Population of Australia

AsiaRooms offers detailed information on Australia population related facts about Australia to give you a general idea about the demography of the continent. A melting pot for varied cultures, races and faiths, Australia is home to an estimated population of 20.6 million people. Most of the present populace of Australia are descendants of the 19 th and 20 th century settlers from countries like Britain and Ireland who made Australia their home.

Before its abolition in 1973, the White Australia policy restricted non-white immigration. It mainly promoted the immigration of whites from European countries. However, after the abolition, Australia is trying to encourage multiculturalism and promote racial harmony among its populace.

When we speak about the population of Australia, due mention must be made of its indigenous population, namely the aborigines who are descendents of the South East Asian settlers who landed on the continent some 40,000 to 45,000 years ago. They constitute 2.2% of the total population of Australia, going by the statistics of 2001. This group however suffers from very high rates of unemployment and imprisonment. Besides, the indigenous population of Australia also has limited access to education and the life expectancy level for this group is also very low.

A huge segment of the Australian population consists of retirees and senior citizens. Moreover, a good number of Australians live outside their home country, which in turn results in a depleted working force. Therefore, Australia has a very active immigration program that looks to increase the population growth and bring in skilled labor from other countries of the world, especially the developing countries.

When it comes to Australia population facts, it must be noted that five of the largest groups of Australian born overseas are from the five countries of UK, China, Italy, New Zealand and Vietnam.

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