TY - DATA T1 - An update on Australia's future population growth and its population problems PY - 2017/05/04 AU - Young, Christabel UR - https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/journal_contribution/An_update_on_Australia_s_future_population_growth_and_its_population_problems/4969613 DO - 10.4225/03/590ab8a1281c0 L4 - https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/8359169 KW - 1959.1/480256 KW - Net overseas migration KW - journal article KW - Population projections KW - monash:63808 KW - 1039-4788 KW - Population policy N2 - Population projections need to be continually updated as new information becomes available. In addition, it is important to distinguish between the projected population which will be attained at a given date, such as 2041, and the ultimate level of population. For example, with an assumption of a total fertility rate of 1.865 children per woman and annual net migration of 50,000, ABS projections published in 1996 and additional projections in 1997 suggest a population of 24.5 million in 2051 and an ultimate population of more than 25 million. The analysis in this article also puts Australia’s various population problems into a proper perspective and tries to direct attention away from the unnecessary preoccupation with population decline. Copyright. Monash University and the author/s ER -