Fijian Australians
| Total population | |
|---|---|
|
23,770 Fijian and 16,211 Fijian Indian (by ancestry, 2011) 56,979 (by birth, 2011)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Sydney • Brisbane • Melbourne | |
| Languages | |
| English • Fijian • Fijian Hindi | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Fijians |
The number of permanent settlers arriving in Australia from Fiji since 1991 (monthly)
Fijian Australians refers to Australian citizens or residents of Australia who are of ethnic Fijian or Fijian-Indian descent. Most Fijians Australians live in New South Wales (Sydney), Queensland (Brisbane) and Victoria (Melbourne).[2]
People born in Fiji as a percentage of the population in Sydney divided geographically by postal area, as of the 2011 census.
Australia is home to the largest Fijian population in the world outside Fiji itself.
According to the 2011 Australian census 48,141 Australians were born in Fiji.[3]
Many Fijian Australians have established names for themselves in professional Australian sport, particularly in rugby union, rugby league and Australian rules football.
Notable Fijian Australians
Fijian Australians of Fijian ethnicity
Fijian Australians of Indian ethnicity
Notes
- ↑ Department of Immigration & Citizenship: Media - Publications: Statistics - Community Information Summaries
- ↑ http://www.immi.gov.au/media/publications/statistics/comm-summ/_pdf/fiji.pdf
- ↑ "20680-Country of Birth of Person (full classification list) by Sex - Australia" (Microsoft Excel download). 2011 Census. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2013-04-08. Total count of persons: 19,855,288
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