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Perth’s population is booming.

Baby recession grips Perth as births drop to lowest level in two decades

Perth’s birth rate is the lowest it’s been since 2006, and it has not seen such a sharp fall in births since the contraceptive pill was introduced in the 1970s.

  • by Sarah Brookes
Sydney’s baby recession

Sydney’s ‘baby recession’: Where births have plunged most

This map reveals the suburbs with Sydney’s lowest fertility rates.

  • by Matt Wade
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