| Nationality |
noun: Australian(s) adjective: Australian |
| Population (CIA-July 2010 est.) | 21,515,754 |
| Annual population growth rate (CIA-2010 est.) | 1.171% |
| Age Structure (2010 est.) |
0-14 years: 18.6% (male 2,026,975/female 1,923,828) 15-64 years: 67.9% (male 7,318,743/female 7,121,613) 65 years and over: 13.5% (male 1,306,329/female 1,565,153) |
| Urbanization |
urban population: 89% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 1.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
| Ethnic groups | white 92%, Asian 7%, aboriginal and other 1% |
| Languages (2006 Census) | English 78.5%, Chinese 2.5%, Italian 1.6%, Greek 1.3%, Arabic 1.2%, Vietnamese 1%, other 8.2%, unspecified 5.7% |
| Religion (2006 Census) | Catholic 25.8%, Anglican 18.7%, Uniting Church 5.7%, Presbyterian and Reformed 3%, Eastern Orthodox 2.7%, other Christian 7.9%, Buddhist 2.1%, Muslim 1.7%, other 2.4%, unspecified 11.3%, none 18.7% |
| Life expectancy (2010 est.) |
total population: 81.72 years male: 79.33 years female: 84.25 years |
| Infant mortality rate (2010 est. - CIA) |
total: 4.67 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.33 deaths/1,000 live births |