Population Statistics
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Australia
Population1
27,613,650
(2025 est.)
Median Age2
35
(2025 est.)
Language Spoken at Home3
| English | 72.0% |
|---|---|
| Mandarin | 2.7% |
| Arabic | 1.4% |
| Vietnamese | 1.3% |
| Cantonese | 1.2% |
The 2021 Census identified more than 350 languages spoken across Australia in total.
Religion4
| No Religion | 38.4% |
|---|---|
| Roman Catholic | 20.0% |
| Anglican | 9.8% |
| Other Christian | 14.1% |
| Islam | 3.2% |
| Hinduism | 2.7% |
| Uniting Church | 2.6% |
| Buddhism | 2.4% |
| Judaism | 0.4% |
| Other Belief or Affiliation | 1.8% |
| Not stated | 6.9% |
| Inadequately described | 0.4% |
Ancestry5
| English | 33.0% |
|---|---|
| Australian | 29.9% |
| Irish | 9.5% |
| Scottish | 8.6% |
| Chinese | 5.5% |
| Italian | 4.4% |
| German | 4.0% |
| Indian | 2.6% |
The 2021 Census identified more than 250 ancestries in total.
Cultural Dimensions
| 38 | |
| 90 | |
| 61 | |
| 51 | |
| 21 | |
| 71 |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
Population6, 7
983,709 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, representing 3.8% of the total Australian population.
(2021 est.)
Median Age8
24
(2021 est.)
Language9
The 2021 Census identified more than 150 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages spoken by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Overall, 9.5% (76,978) of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people reported speaking one of these languages. This included people who spoke traditional languages (52,139), new contact languages (15,026), and Aboriginal English (1,371).
The five most widely spoken indigenous language groups are:
| Arnham Land & Daly River Region Languages | 14.5% |
|---|---|
| Torres Strait Island Languages | 12.0% |
| Western Desert Languages | 10.9% |
| Yolngu Matha Languages | 8.5% |
| Arandic Languages | 7.4% |
Diaspora6
| New South Wales | 34.5% |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 27.8% |
| Western Australia | 12.2% |
| Victoria | 8.0% |
| Northern Territory | 7.8% |
| South Australia | 5.3% |
| Tasmania | 3.4% |
| Australian Capital Territory | 1.0% |
Migration to Australia
Overseas-born Population1
8,833,710 born overseas (32% of the total population)
18,779,340 born in Australia (68% of the total population)
Top Overseas Birthplaces1
| India | 3.5% |
|---|---|
| England | 3.5% |
| China | 2.6% |
| New Zealand | 2.3% |
| Philippines | 1.5% |
| Vietnam | 1.2% |
| South Africa | 0.8% |
| Nepal | 0.8% |
| Sri Lanka | 0.7% |
| Malaysia | 0.7% |
| Other Overseas Birthplace | 14.4% |
| Australian-born | 68.0% |
Fastest Growing Migrant Populations
By Population Change (2016–2021)
| India | +217,966 |
|---|---|
| Nepal | +67,750 |
| Philippines | +61,502 |
| China | +40,065 |
| Vietnam | +38,648 |
| Pakistan | +27,725 |
| Malaysia | +27,234 |
| South Africa | +26,754 |
| Iraq | +25,570 |
| Sri Lanka | +22,066 |