Migration and Population Change in the Northern Territory

Bibliographic Data

ID8384102
AuthorsJohn Taylor (0000-0002-9269-3144, Australian National University, corresponding author)
Year1989
Volume27
Issue2
Pages182-198
Publication date1989-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAustralian Geographical Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0004-9190 • E-ISSN: 1467-8470
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1467-8470.1989.tb00602.x
OpenAlexW2114409087
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited10

This paper provides a descriptive analysis of recent population changes in the Northern Territory with particular emphasis on the pattern and impact of migration. As a preliminary, methodological problems in allocating inter‐censal change to different migration flows are discussed and discrepancies in demographic accounting are highlighted Following several years of rapid population growth, the Territory has entered a phase of zero to negative growth characterised by net migration losses. This is linked to recent cuts in per capita Commonwealth grants and underlines the significance of government spending in maintaining a population base in Australia's North

Archaeology · Commonwealth · Development economics · Economic geography · Economics · Geography · Government (linguistics · Net migration rate · Per capita · Population · Population growth · Sociology · Demography · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · New Zealand Economic and Social Studies

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