Hong Kong Australians
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 86,886 (by birth, 2016 census)[1] (excluding descendants who were born in Australia, and first-generation immigrants who were born elsewhere) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Languages | |
| Cantonese, English | |
| Religion | |
| Buddhist, Taoist, Confucian or Non-religious; Roman Catholic, Protestant, Others. |
Hong Kong Australians are Australian citizens of Hong Kong descent. Many Hong Kong Australians hold dual citizenship of Australia and Hong Kong.
History
People born in Hong Kong as a percentage of the population in Sydney divided geographically by postal area, as of the 2011 census.
According to the 2016 Australian census, 86,886 Australians were born in Hong Kong;[1] a figure that would exclude first-generation immigrants from Hong Kong who were born elsewhere, as well as descendants of immigrants who were born in Australia. The corresponding figure on ancestry was not collected.[2] It is not known whether non-citizen residents and international students were covered in these figures.Hong Kong Australians are Han Chinese by ethnicity and Cantonese by ancestry.
Notable Hong Kong Australians
- Benjamin Law – writer and journalist
- Clara Law – film director (born in Macau)
- John So, AO, JP– 102nd Lord Mayor of Melbourne
- Raymond Chan – Basketballer
- Lindy Hou, OAM – Paralympic Games and World Champion Tandem Cyclist
See also
References
- 1 2 "2016 Census Community Profiles: Australia". www.censusdata.abs.gov.au.
- ↑ "20680-Ancestry (full classification list) by Sex - Australia" (XLS). 2006 Census. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 6 January 2010: Total responses: 25,451,383 for total count of persons: 19,855,288.
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See also: Hong Kong returnees |
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