List of Australian states by life expectancy information

This is a list of Australian states and territories by estimated life expectancy at birth.

Administrative divisions of Australia

Western Australia Northern Territory South Australia Queensland New South Wales Australian Capital Territory Victoria Tasmania Indian Ocean Timor Sea Gulf of Carpentaria Arafura Sea Great Australian Bight Tasman Sea Bass Strait Coral Sea ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● South Pacific Ocean Southern Ocean Great Barrier Reef

state	2018–2020				change	2019–2021				change	2020–2022				total change
state	overall	male	female	F Δ M	change	overall	male	female	F Δ M	change	overall	male	female	F Δ M	total change
Australia	83.2	81.2	85.3	4.1	0.1	83.3	81.3	85.4	4.1	−0.1	83.2	81.2	85.3	4.1	0.0
Capital Territory	84.0	82.1	85.9	3.8	0.5	84.5	82.7	86.3	3.6	−0.4	84.1	82.2	86.0	3.8	0.1
Western Australia	83.4	81.3	85.7	4.4	0.4	83.8	81.7	85.9	4.2	−0.1	83.7	81.7	85.8	4.1	0.3
Victoria	83.8	81.9	85.8	3.9	−0.1	83.7	81.7	85.7	4.0	−0.2	83.5	81.6	85.5	3.9	−0.3
New South Wales	83.3	81.2	85.4	4.2	0.0	83.3	81.4	85.4	4.0	0.0	83.3	81.3	85.3	4.0	0.0
South Australia	82.9	80.7	85.2	4.5	0.2	83.1	81.0	85.3	4.3	−0.1	83.0	81.0	85.1	4.1	0.1
Queensland	82.8	80.6	85.1	4.5	0.1	82.9	80.9	85.1	4.2	−0.1	82.8	80.7	85.0	4.3	0.0
Tasmania	82.0	79.9	84.3	4.4	0.3	82.3	80.3	84.4	4.1	0.0	82.3	80.3	84.3	4.0	0.3
Northern Territory	78.5	76.2	81.0	4.8	0.1	78.6	76.3	81.0	4.7	−0.2	78.4	76.2	80.7	4.5	−0.1

Data source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.^[1] The next release is expected 8 November 2024.

Maps of Australian states by life expectancy for the periods in the table^[1]

^ ^a ^b "Life expectancy, 2020 - 2022". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2024.

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