Australia
Commonwealth of Australia
Australia • Австралия • 澳大利亚
The Great Southern Land / Sahul
Government Information
Capital: Canberra (Ngunnawal Country)
Population: 26.1 million (2023 est.)
Area: 7,692,024 km² (2,969,907 sq mi)
Government Type: Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy under a democracy
Head of State: King Charles III
Head of Government: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
Legislature: Parliament (bicameral)
National Language: English
Federation: January 1, 1901
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Demographics
Population Stats
Core Metrics (2024):
Total Population: 26.9M
Growth Rate: 1.13%
Median Age: 38.2
Life Expectancy: 83.2
Population Density: 3.5/km²
Age Distribution:
0-14 years: 18.7%
15-64 years: 64.3%
65+ years: 17%
Working Age: 17.3M
Dependency Ratio: 55.5%
Geographic Split:
Urban: 86.2%
Rural: 13.8%
Greater Sydney: 21.1%
State Capitals: 67.4%
Other Urban: 18.8%
Social Indicators
Education (2024):
Literacy Rate: 99%
Higher Education: 46.5%
Public Universities: 37
Student Population: 1.6M
Education Spending: 5.3% GDP
Social Metrics:
Healthcare Coverage: 100%
Social Security: 94.3%
Income Equality: 34.4 Gini
Poverty Rate: 13.6%
Middle Class: 66.4%
Cultural Data:
Christian: 43.9%
No Religion: 38.9%
Other Faiths: 17.2%
Languages: English (72%)
Multilingual: 27.6%
Demographic Trends
Household Data (2024):
Average Size: 2.5 people
Single Person: 26.8%
Couples with Kids: 30.7%
Single Parents: 14.2%
Multi-Family: 2.3%
Marriage & Family:
Marriage Rate: 4.5/1000
Divorce Rate: 1.9/1000
Median Marriage Age: 32.4
First Child Age: 29.6
Home Ownership: 67%
Living Patterns:
Renting: 32.6%
Mortgage Holders: 35.1%
Outright Owners: 31.9%
Shared Housing: 4.2%
Avg. Household Income: $116.6K