Swiss Australian
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Swiss Australian is a person living in Australia
but born in Switzerland
or is descended from parents born in Switzerland. In 2001, 22,151 residents in Australia reported Swiss ancestry.
The majority of Swiss Australians are no religion (30.5%). The Catholic population follows with a 27.3%.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
but born in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
or is descended from parents born in Switzerland. In 2001, 22,151 residents in Australia reported Swiss ancestry.
The majority of Swiss Australians are no religion (30.5%). The Catholic population follows with a 27.3%.