Australia Population: 18 613 087 (July 1998 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 21% (male 2 023 147; female 1 926 206) 15-64 years: 66% (male 6 251 159; female 6 105 381) 65 years and over: 13% (male 1 005 196; female 1 301 998) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: 0.93% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 13.47 births/1 000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 6.89 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: 2.69 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 5.26 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 79.89 years male: 76.95 years female: 82.98 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 1.82 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality: noun: Australian(s) adjective: Australian Ethnic groups: Caucasian 92% Asian 7% aboriginal and other 1% Religions: Anglican 26.1% Roman Catholic 26% other Christian 24.3% non-Christian 11% Languages: English native languages Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 100% male: 100% female: 100% (1980 est.)
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