List of Australian states by life expectancy

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

Australian Bureau of Statistics (2022)

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|South Pacific Ocean Southern Ocean Great Barrier Reef

state	2018–2020				change	2019–2021				change	2020–2022				total change
	overall	male	female	F Δ M		overall	male	female	F Δ M		overall	male	female	F Δ M
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. The next release is expected 8 November 2024.

Maps of Australian states by life expectancy for the periods in the table

Global Data Lab (2021)

Main article: List of Oceanian regions by life expectancy

region	2019				2019 →2020	2020	2020 →2021	2021				2019 →2021
	overall	male	female	F Δ M		overall		overall	male	female	F Δ M
Australia on average	83.11	81.12	85.10	3.98	1.21	84.32	0.21	84.53	83.17	85.84	2.67	1.42
Capital Territory	84.17	82.44	85.90	3.46	1.23	85.40	0.21	85.61	84.53	86.65	2.12	1.44
Victoria	83.52	81.73	85.30	3.57	1.22	84.74	0.20	84.94	83.80	86.04	2.24	1.42
Western Australia	83.46	81.33	85.60	4.27	1.22	84.68	0.21	84.89	83.38	86.35	2.97	1.43
New South Wales	83.06	81.12	85.00	3.88	1.21	84.27	0.21	84.48	83.17	85.74	2.57	1.42
South Australia	83.01	81.02	85.00	3.98	1.21	84.22	0.20	84.42	83.07	85.74	2.67	1.41
Queensland	82.76	80.72	84.79	4.07	1.20	83.96	0.21	84.17	82.76	85.53	2.77	1.41
Tasmania	81.64	79.91	83.38	3.47	1.20	82.84	0.19	83.03	81.92	84.11	2.19	1.39
Northern Territory	78.30	75.84	80.76	4.92	1.15	79.45	0.19	79.64	77.76	81.46	3.70	1.34

Data source: Global Data Lab

Charts

• 
  Development of life expectancy in Australia according to estimation of the World Bank Group
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  Life expectancy with calculated sex gap
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  Life expectancy in Australia according to estimation of Our World in Data
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  Development of life expectancy in Australia in comparison to some countries of South-East Asia and Oceania

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  Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy in Australia on the background of other countries of the world in 2019
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  Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy for males and females separately

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  Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy in Australia on the background of countries of Asia and Oceania in 2019
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  Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy for males and females separately

See also

• List of countries by life expectancy
• List of Oceanian countries by life expectancy
• States and territories of Australia
• Demographics of Australia