Australia’s population to grow at slowest rate since federation, intergenerational report forecasts

Australians are expected to live longer and remain healthier to an older age, while having fewer children over the next 40 years

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Australia’s population is forecast to grow at its slowest rate since federation, the latest intergenerational report from Treasury has found.

The report, which forecasts what the next four decades will look like, has found population growth is projected to slow to an annual average of 1.1% over the next 40 years, compared to 1.4% over the past four decades.

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