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The following figures are ABS estimates for the resident population of Australia, based on the 2001 and 2006 Censuses and other data. 27,560,200 (as of 13 December 2024) [10] 23,470,145 (July 2018 est.) 23,232,413 (July 2017 est.) 21,262,641 (July 2009 – CIA World Factbook) Population pyramid of Australia from 1950 to 2020
The Census in Australia, officially the Census of Population and Housing, is the national census in Australia that occurs every five years. [1] The census collects key demographic, social and economic data from all people in Australia on census night, including overseas visitors and residents of Australian external territories, only excluding foreign diplomats. [2]
This is a list of continental landmasses, continents, and continental subregions by population. For statistical convenience, the population of continental landmasses also include the population of their associated islands .
With only 0.3% of the world's population, Australia contributed 4.1% of the world's published research in 2020, making it one of the top 10 research contributors in the world. [ 351 ] [ 352 ] CSIRO , Australia's national science agency, contributes 10% of all research in the country, while the rest is carried out by universities. [ 352 ]
This is a list of countries showing past and future population density, ranging from 1950 to 2300, as estimated by the 2017 revision of the World Population Prospects database by the United Nations Population Division. The population density equals the number of human inhabitants per square kilometer of land area.
The national 1 July, mid-year population estimates (usually based on past national censuses) supplied in these tables are given in thousands. The retrospective figures use the present-day names and world political division: for example, the table gives data for each of the 15 republics of the former Soviet Union, as if they had already been independent in 1950.
Of all residents over two-thirds (72.4% or 18,235,690) were born in Australia. Over a quarter of the population (27.6% or 7,502,450 persons) said they were born overseas. After Australia, England is the most common birthplace with 927,490 people. [a] [19] India became the third-largest country of birth, surpassing China and New Zealand. [11]
Australia has an ageing demographic. [1] The proportion of the Australian population aged 65 and over was 15% in 2017, a trend which is expected to continue to grow. [2] It is estimated that by 2057 older people will account for 22% of the Australian population which translates to 8.8 million people. [3]