2 GeoFroggy

Languages

English, native languages

Ethnic Groups

Caucasian 92%
Asian 7%
Aboriginal and other 1%
%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 20.64% (male 2,045,892; female 1,948,949)

15-64 years - : 66.86% (male 6,538,096; female 6,405,014)

65 years and over - : 12.5% (male 1,059,107; female 1,360,536) (2001 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.05 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1.05 male(s)/female

15-64 years - : 1.02 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.78 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.99 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

4.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 79.87 years

Male: 77.02 years

Female: 82.87 years (2001 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.15% (1999 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

100 (1999 est.)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 100%

Male: 100%

Female: 100% (1980 est.)

Year

Population

  • 19,357,594

Nationality

  • Australian(s) noun


  • Australian adjective


Religions

  • Anglican
    26.10%
  • Roman Catholic
    26.00%
  • Other Christian
    24.30%
  • NonChristian
    -11.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    0.99% (2001 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 12.86 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death Rate

  • 7.18 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 4.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.77 children born/woman (2001 est.)