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| People | Australia |
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Population:
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19,731,984 (July 2003 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 20.2% (male 2,045,783; female 1,949,864)
15-64 years: 67.1% (male 6,680,531; female 6,553,141) 65 years and over: 12.7% (male 1,099,275; female 1,403,390) (2003 est.) |
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Median age:
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total: 36 years
male: 35.2 years female: 36.8 years (2002) |
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Population growth rate:
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0.93% (2003 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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12.55 births/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
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Death rate:
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7.31 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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4.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 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: 0.78 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2003 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 4.83 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.) male: 5.23 deaths/1,000 live births |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 80.13 years
male: 77.27 years female: 83.13 years (2003 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
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1.76 children born/woman (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.1% (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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12,000 (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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less than 100 (2001 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%, other 12.6% |
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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.) |
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