Scandinavian Australians
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Total population | ||||||||||
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(c. 200,000) | ||||||||||
Languages | ||||||||||
Australian English · Norwegian · Finnish · Swedish · Danish · Icelandic · Faroese | ||||||||||
Religion | ||||||||||
Lutheranism, other Protestant denominations, Roman Catholic | ||||||||||
Related ethnic groups | ||||||||||
Scandinavians, Scandinavian New Zealanders, Other Australians |
Scandinavian Australians are Australian-born citizens whose origins are found in any of the Scandinavian countries (Denmark (Faroe Islands included), Norway, Sweden, Finland and/or Iceland), or people from any of these countries who live in Australia.
Countries of origin
This is a list of the countries of origin. The numbers indicate the people born in their home countries and people born in Australia of Scandinavian descent.
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Danish Australians estimate: 59,376[1][2]
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Finnish Australians estimate: 34,000[3]
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Icelandic Australians estimate: 1,000
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Norwegian Australians estimate: 25,700[4]
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Swedish Australians estimate: 30,375[5]
References
- ↑ of Birth of Person (full classification list) by Sex&producttype=Census Tables&method=Place of Usual Residence&areacode=0 ABS Census - Country of Birth, 2006
- ↑ ABS Census - ethnicity, 2006
- ↑ Embassy of Finland, Canberra. "History of the Finns in Australia". Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- ↑ Norway country brief
- ↑ 2006 Census Table : Australia
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