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Australian Demographic Trends
In 1901, the Australian government had a plan to make Australia’s population all white to prevent Australia from losing its heritage. In 1973 the “white Australia” law was abandoned, this causing the share of many non-European immigrants entering Australia .After world war II, the population of the Aborigines rapidly increased and 600,000 refugees from countries all over the world had arrived into Australia. About half of Australia’s population has been born overseas or has atleast 1 parent born overseas. At the start of the 21st century a little bit over 1/3 of Sydney and Melbourne’s population were born in countries other than Australia.
When the “white Australia” law was abandoned Australia’s population increased by less than half the worlds average, however Australia’s death and birth rates are also far less than the world average. Most men living in Australia are expected to live to the age of 75, while most women in Australia are expected to live to the age of 80. Approximately 1/5 of Australia’s population is under 15.
Australian Flora
Australia has many native plants. Below shows the native plants of each Australian state.
New South Whales
The Waratah (Telopea) is native to South Eastern Australia. It is a type of shrub with leaves approximately 20 cm’s long and 2 or 3 cm across. It has red, 15cm flower heads. The waratah was originally named by the Aboriginal people.
Queensland
The Cooktown Orchid (Dendrobium) has many types of species. It used to be very common but is now very rare due to over collecting by people. The colour of the flour is a mix between pink and purple and is between 20 and 30 cm long. The plants can grow up to 80 cm long. It usually flours during dry weather.
Victoria
Epacris impressa also known as the “common heath” is the floral emblem for Victoria. The common heath is commonly found in the lower regions of Australia such as Victoria. It can grow from two to three metres high and only flowers between late autumn and early spring. The flower colours range from white, red and pink. The leaves can be very sharp and prickly.
Western Australia
The Kangaroo paw is found in the south west corner of Eastern Australia. It adapts very well to most weather conditions. The flowers are usually a green or yellow colour. The flower stems can grow up to an approximate 1.5 metres long.
Northern Territory
The Sturts Desert rose is a shrub that can grow up to 1.2 metres tall with a lifespan of up to 10 years. The flower petals can be pink, purple or maroon. In the Centre of the petals is a dark red cotton spore.
South Australia
The sturts desert pea (swainsona) was named after the English Botanist Isaac Swainson. The flours have are blood red in colour with a black centre. It is native to the North West of Australia.
Tasmania
The Tasmanian Blue gum (eucalyptus globules) is a type of tree that is native to Australia. When fully grown they can reach 35 – 50 Metres tall. The tallest blue gum tree is located in Tasmania and is 90.7 metres tall.
Australian Ethnic Groups
A majority of Australian’s are of Brittish or Irish ancestory. In 1999 a record was taken and it showed that 92% of the population was white and 7% of Australia’s population were Asian. The 1 % that was left was either Aboriginal or other groups.
Before the British arrived in Australia the population of the aborigines was approximately one million and when the British started wiping out the Aboriginal’s the population dramatically dropped to 60,000.
