| Population | 25,809,973 (July 2021 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Australian(s) adjective: Australian |
| Ethnic groups | English 25.9%, Australian 25.4%, Irish 7.5%, Scottish 6.4%, Italian 3.3%, German 3.2%, Chinese 3.1%, Indian 1.4%, Greek 1.4%, Dutch 1.2%, other 15.8% (includes Australian Aboriginal .5%), unspecified 5.4% (2011 est.) note: data represent self-identified ancestry, over a third of respondents reported two ancestries |
| Languages | English 72.7%, Mandarin 2.5%, Arabic 1.4%, Cantonese 1.2%, Vietnamese 1.2%, Italian 1.2%, Greek 1%, other 14.8%, unspecified 6.5% (2016 est.) note: data represent language spoken at home |
| Religions | Protestant 23.1% (Anglican 13.3%, Uniting Church 3.7%, Presbyterian and Reformed 2.3%, Baptist 1.5%, Pentecostal 1.1%, Lutheran .7%, other Protestant .5%), Roman Catholic 22.6%, other Christian 4.2%, Muslim 2.6%, Buddhist 2.4%, Orthodox 2.3% (Eastern Orthodox 2.1%, Oriental Orthodox .2%), Hindu 1.9%, other 1.3%, none 30.1%, unspecified 9.6% (2016 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 18.72% (male 2,457,418/female 2,309,706) 15-24 years: 12.89% (male 1,710,253/female 1,572,794) 25-54 years: 41.15% (male 5,224,840/female 5,255,041) 55-64 years: 11.35% (male 1,395,844/female 1,495,806) 65 years and over: 15.88% (male 1,866,761/female 2,177,996) (2020 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 55.1 youth dependency ratio: 29.9 elderly dependency ratio: 25.1 potential support ratio: 4 (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 37.5 years male: 36.5 years female: 38.5 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 1.31% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 12.35 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 6.78 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 7.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Population distribution | population is primarily located on the periphery, with the highest concentration of people residing in the east and southeast; a secondary population center is located in and around Perth in the west; of the States and Territories, New South Wales has, by far, the largest population; the interior, or "outback", has a very sparse population |
| Urbanization | urban population: 86.4% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 1.27% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) note: data include Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, and Norfolk Island |
| Major cities - population | 5,061 million Melbourne, 4.992 million Sydney, 2.439 million Brisbane, 2.067 million Perth, 1.345 million Adelaide, 462,000 CANBERRA (capital) (2021) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.09 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 28.7 years (2019 est.) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 6 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 3.05 deaths/1,000 live births male: 3.29 deaths/1,000 live births female: 2.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 82.89 years male: 80.73 years female: 85.17 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.74 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 66.9% (2015/16) note: percent of women aged 18-44 |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 9.3% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 3.68 physicians/1,000 population (2017) |
| Hospital bed density | 3.8 beds/1,000 population (2016) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: total: 100% of population unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.1% (2020 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 30,000 (2020 est.) note: estimate does not include children |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | <100 (2020 est.) note: estimate does not include children |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 29% (2016) |
| Education expenditures | 5.1% of GDP (2017) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 21 years male: 20 years female: 21 years (2018) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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