| People | Australia |
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Population:
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21,262,641 (July 2009 est.) |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 89% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
Population density:
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3 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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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:
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total: 37.3 years
male: 36.6 years
female: 38.1 years (2009 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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1.195% (2009 est.) |
Birth rate:
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12.47 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Death rate:
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6.68 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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6.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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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:
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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:
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total population: 81.63 years
male: 79.25 years
female: 84.14 years (2009 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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1.78 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.2% (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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18,000 (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 100 200 (2007 est.) |
Nationality:
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noun: Australian(s)
adjective: Australian |
Ethnic groups:
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white 92%, Asian 7%, aboriginal and other 1% |
Religions:
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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:
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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:
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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):
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total: 20 years
male: 20 years
female: 21 years (2006) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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4.5% of GDP (2005) |
People - note:
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void |
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