Scottish Australians

This article is about Australians of Scottish descent. For Scottish people of Australian descent, see Anglo-Celtic Australians.
Scottish Australians
Scots Australiens (Scots)
Astràilianaich Albannach (Scottish Gaelic)
Scottish Australian Flag
Total population
2,176,777 (by ancestry, 2021)[1]
(8.4% of the Australian population)
130,060 (by birth, 2021)
Regions with significant populations
All states and territories of Australia
Languages
English, Scots
Religion
Traditionally Presbyterianism
Related ethnic groups
Scottish people, Lowland Scots people, Anglo-Celtic Australians, Irish Australians, English Australians, Welsh Australians, Manx Australians[2]

Scottish Australians (Scots: Scots Australiens; Scottish Gaelic: Astràilianaich Albannach) are ‌‍‍‍‍residents of Australia who are fully or partially of Scottish descent.

According to the 2021 Australian census, 130,060 Australian residents were born in Scotland, while 2,176,777 claimed Scottish ancestry, either alone or in combination with another ancestry.[3]

  1. ^ "2021 Australia, Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Scots - The Dictionary of Sydney". Dictionaryofsydney.org. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  3. ^ "2021 Australia, Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 27 July 2022.