Australia's population hits 27 million, nearly two decades ahead of forecast | ABC News
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ABC News (Australia) Australia's population has tipped over 27 million, around 18 years earlier than the milestone was predicted.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) population clock ticked into the new million around 3.45pm AEST on Wednesday, January 24.
The 624,100 population increase over the past 12 months is equivalent to adding the population of Tasmania (572,800) in just one year.
This annual growth is 41 per cent larger than the previous record when the population increased by 442,500 in 2009.
It also exceeds the Howard government's first inter-generational report forecast in 2002, which said the national population would not reach 25.3 million people until 2042.
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