Regional population by age and sex, 2019

The median age is defined as the age at which half the population is older and half is younger.
The sex ratio is defined as the number of males per 100 females.
Any reference to capital city refers to Greater Capital City Statistical Area (GCCSA), and any reference to area refers to Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2).

Capital cities

People aged 20 to 49 years made up 45% of the combined capital city population, compared with 36% of the population in the rest of Australia.
People aged 50 years and over made up a smaller proportion of the population in capital cities (31%) than in the rest of Australia (39%).
In both capital cities and the rest of Australia, there were higher proportions of females than males in the older age groups.

Age and sex distribution
Age group (years)	Capital cities (Males) (%)	Rest of Australia (Males) (%)	Capital cities (Females) (%)	Rest of Australia (Females) (%)
0-4	3.2	3.0	3.1	2.9
5-9	3.3	3.3	3.1	3.1
10-14	3.1	3.3	2.9	3.2
15-19	3.0	3.1	2.9	3.0
20-24	3.8	3.0	3.7	2.8
25-29	4.1	3.1	4.1	3.0
30-34	4.0	3.0	4.1	3.1
35-39	3.8	2.9	3.8	3.0
40-44	3.3	2.8	3.3	3.0
45-49	3.3	3.2	3.4	3.4
50-54	2.9	3.1	3.0	3.2
55-59	2.8	3.4	2.9	3.5
60-64	2.4	3.2	2.6	3.3
65-69	2.1	3.0	2.2	3.0
70-74	1.8	2.6	1.9	2.6
75-79	1.2	1.8	1.4	1.8
80-84	0.8	1.1	1.0	1.3
85+	0.7	0.9	1.2	1.4

Age and sex distribution

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Median age and sex ratio

Hobart had the oldest median age of all capital cities at 39.6 years, ahead of Adelaide at 38.8.
Darwin was the youngest capital city with a median age of 34.3, followed by Canberra at 35.4.
Adelaide had the lowest sex ratio of all capital cities (96.7 males per 100 females), while Darwin had the highest (109.9).

Capital city	Median Age (years)	Sex ratio
Sydney	35.8	98.9
Melbourne	35.6	98.1
Brisbane	35.6	97.6
Adelaide	38.8	96.7
Perth	36.7	98.7
Hobart	39.6	99.1
Darwin	34.3	109.9
Canberra	35.4	97.8
Total capital cities	36.0	98.4
Total Australia	37.4	98.4

Regions

Median age

The areas with the oldest median ages were all popular retirement destinations on the coast including:

Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest (63.0 years) and Tuncurry (61.2) in New South Wales
Bribie Island and Cooloola (both 60.6) in Queensland

The areas with the youngest median ages were:

Acton (21.9 years) and Duntroon (22.6) in the Australian Capital Territory, which had large populations of students or military personnel
Yarrabah (22.8) and Northern Peninsula (23.4) in Queensland, which had high proportions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

Areas with the oldest median ages

SA2	SA4	Median age (years)
Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest	Hunter Valley exc Newcastle (NSW)	63.0
Tuncurry	Mid North Coast (NSW)	61.2
Bribie Island	Moreton Bay - North (Qld)	60.6
Cooloola	Wide Bay (Qld)	60.6
Goolwa - Port Elliot	South Australia - South East	59.6

Areas with the youngest median ages

SA2	SA4	Median age (years)
Acton	Australian Capital Territory	21.9
Duntroon	Australian Capital Territory	22.6
Yarrabah	Cairns (Qld)	22.8
Northern Peninsula	Queensland - Outback	23.4
St Lucia	Brisbane - West	24.5

Sex ratio

The areas with the highest sex ratios were:

Howard Springs (306.2 males per 100 females) in Darwin and Wacol (250.2) in Ipswich, which both contain correctional centres for men
East Pilbara (289.5) and Ashburton (243.2) in Western Australia, which are areas with significant mining activity

The areas with the lowest sex ratios were:

Deakin (80.8 males per 100 females) in the Australian Capital Territory which contains a boarding school for girls
Woollahra (81.0) in Sydney and Bowral (84.1) in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, which both have older age profiles and reflect the longer life expectancy of females

Areas with the highest sex ratios

SA2	SA4	Sex ratio
Howard Springs	Darwin	306.2
East Pilbara	Western Australia - Outback (North)	289.5
Wacol	Ipswich (Qld)	250.2
Ashburton	Western Australia - Outback (North)	243.2
Chidlow	Perth - North East	220.8

Areas with the lowest sex ratios

SA2	SA4	Sex ratio
Deakin	Australian Capital Territory	80.8
Woollahra	Sydney - Eastern Suburbs	81.0
Bowral	Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven (NSW)	84.1
Mosman Park - Peppermint Grove	Perth - Inner	84.5
Millbank - Avoca	Wide Bay (Qld)	84.6

New South Wales

Greater Sydney had a younger age distribution than the rest of New South Wales, reflecting the pattern of young adults moving to capital cities for education and work purposes.
People aged 20 to 39 years made up 32% of Sydney's population, compared with 23% in the rest of the state.
People aged 60 years or over made up 19% of Sydney's population, compared with 27% in the rest of New South Wales.

Age and sex distribution, New South Wales
Age group (years)	Sydney (Males) (%)	Rest of NSW (Males) (%)	Sydney (Females) (%)	Rest of NSW (Females) (%)
0-4	3.3	3.0	3.1	2.9
5-9	3.2	3.3	3.1	3.1
10-14	3.0	3.3	2.8	3.1
15-19	3.0	3.1	2.8	2.9
20-24	3.9	3.0	3.6	2.8
25-29	4.3	3.0	4.2	2.9
30-34	4.1	2.8	4.2	2.9
35-39	3.9	2.8	3.9	2.9
40-44	3.3	2.7	3.3	2.9
45-49	3.2	3.1	3.3	3.3
50-54	2.8	3.0	3.0	3.2
55-59	2.8	3.4	2.9	3.5
60-64	2.4	3.3	2.6	3.4
65-69	2.0	3.0	2.2	3.1
70-74	1.7	2.7	1.9	2.7
75-79	1.2	1.9	1.3	2.0
80-84	0.8	1.2	1.0	1.5
85+	0.7	1.0	1.2	1.6

Age and sex distribution, New South Wales

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Median age

Sex ratio

Victoria

Greater Melbourne had a younger age distribution than the rest of Victoria, as younger adults tend to migrate out of regional areas to pursue work and education in the capital city.
People aged 20 to 44 years made up 39% of the population in Melbourne, compared with 29% in the rest of the state.
There was a lower proportion of people aged 50 years and over in Melbourne (30%) than in the rest of Victoria (41%).

Age and sex distribution, Victoria
Age group (years)	Melbourne (Males) (%)	Rest of Vic. (Males) (%)	Melbourne (Females) (%)	Rest of Vic. (Females) (%)
0-4	3.2	3.0	3.0	2.8
5-9	3.2	3.2	3.0	3.0
10-14	2.9	3.2	2.8	3.0
15-19	2.9	3.1	2.8	2.9
20-24	4.1	3.1	3.8	2.7
25-29	4.4	3.0	4.3	2.9
30-34	4.2	2.8	4.3	3.0
35-39	3.9	2.7	3.9	2.9
40-44	3.3	2.8	3.3	2.9
45-49	3.2	3.1	3.4	3.3
50-54	2.9	3.1	3.0	3.2
55-59	2.7	3.4	2.8	3.5
60-64	2.3	3.3	2.5	3.5
65-69	1.9	3.1	2.2	3.2
70-74	1.7	2.7	1.9	2.7
75-79	1.2	1.8	1.3	1.9
80-84	0.8	1.2	1.0	1.4
85+	0.7	1.0	1.2	1.6

Age and sex distribution, Victoria

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Median age

Sex ratio

Queensland

Greater Brisbane had a higher proportion of its population aged 20 to 44 years (37%) than the rest of Queensland (31%), reflecting the pattern of young adults moving to capital cities for work and education purposes.
In contrast, Brisbane had a lower proportion aged 45 years and over (37%) than the rest of the state (43%).

Age and sex distribution, Queensland
Age group (years)	Brisbane (Males) (%)	Rest of Qld. (Males) (%)	Brisbane (Females) (%)	Rest of Qld. (Females) (%)
0-4	3.3	3.1	3.1	2.9
5-9	3.5	3.4	3.3	3.2
10-14	3.3	3.4	3.1	3.3
15-19	3.2	3.2	3.0	3.0
20-24	3.8	3.0	3.8	3.0
25-29	4.0	3.2	4.1	3.2
30-34	3.8	3.1	3.9	3.3
35-39	3.6	3.0	3.7	3.2
40-44	3.2	3.0	3.3	3.1
45-49	3.3	3.3	3.5	3.5
50-54	2.9	3.1	3.1	3.3
55-59	2.8	3.2	2.9	3.4
60-64	2.4	3.0	2.5	3.1
65-69	2.1	2.7	2.2	2.7
70-74	1.8	2.4	1.9	2.4
75-79	1.2	1.6	1.3	1.7
80-84	0.7	1.0	0.9	1.1
85+	0.6	0.8	1.0	1.2

Age and sex distribution, Queensland

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Median age

Sex ratio

South Australia

Greater Adelaide had a younger age distribution than the rest of South Australia.
People aged 20 to 39 years made up 28% of the population in Adelaide, compared with 21% in the rest of the state. This is indicative of young adults moving to the capital city for employment or education purposes.

Age and sex distribution, South Australia
Age group (years)	Adelaide (Males) (%)	Rest of SA (Males) (%)	Adelaide (Females) (%)	Rest of SA (Females) (%)
0-4	3.0	2.7	2.8	2.7
5-9	3.1	3.1	2.9	2.9
10-14	3.0	3.2	2.9	3.0
15-19	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9
20-24	3.6	2.6	3.5	2.3
25-29	3.5	2.7	3.5	2.5
30-34	3.5	2.8	3.6	2.7
35-39	3.4	2.7	3.4	2.7
40-44	3.1	2.7	3.1	2.7
45-49	3.2	3.1	3.3	3.2
50-54	3.1	3.3	3.2	3.2
55-59	3.1	3.7	3.2	3.7
60-64	2.7	3.6	3.0	3.6
65-69	2.4	3.5	2.7	3.4
70-74	2.1	3.1	2.4	3.0
75-79	1.4	2.1	1.7	2.2
80-84	1.0	1.3	1.3	1.5
85+	1.0	1.1	1.6	1.6

Age and sex distribution, South Australia

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Median age

Sex ratio

Western Australia

The proportion of children aged less than 15 years in Greater Perth (19%) was similar to that in the rest of Western Australia (20%).
Perth had a higher proportion of its population aged 15 to 34 years (28%) than the rest of the state (23%). This is consistent with young adults moving to the capital city for employment or education purposes.

Age and sex distribution, Western Australia
Age group (years)	Perth (Males) (%)	Rest of WA (Males) (%)	Perth (Females) (%)	Rest of WA (Females) (%)
0-4	3.4	3.4	3.2	3.3
5-9	3.3	3.5	3.2	3.4
10-14	3.2	3.4	3.0	3.5
15-19	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9
20-24	3.5	2.5	3.3	2.2
25-29	3.7	3.0	3.7	2.9
30-34	3.9	3.6	4.0	3.4
35-39	3.7	3.6	3.7	3.4
40-44	3.3	3.4	3.3	3.1
45-49	3.3	3.7	3.4	3.4
50-54	3.1	3.5	3.1	3.3
55-59	2.9	3.5	3.0	3.4
60-64	2.5	3.2	2.7	3.1
65-69	2.2	2.7	2.3	2.6
70-74	1.9	2.2	1.9	2.0
75-79	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.4
80-84	0.8	0.8	1.0	0.9
85+	0.7	0.6	1.1	0.9

Age and sex distribution, Western Australia

["Age group (years)","Perth (Males)","Rest of WA (Males)","Perth (Females)","Rest of WA (Females)"]

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Median age

Sex ratio

Tasmania

Tasmania had a lower proportion of people aged 20 to 44 years (30%) than Australia (35%) as a whole. This in part reflects young adults pursuing education and employment opportunities interstate.
Tasmania also had a higher proportion of people aged 45 years and over (47%) than Australia (40%). This partly reflects a trend of adults in this age group moving into the state.

Age and sex distribution, Tasmania and Australia
Age group (years)	Tas. (Males) (%)	Australia (Males) (%)	Tas. (Females) (%)	Australia (Females) (%)
0-4	2.8	3.2	2.7	3.0
5-9	3.1	3.3	2.9	3.1
10-14	3.2	3.2	3.0	3.0
15-19	3.0	3.0	2.8	2.9
20-24	3.1	3.6	2.9	3.4
25-29	3.2	3.8	3.1	3.7
30-34	3.0	3.7	3.1	3.8
35-39	2.8	3.5	3.0	3.5
40-44	2.7	3.1	2.9	3.2
45-49	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4
50-54	3.1	3.0	3.3	3.1
55-59	3.5	3.0	3.7	3.1
60-64	3.4	2.7	3.5	2.8
65-69	3.1	2.4	3.2	2.5
70-74	2.7	2.1	2.8	2.1
75-79	1.8	1.4	1.9	1.5
80-84	1.1	0.9	1.3	1.1
85+	0.9	0.8	1.4	1.3

Age and sex distribution, Tasmania and Australia

["Age group (years)","Tas. (Males)","Australia (Males)","Tas. (Females)","Australia (Females)"]

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Median age

Sex ratio

Northern Territory

Greater Darwin had a lower proportion of its population under 25 years of age (32%) compared with the rest of the Northern Territory (38%).
Darwin had a higher proportion of people aged 50 years and over (26%) than the rest of the Northern Territory (23%).

Age and sex distribution, Northern Territory
Age group (years)	Darwin (Males) (%)	Rest of NT (Males) (%)	Darwin (Females) (%)	Rest of NT (Females) (%)
0-4	3.6	4.0	3.5	3.6
5-9	3.5	4.3	3.2	4.1
10-14	3.2	4.0	3.0	3.7
15-19	2.9	3.8	2.7	3.3
20-24	3.5	3.9	2.9	3.5
25-29	4.9	4.6	4.5	4.7
30-34	5.2	4.5	5.0	4.5
35-39	4.4	3.8	4.2	3.9
40-44	3.9	3.1	3.5	3.3
45-49	3.7	3.3	3.3	3.4
50-54	3.3	3.1	3.0	3.1
55-59	3.2	2.6	2.8	2.8
60-64	2.4	2.2	2.1	2.3
65-69	1.9	1.6	1.7	1.5
70-74	1.4	1.0	1.1	0.8
75-79	0.8	0.6	0.7	0.5
80-84	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.3
85+	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.3

Age and sex distribution, Northern Territory

["Age group (years)","Darwin (Males)","Rest of NT (Males)","Darwin (Females)","Rest of NT (Females)"]

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Median age

Sex ratio

Australian Capital Territory

The proportion of young adults in the Australian Capital Territory was relatively high compared with Australia as a whole, reflecting the number young adults who move to the territory for education or employment.
People aged 20 to 39 years accounted for 33% of the territory's population, compared with 29% of Australia's population.

Age and sex distribution, Australian Capital Territory and Australia
Age group (years)	ACT (Males) (%)	Australia (Males) (%)	ACT (Females) (%)	Australia (Females) (%)
0-4	3.4	3.2	3.2	3.0
5-9	3.5	3.3	3.2	3.1
10-14	3.0	3.2	2.8	3.0
15-19	3.0	3.0	2.8	2.9
20-24	4.1	3.6	4.1	3.4
25-29	4.0	3.8	4.2	3.7
30-34	4.0	3.7	4.2	3.8
35-39	4.0	3.5	4.1	3.5
40-44	3.5	3.1	3.4	3.2
45-49	3.4	3.3	3.4	3.4
50-54	2.8	3.0	3.0	3.1
55-59	2.7	3.0	2.8	3.1
60-64	2.2	2.7	2.5	2.8
65-69	1.9	2.4	2.2	2.5
70-74	1.7	2.1	1.9	2.1
75-79	1.1	1.4	1.2	1.5
80-84	0.7	0.9	0.9	1.1
85+	0.6	0.8	0.9	1.3

Age and sex distribution, Australian Capital Territory and Australia

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Median age

Sex ratio

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