As of June 2021, about 12.98 million females and 12.75 million males lived in Australia. The population of both sexes has been increasing consistently with slightly more females than males.
Population breakdown in Australia from 2011 to 2021, by gender (in millions)
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (March 17, 2022). Population breakdown in Australia from 2011 to 2021, by gender (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/608530/australia-population-by-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Population breakdown in Australia from 2011 to 2021, by gender (in millions)." Chart. March 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/608530/australia-population-by-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2022). Population breakdown in Australia from 2011 to 2021, by gender (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/608530/australia-population-by-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Population Breakdown in Australia from 2011 to 2021, by Gender (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/608530/australia-population-by-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Population breakdown in Australia from 2011 to 2021, by gender (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/608530/australia-population-by-gender/ (last visited June 04, 2023)
Population breakdown in Australia from 2011 to 2021, by gender (in millions) [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, March 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/608530/australia-population-by-gender/