AUSTRALIAN FACTS AND FIGURES

Overview of Australia

Australian People

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Population	21,766,711 (2011 est), 20,600,856 (2008 est)
Age structure  (2011 est)	0-14 years 15-64 years 65 years and over	18.3% (male 2,040,848 / female 1,937,544) 67.7% (male 7,469,092 / female 7,266,143) 14.0% (male 1,398,576 / female 1,654,508)
Median age (2011 est)	total male female	37.7 years 37.0 years 38.4 years
Population growth rate	1.148% (2011 est), 0.801% (2008 est)
Net migration rate	6.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est), 3.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est)
Birth rate	12.33 births/1,000 population (2011 est), 11.90 births/1,000 population (2008 est)
Death rate	6.88 deaths / 1,000 population (2011 est), 7.62 deaths / 1,000 population (2008 est)
Gender ratio (2011 est)	at birth under 15 years 15-64 years 65 years and over total population	1.055 male(s)/female 1.05 male(s)/female 1.03 male(s)/female 0.84 male(s)/female 1 male(s)/female
Infant mortality rate (2011 est)	total male female	4.61 deaths/1,000 live births 4.93 deaths/1,000 live births 4.27 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth (2011 est)	total population male female	81.81 years 79.40 years 84.35 years
Total fertility rate	1.78 children born/woman (2011 est), 1.76 children born/woman (2008 est)
Ethnic groups (2011)	white 92%, Asian 7%, aboriginal and other 1%
Religions	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)
	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)
Languages	English 78.5%, Chinese 2.5%, Italian 1.6%, Greek 1.3%, Arabic 1.2%, Vietnamese 1%, other 8.2%, unspecified 5.7%  (2006)
	English 79.1%, Chinese 2.1%, Italian 1.9%, other 11.1%, unspecified 5.8% (2001)
Literacy (2003 est)	definition  age 15 and over can read and write total population 99%, male 99%, female 99%

Updated August 2011. You may notice that we show information from a variety of dates. We are unable to find the same type of information for more recent dates than what we show here. The information provided above is for entertainment purposes only. For more information, please visit any of the Australian government websites and the CIA World Fact Book