National Forecast Program

The population forecast for New South Wales & the ACT

This webinar was presented live on February 19th 2024.

Join us as we present our latest forecasts of population, housing and residential development for each region of New South Wales and the ACT.

  • What are the hotspots for future growth in each region?
  • What share of Australia's growth will go to each region over the next 25 years?
  • What are the demographic drivers of population change in each region?
  • How do planned development and zoning capacities influence the housing and population outlook?
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The population forecast for New South Wales & the ACT

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PRESENTED BY

Johnny Barnard
Johnny Barnard

Principal Consultant

Richard Thornton
Richard Thornton

Head of Forecasting

The big stories we explore in this webinar

Join us and put your questions to our experts as we share our forecasts for each region, how they compare to current state and federal government projections, and discuss some of the big stories that have come out of our recent analysis;

  1. After the disruption of the pandemic, we're seeing a return to regular programming in the demographic patterns that shape growth in New South Wales.
  2. While population growth has bounced back after lockdowns and border closures, dwelling construction continues to be a constraint to growth, with implications for average household size and the timing of forecast growth.
  3. The sustained growth forecast for Western Sydney as opportunities for development in the east dry up
  4. How the Western Sydney Airport and rail infrastructure are forecast to impact the distribution of population growth

Read the full recap on our blog →

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Access

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The team

Our forecasting team

Prepared and presented by experts from Australia's largest independent population forecasting team.

Johnny Barnard

Johnny Barnard

Principal Consultant

Liza Ivanova

Liza Ivanova

Principal Forecast Consultant

Richard Thornton

Richard Thornton

Head of Forecasting

Chris Jones

Chris Jones

Forecaster

Oliver Bowering

Oliver Bowering

Senior Forecast Consultant

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