3. How much do you know about Australians today?
Multiple Choice Quiz
Today Indigenous peoples make up what percentage of the entire Australian population?
- Less than 1%
- About 2%
- About 5%
- More than 10%
How many Australian Indigenous languages are spoken today?
- 1
- 12
- Around 50
- More than 200
Which of the following statements is not correct? An Aboriginal person or Torres Strait Islander is considered to be a person who:
- Is of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent
- Identifies as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
- Is accepted by the Aboriginal community in which he or she lives
- Has lived in an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community for at least two years
What proportion of Australia’s 19 million people were born overseas?
- One in 20
- One in 2
- One in 4
- One in 8
The country of origin from which the largest percentage of Australia’s migrants arrive is:
- South Africa
- New Zealand
- China
- United Kingdom
The largest proportion of migrants entering this country are:
- Unskilled
- Semiskilled
- Tradespersons
- Professionals
How many languages do Australians speak overall?
- About 10
- About 50
- About 200
- About 75
What percentage of Australians speak a language other than English at home?
- 4%
- 50%
- 27%
- 16%
The five languages other than English most commonly spoken in Australia are:
- Italian, Greek, Cantonese, Arabic, Vietnamese
- Croatian, Polish, Maltese, Vietnamese and Turkish
- German, Mandarin, Spanish, Macedonian and Cantonese
- Dutch, Creole, Arabic, Vietnamese, Indian.
Australia's fastest growing religious group is:
- Hinduism
- Buddhism
- Christianity
- Islam
Australia’s largest religious group is:
- Islam
- Buddhism
- Christianity
- Hinduism
The number of people settling in Australia between July 2001 and June 2002 totalled 88,900. How many countries did they come from?
- 25
- 85
- 125
- More than 150
In the past 50 years, how many refugees and displaced people have been resettled in Australia?
- Fewer than 100,000
- About 100,000
- About 250,000
- More than 620,000
How many places were available under the Humanitarian Program for refugees and other people in need in Australia in 2003–04?
- 5,620
- 12,891
- 35,006
- 97,000