Millennials

2022 - 6 - 28

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OK, Boomers, move aside for the Millennials' reign (The Sydney Morning Herald)

The 2021 census shows that for the first time the Baby Boomer proportion of the population and the Millennial proportion are equal.

The health needs of the two generations are also vastly different. Catholicism is the single largest Christian religion at 20 per cent of the population, down from 22.6 per cent five years earlier. Australia’s overall population increased by 2.2 million or 8.6 per cent to 25.5 million between the 2016 and 2021 censuses. There are 239,000 people who speak Punjabi at home, a jump of 80 per cent. “Even with things like tattoos – 20 years ago it was a big no-no to have them in the workplace … but now people don’t even think about that as being an issue.” Non-Christian religions are growing but are still relatively small by overall number. I was making good money and I was confused as to why I was so … miserable. The surge in Indian-Australians resulted in a 55 per cent jump in the number of people who follow Hinduism but they account for just 2.7 per cent of the population. They are also more inclined to volunteer and provide unpaid assistance. I did well at school, I went to uni, I got a really good job. Millennials, born between 1981 and 1995, are still studying. A decade ago, Boomers – people born between 1946 and 1965 – accounted for more than 25 per cent of Australians while 20 per cent of the population were Millennials.

Millennials about to overtake Boomers as the largest generation (The Australian Financial Review)

Newly released census data shows Millennials have caught up to Australia's Baby Boomers as the largest generational group.

Islam has grown to 813,392 people, which is 3.2 per cent of the Australian population. Catholics are the largest Christian denomination at 20.0 per cent of the population, followed by Anglicans at 9.8 per cent. Christianity remains the most common religion in the country, with 43.9 per cent identifying as having Christian affiliation. Millennials, born between 1981 and 1995, have increased from 20.4 per cent of the population in 2011 to 21.5 per cent last year. Among the group, two-thirds or 67.5 per cent, were female. Hinduism has grown by 55.3 per cent to 684,002 people, or 2.7 per cent of the population, in the latest figures. Generation Alpha covers births to 2021. The figure has dropped from 52.1 per cent in 2016 and from 61.1 per cent in 2011. After Baby Boomers, Generation X covers births between 1966 and 1980. Nearly 39 per cent of Australians reported having no religion, an increase from 30.1 per cent in 2016 and 22.3 per cent in 2011. The generational shift is also reflected in religious affiliation in Australia. Nearly 60 per cent of Boomers report a Christian religious affiliation, compared with 30 per cent of Millennials. Boomers, people born between 1946 and 1965, have decreased from 25.4 per cent of the population to 21.5 per cent in the same period.

Millennials hopping over boomers: census (Crikey)

Move over baby boomers, Australia's millennial generation is becoming the nation's largest. A swag of new data released on Tuesday from the latest census ...

Of those, 70 per cent were separate homes, 16 per cent were apartments and 13 per cent were townhouses, while the proportion of apartments continues to increase. Millennials, born between 1981 and 1996, increased from 20.4 to 21.5 per cent. Almost 40 per cent of respondents classified themselves as ‘not religious’ compared compared with 22.3 per cent in 2011. COVID also led to an 80 per cent decrease in the number of overseas visitors, with 61,860 in 2021 compared to more than 315,000 in 2016. There was a 25 per cent increase in the number of Indigenous Australians counted in the census, totalling more than 800,000 people, or 3.2 per cent of the population. More than a million new migrants arrived in Australia since 2017 according to the census, but some 80 per cent of them arrived before the pandemic.

2021 Census shows Millennials overtaking Boomers (Australian Bureau of Statistics)

The 2021 Census of Population and Housing has delivered a snapshot of the different generations that make up Australia. The latest data reveals that, ...

In the same time, Baby Boomers have decreased from 25.4 per cent in 2011 to 21.5 per cent in 2021. Census data shows the important role Baby Boomers are providing in caring for other peoples’ children, often their grandchildren. Over the last ten years, the Millennials have increased from 20.4 per cent of the population in 2011 to 21.5 per cent in 2021. Dr David Gruen AO, Australian Statistician, said “The data collected by the Census assists governments and community organisations to understand the needs of each generation. Millennials and Baby Boomers report quite different religious affiliations, with nearly 60 per cent (56.8 per cent) of Baby Boomers reporting a Christian religious affiliation compared to 30 per cent of Millennials (30.6 per cent). More than 45 per cent (46.5 per cent) of Millennials reported that they had no religion compared to 30 per cent of Baby Boomers (30.7 per cent). This information will help frame policy that delivers positive outcomes for our communities.”

Census live results: 2021 ABS data reveals millennials are ... (ABC News)

The 2021 census results reveal the millennial generation has caught up to baby boomers in becoming the largest generation group in Australia.

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One million empty homes in Australia (NEWS.com.au)

The Australian Bureau of Statistics census data reveals the baby boomer and millennial population account for 21.5 per cent of all residents. The ABS is set to ...

Just over 299,000 of the 3.3 million dwellings in NSW were unoccupied. “It is concerning that more and more Australians are struggling to affordably rent a home. “The religion question holds a special place in the Census – it is one of the few topics that has been in every one of Australia’s 18 Censuses and is the only question that is voluntary,” he said. The number of millennials have increased from 20.4 per cent of the population in 2011 to 21.5 per cent in 2021, while at the same time the number of baby boomers have decreased from 25.4 per cent to 21.5 per cent. The 2021 Census has revealed that, within a very small margin, the number of millennials – 25 to 39-year-olds – have caught up with baby boomers” – 55 to 74-year-olds – as the largest generational groups in Australia. That’s according to the 2021 Census, which has revealed while there were nearly one million new dwellings counted compared with 2016, just over one million of Australia’s total 11 million dwellings are unoccupied.