According to the 2016 Australian census, 50.7 percent of Australians were third-plus generation migrants, with both parents born in Australia. The other half of the population had been born overseas or at least one parent had been born overseas.
Breakdown of the population in Australia in 2016, by migration background
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (June 28, 2017). Breakdown of the population in Australia in 2016, by migration background [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1133466/australia-migrant-population-breakdown-by-generation/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Breakdown of the population in Australia in 2016, by migration background." Chart. June 28, 2017. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1133466/australia-migrant-population-breakdown-by-generation/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2017). Breakdown of the population in Australia in 2016, by migration background. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1133466/australia-migrant-population-breakdown-by-generation/
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Breakdown of the population in Australia in 2016, by migration background [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, June 28, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1133466/australia-migrant-population-breakdown-by-generation/