Social demographer Mark McCrindle forecasts, rather precisely, that the Australian population is about to reach 22 million people, at 2.02pm and 37 seconds on 1st October 2009. He’ll even go as far as to say the 22 millionth Australian will be a boy named Jack, born to a 31 year old mother with a 33 year old father. If it’s not Jack, it’ll be a girl called Mia.
Back in 1963 there were only 11 million people living here. We’ve doubled in number in 46 years, about on par with the rate of world growth. There were 3.5 billion humans on the planet in 1968, that will reach 7 billion in 2012. No wonder the supermarkets seem crowded!
By the time baby Jack reaches his 21st birthday there will be 31 million people living in Australia. Imagine how difficult it’ll be to find a car spot then.
I spoke to Mark McCrindle in a recent edition of BTalk Australia about what’s driving the sudden growth in Australia’s population. Now might be a good time to go and revisit it:
