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Fun Christmas facts about Aussies you never knew

Fun Christmas facts about Aussies you never knew

22 Dec, 2017 - 1 min read

Fun Christmas facts about Aussies you never knew

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) have released their festive-themed statistics from the 2016 Census, painting a picture of what Christmas is truly like for Aussies.

Here are five Christmas facts about our fellow Aussies:

Australians spend $202 a year on toys and spend $27 per year on Christmas decorations.
It’s not all about the presents; 52 per cent of Australians identified as Christians in the 2016 Census. In 1966 Christianity (88 per cent) was our main religion. By 1991 this had fallen to 74 per cent.
Santa will be visiting 2 million Australian families with children under the age of 12. Most children live in New South Wales (1.2 million), Victoria (947,408) and Queensland (795,908).
While the ABS don’t record reindeer numbers, there are 35 deer farmers in Australia.
For those who celebrate their birthday on Christmas day – you have the second least common birthday (after February 29!)

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Alex Ritchie

Personal Finance Editor

Alex Ritchie is a Personal Finance Writer and Editor at RateCity, and has been writing about Australian finance for over six years. Her expertise and passion covers loans, credit, superannuation, and closing the gender pay gap, and she aims to help young Aussies to overcome their financial apathy. Alongside RateCity, Alex has been published in numerous publications, including Australia's Money Magazine, Business Insider, Lifehacker Australia, and in health via NPS MedicineWise.