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This page contains lists regarding Australian supercentenarians, the oldest of whom was Victoria's Christina Cock (1887–2002) who died at the age of 114 years, 148 days, and the oldest Australian man ever was Queensland's Dexter Kruger (1910–2021) who died at the age of 111 years, 188 days.

Currently, the oldest known living person in Australia is Marija Ruljancich (born 14 June 1913) aged 110 years, 278 days, and the oldest known living man in Australia is Ken Weeks (born 5 October 1913) aged 110 years, 165 days.

Living Australian supercentenarians

      Validated       Pending       Unvalidated

Age as of
19 Mar 2024
State / Country of
Rank Name Sex Birth birth residence
1 Marija Ruljancich F 14 June 1913 110 years, 278 days CroatiaCRO Victoria
2 Ken Weeks M 5 Oct 1913 110 years, 165 days New South Wales New South Wales

Australian supercentenarians

      Deceased (Validated)       Living (Validated)       Pending       Unvalidated

State / Country of
Rank Name Sex Birth Death Age birth death
1 Christina Cock F 25 Dec 1887 22 May 2002 114 years, 148 days Victoria Victoria
2 Beatrice Mears F 4 Mar 1888 3 Dec 2001 113 years, 274 days South Australia South Australia
3 Ethel Farrell F 27 Nov 1902 20 Dec 2015 113 years, 23 days IndiaIND Victoria
4 Molly Yeomans F 1 July 1888 30 May 2001 112 years, 333 days New South Wales New South Wales
5 Caroline Mockridge F 11 Dec 1874 6 Nov 1987 112 years, 330 days Victoria Victoria
6 Myra Nicholson F 14 Dec 1894 20 Sept 2007 112 years, 280 days Victoria Victoria
7 Vi Robbins F 28 Feb 1902 8 Oct 2014 112 years, 222 days New South Wales New South Wales
8 E. Beatrice Riley F 13 Oct 1896 15 May 2009 112 years, 214 days Victoria Victoria
9 Margaret Vivian F 25 Feb 1906 20 Sept 2018 112 years, 207 days United Kingdom UK Western Australia
10 Jane Gray F 1 Dec 1901 7 June 2014 112 years, 188 days United Kingdom UK New South Wales
11 Jessie Hurley F 15 June 1890 6 Aug 2002 112 years, 52 days New South Wales New South Wales
12 Miriam Schmierer F 20 Aug 1899 29 Sept 2011 112 years, 40 days Queensland Queensland
13 Myrtle Jones F 18 Apr 1897 12 Jan 2009 111 years, 269 days Victoria South Australia
14 Stella Correll F 23 Dec 1888 7 Sept 2000 111 years, 259 days South Australia South Australia
15 Jane Piercy F 2 Sept 1869 3 May 1981 111 years, 243 days New South Wales New South Wales
16 Marjorie Cooke F 5 Jan 1906 1 Sept 2017 111 years, 239 days Victoria Victoria
17 Dexter Kruger M 13 Jan 1910 20 July 2021 111 years, 188 days Queensland Queensland
18 Thelma McLeod F 13 Feb 1907 19 July 2018 111 years, 156 days Western Australia Western Australia
19 Catherina van der Linden F 26 Aug 1912 26 Jan 2024 111 years, 153 days NetherlandsNED South Australia
20 Beatrice Pollock F 2 Mar 1881 30 July 1992 111 years, 150 days New South Wales New South Wales
21 Ina Reid F 16 Dec 1910 13 May 2022 111 years, 148 days New South Wales New South Wales
22 Ada Stockdale F 14 Feb 1885 24 June 1996 111 years, 131 days United Kingdom UK Queensland
23 Jack Lockett M 22 Jan 1891 25 May 2002 111 years, 123 days Victoria Victoria
24 Gwen Moore F 2 Dec 1911 31 Mar 2023 111 years, 119 days United Kingdom UK Queensland
25 Mabel Crosby F 7 Sept 1909 30 Dec 2020 111 years, 114 days United Kingdom UK Queensland
26 Ivy Tate F 19 Aug 1910 6 Dec 2021 111 years, 109 days United Kingdom UK Western Australia
27 Eva McConnell F 5 May 1901 15 Aug 2012 111 years, 102 days New South Wales New South Wales
28 Alice Lindsay F 31 Mar 1893 1 July 2004 111 years, 92 days Victoria Victoria
29 Mary Whitehurst F 20 Oct 1905 2 Jan 2017 111 years, 74 days United Kingdom UK Victoria
30 Mary Nixon F 17 Mar 1871 10 May 1982 111 years, 54 days South Australia South Australia
31 Eileen Dinning F 10 May 1890 2 June 2001 111 years, 23 days Queensland Queensland
32 Ada Stoyles Furby F 22 July 1903 27 July 2014 111 years, 5 days United Kingdom UK Western Australia
33 Kit St. Clair F 27 Dec 1882 19 Nov 1993 110 years, 327 days Victoria New South Wales
34 Ada Cleggett F 27 Jan 1885 8 Dec 1995 110 years, 315 days South Australia South Australia
35 Ethel Stewart F 23 Sept 1893 26 June 2004 110 years, 277 days United Kingdom UK Victoria
36 Dulcie Fawcett F 30 Jan 1913 2 Nov 2023 110 years, 276 days South Australia Western Australia
37 Marija Ruljancich F 14 June 1913 Living 110 years, 278 days CroatiaCRO Victoria
38 Rosina Lazzarini F 11 Mar 1906 4 Dec 2016 110 years, 268 days United Kingdom UK New South Wales
39 Doreen Washington F 24 May 1898 4 Feb 2009 110 years, 256 days Queensland New South Wales
40 Helen Stamelos F 30 Nov 1906 7 Aug 2017 110 years, 251 days GreeceGRE Western Australia
41 Jessie Prowse F 7 July 1911 ≈9 Mar 2022 110 years, ≈245 days New South Wales Queensland
42 Agnes Kluckhenn F 1 Apr 1909 24 Nov 2019 110 years, 237 days United Kingdom UK Victoria
43 Alfreda Screaigh F 28 July 1913 8 Mar 2024 110 years, 224 days Western Australia Western Australia
44 Marie Piacentino F 25 Nov 1888 21 June 1999 110 years, 208 days Italy ITA New South Wales
45 Mary Hurley F 4 May 1880 16 Nov 1990 110 years, 196 days New South Wales New South Wales
46 Catherine Lawrence F 8 Dec 1902 16 June 2013 110 years, 190 days Victoria New South Wales
47 Alfred Date M 8 Nov 1905 2 May 2016 110 years, 176 days United Kingdom UK New South Wales
48 Mary Sadler F 12 Jan 1908 29 June 2018 110 years, 168 days Victoria Victoria
49 Ken Weeks M 5 Oct 1913 Living 110 years, 165 days New South Wales New South Wales
50 Mary Rothstein F 6 Mar 1901 2 Aug 2011 110 years, 149 days RussiaRUS Victoria
51 Catherine Wilson F 30 Mar 1904 22 Aug 2014 110 years, 145 days New South Wales New South Wales
52 Evelyn Vigor F 9 Jan 1906 26 Apr 2016 110 years, 108 days Queensland Queensland
53 Jean McCarthy F 4 May 1908 12 Aug 2018 110 years, 100 days Victoria Victoria
54 Flo Fuss F 5 Jan 1889 7 Apr 1999 110 years, 92 days South Australia South Australia
55 John Campbell Ross M 11 Mar 1899 3 June 2009 110 years, 84 days Victoria Victoria
56 Blanche Coward F 17 Dec 1901 27 Feb 2012 110 years, 72 days United Kingdom UK New South Wales
57 Sarah Davey F 29 Apr 1894 3 July 2004 110 years, 65 days United Kingdom UK New South Wales
58 Claude Choules M 3 Mar 1901 5 May 2011 110 years, 63 days United Kingdom UK Western Australia
59 Ada Whitfield F 8 Jan 1881 2 Mar 1991 110 years, 53 days United Kingdom UK New South Wales
60 Elizabeth Jordan F 15 Jan 1912 6 Mar 2022 110 years, 50 days Queensland Queensland
61 Phyllis Lee F 3 Nov 1907 20 Dec 2017 110 years, 47 days United Kingdom UK Queensland
62 Gertie Nesbitt F 3 July 1882 5 Aug 1992 110 years, 35 days United Kingdom UK Victoria
63 Frank Mawer M 15 Aug 1912 17 Sept 2022 110 years, 33 days New South Wales New South Wales
64 Avis Sheedy F 25 May 1908 25 June 2018 110 years, 31 days New South Wales New South Wales
65 Ellen Kay F 31 May 1896 29 June 2006 110 years, 29 days South Australia South Australia
66 Lavalette Lamb F 29 May 1883 25 June 1993 110 years, 27 days Queensland New South Wales
67 Eliza Hutchinson F 7 July 1880 30 July 1990 110 years, 23 days United Kingdom UK Queensland
68 Annie Violet Feil F 17 July 1904 3 Aug 2014 110 years, 17 days New ZealandNZL Victoria
69 Wilhelmina Overall F 6 Oct 1908 21 Oct 2018 110 years, 15 days New South Wales New South Wales

Questionable cases

State / Country of
Rank Name Sex Birth Death Age birth death
Tsao Yuet Kiu Wong F 23 Nov 1896? 3 July 2010 113 years, 222 days? ChinaCHN New South Wales
Van Hoa Lam F 15 Aug 1910? 27 Apr 2022 111 years, 255 days? ChinaCHN Victoria
Hiek Neang F 9 Feb 1909? 30 July 2020 111 years, 172 days? CambodiaCAM Victoria
Ma Drue F 8 June 1911? 4 June 2022 110 years, 361 days? MyanmarMMR Western Australia
Cui Ye F 1 Mar 1912? 13 Aug 2022 110 years, 165 days? ? Victoria
Harry Moore M 26 Feb 1816? 5 May 1926 110 years, 68 days? JamaicaJAM Victoria
Richie Richardson M 31 Jan 1907? 14 Feb 2017 110 years, 14 days? Queensland Queensland
Katerini Kilikidou F 1903? 3 June 2013 110 years, 0+ days? GreeceGRE Victoria

Australian emigrant supercentenarians

State / Country of
Rank Name Sex Birth Death Age birth death
1 Beverly Jamison F 7 Apr 1910 14 June 2020 110 years, 68 days Victoria United Kingdom UK
2 Emily Currey F 16 July 1880 24 Aug 1990 110 years, 39 days Victoria CanadaCAN

Oldest Australians ever by state of death or last residence

County Name Sex Birth Death Age
Australian Capital Territory Gwen Smith F 10 Sept 1907 13 Jan 2016 108 years, 125 days
Maurice Brook M 14 Apr 1910 2 Dec 2017 107 years, 232 days
New South Wales Molly Yeomans F 1 July 1888 30 May 2001 112 years, 333 days
Alfred Date (b.United Kingdom UK ) M 8 Nov 1905 2 May 2016 110 years, 176 days
Northern Territory Alex Gory (b.RussiaRUS) M 18 May 1882 15 Feb 1989 106 years, 279 days
Gladys Morris F 17 Dec 1914 3 Dec 2018 103 years, 351 days
Queensland Miriam Schmierer F 20 Aug 1899 29 Sept 2011 112 years, 40 days
Dexter Kruger M 13 Jan 1910 20 July 2021 111 years, 188 days
South Australia Beatrice Mears F 4 Mar 1888 3 Dec 2001 113 years, 274 days
William Kerr M 3 Feb 1912 27 May 2021 109 years, 113 days
Tasmania Mary Crowe (b.United Kingdom UK ) F 30 Jan 1836 31 July 1945 109 years, 182 days
Ron Brelsford (b.United Kingdom UK ) M 13 July 1913 7 June 2021 107 years, 329 days
Victoria Christina Cock F 25 Dec 1887 22 May 2002 114 years, 148 days
Jack Lockett M 22 Jan 1891 25 May 2002 111 years, 123 days
Western Australia Margaret Vivian (b.United Kingdom UK ) F 25 Feb 1906 20 Sept 2018 112 years, 207 days
Claude Choules (b.United Kingdom UK ) M 3 Mar 1901 5 May 2011 110 years, 63 days

Chronological list of the oldest living person in Australia since 1965

      Validated       Under 110       Living       Pending       Unvalidated

From To Name Sex Age when
oldest
Lifespan State of death
Unknown 21 May 1965 Helen Dunbar F 105–107 1 July 1857 – 21 May 1965
107 years, 324 days
Queensland
21 May 1965 18 June 1967
(2 yrs, 28 days)
Jessie Pearce F 105–107 11 Apr 1860 – 18 June 1967
107 years, 68 days
New South Wales
18 June 1967 11 Apr 1970
(2 yrs, 297 days)
Clara Byrne F 106–109 28 Feb 1861 – 11 Apr 1970
109 years, 42 days
New South Wales
11 Apr 1970 3 May 1971
(1 yr, 22 days)
Ada Sharp F 108–109 28 Sept 1861 – 3 May 1971
109 years, 217 days
Western Australia
3 May 1971 5 May 1972
(1 yr, 2 days)
Honora Corrigan F 107 7 May 1864 – 5 May 1972
107 years, 364 days
New South Wales
5 May 1972 16 Mar 1973
(315 days)
Mary Keefer F 107 10 Apr 1865 – 16 Mar 1973
107 years, 340 days
Queensland
16 Mar 1973 4 Jan 1974
(294 days)
Josephine Gasse F 107–108 15 Oct 1865 – 4 Jan 1974
108 years, 81 days
New South Wales
4 Jan 1974 4 June 1974
(151 days)
Elizabeth Swatton F 106 13 June 1867 – 4 June 1974
106 years, 356 days
Victoria
4 June 1974 4 July 1974
(30 days)
Samuel Rowe M 106 8 Oct 1867 – 4 July 1974
106 years, 269 days
Western Australia
4 July 1974 2 July 1976
(1 yr, 364 days)
Sarah Potter F 106–108 4 Nov 1867 – 2 July 1976
108 years, 241 days
Victoria
2 July 1976 3 May 1981
(4 yrs, 305 days)
Jane Piercy F 106–111 2 Sept 1869 – 3 May 1981
111 years, 243 days
New South Wales
3 May 1981 10 May 1982
(1 yr, 7 days)
Mary Nixon F 110–111 17 Mar 1871 – 10 Mar 1982
111 years, 54 days
South Australia
10 May 1982 6 Nov 1987
(5 yrs, 180 days)
Caroline Mockridge F 107–112 11 Dec 1874 – 6 Nov 1987
112 years, 330 days
Victoria
6 Nov 1987 4 Apr 1989
(1 yr, 149 days)
Agnes Dodds F 108–109 19 Oct 1879 – 4 Apr 1989
109 years, 167 days
New South Wales
4 Apr 1989 16 Nov 1990
(1 yr, 226 days)
Mary Hurley F 108–110 4 May 1880 – 16 Nov 1990
110 years, 196 days
New South Wales
16 Nov 1990 2 Mar 1991
(106 days)
Ada Whitfield F 109–110 8 Jan 1881 – 2 Mar 1991
110 years, 53 days
New South Wales
2 Mar 1991 30 July 1992
(1 yr, 150 days)
Beatrice Pollock F 110–111 2 Mar 1881 – 30 July 1992
111 years, 150 days
New South Wales
30 July 1992 5 Aug 1992
(6 days)
Gertie Nesbitt F 110 3 July 1882 – 5 Aug 1992
110 years, 33 days
Victoria
5 Aug 1992 19 Nov 1993
(1 yr, 106 days)
Kit St. Clair F 109–110 27 Dec 1882 – 19 Nov 1993
110 years, 327 days
New South Wales
19 Nov 1993 8 Dec 1995
(2 yrs, 19 days)
Ada Cleggett F 108–110 27 Jan 1885 – 8 Dec 1995
110 years, 315 days
South Australia
8 Dec 1995 24 June 1996
(199 days)
Ada Stockdale F 110–111 14 Feb 1885 – 24 June 1996
111 years, 131 days
Queensland
24 June 1996 11 Dec 1996
(170 days)
Mary MacPherson F 109 4 Feb 1887 – 11 Dec 1996
109 years, 311 days
New South Wales
11 Dec 1996 22 May 2002
(5 yrs, 162 days)
Christina Cock F 108–114 25 Dec 1887 – 22 May 2002
114 years, 148 days
Victoria
22 May 2002 6 Aug 2002
(76 days)
Jessie Hurley F 111–112 15 June 1890 – 6 Aug 2002
112 years, 52 days
New South Wales
6 Aug 2002 1 July 2004
(1 yr, 330 days)
Alice Lindsay F 109–111 31 Mar 1893 – 1 July 2004
111 years, 92 days
Victoria
1 July 2004 3 July 2004
(2 days)
Sarah Davey F 110 29 Apr 1894 – 3 July 2004
110 years, 65 days
New South Wales
3 July 2004 20 Sept 2007
(3 yrs, 79 days)
Myra Nicholson F 109–112 14 Dec 1894 – 20 Sept 2007
112 years, 280 days
Victoria
20 Sept 2007 15 May 2009
(1 yr, 237 days)
E. Beatrice Riley F 110–112 13 Oct 1896 – 15 May 2009
112 years, 214 days
Victoria
15 May 2009 3 June 2009
(19 days)
John Campbell Ross M 110 11 Mar 1899 – 3 June 2009
110 years, 84 days
Victoria
3 June 2009 29 Sept 2011
(2 yrs, 118 days)
Miriam Schmierer F 109–112 20 Aug 1899 – 29 Sept 2011
112 years, 40 days
Queensland
29 Sept 2011 15 Aug 2012
(321 days)
Eva McConnell F 110–111 5 May 1901 – 15 Aug 2012
111 years, 102 days
New South Wales
15 Aug 2012 7 June 2014
(1 yr, 296 days)
Jane Gray F 110–112 1 Dec 1901 – 7 June 2014
112 years, 188 days
New South Wales
7 June 2014 8 Oct 2014
(123 days)
Vi Robbins F 112 28 Feb 1902 – 8 Oct 2014
112 years, 222 days
New South Wales
8 Oct 2014 20 Dec 2015
(1 yr, 73 days)
Ethel Farrell F 111–113 27 Nov 1902 – 20 Dec 2015
113 years, 23 days
Victoria
20 Dec 2015 2 Jan 2017
(1 yr, 13 days)
Mary Whitehurst F 110–111 20 Oct 1905 – 2 Jan 2017
111 years, 74 days
Victoria
2 Jan 2017 1 Sept 2017
(242 days)
Marjorie Cooke F 110–111 5 Jan 1906 – 1 Sept 2017
111 years, 239 days
Victoria
1 Sept 2017 20 Sept 2018
(1 yr, 19 days)
Margaret Vivian F 111–112 25 Feb 1906 – 20 Sept 2018
112 years, 207 days
Western Australia
20 Sept 2018 21 Oct 2018
(31 days)
Wilhelmina Overall F 109–110 6 Oct 1908 – 21 Oct 2018
110 years, 15 days
New South Wales
21 Oct 2018 24 Nov 2019
(1 yr, 34 days)
Agnes Kluckhenn F 109–110 1 Apr 1909 – 24 Nov 2019
110 years, 237 days
Victoria
24 Nov 2019 30 Dec 2020
(1 yr, 35 days)
Mabel Crosby F 110–111 7 Sept 1909 – 30 Dec 2020
111 years, 114 days
Queensland
30 Dec 2020 20 July 2021
(203 days)
Dexter Kruger M 110–111 13 Jan 1910 – 20 July 2021
111 years, 188 days
Queensland
20 July 2021 6 Dec 2021
(139 days)
Ivy Tate F 110–111 19 Aug 1910 – 6 Dec 2021
111 years, 109 days
Western Australia
6 Dec 2021 13 May 2022
(158 days)
Ina Reid F 110–111 16 Dec 1910 – 13 May 2022
111 years, 148 days
New South Wales
13 May 2022 31 Mar 2023
(322 days)
Gwen Moore F 110–111 2 Dec 1911 – 31 Mar 2023
111 years, 119 days
Queensland
31 Mar 2023 26 Jan 2024
(301 days)
Catherina van der Linden F 110–111 26 Aug 1912 - 26 Jan 2024
111 years, 153 days
South Australia
26 Jan 2024 Present
(0 years, 52 days)
Marija Ruljancich F 110* Born 14 June 1913
110 years, 278 days
Living in
Victoria

Chronological list of the oldest living man in Australia since 1986

      Validated       Under 110       Living       Pending       Unvalidated

From To Name Age when
oldest
Lifespan State of death
Unknown 28 Aug 1986 Robert Hewson 105–107 24 Aug 1879 – 28 Aug 1986
107 years, 4 days
Western Australia
28 Aug 1986 10 July 1988
(1 yr, 317 days)
Gordon Williams 106–108 28 May 1880 – 10 July 1988
108 years, 43 days
Queensland
10 July 1988 27 July 1988
(17 days)
Frederick McGill 108 1 June 1880 – 27 July 1988
108 years, 56 days
Victoria
27 July 1988 17 July 1989
(355 days)
Bill Wallace 106–107 Aug 1881 – 17 July 1989
107 years, 320+ days
Victoria
17 July 1989 5 Apr 1992
(2 yrs, 263 days)
Robert McMieken 106–108 24 May 1883 – 5 Apr 1992
108 years, 317 days
Queensland
5 Apr 1992 16 Aug 1992
(133 days)
William Craig 107 10 Dec 1884 – 16 Aug 1992
107 years, 250 days
Queensland
16 Aug 1992 18 May 1994
(1 yr, 275 days)
Kosta Malco 105–107 25 Mar 1887 – 18 May 1994
107 years, 54 days
Western Australia
18 May 1994 23 July 1996
(2 yrs, 66 days)
James Wright 105–107 27 Mar 1889 – 23 July 1996
107 years, 118 days
Western Australia
23 July 1996 25 May 2002
(5 yrs, 306 days)
Jack Lockett 105–111 22 Jan 1891 – 25 May 2002
111 years, 123 days
Victoria
25 May 2002 25 Sept 2002
(123 days)
Francis Kelly 107 8 Jan 1895 – 25 Sept 2002
107 years, 260 days
New South Wales
25 Sept 2002 6 Sept 2004
(1 yr, 347 days)
William Caddy 107–109 21 July 1895 – 6 Sept 2004
109 years, 47 days
Victoria
6 Sept 2004 22 Feb 2005
(169 days)
Sydney Bond 108 15 May 1896 – 22 Feb 2005
108 years, 283 days
Queensland
22 Feb 2005 12 June 2007
(2 yrs, 110 days)
Frank Scarrabelotti 107–109 4 Aug 1897 – 12 June 2007
109 years, 312 days
New South Wales
12 June 2007 3 June 2009
(1 yr, 356 days)
John Campbell Ross 108–110 11 Mar 1899 – 3 June 2009
110 years, 84 days
Victoria
3 June 2009 5 May 2011
(1 yr, 336 days)
Claude Choules 108–110 3 Mar 1901 – 5 May 2011
110 years, 63 days
Western Australia
5 May 2011 9 June 2011
(35 days)
James Hope 107 9 Oct 1903 – 9 June 2011
107 years, 243 days
New South Wales
9 June 2011 22 Sept 2011
(105 days)
Anthony Hoffman 106–107 22 Sept 1904 – 22 Sept 2011
107 years, 0 days
Queensland
22 Sept 2011 2 July 2014
(2 yrs, 283 days)
Fred Lunghusen 106–108 5 July 1905 – 2 July 2014
108 years, 362 days
Victoria
2 July 2014 2 May 2016
(1 yr, 305 days)
Alfred Date 108–110 8 Nov 1905 – 2 May 2016
110 years, 176 days
New South Wales
2 May 2016 30 Apr 2017
(363 days)
Alfred Powell 107–108 16 Sept 1908 – 30 Apr 2017
108 years, 226 days
New South Wales
30 Apr 2017 17 Oct 2017
(170 days)
Hilton Nunn 107–108 7 June 1909 – 17 Oct 2017
108 years, 132 days
Western Australia
17 Oct 2017 20 July 2021
(3 yrs, 276 days)
Dexter Kruger 107–111 13 Jan 1910 – 20 July 2021
111 years, 188 days
Queensland
20 July 2021 17 Sept 2022
(1 yr, 159 days)
Frank Mawer 108–110 15 Aug 1912 – 17 Sept 2022
110 years, 33 days
New South Wales
17 Sept 2022 Present
(1 years, 183 days)
Ken Weeks 108–110* Born 5 Oct 1913
110 years, 165 days
Living in
New South Wales

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