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Population: |
20,090,437 (July 2005 est.) |
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Age structure: |
0-14 years: 19.8% (male 2,038,809/female 1,943,563)
15-64 years: 67.2% (male 6,815,600/female 6,695,189)
65 years and over: 12.9% (male 1,145,274/female 1,452,002) (2005 est.) |
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Median age: |
Total: 36.56 years
Male: 35.74 years
Female: 37.4 years (2005 est.) |
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Population growth rate: |
0.87% (2005 est.) |
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Birth rate: |
12.26 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Death rate: |
7.44 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Migration rate: |
3.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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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: 0.79 male(s)/female
Total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2005 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate: |
Total: 4.69 deaths/1,000 live births
Male: 5.08 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 4.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth: |
Total population: 80.39 years
Male: 77.52 years
Female: 83.4 years (2005 est.) |
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Fertility rate: |
1.76 children born/woman (2005 est.) |
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Nationality: |
Noun: Australian(s)
Adjective: Australian |
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Ethnic groups: |
Caucasian 92%, Asian 7%, aboriginal and other 1% |
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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) |
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Languages: |
English 79.1%, Chinese 2.1%, Italian 1.9%, other 11.1%, unspecified 5.8% (2001 Census) |
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Literacy: |
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Total population: 100%
Male: 100%
Female: 100% (1980 est.) |
