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The 2021 Census counted 25,422,788 people in Australia (excludes overseas visitors), an increase of 8.6 per cent since the 2016 Census. 49.3 per cent of the population were male with a median age of 37 years old. 50.7 per cent of the population were female with the median age of 39 years old.
Statistics about the population and components of change (births, deaths, migration) for Australia and its states and territories
As at 30 June 2023, Australia's estimated resident population was 26.6 million people, which comprised of 18.5 million people born in Australia and 8.2 million people born overseas. Australia's overseas-born population increased by 494,000 people in 2023.
Australia's population of 26.0 million at 30 June 2022 is projected to: increase by an annual average of between 1.2% and 1.7% until June 2032 grow by an annual average of between 0.6% and 1.1% per year over the entire projection period
The 2021 Census counted 25,422,788 people in Australia (excludes overseas visitors), an increase of 8.6 per cent since the 2016 Census. 49.3 per cent of the population were male with a median age of 37 years old. 50.7 per cent of the population were female with the median age of 39 years old.
In 2021, the number of people who answered the religion question was 93.1% of the population, an increase from 90.9% in 2016. In 2021 the most common religions were: Christianity (43.9%)
Rates of homelessness per 10,000 people decreased between 2016 and 2021 in New South Wales, Queensland, Northern Territory, and the Australian Capital Territory. Rates increased in Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, and Tasmania.
Statistics about the population and components of change (births, deaths, migration) for Australia's capital cities and regions
Most of Australia’s population are descendants of migrants and as a result, our most common ancestries align with the most common countries of birth of the population over time. In 2021, Australia’s top five ancestries largely reflected earlier waves of British and European migration.
In 2020, there were over 7.6 million migrants living in Australia. This was 29.8% of the population that were born overseas. One year earlier, in 2019, there were 7.5 million people born overseas. Nearly every single country from around the world was represented in Australia's population in 2020.