Population: 16,451,955 (July 1989), growth rate 1.2% (1989)

Birth rate: 15 births/1,000 population (1989)

Death rate: 8 deaths/1,000 population (1989)

Net migration rate: 4 migrants/1,000 population (1989)

Infant mortality rate: 8 deaths/1,000 live births (1989)

Life expectancy at birth: 73 years male, 80 years female (1989)

Total fertility rate: 1.9 children born/woman (1989)

Nationality: noun--Australian(s); adjective--Australian

Ethnic divisions: 95% Caucasian, 4% Asian, 1% Aboriginal and other

Religion: 26.1% Anglican, 26.0% Roman Catholic, 24.3% other Christian

Language: English, native languages

Literacy: 98.5%

Labor force: 7,700,000; 33.8% finance and services, 22.3% public and community services, 20.1% wholesale and retail trade, 16.2% manufacturing and industry, 6.1% agriculture (1987)

Organized labor: 62% of labor force (1986)

NOTE: The information regarding Australia on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Australia People 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Australia People 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.