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The UK is facing a population crisis with birth rates at an all-time low.
Most older Australians want to live in a home they own, preferably in the middle and outer suburbs of a city. But increasing numbers look unlikely to realise their housing aspirations.
Social norms and stereotypes can make it hard for someone younger to be a mentor. But the changing nature of work demands we work out how to do it.
The aged care royal commission begins hearing evidence today about the quality of care in nursing homes. These 10 charts show how the current system works and the challenges it faces.
Yes, youth voter enrolment is at an all-time high, but an ageing population means an ageing voter base.
Two trends in Australia, an ageing population and warming climate, are increasing the threat that heatwaves pose to our health. Increasing vegetation cover is one way every city can reduce the risk.
Until now most people have eventually owned a home. But two trends – falling ownership and a growing aged population – will put the budgets of retirees and government under real pressure.
Taking low-dose aspirin daily doesn't delay the onset of disability in healthy older people. Nor does it prevent heart attack or stroke in those who hadn't experienced either condition before.
An ageing population doesn't have to be an economic burden.
Politicians across the spectrum have at some point targeted immigration as a contributor to out-of-control population growth. But would reducing, or banning, immigration take pressure off cities?
Japan has a big ageing population, and others are looking to it for answers in how to provide better care for the elderly.
Mandatory retirement ages are mostly a thing of the past in Australia. Removing the last vestiges of this practice is one way to address the problem of Australia's ageing workforce.
Millions of older Australians live in houses that don't safely meet their needs, but they're not ready for a nursing home. Lack of suitable housing and the moving costs leave them with nowhere to go.
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.
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.
Looking past the headline Census figures, we see divergences between rural and urban Indigenous populations, and the young and old.
Living and dying alone presents many challenges for cities, and we'll need more than technology to meet these. Only an inclusive, innovative response can deliver the essential element of human care.
Our ageing population presents several social and economic challenges, particularly for the health sector. Physical activity can tackle many of these.
Smart city thinking makes good use of rapidly developing technology to help make cities work better, easier-to-navigate, safer, healthier and more enjoyable places to live.
Top contributors
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Senior Lecturer in Economy and Society, Department of Sociology, Macquarie University
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Demographer, ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods, Australian National University
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Associate Professor in Sociology and Co-Director of The Policy Lab, University of Melbourne
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Sue Malta is a Friend of The Conversation.
Research Fellow, School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, National Ageing Research Institute and Adjunct Research Fellow, Swinburne University, University of Melbourne
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Professor in International Social Policy, University of Southampton
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Associate Professor of Social Science and Public Policy, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
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Conjoint Professor of Psychiatry, UNSW
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Professor of Finance, University of Sydney
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Professor of Management + Director, Centre for Workplace Leadership, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Melbourne
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Professor of Human Geography and Planning, University of Tasmania
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Research Associate, School of Social Sciences, Monash University
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Professor & Leader of Regenerative Neuroscience Group, Brain & Mind Centre, University of Sydney
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ARC Australian Professorial Fellow, University of Adelaide
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Academic Convenor, Hallmark Ageing Research Initiative, University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Centre for Urban Transitions and Director, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Swinburne Research Centre, Swinburne University of Technology
