Records set in 2019 Australian honours
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AUSTRALIA DAY HONOURS BY THE NUMBERS:
* Record number of people recognised this year - 1127.
* Order of Australia Honours include: 19 Companions of the Order (AC); 71 Officers of the Order (AO); 282 Members of the Order (AM); 755 Medals (OAM).
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* Women received 422 awards (37.4 per cent), the highest number and percentage ever. The number of nominations and awards for women are trending up.
* Almost 46 per cent of awards (516 in total) were for outstanding service or achievement in the community.
* The oldest recipient is 99 years old. The youngest is 26 years old.
* 213 recipients were born overseas.
* Female recipients in local government outnumber men for the first time in the history of the honours.
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