In 2003, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released its Population Projections 2002 to 2101, which contained a baseline (Series B) forecast for Australia’s population of 26.4 million by 2051, based on an assumed net overseas migration (NOM) of 100,000 annually.
Source: ABS Population Projections 2002 to 2101
The following table illustrates the ABS’s 2003 population projections for Australia’s capital cities:
