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Australia's cultural diversity

This quiz is designed to test your knowledge of Australia's population and its cultural diversity. It is based on information from the 2001 Census. When you have finished the quiz, click on the button marked "My score" to see how you went. For more information, see Australian Bureau of Statistics Online.

Q1
Although the majority of the Australian population are Australian born, how many people identify with an ancestry other than Australian?

a. More than 10%
b. More than 25%
c. More than 50%
d. More than 75%
 

Q2
What percentage of the Australian population was either born overseas or have at least one parent who was?

a. About 40%
b. About 25%
c. About 10%
d. About 5%
 

Q3
How many Australians speak a language other than English at home?

a. 190 000
b. 950 000
c. 3 500 000
d. 5 700 000
 

Q4
What percentage of the Australian population speaks an Aboriginal or a Torres Strait Islander language today?

a. 25%
b. 13%
c. 1%
d. 0.3%
 

Q5
In which state or territory do most Indigenous Australians live?

a. Northern Territory
b. New South Wales
c. South Australia
d. Queensland
 

Q6
Which state or territory has the highest number of overseas-born Australians?

a. Western Australia
b. Victoria
c. New South Wales
d. South Australia
 

Q7
About 22% of the Australian population were born in another country. What percentage of Australians were born in non-English speaking countries?

a. 4%
b. 14%
c. 17%
d. 22%
 

Q8
What is the major religion in Australia?

a. Buddhism
b. Christianity
c. Islam
d. Judaism
 

Q9
What is the major Christian religious denomination (group) in Australia?

a. Anglican
b. Baptist
c. Catholic
d. Orthodox
 

Q10
How many Australians practise Aboriginal traditional religions?

a. 540
b. 5 400
c. 54 000
d. 540 000
 


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