| Population | 20,434,176 (July 2007 est.) |
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| Age structure | 0-14 years: 19.3% (male 2,023,375/female 1,929,229)
15-64 years: 67.4% (male 6,945,068/female 6,831,653)
65 years and over: 13.2% (male 1,197,494/female 1,507,357) (2007 est.) |
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| Median age | total: 37.1 years
male: 36.3 years
female: 38 years (2007 est.) |
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| Population growth rate | 0.824% (2007 est.) |
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| Birth rate | 12.02 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Death rate | 7.56 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Net migration rate | 3.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.049 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.017 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.794 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
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| Infant mortality rate | total: 4.57 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.95 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.16 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 80.62 years
male: 77.75 years
female: 83.63 years (2007 est.) |
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| Total fertility rate | 1.76 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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People living
with HIV/AIDS | 14,000 (2003 est.) |
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths | less than 200 (2003 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: Australian(s)
adjective: Australian |
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| Ethnic groups | white 92%, Asian 7%, aboriginal and other 1% |
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| Religions | Catholic 26.4%, Anglican 20.5%, other Christian 20.5%, Buddhist 1.9%, Muslim 1.5%, other 1.2%, unspecified 12.7%, none 15.3% (2001 Census) |
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| Languages | English 79.1%, Chinese 2.1%, Italian 1.9%, other 11.1%, unspecified 5.8% (2001 Census) |
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| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.) |
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