Over the last 120 years, Australia's population has become more diverse, increasingly urbanised, older and less likely to have children. That's according to new demographic data issued by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Life expectancy from birth has increased by 26 years since the early 1900s, while fertility rate s in Australia have decreased from 3.1 births per woman in 1921 to 1.7 in 2021.
The ABS has noted a few key world events that have impacted population both negatively and positively since federation.The Great Depression of the 30s, and WWII also negatively impacted population growth. More than half of the population lived in urban areas at the beginning of federation but that has now grown to about 90 per cent.
The overseas-born proportion of the Australian population has increased from about 23 per cent in 1901 to about 29 per cent in 2021. Indian-born Australian residents have represented about 49 to more than 90 per cent of residents born in Southern and Central Asia.Australia's fertility rate has decreased from about 3.1 births per woman in 1921 to about 1.7 in 2021.
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