Census 2016: Australia hits 'tipping point' as Melbourne is set to overtake Sydney

By Eryk Bagshaw
Updated June 27 2017 - 9:15am, first published 9:01am

Melbourne is set to overtake Sydney as Australia's most populous city; for the first time in history the majority of us born overseas are from Asia not Europe; and there has been a 39 per cent surge in the number of people declaring themselves in a same-sex relationship.

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