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total population: 82.4 years (2018 estimate) male: 79.9 years (2018 estimate) female: 85 years (2018 estimate) At the time of Australian Federation in 1901, the rate of natural increase was 14.9 persons per 1,000 population. The rate increased to a peak of 17.4 per thousand population in the years 1912, 1913 and 1914.
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]
The populations of the central local government areas in other capitals are relatively small. As of June 2020, Darwin had a population of 82,030, Hobart 55,250, Perth 30,971, and Adelaide 26,177. [150] Most Australian capital cities have suburban local government areas significantly larger in population than the central local government area.
Once every 5 years [12], the ABS conducts the Australian Census [13] of Population and Housing as stipulated under federal law in the Constitution of Australia. [14] The most recent was conducted on 10 August 2021. [15] Statistics from the census were published on the ABS website in June 2022. [16]
Australia's life expectancy of 83 years (81 years for males and 85 years for females) [390] is the fifth-highest in the world. It has the highest rate of skin cancer in the world, [ 391 ] while cigarette smoking is the largest preventable cause of death and disease, responsible for 7.8% of the total mortality and disease.
The population counts for Australian states and territories were that New South Wales remains the most populous state, with 8,072,163 people counted, ahead of Victoria (6,503,491) and Queensland (5,156,138). The total population of Australian as counted in the 2021 census by state and external territories are: [4] [15] [16] [17] [18]
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 .
The following table shows Australia's population by country of birth during historical census years. Only countries with over 25,000 Australian residents are shown.