| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 60,965 (by birth 2000 United States Census data) 114,000 (by ancestry [1]) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| West Coast (especially in California near the San Francisco and Sacramento area), Midwest, New England, Florida and Texas[1] | |
| Languages | |
| Australian English, Australian Aboriginal languages, American English | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholic and Protestant | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| British Americans · Cornish Americans · Canadian Americans · English Americans · Scottish Americans · Scotch-Irish Americans · Welsh Americans · Irish Americans • New Zealand Americans • Oceanian Americans • White Americans • Asian Americans |
Australian Americans are Americans who have Australian ancestry.[2] The first Australian Americans were settlers in Australia who then moved on to America. This group included English, Irish, Welsh and Scottish settlers in Australia who then moved to California during the Gold Rush. Immigration from Australia to the United States increased at times of economic boom, such as the Reconstruction era, and in the years following the Second World War. Many Australian citizens live in the U.S during the 21st century, including an estimated 44,000 Australians living in the city of Los Angeles alone as of 2016.