Fijian Australians
| Total population | |
|---|---|
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(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 | |
| 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 descent or Fiji-born people. Most Fijians 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
- Alipate Carlile
- Petero Civoniceva
- Jarryd Hayne
- Sudesh Mishra
- Nic Naitanui
- Simone Nalatu
- Noa Nadruku
- Setanta Ó hAilpín
- David Rodan
- Tariq Sims
- John Sutton
- Manoa Thompson
- MC Trey
- Lote Tuqiri
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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