Nationality:
noun: Australian(s)
adjective: Australian

Ethnic groups:
white 92%, Asian 7%, aboriginal and other 1%

Languages:
English 78.5%, Chinese 2.5%, Italian 1.6%, Greek 1.3%, Arabic 1.2%, Vietnamese 1%, other 8.2%, unspecified 5.7% (2006 Census)

Religions:
Protestant 27.4% (Anglican 18.7%, Uniting Church 5.7%, Presbyterian and Reformed 3%), Catholic 25.8%, Eastern Orthodox 2.7%, other Christian 7.9%, Buddhist 2.1%, Muslim 1.7%, other 2.4%, unspecified 11.3%, none 18.7% (2006 Census)

Population:
22,262,501 (July 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 56
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 18.1% (male 2,061,973/female 1,957,558)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 13.4% (male 1,531,325/female 1,453,940)
25-54 years: 42% (male 4,748,667/female 4,598,259)
55-64 years: 11.8% (male 1,308,660/female 1,326,220)
65 years and over: 14.7% (male 1,509,460/female 1,766,439) (2013 est.)

Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 50.2 %
[see also: Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio country ranks ]
youth dependency ratio: 28.6 %
elderly dependency ratio: 21.5 %
potential support ratio: 4.6 (2013)

Median age:
total: 38.1 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male: 37.3 years
female: 38.8 years (2013 est.)

Population growth rate:
1.11% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 107
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]

Birth rate:
12.23 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 163
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
7.01 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 134
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
5.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 21
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Urbanization:
urban population: 89% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 1.2% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major urban areas - population:
Sydney 4.429 million; Melbourne 3.853 million; Brisbane 1.97 million; Perth 1.599 million; CANBERRA (capital) 399,000 (2011)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2013 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth:
30.5 (2006 est.)
[see also: Mother's mean age at first birth country ranks ]

Maternal mortality rate:
7 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 165
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 4.49 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 190
male: 4.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 81.98 years
country comparison to the world: 10
male: 79.55 years
female: 84.54 years (2013 est.)

Total fertility rate:
1.77 children born/woman (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 162
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

Contraceptive prevalence rate:
72.3%
note: percent of women aged 18-44 (2005)
[see also: Contraceptive prevalence rate country ranks ]

Health expenditures:
9% of GDP (2011)
country comparison to the world: 46
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]

Physicians density:
3.85 physicians/1,000 population (2010)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]

Hospital bed density:
3.9 beds/1,000 population (2010)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]

Drinking water source:
improved: