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Australian of the Year

Australian award presented on Australia Day each year
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Australian of the Year

Summary

Australian of the Year is an award[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of award entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (422 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Australian of the Year is located in Australian Capital Territory[3].
  • Australian of the Year is in the country of Australia[4].
  • Australian of the Year's instance of is recorded as award[5].
  • The location of Australian of the Year was National Arboretum[6].
  • Australian of the Year's Commons category is recorded as Australian of the Year[7].
  • January 1960 marks the founding of Australian of the Year[8].
  • Australian of the Year's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -35.295, 'lon': 149.129}[9].
  • Australian of the Year's official website is recorded as http://www.australianoftheyear.org.au[10].
  • Australian of the Year's sponsor is recorded as Commonwealth Bank[11].
  • Australian of the Year's described at URL is recorded as https://www.australianoftheyear.org.au/the-awards/[12].
  • Australian of the Year's conferred by is recorded as National Australia Day Council[13].
  • Australian of the Year's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+8564'}[14].
  • Australian of the Year's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+9181'}[15].

Body

Geography

Australian of the Year is in the country of Australia[4]. It is located in Australian Capital Territory[3].

Designation and Status

Australian of the Year's instance of is recorded as award[5].

History and Context

January 1960 marks the founding of Australian of the Year[8].

Why It Matters

Australian of the Year ranks in the top 3% of award entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (422 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

Australia award Cathy Freeman Commonwealth Bank Dawn Fraser Evonne Goolagong Cawley Frank Macfarlane Burnet Geoffrey Rush Jack Brabham Joan Sutherland John Cornforth John Eccles Michelle Simmons Patrick Rafter Patrick White Paul Hogan Peter C. Doherty Peter Cosgrove

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Australian of the Year. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/australian-of-the-year
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  1. 5w ago · Brookschofield · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Freebase id → /m/020j9z
    Freebase id → —
    Social media followers → —
    Instance of → award
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P856]]: http://www.australianoftheyear.org.au, Add Australian English to official website ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/4e2cc155aab|details]])"
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