South East Queensland is rising

• SEQ’s inhabitants will improve by virtually 2.2 million to round 6 million by 2046, new figures present.
• SEQ’s inhabitants is at present round 3.8 million.

Queensland’s inhabitants is rising, 6 million individuals will name South East Queensland dwelling by 2046 – that is 2.2 million extra South East Queenslanders.

The inhabitants is rising, however additionally it is altering.

Over the subsequent 25 years the variety of older individuals aged 65 years or older will improve.

The variety of one particular person households will improve considerably from 23.4 per cent in 2021 to 40.5 per cent in 2046.

These adjustments imply we want extra smaller houses within the combine, to ship extra housing choices.

The Progress projections have been confirmed forward of the discharge of the State Authorities’s up to date draft SEQ Regional Plan. Updating the plan was an consequence of the Housing Summit.

Attribute to Queensland Deputy Premier Steven Miles:

“Individuals are transferring to Queensland in droves and who can blame them,” Mr Miles stated.

“We’re in our decade of alternative. We’ve got a robust financial system. We’ve got a 10-year pipeline of infrastructure tasks within the lead as much as and past Brisbane 2032. And we’re creating good, safe jobs in the important thing industries that may assist us decarbonise.

“Because of all of this, and our nice Queensland way of life, we have seen file ranges of web interstate migration and now growing worldwide immigration.

“Why stay in Melbourne when you may stay in SEQ?

“As a result of our inhabitants is rising, we have to get able to construct extra of the Queensland we love.

“Funding in infrastructure can also be very important to assist development. That is why the Queensland Authorities has dedicated to a file $88.7 billion four-year state-wide constructing program, together with the $20.3 billion Huge Construct capital funding introduced on this yr’s State Price range.

“Our inhabitants can also be altering. Extra individuals are dwelling alone.

“The variety of one particular person households will improve from 23 to 45 per cent in 2046.

“So even with out counting the huge inhabitants improve, we nonetheless want extra houses to accommodate the identical variety of individuals.

“To satisfy the wants of our rising Queensland and guarantee we preserve our nice way of life, we want extra housing provide and a greater mixture of housing choices.

“This implies constructing extra items, townhouses and terraces.

“My aged neighbour should not have to wash a four-bedroom, two storey home. They need to be capable of downsize to a unit or terrace, with out being compelled to maneuver away from their group.

“We’re intend on releasing the draft SEQ regional plan for suggestions very quickly.”

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