| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 24,693 (by ancestry, 2011),[1] or up to 70,000-100,000 (estimated)[2][3] | |
| Languages | |
| Australian English · Egyptian Arabic · Coptic (Liturgical) | |
| Religion | |
| Coptic Orthodoxy · Coptic Catholicism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Egyptian Australians |
Coptic Australians (Arabic: أستراليون أقباط) are Australians of Coptic descent or persons of Coptic descent residing in Australia. According to the 2011 census, there were 24,693 Copts in Australia, mostly members of the Coptic Orthodox Church.[1] The Coptic population within Australia is estimated to be between 70,000 and 100,000 people.[2][3]
- ^ a b "The People of Australia: Statistics from the 2011 Census" (PDF). Australian Government. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014.
- ^ a b "Coptic Orthodox Church (NSW) Property Trust Amendment Bill". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Parliament of NSW – Legislative Council. 12 November 2003. p. 4772. Archived from the original on 6 March 2005.
[The Coptic community] is a growing community with some 70,000 members in New South Wales
Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine - ^ a b "Diocese Bodies". Coptic.org.au. 2003. Archived from the original on 16 December 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
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