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People of Australia

Population:20,434,176 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure:0-14 years: 19.3% (male 2,023,375/female 1,929,229)
15-64 years: 67.4% (male 6,945,068/female 6,831,653)
65 years and over: 13.2% (male 1,197,494/female 1,507,357) (2007 est.)
Median age:total: 37.1 years
male: 36.3 years
female: 38 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:0.824% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:12.02 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:7.56 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate:3.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio:at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.049 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.017 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.794 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate:total: 4.57 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.95 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.16 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:total population: 80.62 years
male: 77.75 years
female: 83.63 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:1.76 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:0.1% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:14,000 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:less than 200 (2003 est.)
Nationality:noun: Australian(s)
adjective: Australian
Ethnic groups:white 92%, Asian 7%, aboriginal and other 1%
Religions:Catholic 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)
Languages:English 79.1%, Chinese 2.1%, Italian 1.9%, other 11.1%, unspecified 5.8% (2001 Census)
Literacy:definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)

Australia Quickstats

  • Population: 20,434,176 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 7,686,850 sq km
  • Density: 2.6 /km² (224th)
  • GDP (total): US$718.4 billion (IMF) (17th)
  • GDP (per capita): US$34,359 (IMF) (14th)
  • Literacy: 99%

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  • Currency: Australian dollar (AUD)
  • Dial code: +61

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