The average number of births per woman in inner-city Brisbane neighbourhoods is now less than half that of outer suburbs.
including education, career, the cost of having a child , and individual financial circumstances. Economic conditions, especially labour market stability, play a role, as do social norms and expectations.
“Many families with kids who want a three- or four-bedroom home at an affordable price in Brisbane are likely to end up in the outer suburbs – hence you see that correlation with more children being born per woman in those areas,” he said. “It’s a similar story in other big cities.” In 2021, Brisbane’s fertility rate of 1.66 was higher than those of Melbourne , Canberra , Hobart , Adelaide andThe Brisbane suburbs with the lowest fertility rates were Brisbane City , Spring Hill and Fortitude Valley .The rate in Brisbane Inner City was comparable to very low rates in inner Sydney and inner Melbourne .
“The areas close to the CBDs of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane have got more in common with each other, in terms of their economic structure, than the outer suburbs and towns surrounding them,” he said.
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