| Population (million) | 21.77 [2011] |
| Urban population (%) | 89.00 [2010] |
| Labor force (million) | 11.620 [2010] |
| ICT sector workforce (million) | 0.295 [2006] |
| Median age (years) | 37.7 [2010] |
| GDP (PPP) USD billion | 889.60 [2010] |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) USD | 41,300 [2010] |
| Exchange rates (1 USD = ) | 1.090 AU$ [2010] |
| Electricity - consumption (billion kWh) | 222.0 [2007] |
| Telecommunication services revenue |   |
| Trade in ICT goods |   |
| ICT industry Revenue |   |
| ICT investment |   |
| R&D expenditure by ICT industries |   |
| Telephones - main lines (million) | 9.020 [2009] |
| Telephones - mobile cellular (million) | 24.220 [2009] |
| Internet hosts (million) | 13.361 [2010] |
| Internet users (million) | 15.810 [2009] |
| Broadband Users (million) |   |
| Fixed Internet subscribers (million) | 6.100 [2009] |
| Broadband subscribers (fixed&mobile) (million) | 17.480 [2009] |
| Business use of broadband |   |
| Personal Computers (million) |   |
| Households with a home computer (million) |   |
| Area (sq km) | 7,741,220 |
| Climate | generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east; tropical in north |
| Ethnic groups | white 92%, Asian 7%, aboriginal and other 1% |
| Religions | Catholic 25.8%, Anglican 18.7%, Uniting Church 5.7%, Presbyterian and Reformed 3%, Eastern Orthodox 2.7%, other Christian 7.9%, Buddhist 2.1%, Muslim 1.7%, other 2.4%, unspecified 11.3%, none 18.7% (2006 Census) |