@Australia:People
Population: 18,438,824 (July 1997 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 22% (male 2,018,363; female 1,921,252) 15-64 years: 66% (male 6,188,476; female 6,041,173) 65 years and over : 12% (male 987,092; female 1,282,468) (July 1997 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.96% (1997 est.)
Birth rate: 13.73 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Death rate: 6.89 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Net migration rate: 2.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years : 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (1997 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 5.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 79.64 years male : 76.69 years female: 82.74 years (1997 est.)