Australians in China

Australians in China
Total population
55.000
Regions with significant populations
Beijing · Guangzhou · Hong Kong · Shanghai
Languages
Australian English · Chinese
Religion
Protestantism · Catholicism · Buddhism · Irreligion

Australians in China include Australian expatriates in China, international students, Chinese Australians as well as Chinese people of Australian descent. In 2001, there were over 55,000 Australians present in China.[1] Out of them, over 2,000 lived in the capital Beijing; an estimated 3,900 in Guangzhou and about 2,500 in Shanghai. Notwithstanding mainland China, the remaining overwhelming 46,000 Australians resided in Hong Kong.[1] By 2010, the number of Australians living in Mainland China had grown to 13,286, according to the Sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China.[2]

Sport

Australian rules football in China has been revived by expat Australians.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Southern Cross Group
  2. ↑ "Major Figures on Residents from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan and Foreigners Covered by 2010 Population Census". National Bureau of Statistics of China. April 29, 2011. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2011.


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