n the 2006 Australian Census participants were asked to nominate up to two ethnic groups to define their ancestry, considering that some Australians have a few ethnicities and are of mixed origin. Proportionate to the Australian resident population, the most commonly nominated ancestries were:
Australian (37.13%)
English (31.65%)
Irish (9.08%)
Scottish (7.56%)
Italian (4.29%)
German (4.09%)
Chinese (3.37%)
Greek (1.84%)
Dutch (1.56%)
Indian (1.18%)
Lebanese (0.92%)
Vietnamese (0.87%)
Polish (0.82%)
New Zealander (0.81%)
Filipino (0.81%)
Maltese (0.77%)
Croatian (0.59%)
Australian Aboriginal (0.58%)
Welsh (0.57%)
French (0.5%)
Serbian (0.48%)
Maori (0.47%)
Spanish (0.42%)
Macedonian (0.42%)
South African (0.4%)
Sinhalese (0.37%)
Hungarian (0.3%)
Russian (0.3%)
Turkish (0.3%)
American (0.28%)

Country of Birth Estimated Resident Population

United Kingdom 1,153,264
New Zealand 476,719
People's Republic of China (Excluding Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau) 279,447
Italy 220,469
Vietnam 180,352
India 153,579
Philippines 135,619
Greece 125,849
South Africa 118,816
Germany 114,921
Malaysia 103,947
Serbia 96,895
Netherlands 86,950
Lebanon 86,599
Macedonia 83,951
Sri Lanka 70,908
Indonesia 67,952
United States 64,832
Poland 59,221
Fiji 58,815
Ireland 57,338
Croatia 56,540
Pakistan 19,768
Bosnia and Herzegovina 17,993
Bangladesh 13,751

Religion and belief
25.8% Roman Catholic, 18.7% Anglican, 19.4% Other Christian
2.1% Buddhist, 1.7% Muslim, 0.4% Jewish, 2.0% other, 18.7% No Religion, 11.2% Not described. (2006 census)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Australia#cite_note-9

While you are worried very much for the 1.7% of Muslims You Ignore, and underestimate totaly a huge part of Australians, the non Anglo-Saxons.


Antonios Symeonakis

HOLY TOLEDO BATMAN,

How the Australian people do shout to defend their tribal origins. No cohesion here, it would seem to bode trouble in the future for this multicultural country.

Who knows what undercurrents of hostility run deep below the outwardly peaceful surface. Cronulla suddenly flared.
One day another Rwanda could suddenly erupt with deadly suddenness.

"Yes Robin" I think I'll go back to my own Batcolony where I can call myself batman."

Austin Powerless “Thanks for the Australian Reality figures Col.”

You are welcome AP

Foxy “It seems that we in Australia are terribly touchy and
thin-skinned on the subject of any criticism.”

If I were “thin skinned”, I would ask for an official “Sorry”

“An intelligent man such as yourself could have handled the
matter in a different less abrasive way.”

Maybe but it is a work habit, I am employed to be “abrasive”. One does not achieve “change” by just polishing up what went before.

AS “In the 2006 census, 6.3 million or 32% of respondents identified as "English"”

So what?

All you are doing is trying to move the goal posts because you know you have lost the match.

Fact… we are not talking about the “English”. I never referred to the “English”.

The only references have been yours and some references to “English” as a language, not an ethnic sub group by Foxy and yourself.

The debate has been about Anglo-Saxon/Celts. Recognized as English, Welsh, Scots and Irish or historically, Great Britain and the “British”.

Now you can play word games all you want but limiting the definition half way through the debate is not acceptable, mot even if you suggest we refer not to Greece but only to Athenians or Macedonians or the like.

And another point, I gave references to my source.

You, conveniently omitted to do the same. So, how am I supposed to work out that you are not lying again, like you did in your earlier post claiming to represent 50% of all Australians?

I suggest you try first in a junior league, because you certainly are not up to this.

Shadow Minister “This was tried by the apartheid state in South Africa.

It is not likely to get much support.”

Too right.

Like I said in the beginning of this thread

1 the North will seek investment and management expertise and the whole thing will revert to how we are today

or

2 A 'Mugabe' will float to the top, refuse "white" expertise" and run the place into the ground.

BOAZ_David
open your eyes, and be honest, brave and fair. When TRUTHNOW78 wrote "and we Anglo's could go on celebrating Australia Day on the 26th. Everybodies happy, right?" Why you was not ungry when he wrote "Anglo's" and not Australians but you are ungry when other write Greek, Servian etc? Why you are not ungry when they igmore totaly a huge part of Australians, the non Anglo-Saxon?
Why you are worry so much from the 1.7% of Australian population (Muslims) and you do not worry when a huge part of Australian population, the non Agglo-saxon is ignored or underestimated?
I respect your ideas but I EXPECT FROM YOU TO BE HONEST AND FAIR!

Antonios Symeonakis
Adelaide

Dear Col,

I'm glad that you've explained yourself, because now
I understand where you're coming from, and why.

You explain that 'being abrasive is a work habit.'
That you're employed to be 'abrasive,' because
"one does not achieve 'change,' by just polishing
up what went before."

I get it. We live by different ethics (work and others).
I prefer the following:

1) Efficiency is doing things right but,
2) Effectivenss is doing the right things.
(Peter Drucker).

Management takes care of the first, Leadership the second.
And not all Managers are Leaders, as we all know.

Ah well ...

You take it easy now.

Col Rouge,
1. "I gave references to my source" I gave refences to my source too, reread my text.
2. " The debate has been about Anglo-Saxon/Celts." NO, TRUTHNOW78, wrote " and we Anglo's could go on celebrating Australia Day on the 26th. Everybodies happy, right?" He did not write Anglo-Saxon/Celts
3. I do not understand why you put the Irish to your side. Are they with british monarchy? Are they Agglican Christians? Some years before you call them neandertal, now you put them with your side without to ask them?
4.Do you remeber the following? "Fractelle, fluff4,
We never say any migrant for any reason "get out from our country", or "go back to your country" or " go to any other country because the migrant likes an other country.
It is Col Rouge's right to believe for USA what he believes and it is our right to believe what we believe about him but we NEVER SAY HIM "IF YOU DO NOT LIKE AUSTRALIA GET OUT FROM HERE" OR "IF YOU LIKE USA GO THERE" Then you wrote "ASymeonakis thank you for your interjection. You are right, no one here has the right to suggest I depart these shores"
Now you said me to go out of Australia, Where did you find the right to tell me to get out from Australia? Why you change mind about migrands basic rights?
Antonios Symeonakis
Adelaide