Aussie facts
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- clone0
facts is facts yo don't read if you don't want to
- toe_knee0
I'd say you're great fun to go drinking with
- forcetwelve0
drivel? have a look at the last twenty posts - you're putting me to sleep pal...
- clone0
not so much a contest but i noticed all the drivel spouting out so i evened it up with some facts from http://www.abs.gov.au/
- drunktank0
*yawn
- toe_knee0
is this a cut and paste contest
I'll ctrl v your ass
- spongebob0
My dog gave birth to a sausage.
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High fertility at younger ages contributes to the relatively high fertility of Indigenous women. In 2003, women under 30 years of age accounted for almost three-quarters of the Indigenous total fertility rate, compared to half of the fertility rate for all women in Australia.
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There were 11,700 births registered in Australia during 2003 (5% of all births registered) where at least one parent was identified as Indigenous.
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Five per cent of all births registered had at least one parent identified as being of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent.
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The median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women who registered a birth during 2003 was 24.6 years, compared to 30.5 years for all women.
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For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, peak fertility was in the 20–24 year age group (133 babies per 1,000 women).
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High fertility at younger ages contributes to the relatively high fertility of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women. Women under 30 years of age accounted for almost three-quarters of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander total fertility rate, while women under 30 years of age accounted for only half of the fertility rate for all women in Australia in 2003.
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women's fertility continues to reflect a different pattern
The total fertility rate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women was higher (2.15 babies per woman) than that for all women in Australia (1.75 babies per woman) in 2003.
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There were 251,200 births registered in Australia during 2003, a slight increase (200 births) on the previous year and the highest since 1997.
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The median age of all women giving birth was the highest on record (30.5 years) in 2003, while the median age of fathers was 32.6 years. This reflects the continued rise in the median ages of both mothers and fathers.
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Women aged 25–29 years experienced the second highest fertility in 2003 (103 babies per 1,000 women), while fertility of 20–24 year old women has continued to decline (55 babies per 1,000 down from 61 babies five years ago).
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For the fourth consecutive year women aged 30–34 years experienced the highest fertility of all age groups, with 113 babies per 1,000 women.
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In 2003 the total fertility rate was 1.75 babies per woman, similar to rates of between 1.73 and 1.76 babies per woman recorded since 1998.
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Australia's fertility rate has remained steady over the past six years, according to new figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today.