Page last updated on February 14, 2013
Nationality:
noun: Australian(s)
adjective:
Australian
Ethnic groups:
white 92%, Asian 7%, aboriginal and other 1%
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)
Religions:
Protestant 27.4% (Anglican 18.7%, Uniting Church 5.7%, Presbyterian and Reformed 3%), Catholic 25.8%, 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)
Population:
22,015,576 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 53
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 18.2% (male 2,050,403/female 1,946,829)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
13.5% (male 1,524,835/female 1,447,607)
25-54 years:
42.2% (male 4,713,552/female 4,570,282)
55-64 years:
11.8% (male 1,294,224/female 1,308,231)
65 years and over:
14.4% (male 1,451,869/female 1,707,744) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 37.9 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
37.1 years
female:
38.6 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.126% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 105
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
Birth rate:
12.28 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 161
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
6.94 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 133
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
5.93 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 17
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 89% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
1.2% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
Sydney 4.429 million; Melbourne 3.853 million; Brisbane 1.97 million; Perth 1.599 million; CANBERRA (capital) 384,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.85 male(s)/female
total population:
1 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
7 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 166
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 4.55 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 189
male:
4.87 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.21 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 81.9 years
country comparison to the world: 9
male:
79.48 years
female:
84.45 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.77 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 162
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
8.5% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 47
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
2.991 physicians/1,000 population (2009)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
3.82 beds/1,000 population (2009)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
