AUSTRALIA

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Australia People

Country Name: Commonwealth of Australia

Capital City: Canberra

Population: 20,264,082 (2006)

Population Growth: 0.85% (2006)

Currency: Australian dollar (AUD)

Languages: English

Area: 7,686,850 sq km

Inflation Rate: 3.8% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 4.9% (2006)

Domain extension: .au

PEOPLE OF AUSTRALIA

Age Structure 0-14 years:

19.3% (male 2,023,375/female 1,929,229)

Age Structure 15-64 years:

67.4% (male 6,945,068/female 6,831,653)

Age Structure 65 years and over:

13.2% (male 1,197,494/female 1,507,357) (2007 est.)

Median Age - total:

37.1 years

Median Age - male:

36.3 years

Median Age - female:

38 years (2007 est.)

Population Growth Rate:

0.824% (2007 est.)

Birth Rate:

12.02 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death Rate:

7.56 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net Migration Rate:

3.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.05 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.049 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

1.017 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.794 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - total population:

0.99 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

80.62 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

77.75 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

83.63 years (2007 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases:

Nationality:

Australian(s)

Ethnic Groups:

white 92%, Asian 7%, aboriginal and other 1%

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)

Languages:

English 79.1%, Chinese 2.1%, Italian 1.9%, other 11.1%, unspecified 5.8% (2001 Census)