Episodes

26 June, 2025
Homeownership in Crisis: What the Numbers Are Really Telling Us
Today, we’re diving into a topic that’s at the heart of the “Great Australian Dream”: homeownership. For over a century, owning your own home was not just a rite of passage—it was an expectation. But that dream is slipping further out of reach for millions of Australians, particularly younger generations.…

23 June, 2025
This Surprising Age Could Be the Happiest Time of Your Life
They say life begins at 40. But is that just a feel-good phrase… or does the data actually support it? In this episode of Demographics Decoded, we explore one of life’s most pivotal—but often misunderstood—stages: midlife. And this conversation isn’t just for those in their 40s or 50s. Whether you’re…

17 June, 2025
The Real Reason Millions Are Moving to Australia – It’s Not What You Think
What does migration really tell us? Not just about borders, jobs, or economic growth—but about freedom, human ambition, and the deep desire for a better life. In today’s show we explore the deeper meaning behind one of the most powerful global forces of our time - migration. So, if you're…

4 June, 2025
Suburban Bliss is Back — How Millennials Are Reimagining the Great Aussie Dream
In today’s show we discuss the significant shift of millennials from urban living to suburban areas. This is a generation that once embraced city skylines, inner-city cafes, and the hustle of urban living but are now packing up and heading for the burbs. But not for the white picket fence…

29 May, 2025
They’re Coming… But Where Will They Live? Australia’s Housing Time Bomb
Imagine inviting thousands of people to a party… but forgetting to organise enough food, chairs, or bathrooms. That’s essentially what Australia is doing: ramping up migration while failing to plan for the housing and infrastructure to support it. The conversation around our housing crisis is often framed around interest rates,…

22 May, 2025
Sea Change, Suburbia, and Survival: Australia’s New Demographic Divide
Australia is growing fast. And while we’re used to thinking about our population huddling around the edges of this vast continent, new data from the Demographics Group shows the blowtorch of growth is now concentrated in just a handful of places — and that’s raising some big questions about the…

15 May, 2025
The truth about Australian manufacturing will surprise you!
Most Australians believe that manufacturing in Australia is dead, but after today’s show you will realise manufacturing isn’t just surviving, it’s entering a new year of growth and innovation. In today’s show Simon Kuestenmacher and I discuss the evolving landscape of Australian manufacturing and debunk the myth that it is…

8 May, 2025
Boomers Took All the Good Properties, How Can Gen Y & Z Can Fight Back and Win?
Have you ever felt like you’re playing a game of property monopoly in Australia, but someone else got to pass “Go” decades before you and now owns half the board, you’re not imagining it. That “someone else”? It's the Baby Boomers. They’ve won the property game in Australia. In today’s…
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