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Old 04-18-2004   #12
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or .... interest rates were at their lowest for a while (4.25%) during these 'stats' announcements in 2001 .....

from: http://media.pearson.com.au/schools/cw/atl...2-1/bnaging.htm

The median age of the Australian population, the age at which half of the population is older and half is younger, was 35.4 years in June 2001, an increase of 5.8 years over the past twenty years.

During the twelve months to June 2001, the number of children aged 0–14 years increased by just 0.03%, the number of people aged 15–64 years increased by 1.4% while those aged 65 years and over increased by 1.8%. The greatest population increase in the twelve months to June 2001 occurred in the 85 years and over age group which increased by 5.7%. Australia’s population as a whole increased by 1.2% or 229 500 people.

Over the past twenty years, low fertility levels have resulted in minimal growth in the number of children aged 0–14 years (5%). In contrast, the number of persons aged 15–64 years has increased by 34%, those aged 65 years and over have increased by 65%, with those aged 85 years and over showing the greatest increase (156%).
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