200

150

% 100

50

0

NT119,199

125,849

NSW3,933,962

3,863,829

204,426AC

201,977

T

TA262,629

256,421

S

QLD2,463,969

2,419,770

W1,278,711A

1,289,077

VIC

3,089,115

3,155,112

SA867,552

849,414

More than

More than

Demographics

23,401,892 In 2016 there were

23,401,892people in Australia.

How many people are there in Australia?

Thepopulation

of Australia is

1.6increasing by

%per year

38 years The median age of people in Australia

How many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people arethere in Australia?

In 2016 there were 649,171Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This is approximately

3% of the totalpopulation3.0%

per year

The median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is

23 yearsThe Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is increasing by 3% per year.

Where did most Australians live in 2016?

Population numbersCapital City Populations, 2016

5,029,768

Sydney

4,725,316 2,360,241 2,022,044

Melbourne Brisbane Perth

1,324,279 403,468 145,916 224,462

Adelaide Canberra Darwin Hobart

Some capital cities are growing faster than others.

Capital Cities Population growth (%) 1973 to 2013

190.5%

152.2%

Perth

123.7% 120.1%

61.9% 54.5% 42.6% 36.1%

Darwin Brisbane Canberra Melbourne Sydney Adelaide Hobart

In 2016,more than two in three Australians lived in a capital city.

If current growth trends continue, Melbourne is projected to overtake Sydney to become Australia's largestcapital city by 2053.QLD

49%live in Brisbane

TAS

43%live in Hobart Melbourne

Sydney

Tasmania and Queensland are the only twostates with more residents living outside the capital city than in it.

What do Australian families look like?

Family Composition in Australia, 2016

Couples without childrenOther family compositions 1.7%

37.8%

Of the singleparent families, 18.2% of single parents weremale and 81.1%were female.

15.8%

Single parents with children

44.7%

Couples with children

What religious beliefs do Australians have?

Top 5 Religions in 2016 Christianity 52.1%

2.6%

2.4%

1.9%

0.5%Over 65% of the Australian population is religious

Islam Buddhism Hinduism

Sikhism

However, in 2010, only 15% of men and 22% of women aged 18 years and over said they had actively participated in a religious or spiritual group.

The number ofAustralians who chose ‘No religion’ on their Census form: In the 2011 Census

64,390people inAustraliareported theirreligion to be“Jedi”.

6.9millionpeople

10,000people1911

2016

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