[infogram id=”_/occ9pvwr4UGbVZ2kjS5F” prefix=”v7D” format=”interactive” title=”Fig.1_Australia’s population by age (2016)”]

This shows how Australia’s population is divided up by age in 2015-16. Almost two-thirds (66%) of Australia’s population are of working age (15-64 years old), followed by children under 15 years old (19%). Those aged 65 and over make up 15% of the population.