Australians are having fewer babies and our local-born population is about to shrink: here’s why it’s not that scary
- Written by The Conversation
Australians are having fewer babies, so many fewer that without international migration our population would be on track to decline in just over a decade.
In most circumstances, the number of babies per woman that a population needs to sustain itself – the so-called total fertility rate – is 2.1.
Australia’s total fertility rate...














