I've heard from many people working in tourism or similar
industries that, white Australians can be recognized as
Australian solely by their facial features. Being Australian
myself I've heard variants of the claim quite often and lean
towards the claim being at least, a possibility. While it's true
that people tend to see patterns when there are none or
incorrectly attribute, why they correctly recognize something. I
don't necessarily think that is the case here. Australians don't
tend to dress in a distinguishing way when overseas, and people
have recognized them before hearing them speak. Given the extent
to which I hear this claim made, I can't completely dismiss it.
Examples of claims This article from an Australian newspaper in
1943 interviews an artist who when asked if Australians have a
racial type, says he thinks that it was generally possible to
distinguish an Australian [from other Caucasians] due to
differences in the nose and differences in the jaw. Also of note
is the art project to show the av