Where we work
 

Australia

Children at play. (Copyright: Save the Children Australia)

  

Country Profile 

Full name: Commonwealth of Australia
Capital City: Canberra
Population: 21 million (approx)
Population under 14 years: 19.1%
Median age: 37.4 years
Infant mortality rate: 4.5 per 1000 live births
Life expectancy: 80.7 years
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population: 2.4%
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population: 21 years
(Sources: CIA World Factbook (updated 2008), Australian Bureau of Statistics)

 

 

Our programs in Australia

Click on the links below to read more about our work in Australia