Australians
People of Australia
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Interest in “Australians” spiked on Wikipedia on 2026-02-25.
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Key Takeaways
- Australians , colloquially known as Aussies , are the citizens, nationals and individuals associated with the country of Australia.
- For most Australians, several of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being Australian.
- Since the postwar period, Australia has pursued an official policy of multiculturalism and has the world's eighth-largest immigrant population, with immigrants accounting for 30 percent of the population in 2019.
Australians, colloquially known as Aussies, are the citizens, nationals and individuals associated with the country of Australia. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or ethno-cultural. For most Australians, several of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being Australian. Australian law does not provide for any racial or ethnic component of nationality, instead relying on citizenship to define being an 'Australian'. Since the postwar period, Australia has pursued an official policy of multiculturalism and has the world's eighth-largest immigrant population, with immigrants accounting for 30 percent of the population in 2019.
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