POPULATION
Population (Mid-2012): 22,262,501
Arithmetic density: 2.47 people per square km
Physiological density: 4.46 people per square km of arable land
Net migration rate (# per 1000 people): 5.83 migrants
Birth rate (# per 1000 people): 12.23
Death rate (# per 1000 people): 7.01
Rate of natural increase: 0.7%
Population growth rate: 1.11%
Infant mortality rate: 4.49 deaths/1,000 live births
Total fertility rate: 1.77 children born/women
Population age under 15 years old: 18.1%
Population age over 65 years old: 14.7%
Dependency rate: 32.8
Total life expectancy at birth: 81.98 years
Life expectancy at birth (females): 84.54 years
Life expectancy at birth (males): 79.55 years
Primary school completion rate (females): 99.5%
Primary school completion rate (males): 98.2%
Secondary school completion rate (females): 77.0%
Secondary school completion rate (males): 68.0%
Arithmetic density: 2.47 people per square km
Physiological density: 4.46 people per square km of arable land
Net migration rate (# per 1000 people): 5.83 migrants
Birth rate (# per 1000 people): 12.23
Death rate (# per 1000 people): 7.01
Rate of natural increase: 0.7%
Population growth rate: 1.11%
Infant mortality rate: 4.49 deaths/1,000 live births
Total fertility rate: 1.77 children born/women
Population age under 15 years old: 18.1%
Population age over 65 years old: 14.7%
Dependency rate: 32.8
Total life expectancy at birth: 81.98 years
Life expectancy at birth (females): 84.54 years
Life expectancy at birth (males): 79.55 years
Primary school completion rate (females): 99.5%
Primary school completion rate (males): 98.2%
Secondary school completion rate (females): 77.0%
Secondary school completion rate (males): 68.0%
DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION MODEL
Australia is a Stage Four country because the birth rates and death rates are low. Considering that the birth rate, 12%, is greater than the death rate, 7%, it proves that the population is high and stable. There is a low birth rate because people have more opportunities to choose whether or not to have children. This opportunity is provided by the advancement economically, and women gaining independent work. Death rates remain low due to the advancement in medical information and technology, preventing disease and famine to occur, proving itself in the low death rate. With high population and few migrants leaving the country, Australia has consistent stable population growth. This is also because of immigrants entering Australia from all over the world. Australia is an extremely developed and consistent country, with the numbers to back it up.