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1901 Census |
2006 Census |
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|
Country of birth |
Number |
%* |
Country of birth |
Number |
%* |
||
|
1 |
United Kingdom |
495,074 |
13.1 |
1 |
United Kingdom |
1,03, |
5.2 |
|
2 |
Ireland |
184,085 |
4.9 |
2 |
New Zealand |
389,460 |
2.0 |
|
3 |
Germany |
38,352 |
1.0 |
3 |
China |
206,590 |
1.0 |
|
4 |
China |
29,907 |
0.8 |
4 |
Italy |
199,120 |
1.0 |
|
5 |
New Zealand |
25,788 |
0.7 |
5 |
Vietnam |
159,850 |
0.8 |
|
6 |
Sweden and Norway |
9,863 |
0.3 |
6 |
India |
147,110 |
0.7 |
|
7 |
India |
7,637 |
0.2 |
7 |
Philippines |
120,540 |
0.6 |
|
8 |
United States |
7,448 |
0.2 |
8 |
Greece |
109,990 |
0.6 |
|
9 |
Denmark |
6,281 |
0.2 |
9 |
Germany |
106,530 |
0.5 |
|
10 |
Italy |
5,678 |
0.2 |
10 |
South Africa |
104,130 |
0.5 |
|
Top 10 total |
810,113 |
21.5 |
Top 10 total |
2,58, |
13.0 |
||
|
Other |
47,463 |
1.3 |
Other |
1,83, |
9.2 |
||
|
Total overseas born |
857,576 |
22.8 |
Total overseas born |
4,41, |
22.2 |
||
|
Total Australian population |
3,77, |
100.0 |
Total Australian population |
19,85, |
100.0 |
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There are about 200 other languages spoken in Australia in addition to the indigenous languages.
After English, Italian, Greek, Cantonese, Arabic, Mandarin and Vietnamese are the most commonly spoken languages in Australia.