The ACT Treasury believes Canberra will be home to almost 800,000 people in 40 years' time, with far more residents living in the city's north than they do now.
The government has released its latest population projections, which it uses to plan transport, health, schooling and other services.
The ACT's population is expected to rise from about 463,000 today to 784,000 in 2060.
That equates to a 1.4 per cent annual increase, marginally higher than the federal Treasury's long-term forecasts for Canberra's growth.
Overseas and interstate migration will fuel the expansion, which will mostly take place in northern districts.
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21 окт 2024
