Aussie births at record high, fertility rate at record low

Wednesday 11 December 2019

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released its Births 2018 survey, which recorded a 1.9% rise in births to a record high 315,147 in 2018:

With the median age of parents also rising to a record high 31.4 years (mothers) and 33.5 years (fathers):

At the same time, Australia’s fertility rate remains at a record low 1.74 babies per women:

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About the author

Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.