Answer below questions with reference to the following figure, which reports population change in Australia (by age groups) over the period 1999 to 2019. What does the population pyramid indicate about Australia’s age structure?  What is the potential implication of the observed age structure for Australia’s dependency ratio (youth versus elderly dependency ratio)? What does the population pyramid indicate about the stage of demographic transition in Australia?

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Answer below questions with reference to the following figure, which reports population change in Australia (by age groups) over the period 1999 to 2019.

  1. What does the population pyramid indicate about Australia’s age structure?

  2.  What is the potential implication of the observed age structure for Australia’s dependency ratio (youth versus elderly dependency ratio)?

  3. What does the population pyramid indicate about the stage of demographic transition in Australia?

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4 3 2 1
Males (%)
Source: ABS, 2018.
85+
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
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0
Age group
(years)
1 2 3
Females (%)
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1999
2019
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Transcribed Image Text:5 4 3 2 1 Males (%) Source: ABS, 2018. 85+ 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0 0 Age group (years) 1 2 3 Females (%) 4 1999 2019 5
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