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This Gold Coast property at 26\/24 Woodroffe Ave, Main Beach is currently on the market with Tolemy Stevens of Coastal.<\/p>\n
A National Plan for Australia\u2019s Growth would bring together decisions that are currently made separately, including housing, infrastructure, population growth and economic development, into a co-ordinated, long-term framework.<\/p>\n
It would not direct where people live, but ensure governments are planning for growth in a way that supports housing supply, infrastructure delivery and economic opportunity.<\/p>\n
The report explored five potential scenarios for how Australia could grow over the next 40 years. <\/p>\n
\u201cThese aren\u2019t abstract futures, they\u2019re happening in different ways right now.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe choice is whether we get ahead of them, or keep reacting after the fact,\u201d Ms Riley said <\/p>\n
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These 5 scenarios for future growth include:<\/p>\n
1. Metropolitan mega regions<\/p>\n
Australia\u2019s largest cities continue to dominate population and economic growth, with Sydney and Melbourne each projected to approach eight million people by mid-century.<\/p>\n
Sydney\u2019s growth is extending into Greater Western Sydney, while Melbourne continues to expand across its western and northern growth corridors.<\/p>\n
At the same time, regional cities adjoining capital cities like the Sunshine Coast, Geelong and Wollongong are becoming increasingly tied to these metropolitan economies.<\/p>\n
A national plan would help manage this reality, ensuring housing supply, transport infrastructure and employment precincts are aligned across these broader city-regions. <\/p>\n
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2. Connected city regions<\/p>\n
Faster transport connections, such as high-speed rail, have the potential to reshape how Australians live and work by linking major cities with surrounding regional centres.<\/p>\n
A national plan would ensure these major infrastructure investments are not made in isolation. Instead, housing development, jobs and services would be planned alongside transport, turning infrastructure corridors into genuine economic hubs.<\/p>\n
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A national plan would help ensure new cities are supported by transport, jobs, education and health infrastructure.<\/p>\n
3. New cities strategy<\/p>\n
Australia has a history of successfully creating new cities and growth centres, but only when planning and investment are aligned.<\/p>\n
However, without co-ordination, new developments risk becoming dormitory suburbs, places people sleep but don\u2019t work. <\/p>\n
A national plan would help ensure new cities are supported by transport, jobs, education and health infrastructure from the outset, creating complete, productive communities rather than car-dependent sprawl.<\/p>\n
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Aerial view of Townsville\u2019s CBD.<\/p>\n
4. Regional network growth<\/p>\n
Regional Australia has significant untapped potential, but growth is uneven, cyclical, and often dependent on proximity to major cities.<\/p>\n
Regional cities like Townsville, Cairns, Ballarat and Bendigo have the foundations for stronger growth, including established communities, services and economic activity. <\/p>\n
A national plan would take a more deliberate approach by identifying which regional centres have the greatest long-term potential and aligning infrastructure, housing and economic development to support them. This would strengthen regional economies while easing growth pressure on major cities.<\/p>\n
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An aerial view of a tightly packed new housing estate in Perth. Source: B1 Housing\/Facebook. NSW real estate.<\/p>\n
5. Climate-resilient growth<\/p>\n
A national plan would ensure future growth is less exposed to climate risk by directing new housing and infrastructure toward safer locations and reducing exposure to natural hazards. This is about avoiding billions of dollars in future recovery costs and building more resilient communities from the outset.<\/p>\n
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The Planning Institute of Australia is calling on the Federal Government to build on the National Urban Policy released in 2024 and commit to developing a National Plan for Australia\u2019s growth.<\/p>\n
\u201cA co-ordinated national plan will help ensure we deliver more liveable places, stronger economies and a better quality of life for Australians,\u201d Ms Riley said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new report released today by the Planning Institute of Australia is calling on the Federal Government to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":610734,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[64,63,44],"class_list":["post-610733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-australia","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/610733","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=610733"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/610733\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/610734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=610733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=610733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=610733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}