Many Australians over 50 feel younger than their actual age by almost eight years but are feeling worried about their future.
Based on the 2023 “State of the Older Nation” report released by the Councils on the Ageing (COTA)—which surveyed 2,750 Australians aged over 49 in an online survey in November 2022—67 percent feel they are 7.7 years younger on average than their actual age.
Despite this, many do not see noticeable health, social, or financial improvements.
In the physical health area, more older Australians (59 percent) felt better than in the 2021 survey (57 percent). But this was less than the 67 percent who reported good physical health in the very first survey done in pre-pandemic 2018….