Appendix 2 | Background information on ECEC and school closures during the pandemic in Australia (c) Demographics of children in Australia Children and young people up to the age of 19 years are included in these demographics as disaggregated by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. (i) How many children are there? As at June 2021, there were 6,230,257 children and young people aged 19 and under in Australia:43 How many children are there? 0-4 years 5-9 years 24% 26% (1,509,959) (1,616,774) 10-14 years 15-19 years 26% (1,623,892) 24% (1,479,632) 3,024,898 of these children were female and 3,205,359 were male. As at June 2021, 211,821 children (aged 0-19) required assistance with core activities as a result of a long-term health condition or disability.4414,002 (7%) of these children attended preschool, 96,251 (45%) attended primary school, and 62,227 (29%) attended secondary school.45 46 |