Australia is growing as is the population of the Northern Territory, but the growth in the Northern Territory is cyclical, with patterns associated with employment, the economic cycle, and strongly linked to variable interstate population increases and decreases. Annual population growth rates in the Northern Territory are highly volatile, and since 1990 have ranged from population contraction to a growth rate three times the national growth rate. These volatile population growth patterns are influenced by the NT’s small population base and the cyclical nature of mining, construction and infrastructure development.
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Northern Territory Population Summit Mark McCrindle
1. POPULATION TRENDS IN THE
NORTHERN TERRITORY
A SNAPSHOT OF THE NT DEMOGRAPHICS IN THE
NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE.
Mark McCrindle
Northern Territory Population Summit
Tuesday 2 August 2016
40. WHERE ARE THE JOBS? UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
SA 6.9%
TAS 6.5%
QLD 6.4%
VIC 5.8%
WA 5.7%
NSW 5.2%
NT 4.1%
ACT 3.8%
Unemployment
rate by state
43. MEDIAN HOUSE PRICE
Sydney $996,140
Melbourne $803,290
Canberra $642,970
Perth $584,110
Brisbane $539,770
Darwin $499,800
Adelaide $467,000
Hobart $356,860
44. COST OF LIVING AFTER HOUSING
NT $1,755
WA $1,755
ACT $1,649
QLD $1,245
TAS $1,034
SA $1,033
VIC $844
NSW $764
Average income
after housing costs