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Australia's Population

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Q1
What is Australia's current population?

a. 15.4 million
b. 21.3 million
c. 750 000
d. 50.6 million
 

Q2
Approximately how many countries do Australians come from?

a. 20
b. 50
c. 100
d. 200
 

Q3
Which are the top three countries of birth of migrants to Australia?

China, Vietnam, Spain
The United Kingdom, New Zealand and China
New Zealand, Vietnam and China
The United Kingdom, Italy and Greece
 

Q4
When Captain Cook came to Australia, there were up to 1.25 million Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders living in Australia. How many Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders do you think live in Australia today?

Less than 100 000
455 000
1.5 million
750 000
 

Q5
Sometimes kids get a hard time at school because they were born overseas or because their mother or father was. How many Australians do you think were born overseas or had a parent who was?

a. 10 000
b. 100 000
c. 1.4 million
d. 8.8 million
 

Q6
A lot of people speak English when they're at school or at the shops and a different language at home. Out of every 100 Australians, how many do you think speak a different language at home?

a. 2 out of 100
b. 5 out of 100
c. 16 out of 100
d. 30 out of 100
 

Q7
How many different languages do you think Australians speak?

a. 1
b. 5 - 10
c. 50 - 100
d. over 200
 

Q8
Other than English, what is the most common language spoken in Australia today?

a. Chinese
b. Arabic
c. Greek
d. Spanish
 

Q9
It is estimated that there were about 250 languages spoken by Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders prior to colonisation. Approximately how many Australian Indigenous languages do you think are spoken today?

a. Less than 5
b. 10
c. 50
d. Over 100
 

Q10
How many different religious denominations do you think there are in Australia?

a. 100
b. 20
c. 10
d. 5
 


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