Australia Index

Australia People - 2021

SOURCE: 2021 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

Nationality

noun: Australian(s)

adjective: Australian

English 25.9%, Australian 25.4%, Irish 7.5%, Scottish 6.4%, Italian 3.3%, German 3.2%, Chinese 3.1%, Indian 1.4%, Greek 1.4%, Dutch 1.2%, other 15.8% (includes Australian Aboriginal .5%), unspecified 5.4% (2011 est.)

note: data represent self-identified ancestry, over a third of respondents reported two ancestries

Languages

English 72.7%, Mandarin 2.5%, Arabic 1.4%, Cantonese 1.2%, Vietnamese 1.2%, Italian 1.2%, Greek 1%, other 14.8%, unspecified 6.5% (2016 est.)

note: data represent language spoken at home

Religions

Protestant 23.1% (Anglican 13.3%, Uniting Church 3.7%, Presbyterian and Reformed 2.3%, Baptist 1.5%, Pentecostal 1.1%, Lutheran .7%, other Protestant .5%), Roman Catholic 22.6%, other Christian 4.2%, Muslim 2.6%, Buddhist 2.4%, Orthodox 2.3% (Eastern Orthodox 2.1%, Oriental Orthodox .2%), Hindu 1.9%, other 1.3%, none 30.1%, unspecified 9.6% (2016 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 18.72% (male 2,457,418/female 2,309,706)

15-24 years: 12.89% (male 1,710,253/female 1,572,794)

25-54 years: 41.15% (male 5,224,840/female 5,255,041)

55-64 years: 11.35% (male 1,395,844/female 1,495,806)

65 years and over: 15.88% (male 1,866,761/female 2,177,996) (2020 est.)

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 55.1

youth dependency ratio: 29.9

elderly dependency ratio: 25.1

potential support ratio: 4 (2020 est.)

Median age

total: 37.5 years

male: 36.5 years

female: 38.5 years (2020 est.)

Population growth rate

1.31% (2021 est.)

Birth rate

12.35 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Death rate

6.78 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Net migration rate

7.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Population distribution

population is primarily located on the periphery, with the highest concentration of people residing in the east and southeast; a secondary population center is located in and around Perth in the west; of the States and Territories, New South Wales has, by far, the largest population; the interior, or "outback", has a very sparse population

Urbanization

urban population: 86.4% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 1.27% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

note: data include Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, and Norfolk Island

total population growth rate v. urban population growth rate, 2000-2030

Major urban areas - population

5,061 million Melbourne, 4.992 million Sydney, 2.439 million Brisbane, 2.067 million Perth, 1.345 million Adelaide, 462,000 CANBERRA (capital) (2021)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.09 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 0.99 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female

total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2020 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth

28.7 years (2019 est.)

Maternal mortality rate

6 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 3.05 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 3.29 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 2.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 82.89 years

male: 80.73 years

female: 85.17 years (2021 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.74 children born/woman (2021 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

66.9% (2015/16)

note: percent of women aged 18-44

Drinking water source

improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)

Current Health Expenditure

9.3% (2018)

Physicians density

3.68 physicians/1,000 population (2017)

Hospital bed density

3.8 beds/1,000 population (2016)

Sanitation facility access

improved: total: 100% of population

unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.1% (2020 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

30,000 (2020 est.)

note: estimate does not include children

HIV/AIDS - deaths

note: estimate does not include children

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

29% (2016)

Education expenditures

5.1% of GDP (2017)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 21 years

male: 20 years

female: 21 years (2018)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24

total: 14.3%

male: 15.3%

female: 13.2% (2020 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Australia on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Australia 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Australia 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.