Thursday, April 01 2010 at 10:00 AM
Perth experienced a population growth rate of 12.8 per cent in the 2008/09 financial year, making it the fastest growing local government area in the country, according to a CommSec analysis.
Perth experienced a population growth rate of 12.8 per cent in the 2008/09 financial year, making it the fastest growing local government area in the country, according to a CommSec analysis.
Seven of the top 10 local government areas for population growth were in Western Australia, CommSec's review of Australian Bureau of Statistics figures shows.
Along with Perth, the other top five fastest growing population centres were:
•Tammin, WA (8.8 per cent);
•Wyndham, Vic (8.1 per cent);
•Melton, Vic (7.9 per cent); and
•Serpentine-Jarrahdale, WA (7.6 per cent).
The top five regional areas for population growth were:
•Mandurah, WA (5.3 per cent);
•Hervey Bay, Qld (4.5 per cent);
•Bunbury, WA (4.3 per cent);
•Cairns, Qld (3.3 per cent); and
•Gladstone, Qld (3.2 per cent).
"In New South Wales the hot suburbs have clearly been those close to the city," CommSec economist Savanth Sebastian notes.
"(The) inner-city suburbs of Canada Bay and Strathfield have been amongst the state's top performers, with population growth rates holding around four per cent to five per cent."