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Australia: Demographics
General Information about Australia
Geographics & Demographics
Australia is located in the Southern Hemisphere. It has an area of nearly 7.7 million square kilometres. It is the world's sixth largest nation after Russia, Canada, China, the USA and Brazil. It comprises of the world’s smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and a number of other islands in the Indian and Pacific Ocean. Its capital city is Canberra with approximately 60% of the population concentrated in and around the mainland state capitals of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide.
Australia experiences many of nature's more extreme phenomena; including droughts, floods, tropical cyclones, severe storms, bushfires, and the occasional tornado.
Age Distribution of Population
| Age structure (as of 30 June 2008) 0-14 years: 19.3% 15-64 years: 67.5% 65 years and over: 13.3% Median age (as of June 2007) Total: 36.9 years Male: 36.1 years Female: 37.4 years Gender ratio(as of 30 June 2008) 98.9 males per 100 females Migration (as of 30 September 2008) 235,900 people represented 60.6% of Australia's population growth for the year | Population size and growth (as of 30 September 2008) 21.5 million (increase of 389,000 people (or 1.8%) from the previous year) Projected population (as of 30 June 2007) Between 30.9 and 42.5 million in 2056 Between 33.7 and 62.2 million by 2101 Languages spoken English Others: Italian, Greek, German, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Chinese languages, Indian languages, Arabic languages & Macedonian Literacy level (2006) Total population: 99% Male: 99% Female: 99% |
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