Connect
MJA
MJA

The changing face of the Australian population: growth in centenarians

Heather Booth
Med J Aust 2009; 190 (3): . || doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02331.x
Published online: 2 February 2009

To the Editor: There can be little disagreement with Richmond’s assessment that Australia needs more research on the oldest old.1 Certainly, data on centenarians are sparse and unreliable, and there is a need for more thorough and more informed evaluation.


  • Australian Demographic and Social Research Institute, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT.


Correspondence: heather.booth@anu.edu.au

  • 1. Richmond RL. The changing face of the Australian population: growth in centenarians. Med J Aust 2008; 188: 720-723. <eMJA full text> <MJA full text>
  • 2. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Census dictionary, 2001. Canberra: ABS, 2001. (ABS Cat. No. 2901.0.)
  • 3. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Census dictionary, 1996. Canberra: ABS, 1996. (ABS Cat. No. 2901.0.)
  • 4. McCormack J. “Making the most of it”: living to age 100 years or more in Australia. In: Carmel S, Morse CA, Torres-Gil FM, editors. Lessons on ageing from three nations. Vol. 1: The art of ageing well. Amityville, NY: Baywood, 2007: 55-58.
  • 5. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Census dictionary, 2006. Canberra: ABS, 2006. (ABS Cat. No. 2901.0.)
  • 6. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Population by age and sex, Australian states and territories, Jun 2002 to Jun 2007. Data cube Table 6: Estimated resident population, by age and sex — at 30 June 2007. Canberra: ABS, 2007. (ABS Cat. No. 3201.0.)
  • 7. Booth H, Tickle L. Beyond three score years and ten: prospects for longevity in Australia. People Place 2004; 12: 15-27.
  • 8. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian historical population statistics. Table 5.1: Births. Canberra: ABS, 2008. (ABS Cat. No. 3105.0.65.001.)
  • 9. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian historical population statistics. Table 19: Population, age and sex, Australia, 1901 onwards. Canberra: ABS, 2008. (ABS Cat. No. 3105.0.65.001.)

Author

remove_circle_outline Delete Author
add_circle_outline Add Author

Comment
Do you have any competing interests to declare? *

I/we agree to assign copyright to the Medical Journal of Australia and agree to the Conditions of publication *
I/we agree to the Terms of use of the Medical Journal of Australia *
Email me when people comment on this article

Online responses are no longer available. Please refer to our instructions for authors page for more information.