At the turn of the 20th century, official figures indicated that as much as 98 % of the population was Anglo-Saxon, and Australia was considered a fairly racially homogeneous nation.
這樣的經驗，澳洲人感受深刻：20 世紀初期，盎格魯薩克遜人佔澳洲人口比例高達 98 %，是個血統單一的國家；一個世紀後，比例下降到了 50 %。