Year 9: Australia's Population

1) What is demography?


Demography is a statistical study of the human population


2) In what year did the Australian population reach 20 million? How quickly is the population growing?


Australia's population hit 20 million roughly on the 4th December 2003 and our population growth rate is 2.0%


3) How many Aboriginal people are estimated to have lived in Australia before Europeans arrived?


It is estimated that between 350,000 - 750,000 Aboriginals lived in Australia before the arrival of Europeans


4) What the two main ways the population can grow? What percentage of the population growth in 2010 can be attributed to each way?


Immigration & Fertility rate is how a population can grown. In 2010 47% of child birth 53% immigartion


5) What is the total fertility rate for 2010? 


The fertility rate in Australia was 1.9% per woman


6) What was the total fertility rate for Australia in 1935? How does this compare to other years? Why do you think that it compares this way?


The total fertility rate for Australia in 1935 was just above 2.0%. Compared to previous years, the 1935 fertility rate was quite low, however in the late 40's & 50's a population boom struck Australia. The reason why the fertility rate was lower when compared to other years was that the great depression was occurring around 1935.


7) What is the trend in the fertility rate for Australia since 1950? 


Since 1950 the fertility rate gradually climbed up however around 1965 the fertility rate started to drop steadily falling to just below 2.0%


8) What is the average size of a family in Australia? How does that compare to the US?


The average size of a family in Australia is 2.8% whereas in the United States it is  at 2.59%

Are we a racist nation

 Are we a racist nation?

1)    1)   Graeme Innes who is the Race Discrimination Commissioner

2)   2)   Graeme works for a section of government and is designated to Racial Discrimination

3)     3)  Graeme says that the start of a racial talk starts with one saying “I’m not a racist, but….”.  Yes I have heard someone say they are not a racist but they then continue on in a prejudice manner.

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4)      4) 50%

5)      5) Single cultured society opposite of what Australia is, we are a multi-cultural society

6)      6) A benefit from online technology is a form of globalisation

7)      7) Some unwelcome results of online social media is that bullying becomes easier to do and there are ‘keyboard warriors’ whom say what they like online but can’t say it to someone’s face. Graeme says that racial comments have become twice as common now that we have forms of social media e.g. Facebook

8)     8)  The dangerous aspect of racism online is that people say whatever they like because they are not face to face with the individual and that there identity is not revealed.

9)     9)  The one thing which will help stop racism online is that if people come together and behave in a well-mannered way and that there is to be monitoring of social networking sites with severe implications if racial comments are made.

10  10)  Graeme Innes says that we need to act together, without delay, to eradicate racism and racial inequality in all of its forms to find a solution.