Demonyms of Australia

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General

• Australia - Australian

Australians are referred to by several other names throughout the world, some of them may be pejorative, annoying, or insulting to some. The list below (including the States, Territories and Cities) is provided for completeness only, and intends no disrespect to anyone:

Other Names - Aussie, Australien, Ozzie, Skip

States and Territories

• New South Wales - New South Welsh, Cockroach
  • Newcastle - Novocastrian
  • Sydney - Sydney-Sider, Sydneysider
• Queensland - Queenslander, Bananabender, Banana Bender, Canadian, Cane Toad
  • Brisbane - Brisbanite, Brisvegan, Brisso
• South Australia - South Australian, Crow Eater, Croweater, Southern Australian
  • Adelaide - Adelaidian
• Tasmania - Tasmanian, Taswegian, Tassie, Tasmaniac
• Victoria - Victorian, Mexican (i.e., south of the border of NSW - colloquial)
  • Melbourne - Melbournian, Melburnian, Melbournite
• Western Australia - Westralian, Western Australian, Sandgroper
  • Perth - Perthite
• Australian Capital Territory - ???
  • Canberra - Canberran
• Northern Territory - Territorian, Top Ender
  • Darwin - Darwinian

Other Australian Territories

• Ashmore and Cartier Islands - no indigenous inhabitants
• Australian Antartic Territory - ???
• Christmas Island - Christmas Islander
• Cocos Islands (Keeling Islands) - Cocos Islander
• Coral Sea Islands - no indigenous inhabitants
• Heard Island and McDonald Islands - uninhabited
• Norfolk Island - Norfolk Islander

Find Australian Noders

• The Everything People Registry : Australia
• bush telegraph (usergroup)

Australian E2 Gatherings

• Let's Get Solsticed! A Midwinter's Nodermeet in Melbourne
• A midyear in Melbourne Noder Gathering
• I love the smell of Yum Cha in the morning (Spring 01 Sydney noder meet) Malarkey? or Effective Way?
• panamaus does the Antipodes, or Get yer shorts on Sydney, there be a NoderParty!
• Sunsets, Swimmers, Soirees and Somnambulism. A mid autumn Sydney descent into hedonism
• The Great Sydney Fraptabulous Everythingian Get Together

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I do not pretend that this is a complete list as far as the city demonyms go. If you would like to have more cities added, please /msg me.

Thanks go to BlakJak, HenryBok, kalen, Kawika, Monalisa, Nemosyn, and Quadlex for their input and suggestions.