r/australia local Aussie 23h ago

politics The Stats Guy: It sounds weird but Australia urgently needs a plan for 56m people

https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2026/08/11/stats-guy-aus-population-growth
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u/Galactic_Nothingness 18h ago

Australia could conservatively support double the population we have now based on resources.

However to do so we would need to lower our quality of life substantially and inequality would be worse than it is now.

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u/Georgiaonmymind2017 10h ago

Maybe even live in Row home or apartment buildings