Brisbane is currently facing a severe “baby drought” as its fertility rate has plummeted to a record low of 1.44 births per woman, far below the replacement rate of 2.1.

Despite a population growth of over half a million people in the last decade, fewer babies were born last year than ten years ago due to intense financial and housing affordability pressures.

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