Homepage - Australian Army. The CIA World Factbook. Australian Culture. Australia Society and Culture Australia has a very diverse culture and lifestyle.
Australia's original inhabitants, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, are the custodians of one of the world's oldest continuing cultural traditions. Rest of Australia's people are migrants or descendants of migrants who have arrived in Australia from different countries since Great Britain established the first European settlement at Sydney Cove in 1788. Australia has a population of around 23 million people. 25.6 per cent of the estimated resident population comprised those born overseas. Within the framework of Australia's laws, all Australians have the right to express their culture and beliefs and to participate freely in Australia's national life. Everyone is expected to uphold the principles and shared values that support Australia's way of life. The unemployment rate is relatively low (in December 2007 it was 4.3 per cent) and the gross per capita income is around $39 000. Abbott faces the reality of multicultural Australia - The Drum.
Opinion Posted While many conservatives continue to hold to the Howard line against multiculturalism, Tony Abbott is adjusting to the reality that Australia is a multicultural country, writes Mike Steketee.
"The Australian Government will be utterly unflinching towards anything that threatens our future as a free, fair and multicultural society; a beacon of hope and exemplar of unity-in-diversity. " This is how Tony Abbott expressed his defence of Australian values before the United Nations Security Council this week. Multicultural Australia. Provides information about multiculturalism in Australia.
Department of Social Services Lists details and dates of important cultural and religious events, festivals and national days. Stories of Australia’s post-war migrants. Contribute your stories, and identify people and places on the site. National Archives of Australia Provides accurate and easy to understand information about Indigenous peoples, migrants, refugees and asylum seekers.
Australian Human Rights Commission Celebrates Australia's cultural diversity and coincides with the UN's International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. A place to share ideas and experiences, and celebrate the work already being done to build resilient communities that take action against violent extremism.
Attorney-General's Department Aims to assist young people of upper primary school and high school age, parents, teachers and the wider community explore Australian cultural diversity. Board of Studies NSW. Teacher and student resources on multiculturalism, cultural diversity and tolerance. 2011 Census reveals one in four Australians is born overseas. 2011 Census reveals one in four Australians is born overseas 21 June 2012 | CO/59 Australia’s multicultural landscape is as diverse as ever following the release of 2011 Census of Population and Housing data by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
New Census data has revealed that almost a quarter (24.6 per cent) of Australia's population was born overseas and 43.1 per cent of people have at least one overseas-born parent. The United Kingdom is the leading country of birth for the overseas-born population (20.8 per cent). It is followed by New Zealand (9.1 per cent), China (6.0 per cent) and India (5.6 per cent). The number of people born in India has experienced the largest growth with an increase of 148,261 people since the 2006 Census, followed by China (112,379) and New Zealand (93,934).
The largest decreases were seen in the birth countries of Italy (13,729 people) and Greece (10,050).