Australia's population rate

Essay by nicnacHigh School, 11th grade February 2003

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SYNOPSIS

This report presents clear and simple concepts, information and recommendations on Australia's increasing population rate and the consequences related to resources, environmental impacts and social issues if Australia were not to achieve a sustainable population in the near future.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0Introduction..............................................................pg3

2.0 Statement of findings...................................................pg4

2.1 Australia's Population Rate........................................pg4

2.1.1 Fertility rate.........................................................pg4

2.1.2 Overseas born population..........................................pg4

2.1.3 Migration.............................................................pg4

2.2 Population trends....................................................pg4

2.2.1 Past (1950-1990)....................................................pg4

2.2.2 Present (2000-2002)...............................................pg4

2.2.3 Future (2050)........................................................pg4

2.3 Impacts caused by Australia's population rate................pg4

2.3.1 Environmental.......................................................pg4

2.3.2 Social.................................................................pg4

2.3.2 Political..............................................................pg4

2.3.3 Economical..........................................................pg4

2.4 Current attitudes towards "Australia's population rate and how it affects the environment"....................................................pg5

2.4.1 Australian's idea on the current population of Australia......pg5

2.4.2 Where Australian's believe most people live...................pg5

2.4.3 Australian's description of the environment....................pg5

2.4.4 Australian's view on the population of Australia..............pg5

2.4.5 The population figure Australians believe Australia can sustain...............................................................pg5

2.4.6 How Australian's believe the government should handle overpopulation......................................................pg5

3.0 Conclusion................................................................pg6

4.0 Recommendations........................................................pg7

5.0 Appendices................................................................pg8

5.1 Total fertility rate graph............................................pg8

5.2 Overseas-born population by birthplace graph..................pg8

5.3 Net overseas migration graph......................................pg8

5.4 Observed & projected population, Australia.....................pg9

5.5 Australia's population rate & how it affects the environment survey..................................................................pg10

5.6 What Australian's believe is the current population of Australia graph...................................................................pg11

5.7 How Australian's see our population graph.....................pg11

6.0 Bibliography..........................................................pg12

1.0 Introduction

1.1Purpose- The purpose of this report is to investigate why Australia's environment cannot support a huge population and how the population can be reduced to sustain Australia's population.

1.2Audience- This report was commissioned by the English department for the benefit of, the expert on Australian population issues Dr David Primentel.

1.3Significance- This report shows how Australia's increasing population rate is causing the environment to become endangered.

1.4Scope- This report investigates how the increasing population rate is affecting Australia and it's environment. Within the time period of years 1900 and...