Population and Migration

Western Australia Tomorrow is a set of forecasts1 based on trends since the 1980s. The forecasts represent the best estimate of future population size if trends in fertility, mortality and migration continue. They use the latest information about changes in trends. In some cases these have occurred since the 2006 base year. Trend forecasts are u ....

The Cities of Albany, Bunbury, Geraldton-Greenough and Kalgoorlie-Boulder outline the case for a strategic approach to regional development within Western Australia. While making the case for decentralisation of future population growth away from the Perth Metropolitan Area, their priority is strategic investment in the infrastructure of regional ....

The author challenges the myth that non-metropolitan areas in Australia are less dynamic and less differentiated than metropolitan areas. He seeks to dispel this myth by considering population shifts in the non-metropolitan sector and summarising trends in their size, composition and spatial distribution. He shows that by compariso ....

This article shows that in 2011-2012 the Australian resources sector was challenged by sharp demands for experienced skilled workers. These shortages reflected the limited pool of specialised Australian skilled labour willing to relocate to Western Australia, the falling numbers of workers taking up apprenticeships and traineeships, and the lack ....

Places do well when they promote transformations along the dimensions of economic geography: higher densities as cities grow; shorter distances as workers and businesses migrate closer to density; and fewer divisions as nations lower their economic borders and enter world markets to take advantage of scale and trade in specialized products. World ....

The study described in this volume focuses on two cohorts, one that finished secondary school in 1991, referred to as "Generation X," and one that finished secondary school in 2006, referred to as "Generation Y."1 Anchoring their analysis in Pierre Bourdieu's concept of habitus, Cuervo and Wyn explore the unique experiences of Generation X as the ....

The key objective of this research was to add insight and understanding behind the current migration trends of young adults identified by quantitative research. More specific research objectives were to… Understand the series of decisions involved in the migration process and identify barriers that may prevent migration to particular location ....

The key objective of the latest phase of this research series was to add insight and understanding behind the current migration trends of young adults identified by quantitative research. More specific research objectives were to explore the experience of university alumni, determine whether intervening factors affected decisions around selecting ....