POPULATION GROWTH 2031

Wagga Wagga population forecasts click here
For Riverina and Murray regions population forecasts click here
Wagga Wagga Population Growth to 2031
The Wagga Wagga population forecast.id® product provides a comprehensive on-line demographic forecast tool for Wagga Wagga.
Wagga Wagga's population in 2011 is estimated at 62,871 people. Our city will continue to grow by 16,500 people between 2011 and 2031 which is an annual growth rate of 1.9%.
This rate of growth exceeds the national forecast growth rate over the same period of 1.2% per annum.
The data provided by this project will enable the community and industry to better plan for the necessary infrastructure and services. Click here for Wagga Wagga Forecast.
Riverina and Murray Regions Population Forecasts 2031
The Murray and Riverina region's population in 2011 is forecast by id at some 285,000 people, 1.2% of our nation's population. The forecasts indicate that our region is expected to grow by 55,000 people, or 19%, between 2011 and 2031, an annual growth rate of 0.89%.
There are a number of local government areas within our region which are forecast to grow faster than the national rate of 1.2% over the next 20 years, including the Albury, Murray and Wagga Wagga Local Government Areas. Click here to access the Riverina and Murray regions population forecasts.
Background to the 2031 Population Forecasts
In 2010, the Riverina Regional Cities Committee negotiated an agreement with .id (which stands for Informed Decisions) to deliver forecast.id® across the 28 local government areas that comprise the Murray and Riverina regions.
The forecast.id® product provides a comprehensive on-line demographic forecast tool which under the agreement with id will be updated following the 2011 Census and then regularly reviewed to ensure the forecasts are current. The forecast.id® product outlines local drivers of population change and forecasts how population, age structure and household types will change over the period since the last Census in 2006 to 2031.
Id has the largest population forecasting team in Australia and has prepared community profiles and forecasts for over 200 councils in Australia and New Zealand.
This project represents the largest number of local governments that id has ever prepared in-depth population forecasts for in a single project. This has produced the most robust population forecasts ever for the 28 councils in the Riverina and Murray regions.
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