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Languages

English 76.8%, Mandarin 1.6%, Italian 1.4%, Arabic 1.3%, Greek 1.2%, Cantonese 1.2%, Vietnamese 1.1%, other 10.4%, unspecified 5% (2011 est.)

Ethnic Groups

English 25.9%
Australian 25.4%
Irish 7.5%
Scottish 6.4%
Italian 3.3%
German 3.2%
Chinese 3.1%
Indian 1.4%
Greek 1.4%
Dutch 1.2%
Other 15.8%
(includes Australian aboriginal .5%
), unspecified 5.4%
%

Urbanization

Urban population: 89.4% of total population (2015)

Rate of urbanization: 1.47% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 17.84% (male 2,105,433/female 1,997,433)

15-24 years - : 12.96% (male 1,528,993/female 1,451,340)

25-54 years - : 41.55% (male 4,862,591/female 4,691,975)

55-64 years - : 11.82% (male 1,347,780/female 1,369,501)

65 years and over - : 15.82% (male 1,684,339/female 1,953,269) (2016 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 50.9%

Youth dependency ratio: 28.2%

Elderly dependency ratio: 22.7%

Potential support ratio: 4.4% (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 38.6 years

Male: 37.8 years

Female: 39.4 years (2016 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 58

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.06 male(s)/female

0-14 years - : 1.05 male(s)/female

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

25-54 years - : 1.04 male(s)/female

55-64 years - : 0.98 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.86 male(s)/female

total population - : 1.01 male(s)/female (2016 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 82.2 years

Male: 79.8 years

Female: 84.8 years (2016 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 15

Drinking Water Source

Sanitation Facility Access

total: 0% of population (2015 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.16% (2015 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

AIDS - people living with HIV

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

29.9% (2014)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

0.2% (2007)

Education Expenditures

5.3% of GDP (2013)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

Total: 20 years

Male: 20 years

Female: 21 years (2013)

Year

Population

  • 22,992,654

Nationality

  • Australian(s) noun


  • Australian adjective


Religions

  • Protestant Anglican
    30.12%
  • Uniting Church
    5.00%
  • Presbyterian And Reformed
    2.80%
  • Baptist
    0.00%
  • 1.60%
  • Lutheran
    1.20%
  • Pentecostal
    1.10%
  • Other Protestant
    1.30%
  • Catholic Roman Catholic
    25.33%
  • Other Catholic
    0.20%
  • Other Christian
    2.90%
  • Orthodox
    2.80%
  • Buddhist
    2.50%
  • Muslim
    2.20%
  • Hindu
    1.30%
  • Other
    1.30%
  • None
    22.30%
  • Unspecified Est
    9.32%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.05% (2016 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 12.1 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)

Death Rate

  • 7.2 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 5.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • Sydney 4.505
    million
  • Melbourne
    4.203 million
  • Brisbane
    2.202 million
  • Perth
    1.861 million
  • Adelaide
    1.256 million
  • CANBERRA (capital)
    423,000 (2015)

Health Expenditure

  • 9.4% of GDP (2014)

Physicians Density

  • 3.27 physicians/1,000 population (2011)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 3.9 beds/1,000 population (2010)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.77 children born/woman (2016 est.)