Too many Australians are not active enough for various reasons, including poor health, injury and lack of time. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and Australian Bureau of Statistics research found that in Australia: more than half (55%) of adults do not meet the physical activity guidelines.
The rate of insufficient physical activity generally increases with age – less than half of those aged 18–24 were insufficiently active (41% of men and 48% of women) compared with more than two-thirds of those aged 65 and over (69% of men and 75% of women) (Figure 1).
Australia is situated in the middle of the tectonic plate, and therefore currently has no active volcanism.
The drop in physical activity is partly due to inaction during leisure time and sedentary behaviour on the job and at home. Likewise, an increase in the use of "passive" modes of transportation also contributes to insufficient physical activity.
Physical activity gradually declines with age as people lose their muscle mass and strength.
Muscle mass and strength tend to reduce by 30%–50% between the ages of 30 and 80 years,2 with the main cause the reduction in the number of muscle fibers and atrophy of type II muscle fiber.
“Australia's migration system has been playing catch-up since borders reopened. Net overseas migration will not fully recover until 2024, a loss of over 600,000 people since the middle of 2020, 83 per cent of whom are generally of working age.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reports Australian population growth in the 12 months to June 2021 was entirely due to natural increase adding 134,800 people, while NOM was a loss of 88,800 people.
According to the United Nations, Australia is the second-best country in the world to live, due to its excellent quality of life index. The UN establishes a qualification, also known as the Human Development Index, based on an annual survey of social progress and economic indexes of the 187 countries.
Australia performs well in many dimensions of well-being relative to other countries in the Better Life Index. Australia outperforms the average in income, jobs, education, health, environmental quality, social connections, civic engagement and life satisfaction. These assessments are based on available selected data.
Examples of first world countries include the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan. Several Western European nations qualify as well, especially Great Britain, France, Germany, Switzerland, and the Scandinavian countries. The ways that first world countries are defined can vary.
Australia's population density is low because most of the country's interior is desert (also known as the outback) and presents extremely difficult living conditions.
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.
Why are Australians feeling overworked? Despite our laid-back image, Australians actually work longer hours than our global counterparts. An Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) report found that Australians fall in the bottom third of OECD countries when it comes to working long hours.
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Number of international visitors to Australia FY 2022 by country of residence. In the financial year 2022, there were around 177 thousand visitors to Australia that were residents of New Zealand. The visitors from India were the second highest at just below 130 thousand.
Con: High Cost of Living
While the standard of living in Australia is high, so is the cost of living. In fact, Australia is often ranked as one of the most expensive countries in the world to live in. This is due to a number of factors, including the high cost of housing, food, and transportation.
Australia scored highly in the United Nations' 2022 World Happiness Report, ranking as the 12th happiest country out of 156 countries – ahead of Canada (15th), the United States (16th) and the United Kingdom (17th).
Queensland claimed the title of the country's happiest state. Savings aspirations among Australians remain very high, with the number of people trying to save rising to 76% overall (73% in Q2), and to 96% among 18 to 29-year-old women. Pets continue to be the biggest contributor to a person's wellbeing.
All-cause mortality is decreased by about 30% to 35% in physically active as compared to inactive subjects.
Adults ages 65 and older compared with adults younger than 65; the prevalence of physical inactivity is higher with each increase in age group.
Regular, moderate activities, such as brisk walking, have been associated with increasing life expectancy by several years. For example, 150 minutes of exercise or more each week increased life expectancy by about 7 years over those who didn't do regular moderate exercise.