Ethnic diversification in Australia

Abstract

This thesis investigates the changing composition of Australia's population, according to ethnic categories on which population censuses provide information, particularly since World War II. It examines government policies towards immigrants and Aboriginals, official approaches to providing for them and the demographic processes which led to a re-allocation over time of the population to different ethnic categories. It also considers the characteristics of significant individual ethnic categories. Finally, it assesses various indicators of diversity, explores different types of diversification and comments on changes to Australian society arising from them. Show more