title: An update on Australia's future population growth and its population problems.
abstract: "Population projections need to be continually updated as new information becomes available.... With an assumption of a total fertility rate of 1.865 children per woman and annual net migration of 50,000, ABS [Australian Bureau of Statistics] projections published in 1996 and additional projections in 1997 suggest a population of 24.5  million in 2051 and an ultimate population of more than 25 million. The analysis in this article...puts Australia's various population problems into a proper perspective and tries to direct attention away from the unnecessary preoccupation with population decline."
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D005544:Forecasting; D010139:Pacific Islands; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011158:Population Growth; D012106:Research; D013223:Statistics as Topic
keywords: Australia; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Estimation Technics; Oceania; Population; Population Decrease; Population Dynamics; Population Growth; Population Projection; Research Methodology