MR JASON MONTGOMERY

QUEENS LAND

REPRESENTATIVE AUSTRALIA

Commonwealth of Australia   Australian territorial claim in Antarctica
Capital	Canberra 35°18′29″S 149°07′28″E
Largest city	Sydney (metropolitan) Melbourne (urban)[N 2]
Official and national language	English
Religion (2021)[4]	43.9% Christianity 38.9% no religion 3.2% Islam 2.7% Hinduism 2.4% Buddhism 1.7% other 7.2% unanswered[N 3]
Demonym(s)	Australian Aussie (colloquial)[5][6][7]
Government	Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy
• Monarch	Charles III
• Governor-General	Sam Mostyn
• Prime Minister	Anthony Albanese
Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	House of Representatives
Independence from the United Kingdom
• Federation	1 January 1901
• Balfour Declaration	15 November 1926
• Statute of Westminster Adoption Act	9 October 1942
• Australia Acts	3 March 1986
Area
• Total	7,688,287[8][9][10] km2 (2,968,464 sq mi) (6th)
• Water (%)	1.79 (2015)[10]
Population
• 2025 estimate	27,715,700[11] (54th)
• 2021 census	25,890,773[12]
• Density	3.6/km2 (9.3/sq mi) (244th)
GDP (PPP)	2024 estimate
• Total	$1.898 trillion[13] (19th)
• Per capita	$69,475[13] (23rd)
GDP (nominal)	2024 estimate
• Total	$1.802 trillion[13] (14th)
• Per capita	$65,966[13] (12th)
Gini (2020)	32.4[14] medium inequality
HDI (2022)	0.946[15] very high (10th)
Currency	Australian dollar ($) (AUD)
Time zone	UTC+8; +9.5; +10 (AWST, ACST, AEST[N 4])
• Summer (DST)	UTC+10.5; +11 (ACDT, AEDT[N 4])
	DST not observed in Qld, WA and NT
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy[16]
Calling code	+61
ISO 3166 code	AU
Internet TLD	.au