Population: 17,288,044 (July 1991), growth rate 1.5% (1991)

Birth rate: 15 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: 7 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Net migration rate: 7 migrants/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 8 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: 74 years male, 80 years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: 1.8 children born/woman (1991)

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

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

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

Language: English, native languages

Literacy: 100% (male 100%, female 100%) age 15 and over can read and write (1980 est.)

Labor force: 7,700,000; 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)

Organized labor: 42% of labor force (1988)

NOTE: The information regarding Australia on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Australia People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Australia People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.