When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 5.78 per cent and 8.32 per cent respectively, population growth in the Bellingen local government area was significantly lower than the national average.
When compared to Australia's total population growth over the same periods, which was 5.78 percent and 8.32 percent respectively, the population growth in the Bellingen local government area was notably lower than the national average.