In June 2022, it was estimated that around 7.3 percent of Australians were aged between 25 and 29, and the same applied to people aged between 30 and 34. All in all, about 55 percent of Australia’s population was aged 35 years or older as of June 2022. At the same time, the age distribution of the country also shows that the share of children under 14 years old was still higher than that of people over 65 years old. A breakdown of Australia’s population growth Australia is the sixth-largest country in the world, yet with a population of around 26 million inhabitants, it is only sparsely populated. Since the 1970s, the population growth of Australia has remained fairly constant. While there was a slight rise in the Australian death rate in 2022, the birth rate of the country decreased after a slight rise in the previous year. The fact that the birth rate is almost double the size of its death rate gives the country one of the highest natural population growth rates of any high-income country.
National distribution of the population Australia’s population is expected to surpass 28 million people by 2028. The majority of its inhabitants live in the major cities. The most populated states are New South Wales, Victoria, and Queensland. Together, they account for over 75 percent of the population in Australia.

Australia Population: as % of Total: Aged 65 and Above data was reported at 17.384 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 17.075 % for 2022. Australia Population: as % of Total: Aged 65 and Above data is updated yearly, averaging 11.325 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 17.384 % in 2023 and a record low of 8.343 % in 1971. Australia Population: as % of Total: Aged 65 and Above data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.;United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision.;Weighted average;

Since 1960, age distribution across Australia's population has observed a fairly significant change. The share of the population below 14 years has dropped from over 30 percent to less than 20 percent; while the share aged over 65 has almost doubled. However, Australia's under-14 population is still larger than its over-65 population. The bulk of the population is aged between 15 and 64 years, and this group had its largest share of the population in 2009 when it made up over two-thirds of the entire population. This gradual change has come as a result of decreasing fertility and higher life expectancy, causing the average age of the population to rise.

Australia Population: Total: Aged 65 and Above data was reported at 4,634,398.000 Person in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 4,441,967.000 Person for 2022. Australia Population: Total: Aged 65 and Above data is updated yearly, averaging 1,968,607.500 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,634,398.000 Person in 2023 and a record low of 876,100.000 Person in 1960. Australia Population: Total: Aged 65 and Above data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Total population 65 years of age or older. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.;World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision.;Sum;

This statistic presents the results of a survey on perceived percentage of population over 65 years old by 2050 in Australia as of October 2018. According to data published by Ipsos, respondents in Australia overestimated the proportion of their population who will be over ** in 2050. On average, the respondents thought that around ** out of every 100 people in Australia will be over 65 years old in 2050, when the actual share of elderly population, according to projections by the World Bank, will be around ** percent in Australia.

This report analyses the Australian population aged 70 and older, including all citizens and residents. A resident is someone that has been residing in, or plans to reside in, Australia for 12 months or more over a 16-month period. The data for this report is sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics and is measured in people residing in Australia at the end of each financial year.

This report analyses the Australian population aged 50 and older, including all citizens and residents. A resident is someone that has been residing in, or plans to reside in, Australia for 12 months or more over a 16-month period. The data for this report is sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics and is measured in people residing in Australia at the end of each financial year.

Civilian Population: 15 Years and Over: Male data was reported at 11,168.540 Person th in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 11,144.123 Person th for Feb 2025. Civilian Population: 15 Years and Over: Male data is updated monthly, averaging 7,509.217 Person th from Feb 1978 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 566 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11,168.540 Person th in Mar 2025 and a record low of 5,173.602 Person th in Feb 1978. Civilian Population: 15 Years and Over: Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Australian Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.G001: Civilian Population: by Age, Sex and Status. Civilian Population refers to all usual residents of Australia aged 15 years and over except members of the permanent defence forces, certain diplomatic personnel of overseas governments customarily excluded from census and estimated population counts, overseas residents in Australia, and members of non-Australian defence forces (and their dependants) stationed in Australia.

Population aged 0-14 years of Australia decreased by 1.05% from 18.0 % in 2023 to 17.8 % in 2024. Since the 0.09% decline in 2014, population aged 0-14 years slumped by 5.68% in 2024. Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.

Australia Population: Female: Aged 15-64 data was reported at 8,624,117.000 Person in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 8,434,833.000 Person for 2022. Australia Population: Female: Aged 15-64 data is updated yearly, averaging 5,744,101.500 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8,624,117.000 Person in 2023 and a record low of 3,070,747.000 Person in 1960. Australia Population: Female: Aged 15-64 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.;World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision.;Sum;Relevance to gender indicator: Knowing how many girls, adolescents and women there are in a population helps a country in determining its provision of services.

This report analyses the Australian population aged between 18 and 25. This group includes most people that enrol in tertiary education courses or complete apprenticeships, and includes all Australian citizens and residents. A resident is someone that has been residing in, or plans to reside in, Australia for 12 months or more over a 16-month period. The data for this report is sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics and is measured in people residing in Australia at the end of each financial year.

ALSA is a population-based bio-psycho-social and behavioural study of older adults. The longitudinal data collected in the course of the ALSA study comprise the most comprehensive longitudinal database yet assembled on ageing Australians and the findings of the ALSA are directly relevant to policy formulation and planning of health and social services for an ageing population. For Wave 3 Clinical Data (1994-1995) information about the health histories of the respondents was elicited, including information on medication, blood pressure, and physical and mental disabilities. Ancillary data have also been collected from secondary providers, including Domiciliary and Rehabilitation Services, Meals on Wheels, and The Royal District Nursing Society. Lists of ALSA participants are compared periodically with the agencies’ lists to determine the prevalence and incidence of receipt of services from these organisations.

Australia Population: as % of Total: Male: Aged 15-64 data was reported at 64.972 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 65.028 % for 2022. Australia Population: as % of Total: Male: Aged 15-64 data is updated yearly, averaging 66.563 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 68.043 % in 2008 and a record low of 62.112 % in 1960. Australia Population: as % of Total: Male: Aged 15-64 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Male population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total male population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.;United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision.;Weighted average;

This map shows where senior populations are found throughout the world. Areas with more than 10% seniors are highlighted with a dark red shading while a dot representation reveals the number of seniors and their distribution in bright red.This dataset is comprised of multiple sources. All of the demographic data are from Michael Bauer Research with the exception of the following countries:Australia: Esri Australia and MapData ServicesCanada: Esri Canada and EnvironicsFrance: Esri FranceGermany: Esri Germany and NexigaIndia: Esri India and IndicusJapan: Esri JapanSouth Korea: Esri Korea and OPENmateSpain: Esri España and AISUnited States: Esri Demographics

As of June 2023, in the state of Western Australia in Australia, about 7.7 percent of the population was between 35 and 39 years old. In comparison, just 1.9 percent of the population was over the age of 85.

In 2023, about 7.8 percent of the population of the Australian state of Victoria was between 30 and 34 years old. Approximately 2.1 percent of the population of Victoria was over 85 years of age.

This report analyses the Australian population aged 18 and older, including all citizens and residents. A resident is someone that has been residing in, or plans to reside in, Australia for 12 months or more over a 16-month period. The data for this report is sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics and is measured in people residing in Australia at the end of each financial year.

As of 2021, Millennials and Baby Boomers made up an equal share of the Australian population at around 21.5 percent each, making them the largest generational groups at the time. Those aged 75 years and over made up the smallest portion of the population, followed by Gen Alpha, or those aged 0 to 9 years at the time.

This research paper and data was released on 1 December 2015, it continues the Commission's investigation of issues relating to the ageing of Australia's population, this time focusing on the housing choices made by older Australians. It considers available statistical evidence on the financial and accommodation aspects of housing decisions and draws out some of the policy issues affecting the wellbeing of older Australians and the broader community. The report examines the policies affecting the supply and cost of residential aged care and other age-specific housing, the influence of the tax and transfer system on housing decisions, and the issues in using home equity release to support living standards in retirement. In reaching its conclusions, the Commission drew on evidence from a survey of older Australians conducted on its behalf. The Commission engaged RFi Group to conduct a national survey of older Australians on the reasons for housing decisions relevant to this study. The survey was conducted online in September 2015, and involved 1500 Australians aged over 60 years. Key results from the survey are presented throughout the report. A more detailed description of survey methodology is given in appendix C.

This dataset presents data on the labour force categorised by age and sex, available from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Labour Force statistics. This dataset is based on Statistical Area Level 4 (SA4) from the 2011 Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS), and covers data for individual months between October 1998 and June 2020.

Labour Force statistics are compiled from the Labour Force Survey which is conducted each month throughout Australia as part of the ABS household survey program. The Labour Force Survey provides monthly information about the labour market activity of Australia's resident civilian population aged 15 years and over. The Labour Force Survey is designed to primarily provide estimates of employment and unemployment for the whole of Australia and, secondarily, for each state and territory.

This data is ABS data (catalogue number: 6291.0.55.001) used with permission from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

For more information please visit the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

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• AURIN has restructured the original data.