Australia's Population

1. What is demography? Demography is the scientific study of characteristics and dynamics pertaining to the human population. The characteristics encompassed by this study include size, growth rate, density, vital statistics, and distribution of a specified population.
2. In what year did the Australian population reach 20 million? How quickly is the population growing? On October 17 2003 the human population hit 20 million. On average the growth rate of the Australian population is by 2.0% 
3. How many Aboriginal people are estimated to have lived in Australia before Europeans arrived? The Indigenous population at the time of European settlement is estimated to have been at least 315 000.
4. What the two main ways the population can grow? What percentage of the population growth in 2010 can be attributed to each way? Increased food resources and increase in living area. 
5. What is the total fertility rate for 2010? 1.78 children born/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?  77.2 per 100,000 women
7. What is the trend in the fertility rate for Australia since 1950? 
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 2.5 people. The average family size in the US is 3.14 people. This shows that there is a higher average in the US, which would explain why there is a much higher population.