Australia's mining boom brings population shifts

21 June 2012 Last updated at 20:50 ET Help

In Australia, the latest census reveals a shifting population, mainly due to the resources boom there.

It also shows a quarter of Australians are now born overseas, many coming from a growing number of Indian and Chinese migrants and this may influence how Australia's economy ticks.

The BBC's Phil Mercer has more from Sydney.

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