10.4225/03/590abf37da54e
Kippen, Rebecca
Rebecca
Kippen
McDonald, Peter
Peter
McDonald
Australia's population in 2000: the way we are and the ways we might have been
Monash University
2017
1959.1/481440
monash:63919
Statistics
Demography
journal article
Immigration
1039-4788
Sydney
Australian History
Mortality
2017-05-04 05:42:11
Journal contribution
https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/journal_contribution/Australia_s_population_in_2000_the_way_we_are_and_the_ways_we_might_have_been/4969829
This article examines the impact of post-war migration, the post-war baby boom, and the improvement in the life expectancy since the 1960s on Australia’s current age structure. It shows that, contrary to frequently expressed opinion, the post-war migration program has had only a minor ‘younging’ effect, far less in fact than the baby boom. On the other hand, the increase in life expectancy since the 1960s has significantly increased the share of Australia’s population over 50.
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