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influx of asians changing the identity of australia

Australians are becoming more Asian and less Christian, according to the
results of the latest census released yesterday.

The population, predicted to hit 21 million by the end of the week, is
also older and richer than it was on average a decade ago.

While Australians are still overwhelmingly English-speaking and Christian,
the five-yearly census found that recent migration from Asia had wrought
significant changes on the nation's identity.

Of the 1.2 million Australian residents born in Asia, 27 per cent were
recent arrivals.

The census also found that Australians were more likely to be Hindu,
Buddhist or Muslim. - AFP