Key demographics
- Population
- 27.8M
- Density
- 3.7/km²
- HDI
- 0.958 (Very High)
- GDP per capita
- $65,946
- Gini index (2020)
- 32.4
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 83.1 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.48
- Urban population (2025)
- 87.7%
- Labor force (2025)
- 80.6%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 55.7%
- Profile
- Mature
- Urban population (2025)
- 87.7%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 10.7 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 6.9 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 22.3%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.48
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 3.1 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 0.0%
- Tourism (2020)
- 1.8M
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| English | English |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 43.9% |
| No religion | 38.9% |
| Islam | 3.2% |
| Hinduism | 2.7% |
| Buddhism | 2.4% |
| Other | 1.7% |
| Unanswered | 7.2% |
- Demonym (male)
- Australian
- Demonym (female)
- Australian
- National anthem
- Advance Australia Fair
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 83.1 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 70.6 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 10.4% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 3.1/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 89/100
- Hospital beds (2016)
- 3.8/1000
- Physicians (2022)
- 4.09/1000
- Nurses (2022)
- 13.45/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $6,980
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 15.9%
Education and technology
- Education spending (2022)
- 5.1% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 516
- Internet users (2024)
- 96.1%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 112.6/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 36.5/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 44,299/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 36.5
Geography and practical
- Area
- 7,688,287 km²
- Continent
- Oceania
- Region
- Oceania
- Subregion
- Australia and New Zealand
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Left
- Timezones
- UTC+05:00, UTC+06:30, UTC+07:00, UTC+08:00, UTC+09:30, UTC+10:00, UTC+10:30, UTC+11:30
- Calling codes
- +61
- Postal code
- ####
- TLD
- .au
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Australia has a dark blue field. It features the flag of the United Kingdom — the Union Jack — in the canton, beneath which is a large white seven-pointed star. A representation of the Southern Cross constellation, made up of one small five-pointed and four larger seven-pointed white stars, is situated on the fly side of the field.
- National anthem
- Advance Australia Fair
- National holiday
- 1788-01-26