Growing pains:The Perth suburbs bearing the brunt of the population surge

Growing pains:The Perth suburbs bearing the brunt of the population surge

It is the sprawling suburbs on Perth’s eastern fringe accommodating the lion’s share of the city’s post-COVID population boom. Here are the top 20.

  • bySarah Brookes andCraig Butt

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Brisbane’s big boom:How many people are moving to your suburb?

Brisbane’s big boom:How many people are moving to your suburb?

In one suburb south of Brisbane’s CBD,an average of five people moved in daily last year. Search our interactive maps to see how your suburb compares.

  • byMarissa Calligeros andCraig Butt
Parts of Melbourne are more crowded than Manhattan and London. Find out how dense your suburb is
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Parts of Melbourne are more crowded than Manhattan and London. Find out how dense your suburb is

Population data shows our city has been transformed by high and medium-density living. Use our interactives to check your area.

  • byJosh Gordon,Craig Butt andAlex Crowe
Keeping the faith:These religious groups are flourishing as atheism takes hold

Keeping the faith:These religious groups are flourishing as atheism takes hold

In a series,The Age explores why Christianity is declining and atheism is growing,while the faithful flock to Pentecostal megachurches,temples and mosques.

  • byMelissa Cunningham andCraig Butt
Sydney’s rich getting richer:How do incomes in your suburb stack up?
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Sydney’s rich getting richer:How do incomes in your suburb stack up?

Check out our interactive map to reveal how average incomes vary across Sydney suburbs.

  • byMatt Wade andCraig Butt
Is Melbourne as egalitarian as we think? How your suburb compares
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Is Melbourne as egalitarian as we think? How your suburb compares

Melbourne’s egalitarian suburban roots are being undermined by rising income inequality and soaring house prices. How does your suburb compare?

  • byJosh Gordon andCraig Butt
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The four schools that have just joined the coveted VCE 30 club

The four schools that have just joined the coveted VCE 30 club

Elisabeth Murdoch College’s VCE improvement plan – put in place 18 months ago – has paid off in results. Search your school’s results.

  • byRobyn Grace andCraig Butt
This year’s top-performing VCE schools revealed

This year’s top-performing VCE schools revealed

One regional school has clinched the title of top VCE performer for the third time in five years. Search your school’s results.

  • byEmma Koehn andCraig Butt
Practically perfect in every way:The students kicking honour roll goals

Practically perfect in every way:The students kicking honour roll goals

Krishav Malhotra achieved the highest number of perfect VCE study scores this year,in English,physics and two types of maths.

  • byRobyn Grace,Craig Butt andDaniel Cash
These 87 items are responsible for inflation. See which ones have increased the most in price

These 87 items are responsible for inflation. See which ones have increased the most in price

There are different categories that determine overall inflation. Here’s the full list and how much they have increased over the past decade.

  • byCraig Butt
A cat called Luna:The most popular pet names in Australia

A cat called Luna:The most popular pet names in Australia

Popular culture,what parents call their (human) children and other factors are shaping what people choose to name their dogs and cats.

  • byCraig Butt