The Australian Government has launched the Centre for Population.

Based inside of Treasury, the Centre will be the primary location for all population related matters inside the Australian Government and will aim to work closely with the states and territories, academics and think tanks in order to share data, research, ideas and expertise on population.

The Centre will provide data and policy analysis to support the following broader objectives:

1. To support Australia’s economic growth;
2. To ensure the liveability of our cities and ongoing strength of our regions;
3. To achieve a more optimal settlement pattern in Australia; and
4. To ensure Australia remains united and together as a people.

In supporting the broader objectives, the Centre will be focused initially on four tasks.

1. Integrating and sharing population data from across the Commonwealth and, should the states agree at COAG later this year, from within their jurisdictions as well
2. Undertake better forecasting and annually track actual data against the forecast
3. Create greater transparency over population data to support better planning
4. Undertake key pieces of research

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