The Australian population is diverse
I TEXT WORK
1. Read the text and make necessary notes for memorizing: you own word- or key phrases list.
2. Make up a plan to an information you read:
a) simple, or
b) in the form of key phrases or short paragraphs.
So read the text first.
Population of Australia and SPA
Population of Australia owing to its historical developments and governmental policies consists of people of different races, religion and countries. At first it was the land of the "Aboriginals" the original inhabitants of Australia.
The mingling of the races started with the formation of the colonial settlementsof the English people during the later half of the 18 th century. They were followed by the people from the rest of the world, the majority of them being the Asians, giving the Australian population a diverse look. There were the Chinese, Vietnamese, Indians and the Sri Lankans.
They came to this island treasured with riches mainly in search of ____________and finally settled there and this all forms the Australian Population. The bond that united all these people was love for the country they either belonged or immigrated to. The present population in Australia with all these immigrated people as well as the natives is a little over 20million and the population density is 2.6/ sq. k.m.
Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) was formed in 1988 and main motive of this ecological group was to preserve the species in Australia and also in the other parts of the world which are becoming endangered species due to the degradation caused by humans.
The huge landmass of Australia with its scanty population remains an empty land. The majority of the population are the white-skinned people comprising about 92% of the population. The Asians consisting of the Indians, Chinese, Vietnamese form 7% of the population. The remaining 2% of the population consists of the native aboriginals.
· Is SPA Inc. a political group?
· Just what is SPA Inc.?
· Is SPA Inc. a local branch of a foreign organisation?
· Why don't we just call ourselves Zero Population Growth?
· How do we lower the birth rate?
· Racist - what does it mean? - Is reducing immigration racist?
· What about Refugees?
· Isn't Conservation more important than population?
· What is I = PAT?
II POST-READING INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES
4. You are an expert of demographical center in Australia. Be ready to meet with the Ukrainian delegation. They prepared the list of questions to you:
· Is SPA Inc. a political group?
· Just what is SPA Inc.?
· Is SPA Inc. a local branch of a foreign organisation?
· Why don't we just call ourselves Zero Population Growth?
· How do we lower the birth rate?
· Racist - what does it mean? - Is reducing immigration racist?
· What about Refugees?
· Isn't Conservation more important than population?
· What is I = PAT?
III FURTHUR TEXT WORK
5. Insert missing words: Australian, family, census results, Statistics, jobs, minute, income,
growth, median
Related information more
The Australian population hit 21 million on June 29, 2007, seconds after 9.33pm, Australian eastern standard time.
The population milestone announced by the Australian Bureau of _____________was based on the estimated resident population on December 31, 2006, and assumed _________ since then of one birth every 1 minute and 56 seconds, one death every 3 minutes and 59 seconds, and a net gain of one international migrant every 3 minutes and 15 seconds, leading to an overall total population increase of one person every _____________and 45 seconds.
Median age
With the release on June 27, 2007, of the 2006 national______________, the portrait of the average Australian is of a person with the median age of 37, with the average male slightly younger at 36.
For all Australians aged 15 years and over, the 2006 census recorded a median weekly gross personal ______________of $400–$599. Men had a higher median income ($600–$799), while the income of women was lower ($250–$399).
Family type
The most common family type in Australia was a couple with children. Just over 45 per cent of all families, or 2.4 million families, were in this group, the highest proportion of them being in the Australian Capital Territory and Victoria.
Of all couple families with children, most were young families with children under 15 years (69 per cent, or 1.6 million couple families). These families might also have included dependent students (aged 15–24 years) and non-dependent children still living with their parents.
Couples families with children under 15 were the most common _____________type in every state and territory. The Northern Territory had the highest proportion, with 80 per cent of all couple families with children falling into this group.
Indigenous population
Just over 2 per cent of the population identified themselves as being of indigenous (Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander) origin. Since the 2001 census, the indigenous population had increased by 11 per cent (45,000 persons) to 455,031.
Citizenship and ethnic background
Eighty-six per cent of the population were __________citizens. Twenty-two per cent were born overseas.
The top five countries of birth were Australia (70.9 per cent), England (4.3 per cent), New Zealand (2 per cent), China (1 per cent), Italy (1 per cent), Vietnam (0.8 per cent).
English was the predominant language spoken at home.
Religion
Predominant religions were Catholic, Anglican, none, Uniting Church, and Presbyterian and Reformed.
IV EXTRA ACTIVITIES
6. Make concise analysis of population decrease or growth from this:
What is the current population of Australia?
1) Australian population update: According to an Australian Bureau of Statistics report in early June 2009, the Australian population had hit 21.6 million by the end of 2008.
2) On 1 October 2009, Australia's population reached 22 million.
As of December 2012, the estimated population of Australia is 22,845,938.
