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Pop Quiz Australian Demographics

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Australia's population is currently 23 0000 000. Australia's median age is approximately 37. Australia's fertility rate is 1.8. Australia's male life expectancy is approximately (to the closest 2 years) is 79. Australia's female life expectancy is approximately (to the closest 2 years) is 83. Australia's population growth results from two factors; natural increase and net overseas migration. The depression during the 1930s had an impact on Australia's population growth rate. Natural-increase has been the main factor to the growth of Australia's population. Declining fertility is a trend in developed countries. Compared to African countries Australia's fertility rate is low. The proportion of Australians in the older age groups has increased significantly over the past 20 years. The United Kingdom still represents a major source of migration for Australia. The Asia region represents the greatest proportion of migrants to Australia. Conurbation is a process where cities will merge to become larger cities. Australia's population density in 2004 was approximately 2.6 people per square kilometre. By comparison Singapore had a population density of 6333 people per square kilometre. Of the states and territories the ACT has Australia's highest population density. 86% of the Australian population lives in an urban centre. Almost 25% of Australia's population born in 2005 were born overseas. There are more women in Australia currently because of; higher life expectancy of women and more female immigrants.

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