DIMA Annual Report 1997-98
Appendix 2: Citizenship Statistics
The following information is provided in accordance with section 42(d) of the Australian Citizenship Act 1948. The information shows the number of people who, during the year ending 30 June 1998, became Australian citizens. Details are shown of their former nationality/citizenship or the countries in which they were ordinarily resident before entering Australia.
Nationality or citizenship of people granted certificates of Australian citizenship
| Afghani | 471 |
| Albanian | 49 |
| Algerian | 55 |
| Argentinean | 193 |
| Armenian | 46 |
| Austrian | 120 |
| Azerbaijani | 9 |
| Bangladeshi | 921 |
| Belarussian | 29 |
| Belgian | 24 |
| Belizian | 4 |
| Bermudan | 3 |
| Bolivian | 11 |
| Bosnia-Herzegovinian | 2 728 |
| Brazilian | 216 |
| British (incl. BNO - Hong Kong) | 23 080 |
| Brunei Darussalum (citizens of) | 6 |
| Bulgarian | 108 |
| Cambodian | 1 233 |
| Cameroon (citizens of) | 3 |
| Canadian | 808 |
| Chilean | 420 |
| Chinese (PRC incl. HKSAR) | 21 053 |
| Chinese (Taiwan) | 907 |
| Colombian | 131 |
| Congan | 6 |
| Costa Rican | 8 |
| Croatian | 935 |
| Cypriot | 80 |
| Czechoslovakian (former) | 58 |
| Czech | 21 |
| Danish | 91 |
| Djiboutian | 8 |
| Ecuadorian | 73 |
| Egyptian | 511 |
| Eritrean | 84 |
| Estonian | 7 |
| Ethiopian | 327 |
| Fijian | 1 934 |
| Filipino | 3 688 |
| Finnish | 47 |
| French | 344 |
| German | 468 |
| Georgian | 20 |
| Ghanaian | 118 |
| Greek | 424 |
| Guatemalan | 4 |
| Guyanan | 6 |
| Honduran | 8 |
| Hungarian | 151 |
| Icelandic | 5 |
| Indian | 3 358 |
| Indonesian (incl. East Timorese) | 545 |
| Iranian | 1 143 |
| Iraqi | 2 877 |
| Irish | 1 167 |
| Israeli | 266 |
| Italian | 1 063 |
| Japanese | 45 |
| Jordanian | 289 |
| Kazakhstani | 56 |
| Kenyan | 93 |
| Kiribati (citizens of) | 5 |
| Korean | 685 |
| Kuwaiti | 11 |
| Kyrgyzstani | 11 |
| Laotian | 134 |
| Latvian | 11 |
| Lebanese | 1 364 |
| Liberian | 4 |
| Libyan | 9 |
| Lithuanian | 23 |
| Macedonian (FYROM) | 390 |
| Madagascan | 4 |
| Malaysian | 719 |
| Maltese | 725 |
| Mauritian | 239 |
| Mexican | 22 |
| Moldovan | 48 |
| Moroccan | 34 |
| Myanmar (Burma) (citizens of) | 599 |
| Nepalese | 64 |
| Netherlander | 270 |
| New Zealander | 8 764 |
| Nicaraguan | 10 |
| Nigerian | 64 |
| Niger (citizens of) | 5 |
| Norwegian | 15 |
| Pakistani | 784 |
| Papua New Guinean | 100 |
| Peruvian | 236 |
| Polish | 718 |
| Portuguese (incl. Macau) | 672 |
| Romanian |
362 |
| Russian |
481 |
| Salvadorian |
302 |
| Saudi Arabian |
23 |
| Senegalese |
3 |
| Seychellois |
28 |
| Sierra Leonian |
12 |
| Singaporean |
343 |
| Slovakian |
48 |
| Slovenian |
23 |
| Solomon Islander |
5 |
| Somali |
448 |
| South African |
1 880 |
| Spanish |
131 |
| Sri Lankan |
2 049 |
| St Kitts-Nevis (citizens of) |
3 |
| Sudanese |
395 |
| Swedish |
41 |
| Swiss |
213 |
| Syrian |
249 |
| Tadjikistani |
4 |
| Tanzanian |
15 |
| Thai |
722 |
| Tongan |
230 |
| Trinidad and Tobago (citizens of) |
13 |
| Tunisian |
10 |
| Turkish |
1 029 |
| Ugandan |
15 |
| Ukrainian |
619 |
| United Arab Emirates (citizen of) |
12 |
| USSR, former (citizens of) |
493 |
| American (USA incl. American Samoa) |
1 565 |
| Uruguayan |
94 |
| Uzbekistani |
36 |
| Vanuatu (citizens of) |
9 |
| Venezuelan |
37 |
| Vietnamese |
4 685 |
| Western Samoan |
69 |
| Yemeni |
4 |
| Yugoslav (former) |
3 153 |
| Zairean |
10 |
| Zambian |
18 |
| Zimbabwean |
98 |
| Not stated/other |
1 014 |
| Stateless |
1 655 |
| Total |
112 343 |
Countries or territories in which persons granted certificates of Australian citizenship ordinarily resided immediately before entering Australia
| Afghanistan |
306 |
| Albania |
49 |
| Algeria |
54 |
| Angola |
3 |
| Argentina |
212 |
| Armenia |
47 |
| Austria |
351 |
| Azerbaijan |
4 |
| Bahamas |
2 |
| Bahrain |
34 |
| Bangladesh |
856 |
| Barbados |
1 |
| Belarus |
17 |
| Belize |
4 |
| Belgium |
45 |
| Bermuda |
8 |
| Bolivia |
15 |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina |
2 232 |
| Botswana |
16 |
| Brazil |
214 |
| Britain |
20 267 |
| Brunei |
29 |
| Bulgaria |
120 |
| Cambodia |
1 202 |
| Canada |
872 |
| Channel Islands |
34 |
| Chile |
411 |
| China |
18 412 |
| Colombia |
118 |
| Cook Islands |
11 |
| Costa Rica |
10 |
| Croatia |
683 |
| Cuba |
4 |
| Cyprus |
111 |
| Czechoslovakia |
75 |
| Czech Republic |
14 |
| Denmark |
130 |
| Djibouti |
9 |
| East Timor |
48 |
| Ecuador |
69 |
| Egypt |
587 |
| El Salvador |
292 |
| Eritrea |
95 |
| Estonia |
7 |
| Ethiopia |
279 |
| Fiji |
1 928 |
| Finland |
51 |
| France |
355 |
| Georgia |
15 |
| Germany |
879 |
| Ghana |
101 |
| Gibraltar |
3 |
| Greece |
615 |
| Guatemala |
2 |
| Guyana |
6 |
| Honduras |
16 |
| Hong Kong |
4 362 |
| Hungary |
154 |
| Iceland |
5 |
| India |
3 305 |
| Indonesia |
632 |
| Iran |
1 136 |
| Iraq |
2 184 |
| Ireland |
1 027 |
| Israel |
274 |
| Italy |
1 061 |
| Jamaica |
4 |
| Japan |
102 |
| Jordan |
338 |
| Kazakhstan |
48 |
| Kenya |
231 |
| Korea |
650 |
| Kuwait |
103 |
| Kyrgystan |
9 |
| Laos |
96 |
| Latvia |
14 |
| Lebanon |
1 313 |
| Liberia |
6 |
| Libya |
15 |
| Lithuania |
22 |
| Luxembourg |
4 |
| Macau |
124 |
| Macedonia FYROM |
438 |
| Malawi |
4 |
| Malaysia |
827 |
| Malta |
738 |
| Mauritania |
1 |
| Mauritius |
233 |
| Mexico |
27 |
| Moldova |
39 |
| Mongolia |
2 |
| Morocco |
27 |
| Mozambique |
1 |
| Myanmar/Burma |
613 |
| Namibia |
2 |
| Nauru |
2 |
| Nepal |
64 |
| Netherlands |
300 |
| New Caledonia |
7 |
| New Zealand |
8 174 |
| Nicaragua |
8 |
| Niger |
8 |
| Nigeria |
48 |
| Norway |
38 |
| Oman |
35 |
| Pakistan |
1 020 |
| Panama |
2 |
| Papua New Guinea |
255 |
| Paraguay |
1 |
| Peru |
215 |
| Philippines |
3 716 |
| Poland |
688 |
| Portugal |
493 |
| Qatar |
24 |
| Romania |
346 |
| Russia |
182 |
| Samoa |
151 |
| Saudi Arabia |
289 |
| Senegal |
2 |
| Seychelles |
35 |
| Sierra Leone |
12 |
| Singapore |
528 |
| Slovakia |
36 |
| Slovenia |
44 |
| Solomon Islands |
17 |
| Somalia |
406 |
| South Africa |
2 170 |
| Spain |
149 |
| Sri Lanka |
1 894 |
| Sudan |
499 |
| Swaziland |
3 |
| Sweden |
77 |
| Switzerland |
231 |
| Syria |
300 |
| Tadjikistan |
4 |
| Tahiti |
8 |
| Taiwan |
881 |
| Tanzania |
16 |
| Thailand |
915 |
| Tonga |
207 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
16 |
| Tunisia |
9 |
| Turkey |
1 310 |
| Uganda |
12 |
| Ukraine |
519 |
| United Arab Emirates |
97 |
| United States of America |
1 700 |
| USSR (so stated) |
937 |
| Uruguay |
88 |
| Uzbekistan |
25 |
| Vanuatu |
23 |
| Venezuela |
45 |
| Vietnam |
4 307 |
| Yemen Arab Republic |
3 |
| Yugoslavia (former) |
3 395 |
| Zaire |
10 |
| Zambia |
51 |
| Zimbabwe |
155 |
| Not stated/unknown |
755 |
| Stateless/refugee |
184 |
| Other |
1 701 |
| Total |
112 343 |
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