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Australia People 1996

Population:

18,322,231 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

22% (female 1,929,366; male 2,032,238)

15-64 years:

67% (female 6,017,362; male 6,181,887)

65 years and over:

11% (female 1,227,004; male 934,374) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.31% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

14.13 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

7.37 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

6.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

7.1 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

77.78 years

male:

74.67 years

female:

81.04 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.82 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Australian(s)

adjective:

Australian

Ethnic divisions:

Caucasian 95%, Asian 4%, aboriginal and other 1%

Religions:

Anglican 26.1%, Roman Catholic 26%, other Christian 24.3%

Languages:

English, native languages

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write (1980 est.)

total population:

100%

male:

100%

female:

100%

Labor force:

8.63 million (September 1991)

by occupation:

finance and services 33.8%, public and community services 22.3%, wholesale and retail trade 20.1%, manufacturing and industry 16.2%, agriculture 6.1% (1987)

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