finding towns with population over 10,000

Nice one! Always good if there is one of the major fast food places like mcchukkas or the not so fat anymore KFC. (I think he looks a little younger too….airbrushing maybe?) If there is a Target or Kmart thats good too. Our regional town (IP) has a very nice NEW Mitre 10 which is about the same size a Bunnings. 

D

Hello Sonya,

There are over 700 (from around 2,600) postcodes in Australia that have a population of over 10,000

Yes you can get it from the ABS – but prepared data via other sources generally cost something.

The MORE important part of the question you have NOT asked, is; ‘that also have a continuing population growth’

You see the point? Selecting an area based on its current size alone, will not suffice. You must also note if the area is increasing or reducing in population movements.

Many suburbs that have a population of over 10,000 are actually declining in numbers ; this situation is more relevant that finding postcodes with high population numbers ALONE. From our records (quick visual) it looks like about 15-20% are reducing in number.

PS: We have the data to show the postcodes with populations of 10,000 or more that are increasing in population size. Of course we can also list the fastest growing suburbs by population.

I hope this helps.

AA

I spend a great deal of money to find and locate towns in Australia with over 10,000 people. It has proved to be a great resource to me in finding positive cash flow property.

ABS just released this: http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/nrpmaps.nsf/NEW+GmapPages/national+regional+profile
May be handy for zoning in on areas – it has population estimates, income estimates etc for 2004-2008 so can help with some trending but obviously misses 2 critical years. It doesn’t unfortunately, go into individual towns either – for example, Blackwater gets lumped in with a few other small towns. An excellent resource all the same.

Hi Sonja.

In line with the aim being to target areas that have anticipated growth, not just numbers, look for Woolworths being built or enlarged.  Coles and Foodland too (or similar in your state).  They really do their research it appears.  From my experience they can even encourage growth as having a large supermarket draws other shops to the locality and can encourage further residential development as well as have a positive effect on values.

G

Bernard Salt of KPMG created some excellent graphs of top towns n growth rates, administrator or someone on here may have them, they were also overheads during Salt’s amazing presentation at the 2010?3 day Mega Conference.

This includes some of Salt’s information :
http://www.retireonproperty.com/whyproperty/property-investing-demographics.html

Cheers
thecrest

I like it – and it makes sense. Reminds me a little of the coffee test I remember reading about a few years back. I think it might have been Gary Seeto who talked about the price of coffee in regional areas being a sign of prosperity/growth. This came to mind on the w/end when I picked up a medium flat-white for $4.50 in a regional coastal town down south….

Cheers

Jamie

Not quite – it's a flat white "coffee"

Cheers

Jamie