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Germany
Population 1
84,119,100
(2024 est.)
Language 2
Only German
77.1%
Mostly German
4.4%
Mostly another language
18.6%
Turkish
2.5%
Russian
2.3%
Arabic
1.7%
Polish
1.2%
English
1.2%
Romanian
0.9%
Other
8.7%
(2023 est.)
Religion 3
No Religion
46.2%
Roman Catholic
24.0%
Protestant
21.9%
Islam (excluding Alevism)
3.8%
Orthodox
1.5%
Other Christian
1.0%
Other
0.9%
Alevi
0.8%
Buddhism
0.2%
Judaism
0.1%
Yazidism
0.1%
Other Religion
0.3%
(2023 est.)
Ethnicity 1
German
85.4%
Turkish
1.8%
Ukranian
1.5%
Syrian
1.1%
Romanian
1.0%
Polish
1.0%
Other / Stateless / Unspecified
8.3%
(2022 est.)
Cultural Dimensions
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76
66
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60
69
Germans in Australia
These demographic statistics pertain to individuals in Australia who were born in Germany, as reported in the 2021 Australian Housing and Population Census. The data specifically represents responses from first-generation migrants and does not encompass the total number of people in Australia who may identify as German.
Population 4
101,255
Citizenship
Australian citizen
69.6%
Not an Australian citizen
29.4%
Median Age
66
Gender
Males
46.4%
Females
53.6%
Religion
No Religion
41.1%
Catholic
23.7%
Lutheran
11.6%
Anglican
4.5%
Other Religion
15.3%
Not Stated
3.9%
Ancestry
German
76.6%
Polish
8.2%
English
6.3%
Ukrainian
2.7%
Australian
2.7%
These are the top ancestry responses of people born in Germany. Respondents were able to provide up to two answers. Therefore, the sum of all ancestry responses exceeds the total number of people.
Language Spoken at Home
English
59.5%
German
33.2%
Polish
0.9%
Other Language
5.0%
Of those who speak a language other than English at home, 96.1% speak English fluently.
Diaspora
New South Wales
28.6%
Victoria
25.1%
Queensland
20.7%
Western Australia
11.2%
Other
14.4%
Arrival to Australia
Prior to 1991
65.9%
1991 - 2000
7.4%
2001 - 2010
13.2%
2011 - 2015
6.4%
2016 - 2021
7.0%
Australians with German Ancestry
1,026,138
This figure represents the total number of people in Australia who reported German ancestry in the 2021 Census, including individuals born in Australia and other countries. It captures the responses of first-, second-, and third-generation migrants who may identify as German, regardless of their place of birth.5
