Cap Population growth - Illawarra Mercury

Monday, June 21, 2010

Cap population growth for future good. By Rowan Huxtable.

In 2008, Australia's population increased by 459,600 people.

Every year, Australia needs to build the equivalent of a city bigger than Wollongong, Shellharbour and Kiama combined to accommodate new people.

Wollongong's population is expected to grow by more than 47,000 in the next 20 years. We are growing too fast.

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