Despite COVID restrictions, 2021 was a bumper year for bubs. New data shows how the birth rate changed, and reveals women are giving birth later in life. Get the details:
There was a 6.7 per cent increase in the number of babies born in Australia in 2021 from the previous year.The average age of a first time mum in Australia is almost 30 years old.
More than 315,700 babies were born in Australia in 2021, about 20,000 more than the previous year according to the AIHW’s report, Australia’s mothers and babies. Second to women born in Australia for those who were having babies in Australia in 2021 were women who were born in India.Indian born mothers were second only to Australian born mothers who made up more than 65 per cent of birthing mothers in 2021.
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