Queensland’s baby hotspots revealed: Search for your suburb

The drop in births was more pronounced in other parts of the country, with Australia’s total number of births falling 3 per cent in 2019.

The average fertility rate in Queensland – the number of times a woman gave birth – fell slightly to 1.76 in 2019, but it was still above the Australian average of 1.66.

Some regional parts of Queensland, including Wide Bay, the Darling Downs and Logan, had an increase in their fertility rates last year, with some mothers deciding to have bigger families.

Collinsville in north Queensland had the state’s highest fertility rate last year, with an average of 3.47 children born to every woman in the mining town.

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Brisbane’s most fertile suburbs, adjusted for population, were Inala, Pallara, Rocklea,…