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Business View Oceania - January/February 2017
The Blacktown City Council has con-
sistently been one of the fastest grow-
ing areas of Australia. As one of the
primary growth areas for state govern-
ment in the residential and employ-
ment fields, it has also been identified
as one of the major residential growth
areas within the northwest growth cen-
tre. Between 2001 and 2006, the pop-
ulation grew by 6.47 percent. Between
2006 and 2011, population growth
was measured at 10.82 percent. Both
figures are significantly higher than the
national average and they represent
the vision of the Council for continu-
ous growth.
To be even more precise, the cur-
Blacktown
City Council
The fastest-growing area of
New South Wales