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This is intended to be a list of every known person living in Australia who is aged 107 or older, and every known man living in Australia who is aged 106 or older.

If an individual has not been confirmed alive for over 2 years, they are moved to limbo - a category for people whose living status is unknown.

People (107+)

      GRG-Unvalidated       Under 110       Age Questionable

State/country of
Rank Name Sex Birth Age birth residence
1 Dexter Kruger [1] M 13 Jan 1910 114 years, 96 days Queensland Queensland
2 Anonymous [2] F 9 July 1910 113 years, 284 days ? Western Australia
- Van Hoa Lam [3] F 15 Aug 1910? 113 years, 247 days? ChinaCHN Victoria
3 Ivy Tate [4] F 19 Aug 1910 113 years, 243 days United Kingdom UK Western Australia
4 Ina [5] F 17 Dec 1910 113 years, 123 days ? New South Wales
5 Alice Dobson [6] F 27 Apr 1911 112 years, 357 days United Kingdom UK Queensland
6 Jessie Prowse [7] F 7 July 1911 112 years, 286 days New South Wales Queensland
7 Gwen Moore [8] F 27 Nov 1911 112 years, 143 days United Kingdom UK Queensland
8 Elizabeth Jordan [9] F 15 Jan 1912 112 years, 94 days Queensland Queensland
9 Joan Bush [10] F 13 Apr 1912 112 years, 6 days United Kingdom UK Victoria
10 Frank Mawer [11] M 16 Aug 1912 111 years, 246 days New South Wales New South Wales
11 Catherina van der Linden [12] F 26 Aug 1912 111 years, 236 days NetherlandsNED South Australia
12 Pat Dowdle [13] F 16 Nov 1912 111 years, 154 days ? Queensland
13 Keith Coutts [14] M 1 Jan 1913 111 years, 108 days New South Wales Queensland
14 Dulcie Fawcett [15] F 30 Jan 1913 111 years, 79 days South Australia Western Australia
15 Rafe Snader [16] M 23 Feb 1913 111 years, 55 days Western Australia Western Australia
16 Alice Turner [17] F 10 Apr 1913 111 years, 9 days United Kingdom UK Queensland
17 Melva Henry [18] F 1 June 1913 110 years, 322 days South Australia New South Wales
18 Marija Ruljancich [19] F 13 June 1913 110 years, 310 days CroatiaCRO Victoria
19 Jim Stapleton [20] M 17 June 1913 110 years, 306 days Victoria Victoria
20 Ruby Duffell [21] F 3 July 1913 110 years, 290 days Queensland Queensland
21 Dorothy Harris [22] F 4 July 1913 110 years, 289 days South Australia South Australia
22 Sabbia Tilli [23] F 12 July 1913 110 years, 281 days Italy ITA Western Australia
23 Nell Bentley [24] F 12 Aug 1913 110 years, 250 days Western Australia Western Australia
24 Thelma Kirkman [25] F Aug 1913 110 years, 245 days+ United Kingdom UK Victoria
25 Margherita Poglio [26] F 7 Sept 1913 110 years, 224 days Queensland Queensland
26 Ken Weeks [27] M 5 Oct 1913 110 years, 196 days New South Wales New South Wales
27 Blanche Steinbeck [28] F 14 Dec 1913 110 years, 126 days New South Wales New South Wales
28 Dorothy Russell [29] F 5 Feb 1914 110 years, 73 days ? Western Australia
29 Jean Hodges [30] F 9 Feb 1914 110 years, 69 days ? Victoria
30 Julie Dean [31] F Feb 1914 110 years, 54 days+ ? Victoria
31 Allan Chilman [32] M 4 Mar 1914 110 years, 46 days South Australia South Australia
32 Olive Hodges [33] F 8 Mar 1914 110 years, 42 days IndiaIND South Australia
33 Margaret Sinclair [34] F 14 Mar 1914 110 years, 36 days New South Wales New South Wales
34 Heather Gourlay [35] F 1 Apr 1914 110 years, 18 days New South Wales New South Wales
35 Lorna Henstridge [36] F 6 June 1914 109 years, 317 days South Australia South Australia
36 Alice Pollock [37] F 22 June 1914 109 years, 301 days New South Wales Victoria

Men (106+)

      GRG-Unvalidated       Under 110       Age Questionable

State/country of
Rank Name Birth Age birth residence
1 Dexter Kruger [1] 13 Jan 1910 114 years, 96 days Queensland Queensland
2 Frank Mawer [11] 16 Aug 1912 111 years, 246 days New South Wales New South Wales
3 Keith Coutts [14] 1 Jan 1913 111 years, 108 days New South Wales Queensland
4 Rafe Snader [16] 23 Feb 1913 111 years, 55 days Western Australia Western Australia
5 Jim Stapleton [20] 17 June 1913 110 years, 306 days Victoria Victoria
6 Ken Weeks [27] 5 Oct 1913 110 years, 196 days New South Wales New South Wales
7 Allan Chilman [32] 4 Mar 1914 110 years, 46 days South Australia South Australia

Limbo cases (not confirmed alive in 2+ years, no confirmation of death)

      Limbo

State/country of
Name Sex Birth Last update Age (if living) birth residence
Ellen Heath F 7 July 1910 Sept 2015 113 years, 286 days United Kingdom UK Australian Capital Territory
Ivy Deuel F 17 Nov 1910 Nov 2015 113 years, 153 days Queensland New South Wales
Winifred Murphy F 11 Feb 1911 Feb 2016 113 years, 67 days ? Victoria
Mary Bennetts F 13 Mar 1911 Mar 2016 113 years, 37 days ? New South Wales
Daphne Keith F 23 Apr 1911 May 2019 112 years, 361 days ? New South Wales
Melba Clare F 1 May 1911 May 2017 112 years, 353 days New South Wales New South Wales
Emily Giudice F 25 Dec 1911 Apr 2016 112 years, 115 days New South Wales New South Wales
Irene Wade F 16 May 1912 May 2017 111 years, 338 days New ZealandNZL Queensland
Jack Callaghan M 5 Nov 1912 Nov 2017 111 years, 165 days New South Wales New South Wales
Violet McNamara F 6 Nov 1912 Nov 2017 111 years, 164 days ? New South Wales
Jean Kay F 10 Jan 1913 Jan 2017 111 years, 99 days Queensland Queensland
Dorothy Fryar F 10 Aug 1913 Aug 2017 110 years, 252 days South Australia Queensland
Brian Lowe M 13 Sept 1913 Sept 2018 110 years, 218 days United Kingdom UK Victoria
Hazel Ridgeway F 24 Sept 1913 Sept 2018 110 years, 207 days New South Wales New South Wales
Masako Ando F 7 Oct 1913 Oct 2017 110 years, 194 days JapanJPN New South Wales
Albina Biruta F 10 Apr 1914 Apr 2019 110 years, 9 days PolandPOL New South Wales
Mavis Turner F 13 June 1914 June 2019 109 years, 310 days South Australia South Australia

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Australia's oldest man turns to digital news at 110 years old ABC Radio National, 29 June 2020
  2. As we celebrate our 3rd birthday our gorgeous patient Ma celebrates her 110th Head 2 Toe Wellness Solutions on Facebook, 9 July 2020
  3. Richmond resident turns 110 and shares secret to a long life North Richmond Community Health, 11 September 2020
  4. Congratulations, Ivy, on 110 happy years PressReader, 22 August 2020
  5. Here is Eileen and Ina on Ina’s 110th Birthday... St Luke's Care on Facebook, 8 January 2021
  6. 'Alice' Facebook, 4 September 2020
  7. Morningside resident Jessie Prowse shares her life story after turning 103 The Courier Mail, 3 August 2014 (confirmed to have reached 109 through personal correspondence)
  8. Oldest twins & siblings Oldest in Britain
  9. Ipswich’s oldest resident celebrates another big birthday The Queensland Times, 15 January 2020
  10. Joan Bush celebrates her 109th birthday with champagne and cake ABC News, 13 April 2021
  11. 11.0 11.1 The shire's remarkable Frank Mawer celebrates 108th birthday through a Zoom session St. George & Sutherland Shire Leader, 3 September 2020
  12. Adelaide's oldest woman celebrates her 108th birthday at the gym 7NEWS, 26 August 2020
  13. Words of Wisdom Beaumont Care, 16 April 2020
  14. 14.0 14.1 107 NOT OUT Sunshine Coast Daily (PressReader), 3 January 2020
  15. Congratulations on 107 years! Juniper News, January 2020 (Page 6)
  16. 16.0 16.1 Rafe is 108! The Maccabean, 5 March 2021
  17. Comment from cousin, 13 April 2021 (citation needed)
  18. Melva Henry 107 yrs 1/6/1913 Twitter, 11 August 2020
  19. Marija hits 107 thanks to social isolation on her childhood island The Sydney Morning Herald, 17 June 2020
  20. 20.0 20.1 Jim celebrates 108 years with huge celebration Shepparton News, 29 June 2021
  21. Happy 107th Birthday to Ruby! Catholic Healthcare, 6 July 2020
  22. Dorothy Harris West Coast Sentinel Tributes (published in Port Lincoln Times, 2 July 2020)
  23. Marangaroo great-great-grandmother turns 106 PerthNow, 12 July 2019
  24. Citation Needed
  25. Long life (still) being well lived The News (Mornington Peninsula), 17 August 2020
  26. Rita turns 105 Pyramid Views (Facebook), 5 October 2018
    Happy 107th birthday Herald Sun, 7 September 2020
  27. 27.0 27.1 A LONG LIFE WELL LIVED FOR KEN IN THE CLARENCE The Northern Rivers Times (Facebook), 28 September 2020
  28. Sutherland Shire resident Blanche Steinbeck turns 106 St. George & Sutherland Shire Leader, 4 January 2020
  29. Happy 107th Birthday! West Announcements, 5 February 2021
  30. 106th birthday celebrations for Euroa resident The Euroa Gazette, 12 February 2020
  31. A happy birthday to Julie Dean The Euroa Gazette, 24 February 2021
  32. 32.0 32.1 HAPPY 107TH BIRTHDAY The Advertiser, 4 March 2021
  33. Ray of Sunshine: Olive Hodges turned 107, surrounded by loved ones 7NEWS Adelaide on Facebook, 8 March 2021
  34. 106 not out: Margaret Sinclair celebrates birthday milestone Fairfield City Champion, 13 March 2020
  35. ...Heather Gourlay who celebrated her 105th birthday...yesterday BaptistCare on Twitter, 2 April 2019
    Gracewood resident celebrates turning 107! BaptistCare, 3 May 2021
  36. Happy 107th birthday Lorna!... St Peter's Girls' School, 7 June 2021
  37. Alice Pollock celebrates her 106th birthday at Bupa Echuca Bupa Health & Care, 22 June 2020
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