Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Australia, 1971

Australia
1971
Total fertility rate: 2.95
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

Country

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Australia was 2.95 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (195 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.9 years old. In total, 279,895 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.95
Births
279,895
Births per 1,000 people
21.5
Mean age of mothers
26.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.40
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
12,997,964
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-140.30.0%155
15-1955.39.4%30,617
20-24181.630.7%98,498
25-29195.033.0%89,648
30-34102.717.4%40,307
35-3944.37.5%16,016
40-4411.41.9%4,346
45-490.80.1%307
50-540.00.0%0