| Population: |
19,357,594 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
20.64% (male 2,045,892; female 1,948,949)
15-64 years:
66.86% (male 6,538,096; female 6,405,014)
65 years and over:
12.5% (male 1,059,107; female 1,360,536) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
0.99% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
12.86 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
7.18 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
4.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| 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:
0.78 male(s)/female
total population:
0.99 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
4.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
79.87 years
male:
77.02 years
female:
82.87 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
1.77 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.15% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
14,000 (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
100 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Australian(s)
adjective:
Australian
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| Ethnic groups: |
Caucasian 92%, Asian 7%, aboriginal and other 1%
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| Religions: |
Anglican 26.1%, Roman Catholic 26%, other Christian 24.3%, non-Christian 11%
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| Languages: |
English, native languages
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
100%
male:
100%
female:
100% (1980 est.)
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