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%