Men born in 2060-61 are expected to live to 86.8 years old on average, compared to 81.4 years for people born in 2020-21.
"This is the first time there has been a downward revision of the population forecast in an IGR," Mr Frydenberg said. Mr Frydenberg said fertility rates would continue to be low, meaning overseas migration would continue be the main source of population growth into the future.It is a long-range look at the impacts of population and government policy on the federal budget over the next 40 years
There will also be a smaller proportion of working-age Australians compared to those who are non-working age.
With this govt constantly attacking wages of working people, it’s no wonder they can’t afford more kids. Idiots.
Lol we know
The IGR was cooked up as an idea to napalm our society into accepting something it is sceptical about and has never been properly consulted on – high immigration-fed rapid population growth. via votesustainable IGR2021
Ageing population? So even after massive immigration we still have an ageing population. The thing is, no matter how many immigrants you bring in, they get old too! auspol
You don't like it you can leave. In fact get deported
Biggest deficit since WWII yet we survived paying that off so obviously there is no need to panic and what was the alternative?
I don't see what the problem is, let's take of the ones that are here 1st, then restart imigration if needed.
Yes but too much avocado is our main problem 🙄
No shit. Don’t see old ass Gerry Harvey paying anything
Why can’t Gina help Australians
I'm not paying let millennium pay
The perfect time to import another million Indians!
Which ABC journalist made this rot up?
Everyone is paying for the pandemic.
Its intergenerationaltheft - that's what it is!!! The Morrison Govt spent ~$250billion, i.e. $250,000,000,000 & Australia tumbled straight into recession! 'The better economic mangers' - they said. 🙄