| 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% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
14,000 (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths |
less than 200 (2003 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 |
conventional long form: commonwealth of australia
conventional short form: australia |