Australia’s population has “tipped over 27 million” in the past few months.
Mr Greenwood said the Bureau of Statistics today reported at the end of 2023 Australia’s population was “29,966,789”.
“Astonishingly, the population grew by 651,000 people in just one year,” he said.
Australia’s population growth is outstripping housing supply, with net overseas migration driving the rise in residents.
According to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data, the nation’s population grew 2.5 per cent in 2023 to 26.97 million people.
ABS Head of Demography, Beidar Cho, said net overseas migration totalled 547,300 people last year, with 751,500 arrivals and 204,200 departures.
Net overseas migration drove 84 per cent of this population growth, while natural increase accounted for the other 16 per cent,” she said.
Natural increase comprised 103,900 people in 2023, which was 6.4 per cent less than in 2022 and was made up of 287,100 births and 183,100 deaths.
Western Australia had the fastest growing population, up 3.3 per cent, or 93,800 people, from 2022, followed by Victoria, which grew 2.8 per cent and Queensland, which grew 2.6 per cent.
Tasmania had the lowest growth at just 0.4 per cent, but no state or territory recorded a fall in population.
