Australia Needs Sustainable Population Growth, According To Experts

If you are studying about Australia, statistics and facts will show that it has a relatively small population. In fact, with a population of only around 22 million people, it is considered as one of the least populated countries, despite its large size. However, that does not mean that it does not have population problems.

In fact, some experts argue that the country might actually be heading towards an overpopulation problem. “Overpopulation?” you say. Though this might sound a bit surprising, there is actually a lot of truth on this one. The thing is, while Australia is indeed a large country, it only has limited resources. And with the pace at which the country is using up these resources, it is likely that a large addition to the population can greatly affect this one.

On the other hand, there are groups that are concerned that Australia's small population might not be sufficient to fuel its economic growth. This too, is actually a good argument. Australia is one of the countries that has posted a significant growth in the last few years. However, as have been said earlier, Australia's small population will not be able to handle the growth. And this is in fact the very reason why the country is heavily dependent on incoming immigrants.

So how to you work out these two seemingly contradictory, but valid, point of views? If you ask experts, they will say that what Australia needs is a so called sustainable population growth. They argue that, whether the country likes it or not, the Australian population is still set to grow significantly in the years to come. Thus, they said, instead of trying to cut down population, the government needs to adeptly manage it in order to meet the country's needs.

One of the areas that experts say the government needs to work on with regards to this one is the redistribution of people to the areas that will be needing them the most. As it is, much of Australia's population are crowded in the major cities and other areas of high development. Experts say that, by bringing people into areas that are not that much populated, such as the country's interior, it will encourage growth and development in these places at par with the other regions.

Of course, experts point out that this solution will not work without the support of the government and the people themselves. And with that, they will definitely feel lucky, as this route is actually the one being promoted by current Prime Minister Julia Gillard. She said that this one is a necessary step in order to maintain Australia's current level of growth.