Australia: Statistics
People [1]
People
Population | 25,688,079 (2021) |
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Population Growth Rate | 0.128 annual % (2021) |
Age Dependency Ratio | 53.71 % of working-age population (2021) |
Urban Population | 86.362 % of total (2021) |
Infant Mortality Rate | 3.1 per 1,000 live births (2020) |
Life Expectancy at Birth | 83.2 years (2020) |
Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2021)
Energy [2]
Other [3]
Technology
Airports | 480 (2013) |
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Cellular Telephones | 28,279,000 (2018 est.) |
Highways | 873,573 km (2015) |
Internet Users | 20,288,409 (2016 est.) |
Railways | 33,343 km (2015) |
Telephones | 8,090,000 (2018 est.) |
Geography & Environment
Location | Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean |
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Total Area | 7,741,220 sq. km |
Land Area | 7,682,300 sq. km |
Water Area | 58,920 sq. km |
Coastline | 25,760 km |
Climate | generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east; tropical in north |
Terrain | mostly low plateau with deserts; fertile plain in southeast |
Lowest Point | Lake Eyre -15 m |
Highest Point | Mount Kosciuszko 2,228 m |
Sources
- The World Bank Date Accessed: 11/6/2022
- U.S. Energy Information Administration
- CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020