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Scottish Australians
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This article is about Australians of Scottish descent. For Scottish people of Australian descent, see Anglo-Celtic Australians.
Scottish Australians (Scots: Scots Australiens; Scottish Gaelic: Astràilianaich Albannach) are residents of Australia who are fully or partially of Scottish descent.
Quick Facts Scots Australiens (Scots)Astràilianaich Albannach (Scottish Gaelic), Total population ...
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Total population | |
2,176,777 (by ancestry, 2021)[1] (8.4% of the Australian population) 130,060 (by birth, 2021) | |
Languages | |
English, Scots | |
Religion | |
Traditionally Presbyterianism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Scottish people, Lowland Scots people, Anglo-Celtic Australians, Irish Australians, English Australians, Welsh Australians, Manx Australians[2] |
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According to the 2021 Australian census, 130,060 Australian residents were born in Scotland, while 2,176,777 claimed Scottish ancestry, either alone or in combination with another ancestry.[3]