Australian Citizenship Test Statistics

Since the introduction of Australian citizenship application in 1949, close to 5 million people have become Australian citizens. In fact, almost 15% of the entire Australian population comprised of citizens who passed the Australian citizenship test. The remaining 85% are Australian citizens by nature. In 1949 during its inauguration, the top nationalities that applied for Australian citizenship were (arranged according to the number of applicants) Italian, Polish, Greek, German, and Yugoslav. As the years progressed, more nationals applied for Australian citizenship.

In the recent Australian citizenship test as reported on June 2012, the following are the top nationals who sat for the test (arranged according to the number of applicants who passed the citizenship test): United Kingdom, India, China, Philippines, South Africa, Vietnam, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, South Korea, and Bangladesh. Majority of the number of passers are combination of different nationalities.

Below is the Detailed Statistics for the Recent Australian Citizenship Test as Reported on June 2012:

In the previous Australian citizenship test as reflected in the June 2011 report, the top nationals that sat for the test (arranged according to the number of applicants who passed the citizenship test) are: United Kingdom, India, China, Philippines, South Africa, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, South Korea, and Malaysia. Majority of the number of passers are combination of different nationalities.

Below is the Detailed Statistics for the Previous Australian Citizenship Test as Reported on June 2011:

Clearly, there were more applicants for the Australian citizenship recently (2012) than in the previous year (2011).