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02 December 2022
Population: Census
The 2021 Census counted 25,422,788 people in Australia (excludes overseas visitors), an increase of 8.6 per cent since the 2016 Census.
49.3 per cent of the population were male with a median age of 37 years old.
50.7 per cent of the population were female with the median age of 39 years old.
Reference period
2021
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