I bet you didn’t know that Australians born since 1986 has been dubbed the “iGeneration” because 80 per cent have Internet access and are obsessed with 
iPods and iPhones. No – I didn’t either…
An article in the January 30, 2009 edition of the Courier Mail gives that tidbit of information, plus all kinds of other esoteric stuff. The 2006 census report reveals all kinds of things. Following is a teaser from the article.
- The number of people in their late 20s who still live with their parents has surged 50 per cent since the 1980s. Almost a third live at home.
- In the 20 years from 1986 to 2006 the number of women working jumped 64 per cent, from 2.6 million to 4.2 million.
- Women have drawn level in education. Just two generations previously 39 per cent of men had a qualification compared with just 14 per cent of women.
- Single women outnumber single men by 100/99, but as they age survival rates kick in – there are only 69 men aged 75 to every 100 women.
- Marriage seems out of fashion with the young. The proportion of people aged under 35 who have tied the knot has plummeted from 75 per cent to less than half since the 1980s.