Italian Australians (Italian: Italiani Australiani) are Australians of Italian heritage or Australians born in Italy. They are Australia's sixth-largest ethnic group, with 4.6% of Australians claiming Italian heritage as of 2016. Italian Australians have founded many of Australia's pizzerias, wineries and Italian restaurants.
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1 former Italian colonies or protectorates |