Data Shows Cities the Main Hub for Younger Australians and Females
Published on August 30, 2024
New population data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics has revealed the nation’s current state. The data shows younger people still favour big cities despite population shifts to the regions. At the same time, female numbers overshadow male numbers in all but a few key areas of the nation. Statistics from 2023, released on Aug. 29, 2024, show that people aged 20 to 44 made up 38 percent of the population of Australia’s capital cities combined. Outside of the cities, that number falls to 30 percent. More females live in capital cities, and females outnumber men in Australia, with 98.4 males out of every 100 females. ABS head of demography Beidar Cho said Darwin had emerged as the youngest capital in the nation....