Social Trend statistics
Australian Social Trends 2005 is the 12th edition of an annual series that presents information on contemporary social issues and areas of public policy concern. By drawing on a wide range of ABS statistics, and statistics from other official sources, Australian Social Trends describes aspects of Australian society, and how these are changing over time.
Baby boomers are generally thought of as those people born in the years after World War II, a period of high fertility rates. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) defines baby boomers as all Australian residents born in the years 1946 to 1965 inclusive. It includes persons born overseas who have since migrated to Australia and in the case of states and territories, those persons who have moved within Australia.