English Australian
English Australians, also known as Anglo-Australians are Australians of English descent, are the single largest ethnic group in Australia and the largest 'ancestry' identity in the Australia Census after "Australian" (which contains an unknown number of English Australians). In the 2006 census, 6.3 million or 32% of respondents identified as "English" or a combination including English, such as English-Australian. The census also documented 860,000 residents of Australia as being born in England. Most of them are descendants of English settlers who arrived during the colonial era and the Big Brother Movement. In the 2011 census, 7.2 million or 35% of respondents identified as English or a combination including English, such as English-Australian. The census also documented 910,000 residents of Australia as being born in England.
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