In the year to end June 2020 population in Australia was up 1.3%; with 41% of that increase coming from natural growth and the other 59% from external migration.
In Queensland we saw growth of 1.6%; with 34% being accounted for by natural growth, 31% from internal migration and 35% from external migration.
Northern and Far Northern Local Govt Areas generally performed less well;
The make-up of the changes varied enormously among the LGAs. For example, Cairns saw a decrease from internal migration with the increases coming equally from natural growth and external migration while Mareeba, which performed well, saw internal migration account for 43% of growth. The Cassowary Coast experienced 83% of its (modest) growth from external migration while Townsville’s increase came predominantly from natural growth and lost population to internal migration.