Australia is experiencing record births, mothers at the birth of a child are on average 31, and households after a century of decline are expanding once more: here are the demographic realities of mothers and babies in Australia today.

1. ABS.,Births,Deaths&Marriages
McCrindleResearch,2012 mccrindle.com.au knowthetimes
Originalbabyboom
peakedat
250,000annualbirths.
Currentbabyboom
exceeds
300,000300,000births.
6.Noah
7.Lachlan
8.Cooper
9.Thomas
10.James
1.William
2.Jack
3.Ethan
4.Oliver
5.Lucas
BOYS
6.Isabella
7.Charlotte
8.Sophie
9.Sienna
10.Ella
1.Lily
2.Ruby
3.Chloe
4.Mia
5.Olivia
GIRLSTOP10
NAMES
ACROSS
AUSTRALIA
300,000babies
bornannually
3.58mhouseholds
withchildren
5.1m
childrenU18
23m
Australians
Currenttrendsinbirths,families&babynames
Mothers&BabiesAustralia