Our population is getting old. The latest demographic estimates released by the ABS confirm the continuing trend. It is remarkable to see how rapid it has been over such a short period of time.
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Population pyriamids, 20 year intervals (males left, females right)
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Age brackets as proportion of total population
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Another remarkable figure to emerge over the past decade is the jump in births. The below table shows the natural increase of Australia's population over time; that is, the difference between births and deaths. The death rate has remained fairly steady (with gradual growth), while births have really jumped. And this is happening while the 0-18 year olds have been declining as a proportion of the population (as shown in the above table).
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Natural population increase (births and deaths)
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