| Population projections 2007 to 2057 |
| Year |
Persons aged 65 & over |
Persons aged 85 & over |
| 2007 |
2765111 |
344135 |
| 2008 |
2836098 |
362874 |
| 2009 |
2923813 |
381414 |
| 2010 |
3018084 |
400999 |
| 2011 |
3119026 |
420682 |
| 2012 |
3256607 |
438797 |
| 2013 |
3381873 |
456666 |
| 2014 |
3501479 |
473041 |
| 2015 |
3626226 |
489588 |
| 2016 |
3750669 |
504400 |
| 2017 |
3874721 |
515278 |
| 2018 |
4003986 |
525697 |
| 2019 |
4130780 |
535757 |
| 2020 |
4260527 |
546953 |
| 2021 |
4395453 |
561593 |
| 2022 |
4529518 |
578319 |
| 2023 |
4664886 |
595629 |
| 2024 |
4802348 |
615417 |
| 2025 |
4942425 |
636697 |
| 2026 |
5086522 |
658872 |
| 2027 |
5229227 |
685508 |
| 2028 |
5369408 |
711343 |
| 2029 |
5501749 |
746246 |
| 2030 |
5620573 |
783419 |
| 2031 |
5732080 |
822593 |
| 2032 |
5838084 |
882964 |
| 2033 |
5943591 |
932729 |
| 2034 |
6054811 |
976360 |
| 2035 |
6166998 |
1020746 |
| 2036 |
6291137 |
1062303 |
| 2037 |
6407973 |
1101285 |
| 2038 |
6509858 |
1141500 |
| 2039 |
6601120 |
1178018 |
| 2040 |
6683111 |
1214568 |
| 2041 |
6759002 |
1252666 |
| 2042 |
6832123 |
1288897 |
| 2043 |
6903762 |
1324975 |
| 2044 |
6977749 |
1361535 |
| 2045 |
7055691 |
1399232 |
| 2046 |
7141711 |
1439041 |
| 2047 |
7233303 |
1477630 |
| 2048 |
7330837 |
1514556 |
| 2049 |
7428662 |
1546574 |
| 2050 |
7529623 |
1570411 |
| 2051 |
7628748 |
1590724 |
| 2052 |
7723596 |
1609103 |
| 2053 |
7819846 |
1629260 |
| 2054 |
7918955 |
1655502 |
| 2055 |
8025155 |
1684482 |
| 2056 |
8131938 |
1723685 |
| 2057 |
8235218 |
1758292 |
Source: ABS, Population projections,
Australia, 2006 to 2101, Cat. No. 3222.0, released 4 September
2008. Series B (mid-level assumptions for fertility, net overseas
migration and life expectancy).