54, % 27, % East Metropolitan 344, ,736 43,606 52, , , % 254, % Bassendean (T) 10,527 10,357 2,541 2,794 13,068 13, % 13, % Bayswater (C) 63,449 58,773 11,150 20,225 74,599 78, % 57, % Kalamunda (S) 48,780 53,148 9,352 6,568 58,132 59, % 51, % Mundaring (S) 23,247 28,589 8,136 8,561 31,383 37, % 35, % Swan (C) 198, ,869 12,429 14, , , % 96, % North Metropolitan 960,683 1,292,173 76,827 94,377 1,037,510 1,386, % 456, % Joondalup (C) - North 53,606 55,591 11,926 11,228 65,532 66, % 52, % Joondalup (C) - South 29,106 57,671 20,586 26,208 49,692 83, % 105, % Stirling (C) - Central 198, ,434 8,442 11, , , % 102, % Stirling (C) - Coastal 127, ,073 14,444 15, , , % 65, % Stirling (C) - South-Eastern 16,681 19,209 8,221 13,761 24,902 32, % 16, % Wanneroo (C) - North-East 212, ,910 4,159 4, , , % 32, % Wanneroo (C) - North-West 207, ,952 4,840 4, , , % 39, % Wanneroo (C) - South 114, ,333 4,208 6, , , % 43, % South West Metropolitan 822, ,960 56,943 69, , , % 323, % Cockburn (C) 190, ,757 12,790 9, , , % 78, % East Fremantle (T) 11,037 17,208 4,531 5,145 15,568 22, % 6, % Fremantle (C) - Inner 1,070 5, ,364 1,300 18, % % Fremantle (C) - Remainder 39,035 55,771 7,510 9,660 46,545 65, % 25, % Kwinana (T) 69,736 57,902 1,996 3,587 71,732 61, % 24, % Melville (C) 148,694 80,407 20,011 15, ,705 96, % 97, % Rockingham (C) 363, ,815 9,875 12, , , % 89, % 58

60 WA Value of New Population as at Jun 06 Total Total Number South East Metropolitan 615, ,822 55,340 54, , , % 341, % Armadale (C) 66, ,121 5,533 6,760 71, , % 52, % Belmont (C) 85, ,565 2,611 3,556 88, , % 31, % Canning (C) 87, ,882 22,250 12, , , % 80, % Gosnells (C) 172, ,740 6,971 8, , , % 94, % Serpentine-Jarrahdale (S) 32,805 66,464 3,512 4,064 36,317 70, % 13, % South Perth (C) 102, ,493 10,484 12, , , % 38, % Victoria Park (T) 68, ,558 3,981 6,975 72, , % 29, % South West 795,742 1,063,082 41,396 61, ,138 1,124, % 227, % Mandurah 310, ,472 10,969 11, , , % 77, % Mandurah (C) 278, ,305 8,174 7, , , % 65, % Murray (S) 32,482 56,167 2,793 3,907 35,275 60, % 12, % Bunbury 217, ,561 7,888 23, , , % 59, % Bunbury (C) 56,308 46,973 4,811 18,096 61,119 65, % 32, % Capel (S) - Pt A 54,811 58,978 1,500 2,001 56,311 60, % 6, % Dardanup (S) - Pt A 37,592 40, ,207 41, % 8, % Harvey (S) - Pt A 68,787 75, ,839 69,750 78, % 12, % Preston 65,938 70,247 5,603 7,868 71,541 78, % 34, % Boddington (S) 1,591 4, ,873 4, % 1, % Capel (S) - Pt B 9,934 10, ,670 10,574 11, % 4, % Collie (S) 8,570 8, ,072 9,411 9, % 8, % Dardanup (S) - Pt B 5,064 7, ,902 8, % 2, % Donnybrook-Balingup (S) 13,413 13,461 1,073 1,629 14,486 15, % 5, % Harvey (S) - Pt B 19,704 20,362 1,558 1,989 21,262 22, % 8, % Waroona (S) 7,662 5, ,033 5, % 3, % Vasse 184, ,764 13,870 12, , , % 40, % Augusta-Margaret River (S) 34,772 42,792 2,154 1,438 36,926 44, % 12, % Busselton (S) 149, ,972 11,716 10, , , % 28, % Blackwood 17,405 22,036 3,067 6,658 20,472 28, % 16, % Boyup Brook (S) 1, ,611 1, % 1, % Bridgetown-Greenbushes (S) 6,435 8, ,169 7,390 10, % 3, % Manjimup (S) 7,640 11,046 1,494 3,476 9,134 14, % 9, % Nannup (S) 1,983 2, ,338 2, % 1, % 59

61 WA Value of New Population as at Jun 06 Total Total Number Lower Great Southern 99, ,683 10,417 14, , , % 55, % Pallinup 9,425 9,887 1,467 1,713 10,892 11, % 10, % Broomehill (S) 640 1, , % % Gnowangerup (S) 1, , % 1, % Jerramungup (S) 2,342 1, ,751 1, % 1, % Katanning (S) 2,675 4, ,966 4, % 4, % Kent (S) % Kojonup (S) 2,064 1, ,259 1, % 2, % Tambellup (S) % Woodanilling (S) % % King 89, ,796 8,950 13,175 98, , % 44, % Albany (C) - Central 27,674 39,110 2,588 5,627 30,262 44, % 17, % Albany (C) Bal 42,898 39,684 4,542 4,586 47,440 44, % 15, % Cranbrook (S) 897 1, ,002 1, % 1, % Denmark (S) 12,083 17,946 1,070 1,735 13,153 19, % 5, % Plantagenet (S) 6,178 7, ,822 8, % 4, % Upper Great Southern 14,145 18,695 1,946 3,644 16,091 22, % 17, % Hotham 10,885 14,914 1,348 3,020 12,233 17, % 13, % Brookton (S) 1, ,267 1, % 1, % Cuballing (S) 992 1, ,118 1, % % Dumbleyung (S) % % Narrogin (T) 2,428 5, ,190 2,856 6, % 4, % Narrogin (S) 1,114 1, ,285 1, % % Pingelly (S) 1,030 1, ,062 1, % 1, % Wagin (S) 1, , % 1, % Wandering (S) 483 1, , % % West Arthur (S) 571 1, , % % Wickepin (S) % % Williams (S) 804 1, , % % Lakes 3,260 3, ,858 4, % 4, % Corrigin (S) 1, , % 1, % Kondinin (S) 766 1, , % % Kulin (S) % % Lake Grace (S) , % 1, % 60

62 WA Value of New Population as at Jun 06 Total Total Number Midlands 67,961 97,202 9,471 13,038 77, , % 52, % Moore 38,865 48,754 4,334 5,226 43,199 53, % 14, % Chittering (S) 11,275 15,222 1,329 1,778 12,604 17, % 3, % Dandaragan (S) 13,108 13, ,211 13,883 14, % 2, % Gingin (S) 13,938 13,912 2,031 1,976 15,969 15, % 4, % Moora (S) 248 5, , % 2, % Victoria Plains (S) 297 1, , % % Avon 26,544 40,760 4,576 6,949 31,120 47, % 27, % Beverley (S) 1,194 3, ,727 4, % 1, % Cunderdin (S) % 1, % Dalwallinu (S) 1, , % 1, % Dowerin (S) 236 1, , % % Goomalling (S) 926 1, ,053 1, % % Koorda (S) % % Northam (T) 4,957 5, ,346 5,600 6, % 6, % Northam (S) 5,205 3, ,079 6,126 4, % 3, % Quairading (S) 210 2, , % 1, % Tammin (S) % Toodyay (S) 6,118 10,802 1,183 1,930 7,301 12, % 4, % Wongan-Ballidu (S) 510 2, , % 1, % Wyalkatchem (S) % % York (S) 4,146 9, ,159 4,844 10, % 3, % Campion 2,552 7, ,114 8, % 9, % Bruce Rock (S) % % Kellerberrin (S) , % 1, % Merredin (S) 1,291 4, ,650 4, % 3, % Mount Marshall (S) % % Mukinbudin (S) % % Narembeen (S) , % % Nungarin (S) % % Trayning (S) % % Westonia (S) % Yilgarn (S) , % 61

63 WA Value of New Population as at Jun 06 Total Total Number South Eastern 71, ,199 7,581 8,193 79, , % 53, % Kalgoorlie/Boulder City Part A 30,403 44,014 3,604 3,994 34,007 48, % 28, % Kalgoorlie/Boulder (C) - Pt A 30,403 44,014 3,604 3,994 34,007 48, % 28, % Lefroy 11,383 5,968 1, ,031 6, % 9, % Coolgardie (S) 568 1, , % 3, % Kalgoorlie/Boulder (C) - Pt B % % Laverton (S) % 1, % Leonora (S) % 1, % Menzies (S) % Ngaanyatjarraku (S) 10,394 3, ,089 3, % 1, % Johnston 29,772 53,218 2,330 4,064 32,102 57, % 15, % Dundas (S) % 1, % Esperance (S) 14,293 20,827 2,177 3,694 16,470 24, % 13, % Ravensthorpe (S) 15,276 32, ,363 32, % 1, % Central 85, ,409 10,269 12,984 96, , % 60, % Geraldton 49,955 75,443 5,477 8,773 55,432 84, % 31, % Geraldton (C) 16,771 18,271 2,707 3,559 19,478 21, % 19, % Greenough (S) - Pt A 33,183 57,172 2,769 5,214 35,952 62, % 12, % Gascoyne 8,807 6, ,124 9,798 7, % 9, % Carnarvon (S) 4,734 4, ,080 4, % 6, % Exmouth (S) 3,429 1, ,976 2, % 2, % Shark Bay (S) % % Upper Gascoyne (S) % Carnegie 3,268 5, ,298 5, % 4, % Cue (S) % % Meekatharra (S) , % Mount Magnet (S) 2, , % % Murchison (S) % Sandstone (S) % % Wiluna (S) 657 4, , % % Yalgoo (S) % % 62

64 WA Value of New Population as at Jun 06 Total Total Number Greenough River 23,760 27,265 3,771 2,215 27,531 29, % 14, % Carnamah (S) % % Chapman Valley (S) 2,597 4, ,815 4, % 1, % Coorow (S) 779 1, ,095 2, % 1, % Greenough (S) - Pt B 2,175 2, ,450 2, % 1, % Irwin (S) 8,817 8,355 1, ,830 8, % 3, % Mingenew (S) % % Morawa (S) % Mullewa (S) , , % 1, % Northampton (S) 7,759 8, ,484 8, % 3, % Perenjori (S) % Three Springs (S) % % Pilbara 74,750 90,669 10,364 5,916 85,114 96, % 40, % De Grey 25,988 31,888 3,748 2,937 29,736 34, % 18, % East Pilbara (S) 7,246 5, ,116 5, % 5, % Port Hedland (T) 18,743 26,769 2,877 2,384 21,620 29, % 12, % Fortescue 48,762 58,780 6,616 2,979 55,378 61, % 21, % Ashburton (S) 16,263 8,265 3, ,530 8, % 6, % Roebourne (S) 32,498 50,515 3,350 2,607 35,848 53, % 15, % Kimberley 109,056 97,160 8,672 3, , , % 35, % Ord 51,203 26,627 4, ,735 27, % 12, % Halls Creek (S) 21,852 5,330 1, ,022 5, % 4, % Wyndham-East Kimberley (S) 29,351 21,297 3, ,713 21, % 7, % Fitzroy 57,853 70,535 4,141 2,894 61,994 73, % 23, % Broome (S) 42,855 49,574 3,972 2,526 46,827 52, % 14, % Derby-West Kimberley (S) 14,998 20, ,166 21, % 8, % Off-Shore Areas & Migratory % 63

65 Tasmania At a Glance Over 2005/06 Tasmania has the slowest growth population rate of all States and Territories. The population grew by 0.7 per cent, or 3,300 people, over the financial year. The natural increase contributed 2,500 people to the State s population, net interest migration contributed 60 people, while net overseas migration added 690 people. Settler Arrivals by Stream, TAS Source: DIMA 1,200 1, Family Skill Humanitarian NZ In Tasmania, the mix of settler arrival eligibilities is far broader than in other States. The chart shows that the number of settlers entering on a skilled migration visa has steadily increased since 2000/01, while the number entering on a Humanitarian programme has fallen since 2003/04. Top Ten Source Countries, TAS, Source: DIMA Sudan 9% NZ 9% India 5% Sierra Leone 4% UK 20% South Africa 4% USA 4% Other 35% Germany 3% China 3% Philippines 4% As with eligibility, the country of origin of new arrivals is also particularly mixed in Tasmania. While the United Kingdom is comfortably the highest contributed of new overseas entrants (20 per cent), Sudan and New Zealand are the second highest contributors of overseas entrants into Tasmania (9 per cent each). Following them is India (5 per cent) and Sierra Leone, South Africa, the USA and the Philipines are all source countries for 4 per cent of the overseas arrivals into Tasmania. 64

66 Tasmania s Fastest Growing Areas Kingborough (M) Pt A, in the Statistical Division of Greater Hobart, was Tasmania s only hotspot for Over $73 million in residential building was approved in 2006, up by 60.4 per cent on The population growth rate in Kingborough (M) Pt A was 0.4 percentage points above the national average. The only other Statistical Local Area s which saw over $50 million in residential building approved in 2006 were Clarence (C) in the Statistical Division of Greater Hobert, and Launceston (C) - Pt B in the Statistical Division of Greater Launceston. TAS Building and Population Hotspots** **SLAs with in excess of $50 million in residential building work approved in 2006 and with an annual population growth rate in excess of the national average Statistical Local Area Statistical Division Residential Building Approved, 2006, ($000) Annual Population Growth Rate (%) 1 Kingborough (M) - Pt A Greater Hobart 73, The location of this Statistical Local Area is depicted in Figure 8. Figure 8 65

67 TAS Value of Alts and Adds ($000) Value of Alts and Adds ($000) Population as at June 06 Total Total Number Tasmania 443, , , , , , % 488, % Greater Hobart 195, ,666 43,161 56, , , % 205, % Greater Hobart 195, ,666 43,161 56, , , % 205, % Brighton (M) 26,907 26,254 1,178 1,328 28,085 27, % 14, % Clarence (C) 53,660 52,971 10,690 13,280 64,350 66, % 51, % Derwent Valley (M) - Pt A 2,853 3, ,206 4, % 6, % Glenorchy (C) 25,160 30,601 4,168 3,814 29,328 34, % 44, % Hobart (C) - Inner 2, , ,482 1, % % Hobart (C) - Remainder 24,150 21,758 14,547 25,209 38,697 46, % 48, % Kingborough (M) - Pt A 40,012 64,465 5,501 8,552 45,513 73, % 29, % Sorell (M) - Pt A 19,786 26,755 2,101 2,739 21,887 29, % 10, % Southern 43,122 46,519 9,279 9,347 52,401 55, % 36, % Southern 43,122 46,519 9,279 9,347 52,401 55, % 36, % Central Highlands (M) 2,101 1, ,562 2, % 2, % Derwent Valley (M) - Pt B 2,064 1, ,278 2, % 2, % Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M) 7,736 10,117 1,600 2,951 9,336 13, % 4, % Huon Valley (M) 17,665 19,211 3,300 2,286 20,965 21, % 14, % Kingborough (M) - Pt B 5,030 5,746 1, ,699 6, % 2, % Sorell (M) - Pt B ,316 1, % 1, % Southern Midlands (M) 4,661 5, ,158 6, % 5, % Tasman (M) 3,187 1, ,091 1, % 2, % Northern 112, ,190 29,238 29, , , % 138, % Greater Launceston 85,523 93,340 22,197 20, , , % 103, % George Town (M) - Pt A 4,338 3,579 1, ,759 4, % 5, % Launceston (C) - Inner % % Launceston (C) - Pt B 35,928 47,696 12,162 12,572 48,090 60, % 62, % Meander Valley (M) - Pt A 11,230 9,739 1, ,797 10, % 8, % Northern Midlands (M) - Pt A 7,630 6,474 1,220 2,198 8,850 8, % 7, % West Tamar (M) - Pt A 26,396 25,403 5,143 4,419 31,539 29, % 19, % 66

68 TAS Value of Alts and Adds ($000) Value of Alts and Adds ($000) Population as at June 06 Total Total Number Central North 12,892 14,925 3,869 4,636 16,761 19, % 20, % George Town (M) - Pt B 1,433 1, ,950 1, % 1, % Launceston (C) - Pt C 990 1, ,852 2, % 2, % Meander Valley (M) - Pt B 5,273 7,419 1,475 2,168 6,748 9, % 10, % Northern Midlands (M) - Pt B 3,609 2, ,237 3, % 4, % West Tamar (M) - Pt B 1,587 2, ,974 2, % 1, % North Eastern 14,501 12,925 3,171 4,204 17,672 17, % 14, % Break O'Day (M) 10,391 7,596 1,279 2,460 11,670 10, % 6, % Dorset (M) 3,365 3,518 1,668 1,420 5,033 4, % 7, % Flinders (M) 745 1, , % % Mersey-Lyell 91, ,601 19,307 20, , , % 108, % Burnie-Devonport 74,180 87,001 14,877 14,295 89, , % 79, % Burnie (C) - Pt A 7,333 19,143 2,334 1,758 9,667 20, % 17, % Central Coast (M) - Pt A 18,671 17,223 3,700 3,850 22,371 21, % 18, % Devonport (C) 18,237 21,514 5,286 3,980 23,523 25, % 25, % Latrobe (M) - Pt A 16,187 16,814 1,818 2,598 18,005 19, % 8, % Waratah/Wynyard (M) - Pt A 13,751 12,308 1,740 2,108 15,491 14, % 11, % North Western Rural 15,901 18,600 4,063 5,735 19,964 24, % 23, % Burnie (C) - Pt B , % 2, % Central Coast (M) - Pt B 374 2, ,176 2, % 3, % Circular Head (M) 2,833 3,603 1,370 1,839 4,203 5, % 8, % Kentish (M) 9,318 10, ,147 9,884 11, % 5, % King Island (M) , % 1, % Latrobe (M) - Pt B % % Waratah/Wynyard (M) - Pt B 1, ,070 1, % 2, % Lyell 1, , % 4, % West Coast (M) 1, , % 4, % Off-Shore Areas & Migratory % 67

69 Northern Territory At a Glance The Northern Territory s population grew by 1.6 per cent over 2005/06, which was 0.3 percentage points above the national average. The natural increase is the main source of population growth, adding 2,800 people to the Territory s population. Net overseas migration added 840 people over the financial year, and 390 persons were lost through net interstate migration. Total population growth for the 2005/06 financial year was 3,300 persons. Settler Arrivals by Stream, NT Source: DIMA 1, Family Skill Humanitarian NZ The majority of settler arrivals in the Northern Territory are on a skilled stream. The total number of new settlers increased significantly over 2005/06, up from 591 in 2004/05 to 780. Top Ten Source Countries, NT, Source: DIMA Singapore Philippines 6% 8% UK 9% Sudan 6% India 4% Indonesia 4% NZ 12% Other 41% China 4% Kenya 3% Liberia 3% Like Tasmania, there was a broad mix of new arrivals into the Northern Territory in 2005/06. While a total of 21 per cent come from New Zealand and the United Kingdom, a total of 14 per cent come from the Philippines and Singapore, 6 per cent come from Sudan, and 4 per cent come from Indonesia. 3 per cent come from Liberia. 68

70 Northern Territory s Fastest Growing Areas Palmerston (C) Bal was the 2006 residential building and population growth hotspot for the Northern Territory. The area s population reached 2,550 in June 2006, up by 26.2 per cent on June Almost $70 million in residential building was approved in 2006, up by 14.9 per cent on the value approved over The only other Statistical Local Area which saw over $50 million in residential building approved in 2006 was City Inner in the Statistical Division of Darwin City. Other Statistical Local Areas with relatively strong levels of activity over 2006 were Stuart Park ($20.4 million), Litchfield (S) - Pt B ($41.2 million), Alice Springs (T) Larapinta ($13.9 million) and Nhulunbuy ($18.5 million). NT Building and Population Hotspots** **SLAs with in excess of $50 million in residential building work approved in 2006 and with an annual population growth rate in excess of the national average Statistical Local Area Statistical Division Residential Building Approved, 2006, ($000) Annual Population Growth Rate (%) 1 Palmerston (C) Bal Darwin 67, City - Inner Darwin 55, The locations of these Statistical Local Areas are depicted in Figure 9. Figure 9 69

71 NT Population as at Jun 06 Total Total Number Northern Territory 361, ,254 53,231 69, , , % 206, % Darwin 272, ,864 28,150 37, , , % 113, % Darwin City 172, ,029 18,525 23, , , % 71, % Alawa % 2, % Anula % 2, % Brinkin % 1, % City - Inner 85,669 54, ,684 55, % 2, % Coconut Grove 3,593 5, ,235 5, % 2, % Fannie Bay 1,342 1,549 1, ,528 2, % 2, % Jingili , % 1, % Karama , ,546 1, % 5, % Larrakeyah 11, ,135 11,871 4, % 3, % Leanyer ,759 1,762 1,759 2, % 5, % Lee Point-Leanyer Swamp % Ludmilla , % 1, % Malak ,295 1,070 1, % 3, % Marrara , % 1, % Millner , , % 2, % Moil % 2, % Nakara , % 2, % Narrows % % Nightcliff 1,543 2,050 1,005 1,499 2,548 3, % 3, % Parap 30, ,804 1, % 1, % Rapid Creek ,147 1,429 1,919 1, % 3, % Stuart Park 35,839 19, ,423 20, % 3, % The Gardens 0 5, , % % Tiwi , % 2, % Wagaman % 2, % Wanguri 0 4, , % 1, % Winnellie % % Wulagi % 2, % City - Remainder % 2, % 70

72 NT Population as at Jun 06 Total Total Number Palmerston-East Arm 79, ,758 3,447 4,601 83, , % 25, % East Arm % Bakewell 8,752 6, ,415 6, % 3, % Driver ,247 1, % 3, % Durack 10,831 12, ,041 12, % 2, % Gray 747 8, ,156 8, % 3, % Moulden 235 1, , % 3, % Woodroffe ,061 1, % 3, % Palmerston (C) Bal 57,633 65, ,773 58,506 67, % 2, % Litchfield Shire 20,234 36,077 6,178 9,559 26,412 45, % 16, % Litchfield (S) - Pt A 1,669 3, ,037 4, % 1, % Litchfield (S) - Pt B 18,565 32,136 5,810 9,111 24,375 41, % 15, % Northern Territory - Bal 89,122 38,389 25,081 32, ,203 70, % 92, % Finniss 3,614 4, ,083 4,036 5, % 1, % Belyuen (CGC) % Coomalie (CGC) 1,270 2, ,297 2, % 1, % Cox-Finniss ,061 1, % % Cox Peninsula (CGC) 1, ,678 1, % % Bathurst-Melville , % Tiwi Islands (CGC) , % Alligator 5, , , % 6, % Jabiru (T) , % Kunbarllanjnja (CGC) % South Alligator 1, , , % % West Arnhem 3, , % 3, % Daly % 3, % Daly % 1, % Nauiyu Nambiyu (CGC) % Pine Creek (CGC) % Thamarrurr (CGC) , % 71

73 NT Population as at Jun 06 Total Total Number East Arnhem 46,173 4,308 5,280 14,236 51,453 18, % 14, % Angurugu (CGC) % East Arnhem - Bal 2, , , % 6, % Groote Eylandt 12, , % 1, % Marngarr (CGC) % Nhulunbuy 30,501 4,308 1,677 14,236 32,178 18, % 4, % Numbulwar Numburindi (CGC) % Lower Top End NT 13,879 5,208 2,929 3,510 16,808 8, % 17, % Binjari (CGC) % % Borroloola (CGC) % Daguragu (CGC) % Elsey 1, ,930 1,830 1, % % Gulf 2, , % 1, % Jilkminggan (CGC) % Katherine (T) 6,732 4,238 2,929 1,579 9,661 5, % 9, % Lajamanu (CGC) 2, , % % Mataranka (CGC) % Nyirranggulung Mardrulk Ngadberre (CGC) , % Timber Creek (CGC) % % Victoria % Walangeri Ngumpinku (CGC) % Yugul Mangi (CGC) , % Barkly 4,864 1,422 2,070 1,308 6,934 2, % 6, % Alpurrurulam (CGC) % Elliott District (CGC) % % Tableland 1, , % % Tennant Creek (T) 39 1, , , % 3, % Tennant Creek - Bal 3, , , % 1, % 72

74 NT Population as at Jun 06 Total Total Number Central NT 15,051 22,738 12,880 11,988 27,931 34, % 39, % Alice Springs (T) - Charles 1,466 3,405 1,551 3,159 3,017 6, % 5, % Alice Springs (T) - Heavitree 3,547 1,834 3,760 1,369 7,307 3, % 2, % Alice Springs (T) - Larapinta 4,990 9,258 4,474 4,675 9,464 13, % 9, % Alice Springs (T) - Ross 735 6,325 2,806 2,326 3,541 8, % 7, % Alice Springs (T) - Stuart ,268 1, % 2, % Anmatjere (CGC) % % Arltarlpilta (CGC) % % Ltyentye Purte (CGC) % Petermann-Simpson , % Sandover % 2, % Tanami 2, , % 3, % Tapatjatjaka (CGC) % Wallace Rockhole (CGC) % Watiyawanu (CGC) % Yuendumu (CGC) % Off-Shore Areas & Migratory % 73

75 Australian Capital Territory At a Glance The ACT s population increased by 0.9 per cent over 2005/06, 0.4 percentage points below the national average. The Territory s population grew by 3,000 people over the year, with the natural increase adding 2,900 people and net interstate migration adding 270 people. Net overseas migration was negative for the first time in 6 years, with 110 people lost from the Territory over 2005/06. Settler Arrivals by Stream, ACT Source: DIMA 1,600 1,400 1,200 1, Family Skill Humanitarian NZ The majority of settler arrivals in the ACT are on the skilled stream. After falling between 2000/01 and 2002/03, the total number of settler arrivals has steadily increased up until 2005/06. Top Ten Source Countries, ACT, Source: DIMA UK 10% India 9% NZ 7% Philippines 6% USA 3% Sri Lanka 3% China 10% Liberia 3% Viet Nam 3% Burundi 2% Other 44% The main source countries for new arrivals into the ACT are China (10 per cent), the United Kingdom (10 per cent) and India (9 per cent). New Zealand accounted for 7 per cent of new overseas arrivals into the ACT in 2005/06, while the small African nation of Burundi accounted for 2 per cent. 74

76 ACT s Fastest Growing Areas A large proportion of new building activity in the ACT is occurring in the northern suburbs of Canberra. The Statistical Local Area to top the list of ACT hotspots in 2006 was Harrison, which saw almost $85 million in new housing and renovation work approved and population grow to almost 400 residents. The two other Statistical Local Areas deemed to be hotspots for 2006 were Gungahlin/Gungahlin-Hall SSD Bal and Bruce, which both had population growth rates well in excess of the national average, and a large volume of new residential building work approved in Other areas to have a significant amount of residential building work approved were City, Turner and Dunlop. ACT Building and Population Hotspots** **SLAs with in excess of $50 million in residential building work approved in 2006 and with an annual population growth rate in excess of the national average Statistical Local Area Statistical Division Residential Building Approved, 2006, ($000) Annual Population Growth Rate (%) 1 Harrison Canberra 84, Gungahlin/Gungahlin-Hall - SSD Bal Canberra 79, Bruce Canberra 54, The locations of these Statistical Local Areas are depicted in Figure 10. Figure 10 75