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Devs in record demand.
Why AI is displacing, not replacing Australian software developers.
216,000
developers in Australia
Software and applications programmers, up 217% since 2006. Where the growth came from, and why it held through the AI era.
62%
born overseas
How a 50/50 split two decades ago became a majority-migrant developer workforce.
71%
in NSW and Victoria
Where developers actually work, and how the map shifted across twenty years.
20.1%
are women
The gender breakdown of Australian developers, quarter by quarter.
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