Key Demographic Features of Ausralia*
Location: Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and
the South Pacific Ocean
Map references: Oceania
People
Population: 18,260,863 (July 1996 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 21% (male 2,009,915; female 1,912,605)
15-64 years: 66% (male 6,129,285; female 5,980,315)
65 years and over: 13% (male 967,291; female 1,261,452)
(July 1996 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.99% (1996 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 5.5 deaths/1,000 live births (1996
est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 79.39 years
male: 76.44 years
female: 82.5 years (1996 est.)
Ethnic divisions: Caucasian 95%, Asian 4%, aboriginal and
other 1%
Religions: Anglican 26.1%, Roman Catholic 26%, other
Christian 24.3%
Languages: English, native languages
Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1980 est.)
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100%
Government
Country Abbreviation: AS
Type of government: federal parliamentary state
Independence: 1 January 1901 (federation of UK colonies)
National holiday:
Constitution: 9 July 1900, effective 1 January 1901
Legal system: based on English common law; accepts
compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Economy
Economic overview:
GDP: purchasing power parity - $405.4 billion (1995 est.)
GDP real growth rate: 3.3% (1995 est.)
GDP per capita: $22,100 (1995 est.)
Unemployment rate: 8.1% (December 1995)
Communications
Telephones: 8.7 million (1987 est.)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 258, FM 67, shortwave 0
Radios: NA
Television broadcast stations: 134 (1987 est.)
Televisions: 9.2 million (1992 est.)
*Source: World Factbook 1996, U.S.
Central Intelligence Agency
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