Table One: Birthplace Profile of Australia: Census 1996 and 2006
|
1996 Census
|
2006 Census
|
|
Country of Birth
|
Number
|
% of
OSB
|
Country of Birth
|
Number
|
% of
OSB
|
1996-2006
% differ
|
|
U.K.
|
1,072,514
|
27.44
|
U.K.
|
1,038,156
|
23.51
|
-3.21
|
|
New Zealand
|
291,388
|
7.46
|
New Zealand
|
389,464
|
8.82
|
+33.68
|
|
Italy
|
238,388
|
6.10
|
China(inc. HK)
|
278,383
|
6.30
|
+64.30
|
|
China (inc. HK)
|
169,439
|
4.34
|
Italy
|
199,132
|
4.51
|
-16.47
|
|
Viet Nam
|
151,053
|
3.87
|
Viet Nam
|
159,854
|
3.62
|
+5.83
|
|
Greece
|
126,520
|
3.24
|
India
|
147,101
|
3.33
|
+89.76
|
|
Germany
|
110,331
|
2.82
|
Philippines
|
120,533
|
2.73
|
+29.68
|
|
Philippines
|
92,949
|
2.38
|
Greece
|
109,988
|
2.49
|
-13.07
|
|
Netherlands
|
87,898
|
2.25
|
Germany
|
106,515
|
2.41
|
-3.46
|
|
India
|
77,521
|
1.98
|
South Africa
|
104,120
|
2.36
|
+86.75
|
|
Malaysia
|
76,255
|
1.95
|
Malaysia
|
92,347
|
2.09
|
+21.10
|
|
Lebanon
|
70,224
|
1.80
|
Netherlands
|
78,931
|
1.79
|
-10.20
|
|
Poland
|
65,113
|
1.67
|
Lebanon
|
74,858
|
1.70
|
+6.60
|
|
South Africa
|
55,755
|
1.43
|
Sri Lanka
|
62,252
|
1.41
|
+32.50
|
|
Ireland
|
51,469
|
1.32
|
U.S.A.
|
61,715
|
1.40
|
+24.61
|
|
Malta
|
50,879
|
1.30
|
Korea(Sth)
|
52,763
|
1.19
|
+75.34
|
|
U.S.A.
|
49,528
|
1.27
|
Poland
|
52,256
|
1.18
|
-19.75
|
|
Sri Lanka
|
46,984
|
1.20
|
Croatia
|
50,991
|
1.15
|
+8.54
|
|
Croatia
|
46,981
|
1.20
|
Indonesia
|
50,974
|
1.15
|
+15.39
|
|
Indonesia
|
44,175
|
1.13
|
Ireland
|
50,259
|
1.14
|
-2.35
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OSB = Overseas-born persons
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 1996 and 2006
Table Two: Language Profile of Australia: 1996 and 2006 Census
|
1996 Census
|
2006 Census
|
|
Language
|
Number
|
% of
LOTES
|
Language
|
Number
|
% of
LOTES
|
1996-2006
% difference
|
|
Italian
|
375,718
|
11.79
|
Chinese
|
500,466
|
15.91
|
+45.83
|
|
Chinese
|
343,193
|
10.76
|
Italian
|
316,893
|
10.07
|
-15.66
|
|
Greek
|
269,770
|
8.46
|
Greek
|
252,222
|
8.02
|
-6.50
|
|
Arabic
|
177,598
|
5.57
|
Arabic
|
243,662
|
7.74
|
+37.20
|
|
Vietnamese
|
146,264
|
4.59
|
Vietnamese
|
194,858
|
6.19
|
+33.22
|
|
German
|
98,814
|
3.10
|
Spanish
|
97,998
|
3.11
|
+7.38
|
|
Spanish
|
91,265
|
2.86
|
Tagalog
|
92,330
|
2.93
|
+31.07
|
|
Macedonian
|
71,352
|
2.24
|
German
|
75,634
|
2.40
|
-23.46
|
|
Tagalog
|
70,441
|
2.21
|
Hindi
|
70,013
|
2.23
|
+106.02
|
|
Croatian
|
69,173
|
2.17
|
Macedonian
|
67,831
|
2.16
|
-4.93
|
|
Polish
|
62,798
|
1.97
|
Croatian
|
63,615
|
2.02
|
-8.03
|
|
Turkish
|
46,204
|
1.45
|
ATSI
|
55,698
|
1.77
|
+26.04
|
|
Maltese
|
45,223
|
1.42
|
Korean
|
54,619
|
1.74
|
+82.50
|
|
ATSI
|
44,192
|
1.39
|
Turkish
|
53,858
|
1.71
|
+16.57
|
|
Dutch
|
40,782
|
1.28
|
Polish
|
53,390
|
1.70
|
-14.98
|
|
French
|
39,940
|
1.25
|
Serbian
|
52,534
|
1.67
|
+41.21
|
|
Serbian
|
37,204
|
1.17
|
French
|
43,219
|
1.37
|
+8.21
|
|
Hindi
|
33,983
|
1.07
|
Indonesian
|
42,038
|
1.34
|
+54.58
|
|
Russian
|
30,999
|
0.97
|
Persian
|
37,155
|
1.18
|
+95.21
|
|
Korean
|
29,929
|
0.94
|
Maltese
|
36,517
|
1.16
|
-19.25
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Language = language spoken at home by those aged over five years
LOTE = percentage of total no. of speakers of languages other than English
Table Three: Religious Profile for Australia: 1996 and 2006 Census
|
1996 Census
|
2006 Census
|
|
Religion
|
Number
|
%
|
Religion
|
Number
|
%
|
1996-2006
% differ
|
|
Catholic
|
4,797,365
|
26.92
|
Catholic
|
5,126,252
|
25.81
|
+6.86
|
|
Anglican
|
3,903,323
|
21.99
|
Anglican
|
3,718,252
|
18.72
|
-4.74
|
|
No religion
|
2,927,134
|
16.49
|
No Religion
|
3,706,555
|
18.67
|
+26.63
|
|
Not stated
|
1,550,980
|
8.73
|
Not stated
|
2,223,957
|
11.18
|
+43.39
|
|
Uniting Church
|
1,334,915
|
7.52
|
Uniting Church
|
1,135,427
|
5.72
|
-14.94
|
|
Presbyterian & Reformed
|
672,660
|
3.79
|
Presbyterian & Reformed
|
596,671
|
3.01
|
-11.30
|
|
Eastern Orthodox
|
492,304
|
2.78
|
Eastern Orthodox
|
544,160
|
2.74
|
+10.53
|
|
Baptist
|
295,176
|
1.66
|
Buddhism
|
418,756
|
2.11
|
+109.56
|
|
Lutheran
|
249,996
|
1.41
|
Islam
|
340,392
|
1.71
|
+69.45
|
|
Islam
|
200,886
|
1.13
|
Baptist
|
316,738
|
1.60
|
+7.30
|
|
Buddhism
|
199,830
|
1.13
|
Christian
|
313,190
|
1.57
|
+72.18
|
|
Christian
|
181,897
|
1.02
|
Lutheran
|
251,107
|
1.26
|
+0.44
|
|
Pentecostal
|
164,048
|
0.92
|
Pentecostal
|
219,689
|
1.11
|
+33.92
|
|
Jeh. Witnesses
|
83,411
|
0.47
|
Hinduism
|
148,119
|
0.75
|
+120.39
|
|
Judaism
|
79,800
|
0.45
|
Judaism
|
88,831
|
0.45
|
+11.31
|
|
Salvation Army
|
74,136
|
0.42
|
Jehovah’s Witnesses
|
80,919
|
0.41
|
-2.99
|
|
Churches of Christ
|
71,308
|
0.40
|
Salvation Army
|
64,200
|
0.32
|
-13.40
|
|
Hinduism
|
67,209
|
0.38
|
Other Protestant
|
56,106
|
0.28
|
+221.73
|
|
Seventh Day Adventist
|
52,618
|
0.30
|
Seventh Day Adventist
|
55,251
|
0.28
|
+5.00
|
|
Church of LDS
|
42,168
|
0.24
|
Churches of Christ
|
54,822
|
0.28
|
-23.12
|
|
