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Table 20 Projected population growth

City or region	2020–21	2030–31	Net increase	Change (%)
Sydney	5,357,300	5,971,400	614,100	11
Rest of NSW	2,798,400	2,948,700	150,300	5
Melbourne	5,171,700	6,164,400	992,700	19
Rest of Victoria	1,547,100	1,695,400	148,300	10
Brisbane	2,579,100	2,943,600	364,500	14
Rest of Queensland	2,616,300	2,890,100	273,800	10
Perth	2,126,800	2,447,900	321,100	15
Rest of WA	532,400	542,600	10,200	2
Adelaide	1,372,700	1,488,700	116,000	8
Rest of SA	392,700	395,100	2,400	1
ACT	431,400	466,900	35,500	8
Hobart	240,800	272,100	31,300	13
Rest of Tasmania	301,600	311,300	9,700	3
Darwin	142,300	144,000	1,700	1
Rest of NT	97,600	94,900	–2,700	–3
Total Australia	25,708,200	28,777,100	3,068,900	12

ACT = Australian Capital Territory; NSW = New South Wales; NT = Northern Territory; SA = South Australia; WA = Western Australia

Source: Centre for Population (2021)

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Table 21 Targeted housing and employment growth by capital city, 2016–31

City	Housing target	Average annual housing target^a	Employment target
Adelaide (SA Government Attorney-General’s Department 2017)	248,000 by 2045	8,266	n/a^b
Brisbane (Queensland Government 2017)	188,200 by 2041	7,528	n/a
Canberra (ACT Government 2018)	100,000 by 2041	4,347	n/a
Darwin (based on calculations from DLPE 2015)	48,000 by 2055–65	960–1,200	n/a
Hobart (STCA 2011)	26,500 by 2035	1,060	n/a
Melbourne (DELWP 2017)	1,550,000 by 2051	43,000	+690,000 by 2031
Perth (DPLH 2018)	800,000 by 2050	20,512	+834,000 by 2050
Sydney (Greater Sydney Commission 2018)	736,000 by 2036	36,800	+817,000 by 2036

n/a = not available

Averaged calculated by authors based on overall housing target and target year.
South Australia is targeting more than 43,500 additional jobs across 9 key sectors in its State Growth plan (SA Government 2021).

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Table 22 Australian and international tree canopy targets

City	Existing tree canopy cover (year)	Urban tree canopy target	Target date
Melbourne^a	22% (2017)	40%	2040
Adelaide^a	27.8% (2017)	>30%: 20% increase; <30%: no net loss	2045
Perth^a	19% (2016)	30%	2036
Toronto, Canada	27% (2008)	40%	2060
Washington, DC, USA	35% (2009)	40%	2029
Detroit, USA	22% (2008)	40%	n/a
New York, USA	24% (2006)	30%	2036
London, UK	20% (2008)	30%	2050

n/a = not available; UK = United Kingdom; USA = United States of America

City refers to local government area.

Source: GA NSW (2020b)

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