http://studiesofreligion.org.au/members/resource/06_australia_pre1945/australia_pre_summary.html
1788- First Fleet - English soldiers and convicts, mostly Church of England, with some Irish
Catholics - Church of England Chaplain Rev. Richard Johnson. Presbyterians also present.
http://www.immi.gov.au/media/publications/multicultural/agenda/agenda89/australi.htm#a
Ethnic Composition of the Australian People (per cent)
Ethnic Origin | 1787 | 1846 | 1861 | 1891 | 1947 | 1988 |
Aboriginal | 100.0 | 41.5 | 13.3 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
Anglo-Celt | - | 57.2 | 78.1 | 86.8 | 89.7 | 74.6 |
Other European | - | 1.1 | 5.4 | 7.2 | 8.6 | 19.3 |
Asian | - | 0.2 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 4.5 |
Other | - | - | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
TOTAL | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Nos (000's) | 500 | 484 | 1328 | 3275 | 7640 | 16300 |