UNDERPOPULATED COUNTRY CASE STUDY - Australia

Question 1

Location

Answer 1

• Southern Hemisphere, next to NEW ZEALAND
• Away from lots of other countries

Question 2

Population statistics

Answer 2

• Population - 26 million
• Fertility rate - 1.66 births per mother
• Birth rate - 12.4 births per year per 1000
  Death rate - 6.7 deaths per year per 1000
• Net migration - 6.4 per 1000 per year
• Population density - 3.3 people per km2

Question 3

Consequences of underpopulation

Answer 3

• Very high GDP per capita ($50,000)
• 95% adult literacy
• Very low unemployment rate
• Not enough people to fill jobs
• Much lower than optimum population, resources not split efficiently

Question 4

Evidence of underpopulation

Answer 4

• Size of USA, but 1/16 of population
• Low BR and DR
• Campaigns to make people come to Australia