Melbourne is set to overtake Sydney as the country's biggest city within a decade. 9News
as the country's biggest city within a decade, according to new data from the federal government's Centre for Population.
Before the pandemic, the Victorian capital had been on track to take the lead from Sydney in 2026, but Melbourne's rollingMelbourne is on track to become Australia's most populous city. A steady "natural increase" due to births exceeding deaths is expected to swell Melbourne's population by an average of 1901 people a week for the next decade.By 2032- 2033, Sydney's population is expected reach 6.06 million, compared to 6.1 million for Melbourne.
It won't be the first time Sydney has lost the title as the most populous city, demographer Mark McCrindle noted on his website.
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