Population: Age structure: Median age: Population growth rate: Birth rate: Death rate: Net migration rate: Urbanization: Sex ratio: Infant mortality rate: Life expectancy at birth: Total fertility rate: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: HIV/AIDS - deaths: Nationality: Ethnic groups: Religions: Languages: Literacy: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): Education expenditures:
21,515,754 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 54
[see also: Population country ranks ]
0-14 years: 18.6% (male 2,026,975/female 1,923,828)
[see also: Age structure - 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-64 years:
67.9% (male 7,318,743/female 7,121,613)
[see also: Age structure - 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over:
13.5% (male 1,306,329/female 1,565,153) (2010 est.)
[see also: Age structure - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total: 37.5 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
36.8 years
[see also: Median age - male country ranks ]
female:
38.3 years (2010 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]
1.171% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 107
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
12.39 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 162
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
6.81 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 145
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
6.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 14
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
urban population: 89% of total population (2008)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
1.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]
at birth: 1.055 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - under 15 years country ranks ]
15-64 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over:
0.84 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population:
1 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - total population country ranks ]
total: 4.67 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 193
[see also: Infant mortality rate - total country ranks ]
male:
5 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - male country ranks ]
female:
4.33 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]
total population: 81.72 years
country comparison to the world: 9
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - total population country ranks ]
male:
79.33 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - male country ranks ]
female:
84.25 years (2010 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]
1.78 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 159
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
0.2% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 92
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
18,000 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 81
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]
fewer than 100 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 127
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]
noun: Australian(s)
adjective:
Australian
white 92%, Asian 7%, aboriginal and other 1%
Catholic 25.8%, Anglican 18.7%, Uniting Church 5.7%, Presbyterian and Reformed 3%, Eastern Orthodox 2.7%, other Christian 7.9%, Buddhist 2.1%, Muslim 1.7%, other 2.4%, unspecified 11.3%, none 18.7% (2006 Census)
English 78.5%, Chinese 2.5%, Italian 1.6%, Greek 1.3%, Arabic 1.2%, Vietnamese 1%, other 8.2%, unspecified 5.7% (2006 Census)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
99%
[see also: Literacy - total population country ranks ]
male:
99%
[see also: Literacy - male country ranks ]
female:
99% (2003 est.)
[see also: Literacy - female country ranks ]
total: 21 years
male:
20 years
female:
21 years (2008)
4.7% of GDP (2007)
country comparison to the world: 83
[see also: Education expenditures country ranks ]