15 May REMPLAN Data Update – 2018 Estimated Residential Population

We are pleased to advise that all REMPLAN public-access economic and community profiles have now been updated with the latest Estimated Resident Population (ERP) data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

ERP is the official estimate of the Australian population, which links people to a place of usual residence within Australia. This update includes the ABS’ recently released final estimates to 2016, revised estimates for 2017 and preliminary estimates for 2018.

Australia’s estimated resident population reached 24.9 million at 30 June 2018, increasing by 1.6% since 30 June 2017. According to ABS projections, the resident population of Australia has already reached 25.0 million.

Most states and territories experienced steady population growth between 2017 and 2018. The NT experienced a moderate population decline.

The graph below shows the drivers of capital city population change between 2017 and 2018:

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics

As part of this release the ABS has noted the following:

• Capital city growth accounted for 79% of Australia’s total population growth.
• The fastest growing city was Melbourne.
• Most of Melbourne’s population growth was due to net overseas migration.
• More people left Sydney to move to other parts of Australia than arrived from other parts of the country.

To see the latest population data for your area via the online economy or community profiles, select the ‘Trends’ tab towards the top right of the screen, then select ‘Population’ from the sub-menu. Please click on the image below for an example of the data, as shown on the online economic profiles:

You can explore the regional profiles here.

Estimated residential population data for 2018-2019 is expected to be released by the ABS in March 2020.

The REMPLAN team are available to provide REMPLAN software training, presentations and management briefings on your area’s economy.

Let’s talk: 1300 737 443

Kind Regards,
The REMPLAN Team