Median age
Sex
Median age
Country of birth
Language spoken at home
23
Female
44
England
English
ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAITISLANDER PEOPLE
PERSONS BORN OVERSEAS
• Median age is 37
• At least one parent born overseas
• Typical number of bedrooms in the home is 4
WA
• Median age is 40
SA
• Median age is 35
ACT
• Median age is 42
• A narrow majority owns homesoutright
TAS• Median age is 37 • At least one parent now born overseas, a change from 2011 when both parents were born in Australia
VIC
• The number of renters is now equal to the number of people who own their home with a mortgage
QLD
• At least one parent now born overseas, a change from 2011 when both parents were born in Australia • A narrow majority now owns homes outright, the same as in 2006 but a change from 2011 when the dominant tenure was homes owned with a mortgage
NSW
• Median age is 34
• Dominant gender is male
• Main marital status isnot married
• The main home tenure type is rented
NT
Source: Census
MEDIAN AGE IN YEARS
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40
35
30
25
201911 1931 1951 1971 1991 2011
MALES
FEMALES
25
30
35
40
45NSW VIC QLD WASA TAS ACT NTNATIONAL
1996 2001 2006 2011 2016
COLIN MURTY
Perth resident Mandy Black, 38, motherof eight-year-old Noah and Abigail, six
WHO IS THE QUINTESSENTIAL AUSTRALIANWHAT HAS CHANGED + WHERESTATES/TERRITORIES DIFFER
NATIONAL
38
Female
Australia
Both born in Australia
English
English
Married in registered marriage
Couple with children
2
Year 12 or equivalent
5 to 14 hours per week
2
3
Owned with a mortgage
Median age
Sex
Country of birth
Parents’ country of birth
Language spoken at home
Ancestry (first response)
Social marital status
Family composition
Number of children
Highest year of school completed
Unpaid domestic work
Number of motor vehicles
Number of bedrooms
Tenure type
