Australia: People

Population

19,913,144 (July 2004 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 20.1% (male 2,044,449; female 1,948,574)
15-64 years: 67.2% (male 6,747,687; female 6,623,995)
65 years and over: 12.8% (male 1,121,522; female 1,426,917) (2004 est.)

Median age

total: 36.3 years
male: 35.5 years
female: 37.1 years (2004 est.)

Population growth rate

0.9% (2004 est.)

Birth rate

12.4 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Death rate

7.38 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Net migration rate

3.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 4.76 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 5.16 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 80.26 years
male: 77.4 years
female: 83.27 years (2004 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.76 children born/woman (2004 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.1% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

12,000 (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

less than 100 (2001 est.)

Nationality

noun: Australian(s)
adjective: Australian

Ethnic groups

Caucasian 92%, Asian 7%, aboriginal and other 1%

Religions

Anglican 26.1%, Roman Catholic 26%, other Christian 24.3%, non-Christian 11%, other 12.6%

Languages

English, native languages

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100% (1980 est.)