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Australia is a highly diverse nation. People have migrated to Australia from countries across the world.
To find out more about our diverse population, click on the links below:
Demographic Data for Australia
Country of Birth (COB)
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Total Population |
19,855,288 |
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Born in Australia |
14,072,937 |
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United Kingdom |
1,038,162 |
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New Zealand |
389,467 |
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China |
206,593 |
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Italy |
199,124 |
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Viet Nam |
159,848 |
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India |
147,111 |
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Philippines |
120,534 |
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Greece |
109,989 |
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Germany |
106,528 |
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South Africa |
104,132 |
Source:Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2006 Australia, 'Country of Birth of Person by Sex', viewed 26 March 2009, http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/D3310114.nsf/Home/Census
Language Spoken at Home
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Total Population |
19,855,288 |
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Total Speaking Language other than English |
3,146,196 |
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Italian |
316,894 |
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Greek |
252,216 |
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Cantonese |
244,557 |
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Arabic |
243,672 |
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Mandarin |
220,597 |
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Vietnamese |
94,863 |
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Spanish |
97,996 |
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German |
75,625 |
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Hindi |
70,005 |
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Macedonian |
67,833 |
Source:Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2006 Australia, 'Language Spoken at Home by Sex', viewed 26 March 2009,
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Demographic Data for New South Wales (NSW)
Country of Birth (COB)
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Total Population |
6,549,178 |
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Born in Australia |
4,521,154 |
|
United Kingdom |
265,851 |
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China |
114,044 |
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New Zealand |
106,615 |
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Viet Nam |
63,786 |
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Philippines |
57,723 |
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India |
57,154 |
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Lebanon |
55,778 |
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Italy |
55,177 |
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Hong Kong |
38,345 |
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Greece |
35,051 |
Source:Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2006 New South Wales (State), Country of Birth of Person by Sex', viewed 26 March 2009, http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/D3310114.nsf/Home/Census
Language Spoken at Home
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Total Population |
6,549,179 |
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Total Speaking Language other than English |
1,314 556 |
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Arabic |
164,986 |
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Cantonese |
129,606 |
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Mandarin |
100,594 |
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Italian |
87,297 |
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Greek |
86,158 |
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Vietnamese |
74,588 |
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Spanish |
49,557 |
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Hindi |
38,147 |
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Korean |
36,683 |
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Tagalog |
29,215 |
Source:Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2006 New South Wales (State), "Language Spoken at Home by Sex', viewed 26 March 2009, http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/D3310114.nsf/Home/Census
All settlers arriving in NSW between 1 March 2005 and 1 March 2009
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China |
26,774 |
17.1% |
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India |
17,461 |
11.1% |
|
United Kingdom |
16,637 |
10.6% |
|
Philippines |
7,175 |
4.6% |
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Korea (South) |
5,720 |
3.6% |
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Iraq |
5,709 |
3.6% |
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Vietnam |
4,322 |
2.8% |
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Indonesia |
3,794 |
2.4% |
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South Africa |
3,505 |
2.2% |
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Lebanon |
3,494 |
2.2% |
Source: Australian Government Department of Immigration and Citizenship, Settlement Database http://www.immi.gov.au/living-in-australia/delivering-assistance/settlement-reporting-facility/ Report produced 18 March 2009
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Demographic Data Sydney West Area Health Service (SWAHS)
SWAHS consists of the following Local Government Areas: Auburn, Baulkham Hills, Blacktown, Blue Mountains, Hawkesbury, Holroyd, Lithgow, Parramatta and Penrith.
SWAHS total population: 1, 060, 674.
People speaking language other than English at home: 306,022.
% of total SWAHS population speaking a language other than English at home: 29%
Top Five non-English Languages spoken at home in SWAHS
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Arabic |
49,708 |
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Cantonese |
27,532 |
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Mandarin |
20,063 |
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Hindi |
15,430 |
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Tagalog |
14,893 |
Source: Compilation of material from - Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2006 Auburn, Baulkham Hills, Blacktown, Blue Mountains, Hawkesbury, Holroyd, Lithgow, Parramatta, Penrith(LGAs), Language Spoken at Home by Sex', viewed 26 March 2009, http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/D3310114.nsf/Home/Census
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