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Australia's population to be smaller and older than expected due to COVID-19 restrictions halting migration

Within a decade, Australia's population is expected to be smaller and older than what was predicted before the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Centre for Population's 2022 Population Statement reveals the pandemic has had a substantial impact on the country's population, which has mostly been caused by a limit to overseas migration from border closures.

That statement reveals how Australia's population growth will change over the coming 10 years.

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