2 GeoFroggy

Languages

English, native languages

Ethnic Groups

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

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 20.2% (male 2,045,783; female 1,949,864)

15-64 years - : 67.1% (male 6,680,531; female 6,553,141)

65 years and over - : 12.7% (male 1,099,275; female 1,403,390) (2003 est.)

Median Age

Total: 36 years

Male: 35.2 years

Female: 36.8 years (2002)

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 (2003 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 4.83 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 4.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)

Male: 5.23 deaths/1,000 live births

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 80.13 years

Male: 77.27 years

Female: 83.13 years (2003 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.1% (2001 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

less than 100 (2001 est.)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 100%

Male: 100%

Female: 100% (1980 est.)

Year

Population

  • 19,731,984

Nationality

  • Australian(s) noun


  • Australian adjective


Religions

  • Anglican
    26.10%
  • Roman Catholic
    26.00%
  • Other Christian
    24.30%
  • NonChristian
    -11.00%
  • Other
    12.60%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    0.93% (2003 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 12.55 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Death Rate

  • 7.31 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 4.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.76 children born/woman (2003 est.)