Population21,262,641 (July 2009 est.) Age structure0-14 years: 18.6% (male 2,026,975/female 1,923,828) Median agetotal: 37.3 years Population growth rate1.195% (2009 est.) Birth rate12.47 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) Death rate6.74 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.) Net migration rate6.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.) Urbanizationurban population: 89% of total population (2008) Sex ratioat birth: 1.06 male(s)/female Infant mortality ratetotal: 4.75 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 81.63 years Total fertility rate1.78 children born/woman (2009 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate0.2% (2007 est.) HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS18,000 (2007 est.) HIV/AIDS - deathsfewer than 100 200 (2007 est.) Nationalitynoun: Australian(s) Ethnic groupswhite 92%, Asian 7%, aboriginal and other 1% ReligionsCatholic 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) LanguagesEnglish 78.5%, Chinese 2.5%, Italian 1.6%, Greek 1.3%, Arabic 1.2%, Vietnamese 1%, other 8.2%, unspecified 5.7% (2006 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 | |