Catherina van der Linden of Adelaide passed away after maintaining her active lifestyle until the last few months of her life.
She is survived by four children, 10 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren.
South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas revealed the news on social media platform X and recalled meeting Ms van der Linden on her last birthday.
"When I asked about her secret for a long and happy life, she told me two things: regular gym sessions and regular walks," he said.
My thoughts are with the van der Linden family, following the passing of Mrs Catherina van der Linden, aged 111. — Peter Malinauskas (@PMalinauskasMP) I met Mrs van der Linden last year on her 111st birthday, who was Australia's longest living person. pic.twitter.com/cFVcjF0iYBFebruary 2, 2024
Ms van der Linden had a routine of walking around Southern Cross Care's West Beach residential facility, and also visited the gym two to three times a week.
On her 111th birthday, she told AAP she continued her exercise "to see that you still have that energy that you did before".
"Keep on moving and don't sit still," she said.
Ms van der Linden also shared her views that people should try to be content with what life gives them.
"I've lived a normal life," she said at the time.
"Sometimes it's not very good and sometimes it's better but you have to take the bad with the good as well and it's possible to make living a joy."
Ms van der Linden migrated from the Netherlands earlier in her life.
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