Australia Demographics Profile 2009

Population

21,262,641 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 18.6% (male 2,026,975/female 1,923,828)
15-64 years: 67.9% (male 7,318,743/female 7,121,613)
65 years and over: 13.5% (male 1,306,329/female 1,565,153) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 37.3 years
male: 36.6 years
female: 38.1 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

1.195% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

12.47 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

6.74 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

6.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 89% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.84 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 4.75 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.08 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 81.63 years
male: 79.25 years
female: 84.14 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.78 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.2% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

18,000 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

fewer than 100 200 (2007 est.)

Nationality

noun: Australian(s)
adjective: Australian

Ethnic groups

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

Religions

Catholic 25.8%, Anglican 18.7%, Uniting Church 5.7%, Presbyterian and Reformed 3%, Eastern Orthodox 2.7%, other Christian 7.9%, Buddhist 2.1%, Muslim 1.7%, other 2.4%, unspecified 11.3%, none 18.7% (2006 Census)

Languages

English 78.5%, Chinese 2.5%, Italian 1.6%, Greek 1.3%, Arabic 1.2%, Vietnamese 1%, other 8.2%, unspecified 5.7% (2006 Census)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 20 years
male: 20 years
female: 21 years (2006)

Education expenditures

4.5% of GDP (2005)