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Other pages in this profile of Australia:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
20,434,176 (July 2007 est.) |
Age structure |
0-14 years: 19.3% (male 2,023,375/female 1,929,229) 15-64 years: 67.4% (male 6,945,068/female 6,831,653) 65 years and over: 13.2% (male 1,197,494/female 1,507,357) (2007 est.) |
Median Age |
total: 37.1 years male: 36.3 years female: 38 years (2007 est.) |
Population growth rate |
0.824% (2007 est.) |
Birth rate |
12.02 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Death rate |
7.56 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Net migration rate |
3.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Sex ratio |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.049 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.017 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.794 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
total: 4.57 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4.95 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.16 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
total population: 80.62 years male: 77.75 years female: 83.63 years (2007 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
1.76 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
0.1% (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
14,000 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
less than 200 (2003 est.) |
Nationality |
noun: Australian(s) adjective: Australian |
Ethnic groups |
white 92%, Asian 7%, aboriginal and other 1% |
Religions |
Catholic 26.4%, Anglican 20.5%, other Christian 20.5%, Buddhist 1.9%, Muslim 1.5%, other 1.2%, unspecified 12.7%, none 15.3% (2001 Census) |
Languages |
English 79.1%, Chinese 2.1%, Italian 1.9%, other 11.1%, unspecified 5.8% (2001 Census) |
Literacy |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (2003 est.) |
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