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31 October 2022
Service with the Australian Defence Force: Census
More than half a million Australians (581,139) have served, or are currently serving, in the ADF.
There are 84,865 current serving members and 496,276 former serving members.
One in twenty (5.3 per cent) of Australian households reported at least one person who had served or is serving in the ADF.
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.
Reference period
2021
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