Get together with friends and family and through schools, workplaces and our wider communities, to celebrate our diversity. It’s as simple as hosting an event or attending a local celebration.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has some fascinating statistics about Australia’s diversity:
• Almost half (49 per cent) of Australians were born overseas or have at least one parent who was;
• We identify with over 300 ancestries;
• Since 1945, more than 7.5 million people have migrated to Australia;
• 85 per cent of Australians agree multiculturalism has been good for Australia;
• Apart from English, the most common languages spoken in Australia are Mandarin, Arabic, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Italian, Greek, Tagalog/Filipino, Hindi, Spanish and Punjabi; and
• More than 70 Indigenous languages are spoken in Australia.
For more, visit abs.gov.au or harmony.gov.au.
