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Population:
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20,090,437 (July 2005 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 19.8% (male 2,038,809/female 1,943,563)
15-64 years: 67.2% (male 6,815,600/female 6,695,189) 65 years and over: 12.9% (male 1,145,274/female 1,452,002) (2005 est.) |
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Median age:
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total: 36.56 years
male: 35.74 years female: 37.4 years (2005 est.) |
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Population growth rate:
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0.87% (2005 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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12.26 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Death rate:
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7.44 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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3.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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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 (2005 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 4.69 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.08 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 80.39 years
male: 77.52 years female: 83.4 years (2005 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
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1.76 children born/woman (2005 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.1% (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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14,000 (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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less than 200 (2003 est.) |
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Nationality:
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noun: Australian(s)
adjective: Australian |
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Ethnic groups:
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Caucasian 92%, Asian 7%, aboriginal and other 1% |
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Religions:
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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:
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English 79.1%, Chinese 2.1%, Italian 1.9%, other 11.1%, unspecified 5.8% (2001 Census) |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100% male: 100% female: 100% (1980 est.) |
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