Australia (Commonwealth of Australia), AU
Australia: Island country in the Southern hemisphere
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Quick Facts about Commonwealth of Australia
| Population : | 25,671,900 |
| Country : | Australia |
| Different from : | Australia, Q13431386 |
| Head of government : | Prime Minister of Australia |
| Plate code : | AUS |
| Official name : | Commonwealth of Australia, Australia, Австралийский союз, Australské společenství, Cymanwlad Awstralia, Австралійський Союз, le Commonwealth d’Australie |
| Speed limit : | 100, 50 |
| Continent : | Oceania |
| Easternmost point : | Point(153.637222222 -28.6375) |
| Northernmost point : | Point(142.530555555 -10.689166666), Point(142.53151 -10.68717) |
| Legislative body : | Parliament of Australia |
| Named for : | Terra Australis |
| Official language : | English |
| Capital : | Canberra, Melbourne |
| Establishment : | January 01, 1901 (123 years ago) |
| Time Zone : | UTC+11:30, UTC+09:30, UTC+08:00, UTC+09:30, UTC+07:00, UTC+06:30, UTC+10:30, UTC+05:00, UTC+10:30, UTC+10:00, UTC+10:00, UTC+11:00 |
| Local time : | 11:12:33 (25th November 2024) |
Geography
Commonwealth of Australia is located at 25°0'0"S 135°0'0"E (-25.0000000, 135.0000000). It has 4 neighbors: Indonesia, East Timor, Papua New Guinea and New Zealand.
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The largest city of Commonwealth of Australia is Canberra with a population of 381,488. Other cities include, Newcastle population 300,196, Wollongong population 289,236, Hobart population 216,656 and Townsville population 196,219. See all Commonwealth of Australia cities & populated places.
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- John McEwen , 23 John Gorton Harold Holt 10 January, 1968 1967-12-19T00:00:00Z
- Harold Holt , 22 John McEwen Robert Menzies 19 December, 1967 1966-01-26T00:00:00Z
- Gough Whitlam , 26 Malcolm Fraser William McMahon 11 November, 1975 1972-12-05T00:00:00Z
- Joseph Cook , 9 Andrew Fisher Andrew Fisher 17 September, 1914 1913-06-24T00:00:00Z
- Kevin Rudd , 31 Julia Gillard John Howard 24 June, 2010 2007-03-12T00:00:00Z
- Joseph Lyons , 14 Earle Page James Scullin 7 April, 1939 1932-01-06T00:00:00Z
- John Howard , 30 Kevin Rudd Paul Keating 12 March, 2007 1996-03-11T00:00:00Z
- Robert Menzies , 16 Arthur Fadden Earle Page 29 August, 1941 1939-04-26T00:00:00Z
- Andrew Fisher , 6 Alfred Deakin Alfred Deakin 2 June, 1909 1908-11-13T00:00:00Z
- Earle Page , 15 Robert Menzies Joseph Lyons 26 April, 1939 1939-04-07T00:00:00Z
- Billy Hughes , 11 Stanley Bruce Andrew Fisher 9 February, 1923 1915-10-27T00:00:00Z
- Alfred Deakin , 2 Chris Watson Edmund Barton 27 April, 1904 1903-09-24T00:00:00Z
- Chris Watson , 3 George Reid Alfred Deakin 17 August, 1904 1904-04-27T00:00:00Z
- Bob Hawke , 28 Paul Keating Malcolm Fraser 20 December, 1991 1983-03-11T00:00:00Z
- Frank Forde , 19 Ben Chifley John Curtin 13 July, 1945 1945-07-06T00:00:00Z
- Tony Abbott , 34 Malcolm Turnbull Kevin Rudd 15 September, 2015 2013-09-18T00:00:00Z
- Arthur Fadden , 17 John Curtin Robert Menzies 7 October, 1941 1941-08-29T00:00:00Z
- Stanley Bruce , 12 James Scullin Billy Hughes 22 October, 1929 1923-02-09T00:00:00Z
- Edmund Barton , 1 Alfred Deakin 24 September, 1903 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Andrew Fisher , 10 Billy Hughes Joseph Cook 27 October, 1915 1914-09-17T00:00:00Z
- George Reid , 4 Alfred Deakin Chris Watson 5 July, 1905 1904-08-18T00:00:00Z
- Malcolm Fraser , 27 Bob Hawke Gough Whitlam 11 March, 1983 1975-11-11T00:00:00Z
- Scott Morrison , 36 Malcolm Turnbull 2018-08-24T00:00:00Z
- Alfred Deakin , 7 Andrew Fisher Andrew Fisher 29 April, 1910 1909-06-02T00:00:00Z
- James Scullin , 13 Joseph Lyons Stanley Bruce 6 January, 1932 1929-10-22T00:00:00Z
- Ben Chifley , 20 Harold Holt Frank Forde 19 December, 1949 1945-07-13T00:00:00Z
- John Curtin , 18 Frank Forde Arthur Fadden 5 July, 1945 1941-10-07T00:00:00Z
- Paul Keating , 29 John Howard Bob Hawke 11 March, 1996 1991-12-20T00:00:00Z
- Andrew Fisher , 8 Joseph Cook Alfred Deakin 24 June, 1913 1910-04-29T00:00:00Z
- Kevin Rudd , 33 Tony Abbott Julia Gillard 18 September, 2013 2013-06-27T00:00:00Z
- Julia Gillard , 32 Kevin Rudd Kevin Rudd 27 June, 2013 2010-06-24T00:00:00Z
- John Gorton , 24 William McMahon John McEwen 10 March, 1971 1968-01-10T00:00:00Z
- Robert Menzies , 21 Ben Chifley Harold Holt 26 January, 1966 1949-12-19T00:00:00Z
- Alfred Deakin , 5 Andrew Fisher George Reid 13 November, 1908 1905-07-05T00:00:00Z
- Malcolm Turnbull , 35 Scott Morrison Tony Abbott 24 August, 2018 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z
- William McMahon , 25 Gough Whitlam John Gorton 5 December, 1972 1971-03-10T00:00:00Z
Commonwealth of Australia has 4 neighbours.
- Republic of Indonesia Independent country in Southeast Asia situated on more than 17,000 islands
- Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste Independent country situated on several islands in Southeast Asia
- Independent State of Papua New Guinea island sovereign state in Oceania
- New Zealand Independent country in Oceania, situated on two main and around 600 smaller islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean
- Norfolk Island
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands
- New South Wales
- Queensland
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Victoria
- Tasmania
- Coral Sea Islands
- Northern Territory
- Australian Antarctic Territory
- Australian Capital Territory
- Western Australia
- Christmas Island
- South Australia
- Jervis Bay Territory
- Ashmore and Cartier Islands
Demographics
| Year | Population | % Change | Method |
| 1960 | 10,276,477 | - | |
| 1961 | 10,483,000 | 1.97% | |
| 1962 | 10,742,000 | 2.41% | |
| 1963 | 10,950,000 | 1.9% | |
| 1964 | 11,167,000 | 1.94% | |
| 1965 | 11,388,000 | 1.94% | |
| 1966 | 11,651,000 | 2.26% | |
| 1967 | 11,799,000 | 1.25% | |
| 1968 | 12,009,000 | 1.75% | |
| 1969 | 12,263,000 | 2.07% | |
| 1970 | 12,507,000 | 1.95% | |
| 1971 | 12,937,000 | 3.32% | |
| 1972 | 13,177,000 | 1.82% | |
| 1973 | 13,380,000 | 1.52% | |
| 1974 | 13,723,000 | 2.5% | |
| 1975 | 13,893,000 | 1.22% | |
| 1976 | 14,033,000 | 1% | |
| 1977 | 14,192,000 | 1.12% | |
| 1978 | 14,358,000 | 1.16% | |
| 1979 | 14,514,000 | 1.07% | |
| 1980 | 14,692,000 | 1.21% | |
| 1981 | 14,927,000 | 1.57% | |
| 1982 | 15,178,000 | 1.65% | |
| 1983 | 15,369,000 | 1.24% | |
| 1984 | 15,544,000 | 1.13% | |
| 1985 | 15,758,000 | 1.36% | |
| 1986 | 16,018,400 | 1.63% | |
| 1987 | 16,263,900 | 1.51% | |
| 1988 | 16,532,200 | 1.62% | |
| 1989 | 16,814,400 | 1.68% | |
| 1990 | 17,065,100 | 1.47% | |
| 1991 | 17,284,000 | 1.27% | |
| 1992 | 17,495,000 | 1.21% | |
| 1993 | 17,667,000 | 0.97% | |
| 1994 | 17,855,000 | 1.05% | |
| 1995 | 18,072,000 | 1.2% | |
| 1996 | 18,311,000 | 1.31% | |
| 1997 | 18,517,000 | 1.11% | |
| 1998 | 18,711,000 | 1.04% | |
| 1999 | 18,926,000 | 1.14% | |
| 2000 | 19,153,000 | 1.19% | |
| 2001 | 19,413,000 | 1.34% | |
| 2002 | 19,651,400 | 1.21% | |
| 2003 | 19,895,400 | 1.23% | |
| 2004 | 20,127,400 | 1.15% | |
| 2005 | 20,394,800 | 1.31% | |
| 2006 | 20,697,900 | 1.46% | |
| 2007 | 20,827,600 | 0.62% | |
| 2008 | 21,249,200 | 1.98% | |
| 2009 | 21,691,700 | 2.04% | |
| 2010 | 22,031,750 | 1.54% | |
| 2011 | 22,340,024 | 1.38% | |
| 2012 | 22,723,904 | 1.69% | 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| 2013 | 23,130,931 | 1.76% | census |
| 2014 | 23,475,686 | 1.47% | |
| 2015 | 23,815,995 | 1.43% | |
| 2016 | 23,401,892 | -1.77% | census |
| 2017 | 24,511,800 | 4.53% | population estimation |
| 2018 | 24,982,688 | 1.88% | |
| 2019 | 25,364,307 | 1.5% | |
| 2020 | 25,671,900 | 1.2% | population estimation |
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