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Welsh Australians
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This article is about Australians of Welsh descent. For Welsh people of Australian descent, see Australians in the United Kingdom.
Welsh Australians (Welsh: Awstraliaid Cymreig) are citizens of Australia whose ancestry originates in Wales.
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Quick Facts Awstraliaid Cymreig (Welsh), Total population ...
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Total population | |
156,108 (by ancestry, 2021)[1] (0.6% of the Australian population) 29,250 (by birth, 2021) | |
Languages | |
Australian English, Welsh | |
Religion | |
Christianity (mostly Anglicanism and Presbyterianism) | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Welsh, Scottish Australians, Irish Australians, Cornish Australians, English Australians, Welsh New Zealanders, Welsh Argentines, Welsh Americans, Welsh Canadians |
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