Timonin, SergeyAdair, TimWelsh, JenniferCanudas-Romo, Vladimir2026-01-032026-01-032468-2667RIS:urn:A0AFBFC2B78938E2F3A0F13C3800EC69ORCID:/0000-0003-4415-5920/work/189232678ORCID:/0000-0001-6651-2023/work/189233459ORCID:/0000-0001-6532-0089/work/189233488https://hdl.handle.net/1885/733803491BackgroundDespite having one of the highest life expectancies in the world, Australia has considerable subnational variation in health. Our aim was to examine contemporary trends in area-based socioeconomic inequalities in life expectancy, including age-specific and cause-specific components.VC-R and ST acknowledge support from the Australian Research Council (DP210100401). TA acknowledges support from the Australian Research Council (FT24010050). The authors acknowledge ABS and data custodians for making the data available in PLIDA. We thank David Leon (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine), Tony Blakely (University of Melbourne), and Rosemary Korda (Australian National University) for providing important comments and suggestions on an early draft of the manuscript. We are grateful to Emily Banks (Australian National University) for generously sharing her expertise on Indigenous Research Principles.10en© 2025 The Author(s).202510.1016/S2468-2667(25)00138-0105009372675