Raised in an age where selfies, Instagram, and Twitter are part of everyday life, their self-worth is affected by social media more than any other generation. They visit YouTube frequently and love expressing themselves with memes, Snapchat and Instagram.
Gen Z Terms and Definitions
Pew Research recently defined Gen Z as anyone born 1997 onwards. Gen Z grew up with technology, the internet, and social media, which sometimes causes them to be stereotyped as tech-addicted, anti-social, or “social justice warriors.”
Generation Z (10-24 years old) represent 18 per cent of Australia and 30 per cent of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population.
Generation Z is known for Being resourceful
With Google, YouTube, and TikTok, they have the world at their fingertips and can figure things out for themselves without adult supervision. They're the first generation that doesn't need you (or any adult) for knowledge – they can get it online.
New data released on Tuesday from the latest census shows that Australia's millennial generation is becoming the nation's largest, displacing the postwar baby boomers.
In Victoria, the term 'Forgotten Australians' refers to people who spent time as children in institutions, orphanages and other forms of out-of-home 'care', prior to 1990, many of whom had physical, emotional and/or sexual abuse perpetrated against them.
In 2021, the largest age group in Australia was 30 to 34 year olds.
In summary, a typical Gen Zer is a self-driver who deeply cares about others, strives for a diverse community, is highly collaborative and social, values flexibility, relevance, authenticity and non-hierarchical leadership, and, while dismayed about inherited issues like climate change, has a pragmatic attitude about ...
Gen Z folks are fast tech-savvy learners and strategic spenders. They are determined, creative, and collaborative students who want to make positive change and secure a stable future for themselves.
Gen Z and Millennials currently account for 36% of the total retail spend in Australia. Their share of retail spend will grow to 48% by 2030, as more of Gen Z (currently aged 9-24) enter the workforce. Spending by Millennials and Gen Z is now 5% and 7% below pre-COVID levels.
The research, conducted in June through December 2020, focused on Gen Z parents (20-24 years-old).
Gen Z is currently the smallest adult population in U.S.
Members of Gen Z age 18 or older only make up 10.3% of the total U.S. population, compared to the largest generation, millennials, who make up nearly 22%. Even once all of Gen Z are grown, they'll still be a smaller generation than millennials.
If Millennials were pioneers of the internet age, Gen Zers are natives – our whole life has included the internet. We are influenced by videos on social media and YouTube, with 33% of us watching videos online for at least 3 hours a day and 85% learning about new products through social media.
70% of Gen Z say that anxiety and depression are significant problems among their peers. ² 30% of parents surveyed felt that their child was experiencing negative effects on their emotional or mental health due to social distancing and school closures.
According to a 2021 Consumer Culture Report by 5WPR, Gen Z is prioritizing electronics, technology, health, and wellness.
Gen Z is also the smartest and best educated generation. Having an unlimited wealth of information at our disposal has not gone to waste. In America, 57 percent of Gen Z is reported to have enrolled in a two-year or four-year college, compared to 52 percent of Millenials and 43 percent of Gen X.
The Economist has described generation Z as a better-educated, well-behaved, stressed, and depressed generation compared to previous generations. Gen Z is also more ethnically diverse and familiar with gender-neutral pronouns.
People living in Australia are exposed to higher levels of UV radiation, which is responsible for most age-associated cosmetic skin problems in fair-skinned people.
There's still expectations within family and community to either secure a full-time job and some savings or tie the knot before leaving the nest. to save money for a house. The average age young people leave home in Australia is 23 for men, and 24 for women.
Source of observed data: ABS. Wilson, Temple (2022). “The centenarian population, which means those aged 100 and over, will grow at an even faster rate – increasing by 200% from 5,300 in 2021 to 15,900 by 2041”, says Dr Wilson. Image: Population aged 100+ in Australia, 1991-2041.
As generational stereotypes go, I nominate Gen X to be, without a doubt, known as "The Coolest Generation." Baby Boomers (1946 to 1964) started off on the right track with the hippie movement in the '60s, but soon became the folks that brought us the “Me Decade,” yuppies, and President Trump.
On 13 February 2008 Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made a formal apology to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, particularly to the Stolen Generations whose lives had been blighted by past government policies of forced child removal and assimilation.
Gen Xers would come to be known as one of the “least parented, least nurtured generations in U.S. history,” with parents divorcing at historic rates as both mom and dad worked in pursuit of an American Dream.