Melbourne is already Australia’s largest city

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The Herald-Sun reports that Melbourne is set to become Australia’s largest city by 2027 with a population of 5.7 million:

In late January 2027, experts forecast that Melbourne will overtake Sydney to become the number one metropolis as its population approaches 5.7 million.

According to federal government data it might have happened significantly earlier had it not been for the Covid pandemic wiping out overseas migration.

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.