Born between 1965 and 1980, Generation X seems to be perennially overlooked in discussions regarding work and their place in society.
The early Boomers, born 1946-1955, are 55-64 years old. The Forgotten Generation (65-74) is the 'middle child' who straddles the (75+) and the youthful individualistic attitudes of the Boomers.
If you haven't heard much about Gen X, it's because they're known as "the forgotten generation." Born between 1965 and 1980, Gen X has fallen to the wayside of the media darlings they're bookended by — millennials and baby boomers.
In Victoria, the term 'Forgotten Australians' refers to people who spent time as children in institutions, orphanages and other forms of out-of-home 'care', prior to 1990, many of whom had physical, emotional and/or sexual abuse perpetrated against them.
According to analysis from The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, their entire generation may have missed out of economic opportunities their parents and grandparents all enjoyed. The Fed went so far as to call older millennials (those born in the 1980s) a “lost generation.”
Generation Z considers itself more accepting and open-minded than any generation before it. Almost half of Gen Zs are minorities, compared to 22% of Baby Boomers, and the majority of Gen Z supports social movements such as Black Lives Matter, transgender rights, and climate change.
In Australia, privacy matters are regulated by the Privacy Act 1988 and the Australian Privacy Principles (APP). However, there is no right to be forgotten in Australia.
It's a story that has been repeated for generations of Aboriginal families in Australia, and it's still happening today. In 2019/20, 952 Aboriginal children across NSW were removed from their families, a 2.6% increase on the year prior.
The Pew Research Center uses 1928 to 1945 as birth years for this cohort. According to this definition, people of the Silent Generation are 78 to 95 years old in 2023.
Gen Z is also the smartest and best educated generation. Having an unlimited wealth of information at our disposal has not gone to waste. In America, 57 percent of Gen Z is reported to have enrolled in a two-year or four-year college, compared to 52 percent of Millenials and 43 percent of Gen X.
As generational stereotypes go, I nominate Gen X to be, without a doubt, known as "The Coolest Generation." Baby Boomers (1946 to 1964) started off on the right track with the hippie movement in the '60s, but soon became the folks that brought us the “Me Decade,” yuppies, and President Trump.
The Silent Generation, also known as "Radio Babies" or "Traditionalists," includes people who were born between 1928 and 1945 and lived through World War II and the Great Depression, according to FamilySearch . These challenging experiences shaped many of the generation's attitudes toward the workplace.
Generation Xers were the least parented group in American history because of dual income parents as well as high rates of divorce, which forced children to spend hours after school unsupervised.
On our calculation, with generations of 25 years and each having three children, one Aborigine could account for 2187 descendants over seven generations.
The islands were settled by different seafaring Melanesian cultures such as the Torres Strait Islanders over 2500 years ago, and cultural interactions continued via this route with the Aboriginal people of northeast Australia.
Percentage of the life expectancy gap attributed to chronic diseases such as heart disease (22%), diabetes (12%) and liver disease (11%). Age where mortality rates for Aboriginal males are around 4 times higher than rates for non-Aboriginal males. The same rate applies for Aboriginal women aged between 30 and 39.
Australia established a thematic autonomous sanctions regime in relation to serious violations or serious abuses of human rights on 21 December 2021. Unlike a country-specific autonomous sanctions regime, a thematic autonomous sanctions regime applies to sanctionable conduct wherever it occurs in the world.
While Australian police officers are not obligated to recite the Miranda Rights, nor does Australia even have a comparable version of them, Australians do have a fundamental legal right to silence. This means that you do have the right to remain silent when questioned prior to or during legal proceedings.
The six fundamental rights are right to equality, right to freedom, right against exploitation, right to freedom of religion, cultural and educational rights and right to constitutional remedies.
Born during the post-high-growth period after the economic bubble burst, the Satori Generation is said to be 'enlightened' in that they are content to live in the moment and focus on what they have.
Gen Z wants mental healthcare but worries about paying for it. Gen Z is more likely to report receiving treatment or diagnosis for a mental-health condition but also the most likely to report being unable to afford mental-health services (a fifth, compared with 14 percent of all respondents).
TL;DR: Listening to music is the top activity Gen Z and Millennials do in their free time. Gen Z is much more likely to than Millennials to watch videos on YouTube and social media platforms. Gen Z is also more likely to play video games in their free time compared to Millennials.
One-third (32%) of Gen Z respondents say they are the hardest-working generation ever, with Millennials ranked as the second-hardest working generation at 25%. More than half (56%) say the Silent Generation is the least hardworking generation of all time.