Median age of public paid employees, by industry: Public in Australia

Australia: Median age of public paid employees, by industry: Public was 42 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
42
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
3rd
of 27 countries
All-time high
44
in 2010
All-time low
39
in 2002
Years of data
15
2001–2015

Median age of public paid employees, by industry: Public in Australia, 2001–2015

0102030402001200820152001: 402002: 392003: 412004: 412005: 412006: 402007: 412008: 422009: 432010: 442011: 432012: 432013: 442014: 432015: 42

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, median age of public paid employees, by industry: public in Australia stood at 42.

That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age of public paid employees, by industry: public in Australia peaked at 44 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 39, in 2002.

That places Australia 3rd out of 27 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Median age of public paid employees, by industry: Public in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Median age of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration in Australia, 2001 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2001 40
2002 39 -2.5%
2003 41 +5.1%
2004 41 +0.0%
2005 41 +0.0%
2006 40 -2.4%
2007 41 +2.5%
2008 42 +2.4%
2009 43 +2.4%
2010 44 +2.3%
2011 43 -2.3%
2012 43 +0.0%
2013 44 +2.3%
2014 43 -2.3%
2015 42 -2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 40.89 39 43 9
2010s 43.17 42 44 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 1 Russian Federation 45 compare
  2. 2 Morocco 44 compare
  3. 3 Chile 42 compare
  4. 3 Philippines 42 compare
  5. 3 South Africa 42 compare

See the full ranking of 27 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age of public paid employees, by industry: public in Australia?
Median age of public paid employees, by industry: public in Australia was 42 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median age of public paid employees, by industry: public recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 44 in 2010.
What is the lowest median age of public paid employees, by industry: public recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 39 in 2002.
How does Australia rank for median age of public paid employees, by industry: public?
Australia ranks 3rd out of 27 countries with data for 2015.
Is median age of public paid employees, by industry: public rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Median age of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 304 data points, 2000–2021
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