Population21,007,310 (July 2008 est.) Age structure0-14 years: 18.8% (male 2,022,151/female 1,919,002) Median agetotal: 37.1 years Population growth rate1.221% (2008 est.) Birth rate12.55 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) Death rate6.68 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) Net migration rate6.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) Sex ratioat birth: 1.05 male(s)/female Infant mortality ratetotal: 4.82 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 81.53 years Total fertility rate1.78 children born/woman (2008 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate0.1% (2003 est.) HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS14,000 (2003 est.) HIV/AIDS - deathsfewer than 200 (2003 est.) Nationalitynoun: Australian(s) Ethnic groupswhite 92%, Asian 7%, aboriginal and other 1% ReligionsCatholic 26.4%, Anglican 20.5%, other Christian 20.5%, Buddhist 1.9%, Muslim 1.5%, other 1.2%, unspecified 12.7%, none 15.3% (2001 Census) LanguagesEnglish 79.1%, Chinese 2.1%, Italian 1.9%, other 11.1%, unspecified 5.8% (2001 Census) Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 20 years Education expenditures4.5% of GDP (2005) |
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Source: CIA World Factbook | |