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Hitting a century — centenarians in Australia
Author(s)	John McCormack
Journal title	Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 19, no 2, May 2000
Pages	pp 75-80
Keywords	Centenarians ; Demography ; Social surveys ; Australia.
Annotation	Census data show that people aged 100 years or more are increasing in number. However, there is a dearth of local information on these people as a socio-economic group. This study uses secondary data sources to compose a preliminary picture of centenarians in Australia. Historical census records, unpublished census data and government departmental data were also obtained. Recent differences in age data recording in Australia leads to an estimate of the current number of centenarians. This estimate however builds on a strong growth trend, and the number of centenarians appears likely to increase, possibly doubling by 2006. The data show heterogeneity in Australian centenarians' social circumstances such that they do not necessarily fit a frail stereotype. A register of centenarians and a return to single year age recording of all people in the census is suggested. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-001106207 A
Classmark	BBT: S8: 3F: 7YA
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