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The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reports Australian population growth in the 12 months to June 2021 was entirely due to natural increase adding 134,800 people, while NOM was a loss of 88,800 people.
According to a regional population estimate, Australia/New Zealand (lumped together) will reach 31 million in 2022, 34 million in 2030 and 38 million in 2050.
The current population of Australia in 2023 is 26,439,111, a 1% increase from 2022. The population of Australia in 2022 was 26,177,413, a 0.99% increase from 2021. The population of Australia in 2021 was 25,921,089, a 0.98% increase from 2020.
In the June 2022 quarter, net overseas migration: was 58,100 people. decreased by 39,800 people since the previous quarter.
Australia's rich Indigenous heritage, including astronomy, superfoods and even a monument older than Stonehenge is being ignored, writes Melanie McCartney. THE AUSTRALIAN cultural mindset has been eroded and is becoming predominantly American.
“Australia's migration system has been playing catch-up since borders reopened. Net overseas migration will not fully recover until 2024, a loss of over 600,000 people since the middle of 2020, 83 per cent of whom are generally of working age.
The Australian Academy of Science has recommended that 23 million people would be a safe upper limit for Australia. That was before climate change and peak oil became hot topics. We're nearly there now. With a balanced migration program, it is possible to stabilise Australia's population until 2050.
Decline in Christian affiliation
The number of people affiliated with Christianity in Australia decreased from 12.2 million (52.1%) in 2016 to 11.1 million (43.9%) in 2021. This decrease occurred across most ages, with the largest decrease for young adults (18-25 years).
Fertility rates are falling
The total fertility rate (TFR) is the average number of children born to a woman in her lifetime. It hit a record low of 1.59 in Australia 2020 and rebounded slightly to 1.7 per woman last year.
Australia's general terrorism threat level is POSSIBLE. While Australia remains a potential terrorist target, there are fewer violent extremists with the intention to conduct an attack onshore.
Beyond 30 million people, Australia may not be food-secure in drought years. More than half (around 60%) of Australia's population growth in recent decades has been due to immigration. The rest is due to 'natural increase' (births minus deaths). Around half of the natural increase is due to births to migrants.
A baby born in Australia today has at least a one-in-three chance of living to 100.
The population of China will begin to fall soon and could halve by 2100. India's will peak around 2050. And the US population would fall from the 2030s if not for immigration.
Australia's population is ageing due to increasing life expectancy and declining fertility rates. Both the number of people at the older ages is growing and older people are representing an increasing share of the total population (CEPAR 2021).
Hinduism is the fastest growing religion in Australia mostly through immigration. Hinduism is also one of the most youthful religions in Australia, with 34% and 66% of Hindus being under the age of 14 and 34 respectively. Hindu Temple in Melbourne.
Forty-four per cent of Australians identify as Christian, down from 61 per cent a decade ago. The share of people ticking the “no religion” box grew from 22 per cent in 2011 to 39 per cent in 2021. The number of people in Australia who identify as Hindu surged by 55 per cent over the past five years.
THE optimal population size for Australia is just 15 million people. That's the opinion of environmental experts Peter Martin and James Ward from the University of South Australia, and Paul Sutton from the University of Denver.
Residents in the Australian Capital Territory are expected to live the longest - 82.7 years for males and 86.3 for females.
Our improved healthcare system and vaccination rates, advanced medical treatments and lower mother and baby mortality rates have meant that the average person can expect to enjoy around two more decades. The United Nations World Population Prospects suggests current life expectancy in Australia in 2022 to be 83.79.
There's still expectations within family and community to either secure a full-time job and some savings or tie the knot before leaving the nest. to save money for a house. The average age young people leave home in Australia is 23 for men, and 24 for women.
Number of international visitors to Australia FY 2022 by country of residence. In the financial year 2022, there were around 177 thousand visitors to Australia that were residents of New Zealand. The visitors from India were the second highest at just below 130 thousand.
Unlike most wealthy countries, Australia's economy lacks both diversification and sophistication. Australia's primary exports are in low complexity categories such as mining and agriculture.