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4A.2 Social networksFertility Fertility rates vary significantly according to country-of-birth (Tables 4A2.1 and 4A.2.2). The most prolific child-bearers in 2004, in terms of total fertility rate, were those who were born in Syria (3.72), Lebanon (3.66) and Pakistan (3B5); least fertile women were born in Hong Kong (0.69), Serbia and Montenegro (1.08) and Singapore (1.08). Table 4A.2. 1: Fertility rates of Australian women by global region of birth, 2004 Global region of birth of mother Average births ‘000 Estimated resident female population (ERFP) ‘000 Average births % of ERFP Total fertility rate ‘000 Oceania & Antarctic 202.9 3,958.4 80.5 1.757 North-West Europe 11.8 287.2 4.7 1.623 Southern and Eastern Europe 4.4 130.4 1.7 1.558 North Africa and the Middle East 5.9 73.9 2.3 2.900 South-East Asia 11.7 229.5 4.6 1.693 North-East Asia 5.2 130.4 2.1 1.314 Southern and Central Asia 4.0 66.3 1.6 1.957 Americas 3.1 57.1 1.2 1.800 Sub-Saharan Africa 3.0 55.5 1.2 1.837
International comparisons add a further dimension to discussions on fertility rates. Many women born overseas adopt similar fertility levels to the Australia- born although, of course, there are exceptions. One exception is women born in Lebanon who, in 2004, had much higher levels of fertility in Australia (TFR of 3.7) than women in Lebanon (2.2 TFR in 2000; ABS 2002b). Other women born in countries such as Viet Nam continue to have similar levels of fertility in Australia (2.1 TFR) to women in their native country (2.2 TFR in 2000)10. 10 Recent international Total Fertility Rates can be sourced by registered users from United Nations Statistical Division web site Table 4A.2. 2: Fertility rates for Australian women for selected countries of birth (2004)
Southern & Eastern Europe Croatia 0.4 6.9 59.1 147.0 102.5 48.3 10.6 0.4 1.87 33.5 FYR of Macedonia 0.5 20.6 98.1 143.9 93.2 26.9 6.1 0.5 1.95 28.9 Greece 0.3 1.0 29.6 97.4 93.6 40.3 8.2 0.1 1.35 34.1 Italy 0.4 3.6 28.5 98.0 121.7 47.2 8.2 0.6 1.54 34.8
Serbia & Montenegro 0.4 4.2 36.1 74.4 65.6 29.1 5.6 0.4 1.08 32.1 North Africa & the Middle East Lebanon 2.3 88.7 217.3 211.1 136.0 63.6 14.1 0.7 3.66 28.9 Syria .03 50.8 254.9 192.4 144.3 79.8 22.0 - 3.72 29.2 Turkey 0.7 37.7 141.5 136.3 93.3 40.9 7.1 0.5 2.29 30.1 South-East Asia Cambodia 0.7 21.9 94.4 144.4 119.8 58.5 15.5 0.9 2.28 30.0 Indonesia 1.0 5.0 17.6 84.6 112.5 57.2 13.1 0.5 1.45 30.2 Malaysia 1.1 2.7 9.8 51.4 118.3 65.1 10.3 0.7 1.29 32.6 Philippines 2.5 16.2 63.5 111.8 107.1 56.1 13.2 0.6 1.84 31.5 Singapore 0.4 2.6 7.8 41.5 92.7 58.2 11.3 1.3 1.08 32.7 Thailand 0.7 25.4 52.4 63.9 77.1 52.5 15.7 0.8 1.44 30.4 Viet Nam 4.6 18.2 73.6 123.1 121.7 65.6 14.2 0.9 2.09 30.9
North-East Asia Source: after ABS 2005b:36-55 Transport and wellbeing Persons born overseas not proficient in spoken English were significantly less likely than others to have access to motor vehicles (only 54% had access by comparison with 85% of the total population) (Table 4A.2.3). Furthermore, 12 per cent of persons who were not proficient in spoken English could not get, or at least often had difficulty in getting, to places where they needed to go; this level of difficulty applied to less than 4 per cent for the total Australian population. Of course, not having access to motor vehicles in the first instance not only adversely affects those individuals but also eliminates the opportunity of offering this important form of assistance to others. Table 4A.2. 3: Access to transport (per cent persons) Born in other countries
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