Dedicated population centre to monitor Australia's migration patterns

The federal government has launched a new centre to monitor Australia's migration patterns. The Centre for Population will track where new migrants decide to settle and will advise the government on how to reduce the strain on major cities. The Centre for Population, which is being set up inside the federal treasury, will be responsible for co-ordinating the work of state and territory authorities, academics and thinktanks. Made up of approximately 20 employees, its goal is to better predict how Australian's population will grow and advise the government on the best ways to encourage growth away from capital cities. Australia's population, now at around 25 and a half million people, is expected to rise to 40 million by 2049.