Launch of The People of Australia publication
Monday, 26 November 2008
(Left to right) Most Venerable Thich Quang Ba, Department of Immigration and Citizenship Secretary Andrew Metcalfe, Diana Rahman, Aguil de’Chut Deng, Parliamentary Secretary for Multicultural Affairs and Settlement Services Laurie Ferguson and Atem Atem at the launch of People of Australia publication.
The People of Australia publication, released every five years, draws on Census data to show a range of demographic trends in local government areas including birthplaces, ancestry, languages and religious affiliations. The report highlights Australia’s massive transformation since its migration program started more than 60 years ago.
Forty-five per cent of Australians are born overseas or have at least one parent who was born overseas. We now speak more than 300 languages, originate from around 230 different countries and practise a wide variety of religions. In less than a lifetime we have changed from an Anglo-Celtic society of fewer than eight million to a multicultural society of more than 21 million.
The publication is available at The People of Australia – Statistics from the 2006 Census.
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Last update: 01 December 2008 at 15:17 AEST