The Voice of the Alliance of Defence Service Organisations (ADSO) in the fight for a FAIR GO for Australian Defence Personnel, Veterans & Families
ABS Census: Service with the Australian Defence Force
29 Jun 2022
Key statistics
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.
