Migration is slowing Australia's rate of ageing, but not necessarily in the regions
- Written by Lisa Denny, Research Fellow - Institute for the Study of Social Change, University of Tasmania
Migration is actually slowing the rate of ageing of Australia’s population. I modelled how much fertility, mortality, overseas migration and interstate migration, all contribute to the overall change in the average age of a population.
Population ageing is measured by changes in the median age (the age at which half the population is older...