Demographics Decoded - Unveiling the trends shaping your future
by Simon Kuestenmacher and Michael Yardney
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Were You Born Lucky? How demographics shape your property, wealth…
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About this podcast
Join leading demographer Simon Kuestenmacher and wealth and property investment expert Michael Yardney as they share Australian demographic shifts, trend analysis and social change insights to help business decision makers, entrepreneurs, and investors make informed decisions.
Each week, we bring you in-depth discussions about how demographics affects our future and actionable advice on demographic factors that influence property investment, business and industry and how to prepare for demographic and social changes in the next decade.
Whether you're a business leader, entrepreneur, or investor, our podcast equips you with knowledge to stay ahead of the curve.
In a rapidly changing world, empower your business and investment decisions with data-driven insights. By subscribing to Demographics Decoded, you gain access to:
• Expert analysis from leading authorities in demography, economics and the future.
• Insights into the trends that will impact your business and investments.
• Strategies for leveraging demographic shifts to your advantage.
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Episodes
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- Were You Born Lucky? How demographics shape your property, wealth, and success · 32 minWhat if the single biggest decision that shaped your entire financial future… wasn't actually a decision at all? Warren Buffett, one of the richest men who has ever lived, says…
- The 12 Stages of Life: What Your Age Reveals About What Comes Next · 31 minYour age influences much more than the number of candles on your birthday cake. It helps shape where you live, what you buy, how you work, what you worry about and even what you…
- 10 Things That Will NEVER Change in Australia (No Matter Who's in Government) · 34 minMany things about Australia are going to change beyond recognition over the next decade and we covered those in detail, in our last episode. But here's the flip side, and it…
- Ten Things About to Change in Australia · 32 minEvery few months, a new report lands that says everything is about to change. Interest rates, migration, AI, the tax system. Take your pick. Most of it is noise. Dressed up as…
- The X-Factor: The One Thing Every Property Investor Gets Wrong · 36 minWhat if the biggest risk to your wealth isn't a bad property, a bad loan, or even a bad market... it's the thing you never saw coming at all? In the early 1980s, a young…
- Australia Is Wealthier Than Ever, So Why Are We Less Happy? · 38 minAustralians are wealthier, healthier and living longer than previous generations, so why are we becoming less happy? Why are younger Australians now among the least happy people…
- The Millennial Mountain — Why 7 Million Aussies Are About to Rewrite the Housing Market · 35 minFor twenty years, the story of Australian housing was apartments. Cranes over the CBD, young professionals in one-bedroom towers, cafes on every corner. Today, that story is…
- Australia Then and Now: 45 Years of Extraordinary Change · 47 minAustralians just completed the 2026 Census, the largest and most important statistical exercise conducted in this country which provide a snapshot of who we are, where we live…
- The Real Reason Your Bills Are Rising Faster Than "Inflation" (It's Not What You Think) · 38 minYou're told inflation is running at around three per cent a year, yet when you look at your mortgage repayments, your rent, your electricity bill and your council rates, none of…
- Why Australians Have Stopped Being Nice (The Data Doesn't Lie) · 37 minHave you noticed people seem shorter-tempered lately? The bloke who snaps at you in the supermarket queue. The relative who tears strips off a nurse in a hospital waiting room…
- Australia's Biggest Property Shakeup is coming, and you're probably not ready for it · 32 minBy the time many of today's Gen Z buys their first home, Melbourne will have overtaken Sydney as Australia's biggest city. Canberra will be bigger than Newcastle. And a sleepy…
- Why Australia Is Getting Poorer While Its Population Booms · 38 minBelieve it or not, over the past decade, the average Australian household has seen their real income grow by just 0.6 per cent a year. Compare that to the United States, where…
- "Boomergeddon": The Demographic Event That's Locking Up Australia's Housing Markets · 35 minAustralia's housing shortage is usually explained through population growth, sluggish construction, planning delays and the rising cost of building new homes. However, there may…
- Why Australia Relies on Migrant Workers More Than Most People Realise · 36 minHere's something that might surprise you. More than a third of everyone currently working in Australia was born overseas. One in three workers. And in our capital cities, that…
- Australians can handle harsh truths - so why won't politicians tell them? · 30 minAustralians are often told that we don't like reform. We apparently want better housing affordability, a stronger economy, better healthcare, improved aged care, a simpler tax…
- You're likely to live longer than you think and run out of money doing it · 38 minWhat if I told you that the average Australian born today will likely live well into the 22nd century? That's not science fiction. That's where the demographic data is pointing…
- What Vampires Can Teach Us About Property Investment, Wealth, and Intergenerational Advantage · 26 minWhat if the secret to becoming wealthy wasn't being smarter than everyone else? What if it wasn't timing the market, picking the next hot suburb, or finding some clever tax…
- The immigration debate Australia is getting wrong · 35 minMigration has become one of the most emotional and divisive topics in Australia. And that's understandable. Many Australians are struggling with higher rents, housing…
- Do Australians really want more affordable housing? · 35 minHousing affordability is one of the biggest issues in Australia today, but I'm not sure we're all talking about the same thing when we use that phrase. For some people…
- Halving Income Tax: Is It Actually Possible? The Demographics Say Yes · 28 minPicture Budget night in Canberra. Every minister walks through the Treasurer's door with a worthy cause and an outstretched hand. Defence wants submarines. Health wants…
