Total population | |
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24,693 (by ancestry, 2011),[1] or up to 70,000-100,000 (estimated)[2][3] | |
Languages | |
Australian English · Egyptian Arabic · Coptic (Liturgical) | |
Religion | |
Coptic Orthodoxy · Coptic Catholicism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Egyptian Australians |
Coptic Australians (Arabic: أستراليون أقباط) are Australians of Coptic descent or persons of Coptic descent residing in Australia. According to the 2011 census, there were 24,693 Copts in Australia, mostly members of the Coptic Orthodox Church.[1] The Coptic population within Australia is estimated to be between 70,000 and 100,000 people.[2][3]
[The Coptic community] is a growing community with some 70,000 members in New South WalesArchived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine