Middle Australia

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Middle Australia is a term used to describe middle class, suburban families of Australia. The term is often used by demographers, journalists, and politicians when addressing issues relating to middle class Australians.^[1]^[2] ^[3] In particular, this term gained a place in the political vernacular during the 2004 federal election. Opposition Leader Mark Latham used it to refer directly to families "on thirty, forty, fifty thousand dollars a year"^[4]. Middle Australia became a target constituency to which policies of financial security were pitched. ^[5] ^[6] ^[7]