Population 19,546,792 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 20.4% (male 2,046,052; female 1,949,725)
15-64 years: 67% (male 6,610,840; female 6,480,354)
65 years and over: 12.6% (male 1,078,506; female 1,381,315) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 0.96% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 12.71 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 7.25 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate 4.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Sex ratio
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 (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 4.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 80 years
female: 83 years (2002 est.)
male: 77.15 years

Total fertility rate 1.77 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate 0.15% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS 14,000 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths 100 (1999 est.)

Nationality
noun: Australian(s)
adjective: Australian

Ethnic groups Caucasian 92%, Asian 7%, aboriginal and other 1%

Religions Anglican 26.1%, Roman Catholic 26%, other Christian 24.3%, non-Christian 11%, other 12.6%

Languages English, native languages

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100% (1980 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Australia on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Australia People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Australia People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.