ABS revealed a Typical Australian after the census.

The typical Aussie in Tasmania is significantly older than the national average, at 42 years of age, while the typical Northern Territorian is 35 years old.

Typical Australian

Source: www.afr.com

The first data from last year's controversial census is in and it has been used to form a profile of the typical Australian.

She is a 38-year-old woman who was born in Australia, has English ancestry, is married with two kids, lives in a home she owns and has finished Year 12.

She lives in a three-bedroom home — owned with a mortgage — and has two cars.

The data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) from the 2016 census also includes profiles of the typical Australian in each state and territory.

The typical Aussie in Tasmania is significantly older than the national average, at 42 years of age, while the typical Northern Territorian is 35 years old.

Average Aussie bloke does less housework

The data also revealed trends in the amount of housework the typical Australian man did, in comparison with the typical Australian woman.

He is 37 years old and does fewer than five hours of domestic work each week, compared with the typical woman, who is 38 and does between five and 14 hours a week.

What about the typical Aussie migrant?

According to the ABS, the typical Australian migrant was born in England and is 44 years old — but that varies when examined on a state-by-state basis.
The typical migrant in Victoria is from India, while in Queensland they are from New Zealand and in New South Wales he or she is from China.
ABS stated the Typical Australian according to the whole country and state by state as follows.

For the Whole Australia

Typical Australian
Source: ABC Australia

Typical Migrant

Typical Australian
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New South Wales

Typical Australian
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Victoria

Typical Australian
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ACT

Typical Australian
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Queensland

Typical Australian
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South Australia

Typical Australian
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Western Australia

Typical Australian
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Tasmania

Typical Australian
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Northern Territory

Typical Australian
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By Madhura Seneviratne
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