The Baby Boomers contains those born between 19. Some of the defining traits of Gen X are that they are independent, cynical and generally have a “work hard, play hard” mentality. You’re considered part of Gen X if you’re born between the years of 19. The ABS also found that more millennials are waiting longer to get married and are more likely to study and pursue education than previous generations. In terms of traits, Forbes found Millennials to be technology-based, health-focused and socially conscious as a generation. Gen Y, more commonly known as Millennials, are those born between 19. Research on Gen Z has shown that as a generation, they are more diverse in terms of identity and sexuality, and are true digital natives, with many unable to remember a time before the internet. Gen Z encapsulates anyone born between 19.

As the children of millennials, a lot of them are online from birth, and many of them have been impacted by remote learning due to the pandemic. Given that they’re all still so young, it’s hard to say what the defining traits of Generation Alpha will be. So what exactly is a Zillennial and, while we’re here, how does it fit in amongst the other generations? A guide to the generationsĪ lot of the generations vary from year to year depending on the sources you consult, but for this article, we’ve gone to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), which defines our youngest generation, or Generation Alpha, as being born anywhere between 2011 and now.

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