For Australia, the median age is 37.2 years. The Northern Territory is the youngest state or territory with a a median age of 32.4 years and Tasmania is the oldest at 42 years.
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Is asking people about race or sexuality a prerequisite for social justice – or a tool of discrimination?
Artificial islands that are now mushrooming across the ocean are regarded as 'engineering marvels'. But, little attention is paid to how these human-made structures affect sea life.
Most surveys are consistent in finding there is a substantial minority of the view that immigration is too high, but not a large majority.
Population growth for growth’s sake (as a proxy for economic growth), without consideration for the demands this creates might actually compromise Tasmania's economy.
Understanding population density takes more than just arithmetic – that's where mapping can help reveal which countries and cities are really getting cramped.
People have been forced to move in the past thanks to changes in sea levels that affected Australia's coastline.
Across Japan, towns and villages are vanishing as the population ages and young people move to the cities. How the country manages this holds lessons for other developed nations facing a similar fate.
Will the African population inevitably quadruple by the end of the century? And what are the reasons for this extraordinary growth?
The baby bonus did its job, encouraging people to have more children at a time when fertility rates were low.
William Isdale speaks with Nancy Pachana about why we should stop thinking about ageing as a time of decline, and focus on engaging and leveraging the experience of our elders.
Nigeria must reduce its population growth to increase the quality of life for people in the country. A better knowledge of contraceptives can help achieve this.
Do Muslim couples in Australia have 'on average 4.5 children' while other couples have '1.5 children'? Could Australia have a 'Muslim majority' in 'a couple' of generations? Let's check the evidence.
Reasoned debates on sustainable migration intake levels are important. But transport and health infrastructure shortfalls in Western Sydney won't be solved by reactive anti-immigration attitudes.
Australia feeds tens of millions, at home and abroad. But if our population doubles by 2061, as some projections suggest, we'll need some smart strategies to keep those people fed.
Australia's GPI, a broad measure of national wellbeing, has stalled since 1974. So what has been the point of huge population and GDP growth since then if we and our environment are no better off?
Regional settlement of migrants benefits both new arrivals and local communities.
The latest statistics show Australia's population growth in the last decade has been significantly higher than in other developed countries.
Considering all the aspects of life in Australia that are affected by population, it's remarkable that the nation doesn't have a national policy on it.
The 2016 Census reveals that Australia is becoming much more diverse – in terms of language, country of birth, Indigenous status, and religion.
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Principal Research Fellow, Charles Darwin University
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Professor of Demography, Macquarie University
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Professor of Sociology, University of Technology Sydney
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Scientia Professor of Evolutionary Ecology; Academic Lead of UNSW's Grand Challenges Program; Director, Evolution & Ecology Research Centre, UNSW
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Associate Professor, University of Western Australia
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Director of the Complex Adaptive Systems Research Group, University of Newcastle
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ARC Australian Professorial Fellow, University of Adelaide
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Demographer, ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods, Australian National University
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Research Fellow - Institute for the Study of Social Change, University of Tasmania
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Associate Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, UNSW
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Roy C. Buck Professor of Sociology and Demography, Pennsylvania State University
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Emeritus Professor, School of Science, Griffith University
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Professor of Public Ethics, Centre For Applied Philosophy & Public Ethics (CAPPE), Charles Sturt University
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Course Director, Master of Advanced Architecture in Urban Design, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Sydney
