Population:
17,576,354 (July 1992), growth rate 1.4% (1992)

Birth rate:
15 births/1,000 population (1992)

Death rate:
7 deaths/1,000 population (1992)

Net migration rate:
7 migrants/1,000 population (1992)

Infant mortality rate:
8 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)

Life expectancy at birth:
74 years male, 80 years female (1992)

Total fertility rate:
1.8 children born/woman (1992)

Nationality:
Noun - Australian(s); adjective - Australian

Ethnic divisions:
Caucasian 95%, Asian 4%, Aboriginal and other 1%

Religions:
Anglican 26.1%, Roman Catholic 26.0%, other Christian 24.3%

Languages:
English, native languages

Literacy:
100% (male 100%, female 100%) age 15 and over can read and write (1980 est.)

Labor force:
8,630,000 (September 1991); finance and services 33.8%, public and community services 22.3%, wholesale and retail trade 20.1%, manufacturing and industry 16.2%, agriculture 6.1% (1987)

Organized labor:
40% of labor force (November 1991)

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