Fiji Population

Australia like many 1st world countries is experiencing an ageing workforce. Couples are having fewer children and later in their life, to assist couples the government has introduced a Baby Bonus payment, increase Child Care payments and has an immigration policy targeted to supplement the declining birth rate.

Australia is a unique country, and it has a long history of population growth due to

2011 is a stationary population pyramid. There is roughly an even amount of people in each age group except that there are less people aged 70 and up. For 1995, it is an expansive pyramid because there are a lot more people in the younger ages. There was a large workforce with a lot of younger aged people in the dependency load. Both pyramids reflect a high birth rate, there are a lot of children under the age of 4 in the Northwest Territories.

In 1901 just 4.0% of the Australian population were older people and after two decades this has increased to 6.4%. In 2011 the aged population continued to increase and reached 14%. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (Abs.gov.au, 2012) indicates that since the baby boomers are now becoming old, there has been a decrease in fertility rates and an increase in life expectancy. The population of people over 65 years has continued to increase and it is predicted that it will continue to increase for the next 50 years. As people become older they are more susceptible to becoming sick and in need of government benefits. Since there is a major

By 2030, Hawaii expects to have an older population of 475,000 individuals, representing 29.7% of the population.

Australia is diverse it has people from Lebanon, Italy and Greece. New Zeland on the other hand is a very religious country. The people that live there are mainly from Pacific Islands but have recently been getting immigrants from different parts of Asia. There are long spanning droughts in Australia, New Zealand has droughts that only last for a short period of time. The population is way greater than the one of New

Healthcare is very different as you go from country to country, but they can also be very similar. Healthcare in the US and Fiji are alike, but they are also very different.

The information gathered has been quite consistent with the expectations had before having begun this research report. The ageing population has been a topic that has discussed on the radio, in newspapers and on the news and so there was a fundamental understanding of the changing demographic facing the Australian population, though there wasn't much of understanding of why this was happening. This issue is something that many countries around the world are facing so this also makes it well publicised. In the future, more time could have been used to explore past Australian census which could provide more vital information on Australia's past and present populations

The Australian population is showing an increase each year from previous years. The natural increase of births minus deaths is on the rise and can be contributed to the nations advancement of healthcare technology increasing life expectancy and lower infant mortality and a decrease in fertility rates, mean we as a nation are living longer (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2011). Life expectancy rates have also risen due to the

Australia is a vast, dry, low-relief interior, while the island of New Zealand is mountainous with a temperate climate. Australia is one of the oldest rock on the planet, situated in the center of the Australian Plate. New Zealand is younger, therefore less stable because of it location along the Ring of Fire, having plenty of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, however, Australia has neither of these phenomenas. The elevation differences is considerable, as Australia's highest point, Mount Kosciosko is lower than the entire elevation of New Zealand, with its high point at Mount Cook. Along Australia's low relief region there are plateaus, plains, and the Great Artesian Basin provides essential water to the desert country. In the southern half of Australia were are predominant river systems, which contains mineral wealth. Australia's physiographic benefits the country, while New Zealand see it as obstacles, and while they both are surrounded by oceans from every angle, these two countries vary in many ways governmental, economically, and socially.

Australia’s ageing population is increasing rapidly. A primary cause of this is due to the ageing baby boomers expected to account for 25 per cent of Australians aged over 65 by 2047. (Treasury, 2007) Across the coming century Australia is anticipated to age for two reasons, a decreasing fertility rate and a rise in life expectancy. (Treasury, 2007)

In the year ending 31 December 2009, Australia's estimated resident population (ERP) had increased by 433,000 people to 22.2 million, a 2.0% increase from December 2008. This followed growth of 460,000 people (or 2.2%) between December 2007 and December 2008. The rate of population growth has become considerably faster since the mid-2000s. Over the two decades prior to 2006, the annual growth rate had averaged 1.3%, adding an average of 234,000 people per year in that period. The recent growth rate of around 2% per year is faster than at any other time in the past several decades, and faster than nearly all other developed countries.

The world is a very huge place with a population of more than 7 billion people and always growing. Australian population growth is already leading to a range of pressure. Australia is one of most urbanized countries in the world and significant population growth is already leading to a range of pressure in many cities (Maclntosh, Sarker & Boyd, 2010). A recent report commissioned by Griffith University's urban research program suggests that South East Queensland is receiving an additional 1500 residents each week and is expected to add another 1 million by 2026. Proponents of population growth believe that population growth is positive to a country. A growing population can bring economic benefits (Hartwich & Brown, 2012). Opponent of population growth convinced that population growth is negative to a country. Population growth is creating problems with traffic condition, water, waste disposal and health care (Sobles, 2013). This essay will argue that high population growth will make negative effects to a country because of environmental problems, infrastructure for human wants and needs and ageing population.

Fiji is located in the southwest Pacific, south of the Equator. It is an archipelago that consists of 322 islands, 106 of them are inhabited and the rest are natural reserves. Viti Levu is the main Island and it consists of two main cities: Suva and Nadi. Suva, Suva is Fiji’s capital and Nadi is home of the international airport. Viti Levu is home to most of the Fijian population. The second largest island is Vanua Levu and the third largest is Taveuni.

The country I chose to do my report on is Fiji. I don’t know much about the country, but I like to drink Fiji water and I know it comes from there. I also think the name Fiji sounds pretty cool. I learned that Fiji was originally named “Viti” but when the islanders were pronouncing it, it sounded like ”Fiji”, so that is how it got recorded.