Short facts about people of Australia
| Population: |
19,357,594 (July 2001
est.) |
| Age
structure: |
0-14 years: 20.64% (male 2,045,892; female 1,948,949)
15-64 years:
66.86% (male 6,538,096; female 6,405,014)
65 years and over:
12.5% (male 1,059,107; female 1,360,536) (2001
est.) |
| Population
growth rate: |
0.99% (2001
est.) |
| Birth
rate: |
12.86 births/1,000 population (2001
est.) |
| Death
rate: |
7.18 deaths/1,000 population (2001
est.) |
| Net
migration rate: |
4.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001
est.) |
| Sex
ratio: |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05
male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65
years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99
male(s)/female (2001 est.) |
| Infant
mortality rate: |
4.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2001
est.) |
| Life
expectancy at birth: |
total population:
79.87 years
male: 77.02 years
female:
82.87 years (2001 est.) |
| Total
fertility rate: |
1.77 children born/woman (2001
est.) |
| HIV/AIDS -
adult prevalence rate: |
0.15% (1999
est.) |
| HIV/AIDS -
people living with HIV/AIDS: |
14,000 (1999
est.) |
| HIV/AIDS -
deaths: |
100 (1999
est.) |
| Nationality: |
noun: Australian(s)
adjective:
Australian |
| Ethnic
groups: |
Caucasian 92%, Asian 7%, aboriginal and
other 1% |
| Religions: |
Anglican 26.1%, Roman Catholic 26%,
other Christian 24.3%, non-Christian 11% |
| Languages: |
English, native
languages |
| Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
100%
male: 100%
female: 100% (1980
est.) | Source: World Factbook |