The aim of this paper is to provide a preliminary set of projections at the national and regional level for the Australian Indigenous population. Using population estimates from the Australian Bureau of Statistics and the most recently available vital-statistics data, it is projected that the Indigenous population will grow from around 670,000 in 2011 to...

Global population has passed seven billion and by 2050 it could reach nine billion. That’s an extra two billion people that will need to be fed. How will this challenge be met ? Over the last 50 years we’ve seen a dramatic increase in food production largely due to improved farming techniques and new strains...

The ageing of the Australian population is resulting in an increasing proportion of the workforce being comprised of mature age people as stated in this report by National Seniors Australia. In the coming years, many of these older workers will cease employment and enter retirement – either fully or partially. The nature of how these...

Without a realistic population debate and without a set of policies to sustainably support a 30 million plus population, many Australians will start to resist and resent immigration and it won't be able to sustain anything close to a 'green' environment, argues Jo Coghlan.

This Sustainable Population Strategy outlines the Government's framework for a sustainable Australia. It will help to ensure that future population change is compatible with the economic, environmental and social wellbeing of Australia.