Scandinavian Australians

Scandinavian Australians

Conrad Coleby Adam Tuominen Jasmuheen Chris Leikvoll Jørgen Jensen Greg Norman Lawrence Springborg Henry Lawson Marie Bjelke Petersen
Total population
(c. 200,000)
Languages
Australian English · Norwegian · Finnish · Swedish · Danish · Icelandic · Faroese
Religion
Lutheranism · Atheism
Related ethnic groups
Other Australians · Scandinavians

Scandinavian Australians are Australian-born citizens whose origins are found in any of the Scandinavian countries (Denmark (Faroe Islands included), Norway, Sweden, Finland and/or Iceland), or people from any of these countries who live in Australia.

Countries of origin

This is a list of the countries of origin. The numbers indicate the people born in their home countries and people born in Australia of Scandinavian descent.

• Danish Australians estimate: 59,376^[1][2]
  • Faroese Australians
• Finnish Australians estimate: 34,000^[3]
• Icelandic Australians estimate: 1,000
• Norwegian Australians estimate: 25,700^[4]
• Swedish Australians estimate: 30,375^[5]

References

1. of Birth of Person (full classification list) by Sex&producttype=Census Tables&method=Place of Usual Residence&areacode=0 ABS Census - Country of Birth, 2006
2. ABS Census - ethnicity, 2006
3. Embassy of Finland, Canberra. "History of the Finns in Australia". Retrieved September 6, 2013.
4. Norway country brief
5. 2006 Census Table : Australia