| Year |
At birth |
|
At age 25 |
|
At age 65 |
|
At age 80 |
| Males |
Females |
Males |
Females |
Males |
Females |
Males |
Females |
| 1901–1910 |
55.2 |
58.8 |
|
40.6 |
43.4 |
|
11.3 |
12.9 |
|
5.0 |
5.7 |
| 1920–1922 |
59.2 |
63.3 |
42.7 |
45.7 |
12.0 |
13.6 |
5.0 |
5.6 |
| 1946–1948 |
66.1 |
70.6 |
45.0 |
48.7 |
12.3 |
14.4 |
5.4 |
6.0 |
| 1960–1962 |
67.9 |
74.2 |
45.8 |
51.3 |
12.5 |
15.7 |
5.6 |
6.7 |
| 1980–1982 |
71.2 |
78.3 |
48.2 |
54.5 |
13.8 |
18.0 |
6.3 |
8.0 |
| 2000–2002 |
77.4 |
82.6 |
53.5 |
58.3 |
17.4 |
20.8 |
7.8 |
9.6 |
| 2002–2004 |
78.1 |
83.0 |
54.1 |
58.7 |
17.8 |
21.1 |
8.0 |
9.8 |
| 2004–2006 |
78.7 |
83.5 |
54.7 |
59.2 |
18.3 |
21.5 |
8.2 |
10.0 |
| 2006–2008 |
79.2 |
83.7 |
55.1 |
59.4 |
18.6 |
21.6 |
8.3 |
10.0 |
Sources
Australian Bureau of Statistics 2008. Australian historical population statistics, 2008. ABS cat. no. 3105.0.65.001. Canberra: ABS.
Australian Bureau of Statistics 2009. Life tables, Australia, 2006–2008. ABS cat. no. 3302.0.55.001. Canberra: ABS.