State of excitement as Victoria's population passes the six million mark
Victoria's population has swollen to six million people, meaning Melbourne is well on its way to overtaking Sydney to become Australia's biggest city.The "education state" grew by 1.9 per cent from March 2015 to 2016, fuelled by a surge in overseas and interstate migration. Melbourne's population is on the up and up. Photo: Jessica Shapiro While overseas migrants are the biggest contributors to Australia's growth, demographers say Victoria's population surge has been helped by a spike i..>> view originalPremier Investments cracks $1b sales as profits surge 18pc
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Grand final eve public holiday likely to be dumped by Coalition government: Guy
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Saturday, October 1, 2016
State of excitement as Victoria's population passes the six million mark and other top stories.
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