Social demographer Mark McCrindle says the mega-council model makes sense in the south-east Queensland context – as the nation’s fastest-growing region, it needs the fastest-growing infrastructure.

Source: https://www.smh.com.au/national/queensland/brisbane-s-mega-council-a-singular-success-or-a-monster-misstep-20230717-p5doyd.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

The growth rate “is an uptick from the pandemic but still low by historical standards,” said William Frey, a demographer at The Brookings Institution.

Source: https://drgnews.com/2023/12/19/south-dominates-us-population-gains-as-deaths-drop/