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Australia is the driest inhabited continent; its annual rainfall averaged over continental area is less than 500 mm. [176] The population density is 3.4 inhabitants per square kilometre, although the large majority of the population lives along the temperate south-eastern coastline.
Western Australia is the largest state, covering just under one third of the Australian landmass, followed by Queensland, South Australia, and New South Wales. Australia also has several minor territories; the federal government administers a separate area within New South Wales, the Jervis Bay Territory , as a naval base and seaport for the ...
Population (Jun 2018) [18] Area (km 2) [19] Population Density (/km 2) Seats in House of Representatives Administrator Shire President or Mayor Norfolk Island: NSW: NF: Kingston: 2,601: 35 74 (Part of Division of Bean) George Plant Robin Adams (mayor) [21] Christmas Island: WA: CX: Flying Fish Cove: 1,938: 135 14 (Part of Division of Lingiari ...
The population of Australia is estimated to be 27,636,200 as of 26 January 2025. [11] It is the 54th [12] most populous country in the world and the most populous Oceanian country.
The practice, traditionally referred to as population control, had historically been implemented mainly with the goal of increasing population growth, though from the 1950s to the 1980s, concerns about overpopulation and its effects on poverty, the environment and political stability led to efforts to reduce population growth rates in many ...
Below is a list of countries and dependencies in Oceania by area. [1] Australia is the largest country in Oceania while Nauru is the smallest. Country / dependency
Australia is one of the most urbanised nations, with 90 percent of the population living in just 0.22 per cent of the country’s land area and 87 percent living within 50 kilometres of the coast. [1]
The 2021 Australian census, simply called the 2021 Census, was the eighteenth national Census of Population and Housing in Australia. The 2021 Census took place on 10 August 2021, and was conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). [1] [2] It had a response rate of 96.1%, up from the 95.1% at the 2016 census. [3]