Australia is older, more ethnically diverse and less religious than ever before, according to the 2016 census results released today. It was dubbed "census fail" after multiple website outages left millions unable to complete their forms online.
But despite the difficulties, 95.1 per cent of Australians completed the survey and an independent panel has declared the data fit to use.
Our population was counted at 23,401,892 on census night.
Here's a snapshot of Australia in 2016.
The average Australian
- Female
- 38 years old
- Born in Australia
- Speaks English
- Married
- Living in a capital city
- Earning $662 a week