Meet the new West Australians taking our state past 3 million people
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Meet the new West Australians taking our state past 3 million people

The state ticked over two million people in March 2005. At roughly 2am on Thursday,WA welcomed its three-millionth resident.

  • byHamish Hastie

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The south-east growth areas set to shape the next Qld parliament
Perspective
Queensland votes

The south-east growth areas set to shape the next Qld parliament

Our state’s elections are often visions of major party leaders flying between clusters of regional city marginal seats. But that’s only one path to victory.

  • byMatt Dennien
House prices blamed for Australia’s lowest birth rate on record

House prices blamed for Australia’s lowest birth rate on record

Births have fallen to a 17-year low while the nation’s fertility rate has never been lower. High-priced housing is not putting people in the mood for children.

  • byShane Wright andLachlan Abbott
How crazy house prices and an ageing population are creating ‘tombstone suburbs’
Opinion
Opinion

How crazy house prices and an ageing population are creating ‘tombstone suburbs’

There’s something strange going on in the best-located suburbs of our biggest cities. As the national population surges,they are shrinking.

  • byMatt Wade
The Sydney suburbs where dogs outnumber children
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Pets

The Sydney suburbs where dogs outnumber children

NSW has more than 2 million dogs and nearly 1.6 million cats as higher pet ownership becomes the “new normal”.

  • byMatt Wade andNigel Gladstone
The workplace change that could fix our declining birth rate
Opinion
Childcare

The workplace change that could fix our declining birth rate

For some parents,it’s not that they can’t afford to have more children,it’s that they simply don’t have the time to raise them.

  • byCharlotte Mortlock
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Why young workers are fleeing Sydney’s wealthy suburbs

Why young workers are fleeing Sydney’s wealthy suburbs

The housing crisis is triggering an exodus in the eastern suburbs,inner west and lower north shore.

  • byMatt Wade
Bursting at the seams:Which suburbs are soaking up Perth’s skyrocketing population?

Bursting at the seams:Which suburbs are soaking up Perth’s skyrocketing population?

The state’s population has swelled since 2019 and the growth is being absorbed in some surprising places,according to new analysis by KPMG Australia.

  • bySarah Brookes
WA’s population is booming,but it’s not thanks to our birth rate

WA’s population is booming,but it’s not thanks to our birth rate

Western Australia’s population has grown by 89,000 people in the past year,according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics data.

  • byClaire Ottaviano andSarah Brookes
Kidsplosion:Perth’s fringe tops nationwide ‘family-friendly suburbs’ list

Kidsplosion:Perth’s fringe tops nationwide ‘family-friendly suburbs’ list

Family-friendly suburbs with the highest concentration of children are all located on the outskirts of Perth.

  • bySarah Brookes
Fix WA cost of living now:Social services launch election pitch

Fix WA cost of living now:Social services launch election pitch

The WA community services sector has come out swinging ahead of the state election saying the state has it in its power to act now on people’s suffering.

  • byEmma Young