What population should Australia have?
This is currently in the news with the Prime Minister advocating growth and a new report out.
Almost inevitably two things will happen to our population.
- It will increase and the estimates are from 22.2 million now to 25.7 million in 2020 and to 35.9 million in 2050, according to a recent report.
- And secondly, it will age. From 13 per cent of us now aged 65 or older to nearly 23 per cent being so in 2050. This will have interesting impacts on tax and retirement age won’t it?
And how does provision of infrastructure, water and energy come into this?
Should the large eastern cities continue to grow like topsy, controlled mainly by property developers without adding the infrastructure of should there be some regional centres where there is access to water and renewable energy, targeted to grow in a well planned way
There is an even bigger question, and that is world population which is still growing out of control. It’s not just birth control but also social issues like high infant mortality and no social security meaning people want some surviving children to help them if they reach old age. Definitely we live in a lucky country.
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