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Victoria’s (read Melbourne’s) population is growing like a science experiment via turbo-charged immigration.
After adding 1.5 million people already this century, the May federal budget projected that Victoria’s population will grow by an astonishing 694,000 over the five years to 2026-27:
Source: 2023 federal budget
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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.