2007-07-18 16:26:10 · 10 answers · asked by Baker 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
The official population of Australia recently reached 21 million, however these aren't all "citizens" and an estimated 5% of Australian citizens live elsewhere in the world. Most experts believe that just over 4 to 5% of residents aren't citizens ... so the global population of Australian citizens would be around 21 million!
The 21 million(+) population figure is based on the most recent census (2006) and births since then. It's a fairly acurate estimation, and because of the method it doesn't include people living abroad. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, just under 5% of Australians are living abroad at any one time (i.e.: around 1 million). This is further complicated by the allowance for Australians to hold dual citizenship.
The 5% figure refers to the Australian diaspora, which has been a significant issue recently. Many Australians travel and more recently the cream of them increasingly don't return - due to more interesting and wider ranging work available abroad.
The multiple nationality holders can be achieved through a number of means. For example, those who've lived in a given country which also allows mutiple nationality, someone is born to an Australian parent or married to an Australian citizen abroad. In many cases they may never have set foot in Australia, and wouldn't be captured by any census.
I've included a few links below for more detail.
2007-07-25 10:33:46 · answer #1 · answered by ClaudeS 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As of Friday, 2 weeks ago the population of Australia reached 21 million. Of these around 96 percent are citizens.
Some 13 percent of people living in Australia were born outside of Australia.
For accurate information you can look up the web site of the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
2007-07-18 17:00:28 · answer #2 · answered by Walter B 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
about 20-22 million
2007-07-24 08:56:12 · answer #3 · answered by jerry 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I must be getting old I remember there was 12 million citizens in Austrailia seems like it stayed like that for years,,,oh yes you were wondering about austalia
2007-07-19 12:59:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
There IS NO SUCH COUNTRY AS 'austalian.'
2007-07-25 03:16:28 · answer #5 · answered by jittender k 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Me Sydney
2007-07-18 16:31:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Where? In Australia?
2007-07-18 16:34:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
20,090,437 in July 2005
2007-07-18 16:46:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I don't know, I haven't even meet one yet.
2007-07-26 16:04:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Too bloody many....
2007-07-25 00:04:38 · answer #10 · answered by gypsyirel 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋