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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Benita Kolovos

Victoria’s population growth will soon return to pre-pandemic levels, experts say

International travellers wearing masks and pushing luggage trolleys arrive and Melbourne airport
Victoria’s population growth decreased in 2020-21 when many foreigners and international students returned home due to the Covid pandemic. Photograph: Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images

Victoria is expecting overseas migration and international student numbers to return to pre-pandemic levels by the middle of 2024, though experts say more needs to be done to ensure it actually happens.

Tuesday’s state budget forecasts Victoria’s population to grow by 1.2% in 2022-23 and 1.7% in each of the following three years, which is a return to the average growth rate of the past two decades.

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