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 May 21, 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 May 21, 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: May 21, 2024. 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." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2017, 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 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1133466/australia-migrant-population-breakdown-by-generation/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
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/