2 GeoFroggy

Languages

white 92%, Asian 7%, aboriginal and other 1%

Ethnic Groups

Australian %

Urbanization

urban population: 5.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 23

rate of urbanization: 89.2% of total population (2011)

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 22,507,617 (July 2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 56

15-24 years - : 18% (male 2,075,316/female 1,969,645)

25-54 years - : 13.3% (male 1,534,947/female 1,457,250)

55-64 years - : 41.8% (male 4,783,473/female 4,626,603)

65 years and over - : 11.8% (male 1,321,246/female 1,341,329)

Dependency Ratios

total dependency ratio: 15.1% (male 1,569,197/female 1,828,611) (2014 est.)

youth dependency ratio: 51 %

elderly dependency ratio: 28.9 %

potential support ratio: 22.1 %

Median Age

total: 4.5 (2014 est.)

male: 38.3 years

female: 37.5 years

Sex Ratio

at birth - : Sydney 4.543 million, Melbourne 3.961 million; Brisbane 2.039 million; Perth 1.649 million; Adelaide 1.198 million; CANBERRA (capital) 399,000 (2011)

0-14 years - : 1.06 male(s)/female

15-24 years - : 1.05 male(s)/female

25-54 years - : 1.05 male(s)/female

55-64 years - : 1.03 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 1.01 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.85 male(s)/female

Maternal Mortality Rate

30.5 (2006 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

total: 7 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) country comparison to the world: 164

male: 82.07 years

female: 79.63 years

total population: 4.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total Fertility Rate

84.64 years (2014 est.)

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

1.77 children born/woman (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 162

Drinking Water Source

Urban: 100% of population

Rural: 0% of population

Total: 0% of population

Physicians Density

9% of GDP (2011) country comparison to the world: 46

Sanitation Facility Access

Urban: 100% of population

Rural: 0% of population

Total: 0% of population

HIV Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

0% of population (2012 est.)

HIV Aids People Living with HIV Aids

0.1% (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 125

HIV Aids Deaths

20,000 (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 81

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

Fewer than 100 (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 123

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

26.8% (2008) country comparison to the world: 44

Education Expenditures

0.2% (2007) country comparison to the world: 136

Literacy

definition: 5.6% of GDP (2010) country comparison to the world: 56

total population: age 15 and over can read and write

male: 99%

female: 99%

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

total: 99% (2003 est.)

male: 20 years

female: 19 years

Year

Population

  • Protestant

Nationality 2014

  • Australian(s) adjective


Religions

  • English
    76.80%
  • Mandarin
    1.60%
  • Italian
    1.40%
  • Arabic
    1.30%
  • Greek
    1.20%
  • Cantonese
    1.20%
  • Vietnamese
    1.10%
  • Other
    10.40%
  • Unspecified Est
    52,011.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    39 years (2014 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 1.09% (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 112

Death Rate

  • 12.19 births/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 162

Migration Rate

  • 7.07 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 130

Urban Areas Population

  • rate
    1.49% annual

Physicians Density

  • 9% of GDP (2011) country comparison to the world: 46

Hospital Bed Density

  • 3.85 physicians/1,000 population (2010)