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Rural population drying up
27 Jul 2007
Towns in the west of New South Wales are struggling to survive as the drought drives more people towards coastal areas. The latest census figures show that population in capital cities is booming with growth over the five years to 2006 up by 50 per cent in Melbourne, by 33 per cent in Adelaide and 27 per cent in Sydney. Mining towns are also doing well with growth of up to 39 per cent over the same period. In contrast, the population of Bourke decreased by 700 which leaves the town with only 3,200 residents and in the Moree plains area 1,700 people moved on, leaving a population of 14,600. More houses are simply being boarded up and shoppers are becoming scarce.
Financial Review, 27/07/2007
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