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PEOPLE
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Population:
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18,783,551
(July 1999 est.) |
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Age
Structure:
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0-14
years: 21% (male 2,023,569; female 1,926,901)
15-64 years: 66% (male 6,317,045; female 6,172,735)
65 years and over: 13% (male 1,022,485; female 1,320,816)
(1999 est.) |
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Population
Growth Rate:
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0.9%
(1999 est.) |
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Birth
Rate:
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13.21
births/1,000 population (1999 est.) |
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Death
Rate:
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6.9
deaths/1,000 population (1999 est.) |
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Net
Migration Rate:
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2.66
migrant(s)/1,000 population (1999 est.) |
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Sex
Ratio:
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at
birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under
15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (1999 est.) |
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Infant
Mortality Rate:
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5.11
deaths/1,000 live births (1999 est.) |
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Life
Expectancy at Birth:
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total
population: 80.14 years
male: 77.22 years
female: 83.23 years (1999 est.) |
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Total
Fertility Rate:
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1.81
children born/woman (1999 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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Anglican
26.1%, Roman Catholic 26%, other Christian 24.3%, non-Christian
11% |
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Languages:
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English,
native languages |
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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.) |
