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The following table shows Australia's population by country of birth as estimated by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in 2021. It shows only countries or regions or birth with a population of over 100,000 residing in Australia (for more information about immigration see Immigration to Australia and Foreign-born population of Australia):
The country has been referred to colloquially as Oz by people outside the country since the middle of the 20th century; and by Australians in more recent times. [29]The Australian National University reports that the "word Oz reproduces in writing the pronunciation of an abbreviation for Aussie, Australia, or Australian.
also: Countries: Australia: People: ... Images of Australian people (11 C, 11 F) L. Legendary Australian people (8 P) N. Naturalised citizens of Australia (1 C, 296 P) O.
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, [17] is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. [18] It has a total area of 7,688,287 km 2 (2,968,464 sq mi), making it the sixth-largest country in the world and the largest in Oceania .
Australia is: a continent; a country. a nation state; a Commonwealth realm; a megadiverse country; Location: Australia is a region or subregion of: The World (Australia is a continent on the planet Earth) Southern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere; Oceania. Australasia; Australia lies between: Indian Ocean; Pacific Ocean. South Pacific Ocean ...
One of the most famous singers of the Noongar peoples was a Mineng man, Nebinyan, who had worked many years as a hand on a whaling ship in the coastal waters of the Indian Ocean and the Great Australian Bight, and lived to achieve distinction as a singer of the narrative songs he wove around his experiences.
The Miriwoong people were represented in a successful native title claim by the Kimberley Land Council in two joint claims with the Gajirrawoong people, as "Miriuwung Gajerrong". The Federal Court recognised the native title rights of the two peoples on 9 December 2003, nearly ten years after the claim had been lodged.
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