Use initial capitals for the names of ethnic groups:
Australian Australian people Asian New Zealander Caucasian
Compound nationalities do not need a hyphen:
Chinese Australian French Canadian African American but Afro-American
Use initial capitals for the names of state inhabitants:
South Australians Victorian Western Australians Territorians [from the Northern Territory] Queenslanders Tasmanians New South Welshmen Canberrans
See also:
- Australia's First Nations peoples for guidance on referring to Australia’s Indigenous peoples
- Multicultural users for guidance on writing for and about multicultural audiences.