In many countries, people are now living longer than ever before. Some people say an ageing population creates problems for governments. Other people think there are benefits if society has more elderly people. To what extent do the advantages of having an ageing population outweigh the disadvantages?

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different activities (film club, martial arts, amateur dramatics, table tennis, musical performances) at a social centre in Melbourne, Australia from 2000 to 2020.

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, All the activities started in 2000 but the musical performances started in 2005 with no

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. The

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of joining was increasing in all of the activities, but the amateur dramatics had decreased.

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in the film club is the highest in all the years shown.The

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started in 2000 with approximately 65

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and fluctuated in the other years, but in 2020 it backed up to the same level as in 2000. The martial arts

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stayed at the same level in 2000 and 2020 about 35

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in amateur dramatics has decreased by about 20

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from about 25

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to 5

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. Table tennis had increased from 15

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to approximately about 54

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.

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, the musical performances had increased from zero

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in 2005 to about 18

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in 2020.