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  1. English Australians, also known as Anglo-Australians, [3] are Australians whose ancestry originates wholly or partly in England. In the 2021 census, 8,385,928 people, or 33% of the Australian population, stated that they had English ancestry (whether sole or partial). [1] It is the largest self-identified ancestry in Australia. [1]

  2. Australians, colloquially known as Aussies, [ 20 ] are the citizens, nationals and individuals associated with the country of Australia. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or ethno-cultural. [ 21 ] For most Australians, several (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being Australian.

  3. The name Australia (pronounced / əˈstreɪliə / in Australian English [ 41 ]) is derived from the Latin Terra Australis ('southern land'), a name used for a hypothetical continent in the Southern Hemisphere since ancient times. [ 42 ] Several 16th-century cartographers used the word Australia on maps, but not to identify modern Australia. [ 43 ]

  4. English Australians, also known as Anglo-Australians, are Australians whose ancestry originates wholly or partly in England. In the 2021 census, 8,385,928 people, or 33% of the Australian population, stated that they had English ancestry (whether sole or partial). It is the largest self-identified ancestry in Australia. People of ethnic English origin have been the largest group to migrate to ...

  5. Mar 16, 2015 · The beginnings of the Australian accent. According to Richards, the beginning of our Australian accent emerged following the arrival of European settlers in 1788. "It emerged from a process called ...

  6. The rise of an Australian lexis. Australian English and national identity. Australian English differs from other Englishes primarily in its accent and vocabulary. The major features of the accent were established by the 1830s. In the period between colonial settlement (1788) and the 1830s, when the foundation accent was being forged, new ...

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  8. 2 days ago · Australia’s capital is Canberra, located in the southeast between the larger and more important economic and cultural centres of Sydney and Melbourne. The Australian mainland extends from west to east for nearly 2,500 miles (4,000 km) and from Cape York Peninsula in the northeast to Wilsons Promontory in the southeast for nearly 2,000 miles ...

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