The 2021 census shows that for the first time the Baby Boomer proportion of the population and the Millennial proportion are equal. census
The Baby Boomers’ time at the centre of Australian economic and policy debate is ending, with the 2021 national census revealing they have been matched in number by Millennials.
Australian Statistician David Gruen said the information about the changing number of people in each generation would help frame government policy over coming years. Demi Kotsoris, a 27-year-old Millennial visiting Bondi on Monday, said her generation would shape workplaces for years to come.Credit:She said hers was a limbo generation shaped by the internet that wasn’t as wedded to a work ethic and loyalty as previous generations.Loading
The group said their generation’s access to information had allowed them to approach problems differently than their parents.“We have had so much access to what’s happening in the world that we’re able to be more proactive than reactive,” said Hobbs, 26. “We’re really lucky,” said Huo, 25. “All my friends go and see their psychologists to work on themselves.”
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