Western Australian women are experiencing a lower birth rate than almost anywhere else globally.

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Simon Keustenmacher from The Demographics Group informed Perth Today host Simon Beaumont that, in addition to cost of living pressures, increased education among women is a contributing factor.

‘We have fewer babies because women are getting on average more and more educated,’ he noted.

Damian Collins of Momentum Wealth further elaborated, highlighting a direct link between house prices and birth rates:

‘The higher the cost of real estate, the lower the birth rate,’ he explained.

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