Australia's Population

1.     Demography is the composition of a particular human population.

2.    Australia reached the population of 20,000,000 on December 4^th 2003. Australia’s population is growing at a high rate which will soon reach around 42,000,000 by 2050.

3.    The population of Aborigines in Australia before Europeans arrived was estimated to be around 750,000.

4.    The two main ways the population can increase are:

·         Fertility Rate

·         Migration

In 2010, the percentage of the population by fertility rate was 47% and    the percentage for Migration was 53%

5.    The total fertility rate for 2010 was 1.9 per woman.

6.    In 1935, Australia’s fertility rate was just above 2%. At this time in history, the Great Depression was taking place, causing a vast majority to stop having children as it was too expensive. After the Depression, the baby boom occurred as a result of WWII, reaching up to 3.5%.

7.    From 1950, the fertility rate decreased slowly, as the baby boom came to a halt.

8.    The average size of a family in Australia is 1.8 children. In America, the average amount of children per family is 3.14. These two statistics compare to show that Australia ‘replaces’ it’s people while America adds an average of 1.14 people.

Are we a Racist Nation?

1.     The author of this article is Graeme Innes and his job profession is a Race Discrimination Commissioner.

2.    Graeme Innes works for The National Press Club and his job is to try and figure out if there is racism present in Australia.

3.    The author states that the beginning of a racist comment often starts with, “I’m not racist because…” I have heard someone say this statement before, they said, “I’m not racist because I don’t say anything offensive to the race, only to other people.”

4.    50% of Australians are born overseas or have overseas parents.

5.    A monoculture is the use of land for growing only one type of crop.

6.    There are many welcome benefits of online technology. These include connecting the worlds Indigenous peoples and ethnic minority groups by sharing stories, co-ordinating their work, and organising themselves in a manor which is changing the world dramatically

7.    There are also many unwelcome results of online social media. The proliferation of race-hate websites and materials breeds and incites real world hatred. Cyber-racism complaints have more than doubled in the past couple of years. Racism online can result into racism in classrooms, workplaces and communities.

8.    Racism online is so dangerous as you can stay connected with them non-stop. It also causes extreme bullying in the form of words, so no one knows who made the comment.

9.    Racism online can be stopped by bringing in anti-bullying companies and campaigns into schools and communities to teach those who do not understand the torment of racism. Certain websites and chat rooms can be closed down when inappropriate comments are made.

10. The author simply states that to stop racism, “We must call it when we see it, when the talkback show host, the internet friend, or the person sitting next to us starts their sentence with the seemingly innocent, but loaded phrase, ''I'm not racist, but . . .''”

How has Australia changed in your Lifetime

1.      

Physical Changes:

·         The construction of the Sydney Olympic Park

·         The Victorian Bushfires

·         The Queensland Floods

·         The construction of the Ryde Westfield

·         The expansion of Highways

Economic Change:

·         The financial crisis

·         The value of the AU$

·         Mining Boom

·         Increased Tourism

·         Cyclone Larry and the Banana Industry

Social Change:

·         Sorry Day

·         Population Increase

·         Facebook

·         The change from Liberal to Labor government

·         Asylum Seekers

2.    There are many ways in which we can find out how Australia has changed in all three categories. For physical changes, we could compare before and after shots as well as looking at sources such as google maps to get an idea of the variables which have caused the resulting change. For economic changes, we can look at the tourism and industry, such as mining and the banana industry, as well as comparing past and present financial states of Australia. When looking at social change, we can look at changing governments, technological advancements, tourism and Australian holidays.

We could find out how Australia has changed by using many Primary and Secondary Sources. Looking at photos, websites and maps as well as conducting interviews and surveys could give many reasons to how Australia has changed.

The Sydney Olympic park has changed the physical environment of home bush dramatically. Before the 2000 Olympic games, home bush was a quiet area with a vigorous landscape of bush and grassland. The Olympic park has not only changed home bush, but has influenced other areas to manufacture such buildings.

The mining boom has created a huge economical impact upon Australia's economy. In the last 10 years, there has been a huge international market for coal and uranium creating a huge jump in Australia's wealth.


The change from the Liberal to the Labor government has caused a huge change in the social customs of Australia. In the early years of 2000, the Liberal government was in power saving millions of dollars towards Australia's economy. In 2007, Labor won the Federal election creating a huge change in Parliament.