Australia's Population Passes 28 Million

Sustainable Population Australia
  • Australia's population surpassing 28 million is not a cause for celebration but a development with profound and harmful consequences for the climate, environment, biodiversity, and the quality of life of existing residents.
  • Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) expresses deep concern as Australia's population passes 28 million in early June 2026. Rapid expansion by 9 million since the year 2000, intensifies pressures on the environment, and quality of life for existing residents.
  • Every additional person drives more agriculture activity, water consumption, lifting demand for medical and educational services, industrial estates, roads, transport, and housing and raises vulnerability to drought.
  • Human activity across food systems, industry, employment, supply chains, energy, and construction depends on fossil fuels, resulting in an increase in climate altering emissions.
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