Swedish Australians
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Swedish Australians (Swedish: Svenskaustralier) are Australians with Swedish ancestry, most often related to the large groups of immigrants from Sweden in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century. The 2011 Census showed 34,029 people who claimed Swedish ancestry,[1] having an increase compared to those 30,375 in 2006.[2] Most Swedish Australians are Lutherans affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church. They form the largest Scandinavian minority in Australia.
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Total population | |
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8,354 (by birth, 2011) 34,029 (by ancestry, 2011) | |
Languages | |
English · Swedish | |
Religion | |
Christian (Lutheran · Church of Sweden · Protestant) | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Swedes, Scandinavian Australians, Danish Australians, Finnish Australians, Norwegian Australians, Swedish Americans |
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