Australia’s population is due to reach 25 million, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) population clock.
ABS Director of Demography, Anthony Grubb, said: “From our average age, to how long people live and where we live, Australia’s population has experienced major changes.
25 million – how did we get here?
“Australia’s population has increased more than sixfold since 1901 when it was 3.8 million.
“By 1918 it had grown to 5 million, it had doubled to 10 million by 1959 and reached 20 million in October 2004. It has been just over 2.5 years since we reached 24 million in January 2016.”
The overall total population increase is estimated to be one person every 1 minute and 23 seconds. Within this there is estimated to be:
one birth every 1 minute and 42 seconds;
one death every 3 minutes and 16 seconds;
one person arriving to live in Australia every 1 minute and 1 second; and
one Australian resident leaving to live overseas every 1 minute and 51 seconds.
It is not possible to identify who the 25 millionth person will be. It could be a newborn baby, a new migrant to Australia, or an Australian citizen returning home after living overseas.
