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[The Age]
"Melbourne is booming faster than ever before, with new population figures showing the city has four of the five fastest growing regions in the nation.
More people are moving to South Morang than any other suburb in the nation, while Cranbourne East, Craigieburn and Point Cook are also in Australia's five fastest growing areas.
South Morang and Cranbourne East each increased by 5000 people last year.
Canberra's population grew 1.7 per cent, Perth's 1.3 per cent, Darwin and Hobart 0.8 per cent, and Adelaide 0.7 per cent.
The figures also showed a record 1.9 per cent of Australia's population was born in India by 2016, more than double the 0.8 per cent recorded a decade earlier.
The proportion born in China jumped from 1.2 per cent to 2.2 per cent.
A record 28 per cent of Australians were born overseas, up from 24 per cent ten years earlier
In every state, the "rest of state" grew far more slowly than the capital city. South Australia recorded zero growth outside Adelaide, and the Western Australian population outside Perth and the Northern Territory population outside Darwin fell.
Victoria is the only state in which the "rest of state" population climbed more than 1 per cent (1.1 per cent), but most of the west and east of the state went backwards in terms of population.
The relative hollowing out of regional Australia as more people move to the cities, and in particular the outer suburbs of Melbourne, brings with it frustrations.
Epping resident Gaurav Surati moved to Australia 13 years ago from India. The IT consultant said he didn't foresee the massive road congestion that would accompany the attraction of more affordable housing."
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