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Statistics Veteran Population
DVA Veteran Population
(Receiving benefitsDVA)
National
581,139 Veterans
84,865 current serving members and 496,276 former serving members
344,588 DVA Total Clients (DVA Site)
250,561 DVA Veterans (DVA Site)
Link to more stats Attribute to ABS 2021 Census
ACT
NSW
62,257 DVA Veterans
89,728 DVA Clients
18,077 Current Serving Regular
6,506 Current Serving Reserves
127,657 Ex Serving Veterans
NT
5,960 DVA Veterans
6,250 DVA Clients
3,874 Current Serving Regular
547 Current Serving Reserves
5,110 Ex Serving Veterans
QLD
78,808 DVA Veterans
104,252 DVA Clients
16,803 Current Serving Regular
6,339 Current Serving Reserves
139,973 Ex Serving Veterans
5,977 Current Serving Regular
2,084 Current Serving Reserves
14,164 Ex Serving Veterans
11,970 DVA Veterans
13,509 DVA Client
SA
TAS
6,166 DVA Veterans
8,973 DVA Clients
290 Current Serving Regular
670 Current Serving Reserves
17,515 Ex Serving Veterans
VIC
36,590 DVA Veterans
54,580 DVA Clients
6,866 Current Serving Regular
3,973 Current Serving Reserves
94,393 Ex Serving Veterans
WA
24,205 DVA Veterans
33,516 DVA Clients
4,496 Current Serving Regular
2,413 Current Serving Reserves
55,507 Ex Serving Veterans
3,940 Current Serving Regular
2,053 Current Serving Reserves
41,861 Ex Serving Veterans
24,605 DVA Veterans
33,780 DVA Clients
DVA Receiveing a pension or allowance - Link
(1) 'Net Total DVA Clients' consists of any person in receipt of a pension/allowance from DVA or who is eligible for treatment or pharamceuticals paid for by DVA
(2) Some clients may be eligible as both a veteran and a dependant. For this reason total clients may not equal the sum of veterans and dependants.
Statistics as of 1st April 2022, attributed to DVA
As of the 2021 Census, there were 84,865 Australian Defence Force (ADF) members.
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Attributed to AIHW - Link Last updated: 11 Aug 2021
2021 Australian Census
Attributed to the Australian Bureau of Statistics
Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data
Key statistics
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More than half a million Australians (581,139) have served, or are currently serving, in the ADF.
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There are 84,865 current serving members and 496,276 former serving members.
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One in twenty (5.3 per cent) of Australian households reported at least one person who had served or is serving in the ADF.
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3,159 (3.7 per cent) of currently serving Australian Defence Force members, and 11,610 (2.3 per cent) of previously served, identify as having Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander origin.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics (Reference period: June 2022 Service with the Australian Defence Force: Census 2021 [URL], ABS Website, accessed 29 June 2022
Australian Bureau of Statistics (Reference period: June 2022 Service with the Australian Defence Force: Census 2021 [URL], ABS Website, accessed 29 June 2022
Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) and the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) established a strategic partnership to implement the Veterans’ Health and Welfare: whole-of-population approach program of work (the Work Program).