Blooming Brisbane: Outer suburbs drive city to top of population growth ladder

Tuesday March 30, 2021

Brisbane had the highest growth rate of all the capitals last financial year, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

The shift to the outer suburbs is well underway

Melbourne has the largest growth by number (80,000 or 1.6 per cent), but Brisbane grew by 1.9 per cent (46,900).

Brisbane’s population was now 2,560,700. Sydney has 5,367,200 and Melbourne 5,159,200.

The ABS data showed there was a distinct shift to the outer suburbs already underway last financial year, a period which included the nationwide lockdowns.

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