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Population:
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21,007,310 (July 2008 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 18.8% (male 2,022,151/female 1,919,002)
15-64 years: 67.9% (male 7,233,555/female 7,038,722)
65 years and over: 13.3% (male 1,266,166/female 1,527,714) (2008 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 37.1 years
male: 36.4 years
female: 37.9 years (2008 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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1.221% (2008 est.)
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Birth rate:
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12.55 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Death rate:
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6.68 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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6.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 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: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2008 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 4.82 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.15 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.47 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 81.53 years
male: 79.16 years
female: 84.02 years (2008 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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1.78 children born/woman (2008 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.1% (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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14,000 (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 200 (2003 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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white 92%, Asian 7%, aboriginal and other 1%
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Religions:
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Catholic 26.4%, Anglican 20.5%, other Christian 20.5%, Buddhist 1.9%, Muslim 1.5%, other 1.2%, unspecified 12.7%, none 15.3% (2001 Census)
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Languages:
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English 79.1%, Chinese 2.1%, Italian 1.9%, other 11.1%, unspecified 5.8% (2001 Census)
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)
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School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 20 years
male: 20 years
female: 21 years (2006)
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Education expenditures:
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4.5% of GDP (2005)
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