AUSTRALIA'S FERTILITY OUTLOOK
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* Australia's total fertility rate is expected to decline from 1.66 babies per woman in 2022/23, before stabilising at 1.62 babies per woman from 2030/31
* The country's fertility rate has been below the replacement rate of 2.1 babies per woman since the 1970s
* Overseas-born women, who tend to live in cities, have lower fertility rates than Australian-born women (1.59 babies per women compared to 1.67)
* Major cities tend to have lower fertility rates, at 1.58 babies per woman, than the national average
* Regional areas had fertility rates of 1.91, with women in remote places recording a rate of 2.01
* The Australian Capital Territory (1.46 per cent) has the lowest fertility rate of any jurisdiction, with the Northern Territory recording the highest (1.8 per cent)
(Source: Intergenerational Report)
Australian Associated Press