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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