Weekend Australian 11th April 2020
Key metrics for Australia's generations
|
Generation |
Born |
Population |
Bachelors Degree* |
Lives in owned dwelling* |
Belief in God* |
Owner/ Manager* |
Public Sector* |
|
|
2020 |
2030 |
|||||||
|
Pre-Boomers |
Up to 1945 |
1.8m |
0.7m |
8% |
84% |
85% |
42% |
8% |
|
Baby Boomers |
1946-1963 |
4.7m |
4.1m |
16% |
81% |
75% |
23% |
18% |
|
Gen X |
1964-1981 |
5.8m |
5.8m |
27% |
70% |
66% |
16% |
17% |
|
Millennials |
1982-1999 |
6.8m |
7.5m |
23% |
53% |
56% |
6% |
12% |
|
Gen Z |
2000-2017 |
5.7m |
6.9m |
0% |
66% |
63% |
1% |
1% |
|
Gen Alpha |
2018-2035 |
0.9m |
4.8m |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
|
Australia |
|
25.8m |
29.8m |
16% |
68% |
67% |
14% |
15% |
* Denotes 2016 Census
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics; The Demographics Group
Note that increased numbers in 2030 in Millenials and Gen Z figures are presumably due to immigration.
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