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Ethnic groups Australia, in 36 editions.
The entry for Australia published Ethnic groups in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 10 editions. Each is shown as published. Ethnic groups in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 10
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Ethnic divisions” (1990 to 1996) and “Ethnic groups” (1997 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024Published as “Ethnic divisions”
95% Caucasian, 4% Asian, 1% Aboriginal and other
95% Caucasian, 4% Asian, 1% Aboriginal and other
The same text in 3 editions, 1991 to 1993.
Published as “Ethnic divisions”
95% Caucasian, 4% Asian, 1% Caucasian 95%, Asian 4%, Aboriginal and other 1%
The same text in 3 editions, 1994 to 1996.
Published as “Ethnic divisions”
Caucasian 95%, Asian 4%, Aboriginal aboriginal and other 1%
Caucasian 95%, Asian 4%, aboriginal and other 1%
The same text in 9 editions, 1998 to 2006.
Caucasian 95%, 92%, Asian 4%, 7%, aboriginal and other 1%
The same text in 8 editions, 2007 to 2014.
Caucasian white 92%, Asian 7%, aboriginal and other 1%
The same text in 2015 and 2016.
note: data represents self-identified ancestry, over a third of respondents reported two ancestries (2011 est.)
Rewritten: too little of the 2014 text remains to mark the changes.
English 25.9%, Australian 25.4%, Irish 7.5%, Scottish 6.4%, Italian 3.3%, German 3.2%, Chinese 3.1%, Indian 1.4%, Greek 1.4%, Dutch 1.2%, other 15.8% (includes Australian aboriginal .5%), unspecified 5.4%
note: data represents self-identified ancestry, over a third of respondents reported two ancestries (2011 est.)
note: data represent self-identified ancestry, over a third of respondents reported two ancestries (2011 est.)
English 25.9%, Australian 25.4%, Irish 7.5%, Scottish 6.4%, Italian 3.3%, German 3.2%, Chinese 3.1%, Indian 1.4%, Greek 1.4%, Dutch 1.2%, other 15.8% (includes Australian aboriginal .5%), unspecified 5.4%
note: data represents represent self-identified ancestry, over a third of respondents reported two ancestries (2011 est.)
The same text in 3 editions, 2018 to 2020.
note: data represent self-identified ancestry, over a third of respondents reported two ancestries
English 25.9%, Australian 25.4%, Irish 7.5%, Scottish 6.4%, Italian 3.3%, German 3.2%, Chinese 3.1%, Indian 1.4%, Greek 1.4%, Dutch 1.2%, other 15.8% (includes Australian aboriginal .5%), unspecified 5.4% (2011 est.)
note: data represent self-identified ancestry, over a third of respondents reported two ancestries (2011 est.)
note: data represent self-identified ancestry, over a third of respondents reported two ancestries
English 25.9%, Australian 25.4%, Irish 7.5%, Scottish 6.4%, Italian 3.3%, German 3.2%, Chinese 3.1%, Indian 1.4%, Greek 1.4%, Dutch 1.2%, other 15.8% (includes Australian aboriginal Aboriginal .5%), unspecified 5.4% (2011 est.)
note: data represent self-identified ancestry, over a third of respondents reported two ancestries
The same text in 2022 and 2023.
- (2021 est.)
note: data represent self-identified ancestry, with the option of reporting two ancestries
English 25.9%, 33%, Australian 25.4%, 29.9%, Irish 7.5%, 9.5%, Scottish 6.4%, 8.6%, Chinese 5.5%, Italian 3.3%, 4.4%, German 3.2%, Chinese 3.1%, 4%, Indian 1.4%, Greek 1.4%, Dutch 1.2%, other 15.8% (includes 3.1%, Australian Aboriginal .5%), 2.9%, Greek 1.7%, unspecified 5.4% (2011 4.7%
(2021 est.)
note: data represent self-identified ancestry, over a third with the option of respondents reported reporting two ancestries
The same text in 2024 and 2025.
note: data represent self-identified ancestry, with the option of reporting two ancestries
English 33%, Australian 29.9%, Irish 9.5%, Scottish 8.6%, Chinese 5.5%, Italian 4.4%, German 4%, Indian 3.1%, Australian Aboriginal 2.9%, Greek 1.7%, unspecified 4.7%
note: data represent self-identified ancestry, with the option of reporting two ancestries
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Australia: Ethnic groups.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/australia/ethnic-groups.