Australian population grow set to be lowest in 100 years due to COVID-19

Jamieson Murphy
August 3 2020 - 1:00pm
SLOW GROWTH: Many areas in regional Australia rely on migrates to drive their population growth. Photo: Gareth Gardner
SLOW GROWTH: Many areas in regional Australia rely on migrates to drive their population growth. Photo: Gareth Gardner

AUSTRALIA population growth is set to be at its lowest in more than a hundred years, with overseas migration falling to all time lows due to COVID-19 - and the impact will be most noticeable in regional areas.

Jamieson Murphy

Jamieson Murphy

News director

Newcastle Herald news director. Interested in any and all yarns. Whisper g'day mate to me at jamieson.murphy@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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