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Project title
The Australian People - Second Edition
Objectives of the study
This is the second edition of The Australian People. The first edition was published in 1988 based on 1986 Census statistics. This report uses 1996 Census statistics. The new publication marks the Centenary of Australian Federation and the millennium.
The report is divided into four parts: the Peopling of Australia; Indigenous Australians; the Settlers; and Building a Nation.
Researcher
Dr James Jupp, Centre for Immigration and Multicultural Studies, Australian National University
Publication status
The Australian People - An Encyclopedia of the Nation, Its People and Their Origins was released in October 2001 through Cambridge Press. It is available through commercial bookshops.
Further information
For further information, please contact Research and Statistics
Section.
Telephone: 02 6264 3395
Email: research@immi.gov.au